“Craftsmanship you can see in every brick — and trust in every foundation.”
Exceptional craftsmanship restoring, renovating and extending period homes across Guildford, Godalming and beyond.
“An extension should open the house to light — not shout against the street.”
Rear, side and two-storey extensions planned around daylight, family life and the character of the existing house.
“The best kitchens begin with a steel — and end with a room the whole family uses.”
Structural openings, first-fix trades and finishing carpentry delivered by one team so the kitchen is ready to live in.
“A garden terrace only earns its doors when the stone outside is true and drained.”
Terraces, steps and garden walls finished to the same standard as the rooms indoors — drained, level and built to last.
Guildford & Godalming Construction Limited is a local practice built around period houses: the brick, the roof line, the garden and the way a family actually lives. We do not bolt on a room and leave. We plan the structure, the trades and the finish so the new work belongs to the house.
Andy and Martin have each spent more than three decades on site. Together they lead groundworks, brickwork, roofing, carpentry and plumbing as one coordinated team — from the first trench to the last snag.
Whether you are opening a rear wall in Godalming, lifting a roof in Guildford, or renewing a tired Victorian terrace further into Surrey, the same principles apply: listen carefully, protect the fabric of the building, and finish every visible edge as carefully as the parts you never see.
That is why homeowners stay with us from the first sketch through snagging — and why neighbours often ask who built the extension next door.
Decades of trade knowledge, one coordinated team, and a genuine pride in period property work across Surrey and beyond.
We know Guildford, Godalming, Farnham, Haslemere and Cranleigh — the street patterns, the typical house types, and what planning officers usually look for on an extension or loft.
You are not chasing five different firms. Groundworks, brick, roof, carpentry and plumbing stay under Andy and Martin’s direction for the life of the job.
New brickwork is matched, roofs are quiet on the street, and openings are planned so light and structure work together — never against the original house.
A beautiful extension means little if the programme forces you out of your kitchen for months without a plan. We talk early about temporary arrangements, access through the house, and how dust and deliveries will be managed.
Families with young children, home offices, or elderly relatives need a different site rhythm. We adjust sequencing so essential rooms stay usable wherever we can — and we are clear when that is not realistic.
Neighbours matter too. Quiet working hours, tidy frontages and clear updates keep the street calm while the rear of the house transforms. That is part of building well in Guildford and Godalming, not an optional extra.
When scaffolding goes up, deliveries arrive, and steels go in, you will already know the rhythm of the week. That clarity is what turns a disruptive few months into a manageable chapter — and leaves you with rooms you actually want to live in.
Matching brick, careful leadwork and joinery cut to the openings in front of us are not finishing touches — they are how an extension earns its place on a period street.
We source materials that weather honestly in Surrey rain: bricks that sit with the existing bond, tiles that pick up the original roof, and stone terraces that drain away from the building rather than towards it.
Inside, floors, stairs and door linings are set true so decoration and kitchen fit-outs land on geometry that already works. Outside, garden walls and steps are built to the same standard as the rooms they serve.
That discipline is what neighbours notice years later — not a dramatic opening day, but a house that still looks settled and quietly well made.
Every service is delivered by the same experienced team, so openings, roofs, kitchens and gardens stay in step rather than waiting on five different firms.
Rear, side-return and double-storey additions shaped to the plot, the daylight and the rooms you use every day.
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Steels, drainage and joinery sequenced together so cooking, dining and the garden feel like one continuous room.
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Bedrooms, studios and ensuites built into the roof with careful stairs, insulation and street-facing restraint.
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Victorian and Edwardian houses need careful openings, matched brick and roofs that stay quiet on the street. We plan steels and junctions so new rooms feel original, not bolted on.
Rear kitchens, side returns and loft bedrooms for growing households — sequenced so you can keep cooking, sleeping and working while the build moves forward.
Where the house meets the terrace matters as much as the glass. Levels, drainage and masonry are set so bi-folds open onto stone that stays dry through the first winter.
Wherever the site sits, you deal with Andy and Martin — not a rotating cast of subcontractors who never saw the first sketch. That continuity is how quality holds from foundations to snagging.
Light, proportion and materials that hold up — interiors and exteriors chosen to show the quality of space our builds are designed to create.
A calm, structured path keeps quality high and surprises low — for you and for the building.
We visit the house, listen carefully and give practical advice before anyone talks about a start date. Budget, access and how you need to live during the works all come into the first conversation.
Structure, access, living arrangements and the character of the property shape a clear build programme. You always know who is leading the job and what happens next.
Groundworks, brick, roof, carpentry and plumbing stay with one team so the site never loses its thread. Progress is coordinated, not left between separate contractors.
Finishing is not rushed. Brick, joinery, roof details and external works are completed to the same standard as the parts you see every morning — then we walk the house with you.
A good extension photographs well on day one. A great extension still feels quiet, dry and solid after winters of Surrey weather. That is the standard we hold ourselves to — foundations that drain, roofs that shed water, brick that matches, and finishes that can be maintained.
If you are planning a kitchen, a loft, a full renovation or simply a garden wall that needs to last, we would rather talk early than rush a quote later.
Whether it is an extension in Guildford, a loft in Godalming or a full renovation further afield, we are ready to walk the property with you.