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title: "Building Resources: Extensions, Lofts & Brickwork | Buildings For Life"
description: "Resources from Buildings For Life on extensions, loft conversions, new builds, groundworks and brickwork in Hedge End, Southampton and south Hampshire."
url: https://buildingsforlife.com/resources/
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Resources

# Resources from the building site

Answers to the questions people ask before a build starts, from a family firm with over 40 years in the trade.

[Call 07853 945013](tel:+447853945013)

Resources

## All resources

Planning, structure, materials and what happens on site, service by service and town by town.

- House Extensions
  
  ### [House Extensions in Hedge End](https://buildingsforlife.com/house-extensions-hedge-end/)
  
  Pete Bartlett and the Buildings For Life Ltd team plan, build and finish single and two storey extensions across the town. Call Pete or send your drawings to book a survey and a written, stage-by-stage quote.
- Builders
  
  ### [Builders in Hedge End](https://buildingsforlife.com/builders-hedge-end/)
  
  Buildings For Life Ltd is a family firm led by Pete Bartlett, building new homes, extensions, lofts and structural work across the town. Call Pete or send the details for a visit and a written quote.
- Loft Conversions
  
  ### [Loft Conversions in Hedge End](https://buildingsforlife.com/loft-conversions-hedge-end/)
  
  Pete Bartlett and the Buildings For Life Ltd team convert lofts across the town, from the structure and dormer to the stairs and fire doors. Call Pete or send photos of your roof to book a survey.

Our Services

## The work these resources are about

One family firm for the groundworks, the brickwork, the structure and the joinery, so nobody on your job is waiting on somebody else.

- ### [Builders](https://buildingsforlife.com/builders/)
  
  New builds and full home builds from excavation to handover, run by one family firm with its own tradespeople on site every day.
- ### [House Extensions](https://buildingsforlife.com/house-extensions/)
  
  Single and two storey extensions, rear, side and wraparound, built to tie into the original house so the join is hard to find.
- ### [Brickwork](https://buildingsforlife.com/brickwork/)
  
  The trade Pete started in over 40 years ago: new walls, matching old brick, piers, arches, repointing and natural stone.
- ### [Loft Conversions](https://buildingsforlife.com/loft-conversions/)
  
  Dormer, hip-to-gable and roof-light loft conversions that turn an unused roof space into a proper room with stairs to match.
- ### [Structural & Groundworks](https://buildingsforlife.com/structural-and-groundworks/)
  
  Foundations, drainage, slabs, steel beams and opening up walls: the work underneath every extension and new build.
- ### [Renovation & Refurbishment](https://buildingsforlife.com/renovation-and-refurbishment/)
  
  Whole-house renovations, reconfigured layouts, kitchens and joinery, from period cottages to post-war semis.
- ### [Patios & Garden Walls](https://buildingsforlife.com/patios-and-garden-walls/)
  
  Porcelain and stone patios on a properly dug base, and brick or stone garden walls with piers and copings that stay straight.
- ### [Landscaping](https://buildingsforlife.com/landscaping/)
  
  Hard landscaping done in-house: site preparation, levels, drainage, retaining walls, paths and paved areas.
- ### [Carpentry](https://buildingsforlife.com/carpentry/)
  
  Structural timber, roofs, stud walls, fitted furniture, kitchens, doors and joinery, fitted by the same team doing the build.
- ### [Basement Conversions](https://buildingsforlife.com/basement-conversions/)
  
  Turning a cellar or dug-out space under the house into a dry, usable room, with the structure and waterproofing done properly.

Not sure which of these your job falls under?