Extensions, lofts and full refurbs across north-east London.
We are a family building firm in Walthamstow: Ray, his sons Tom and Danny, and a crew most of whom have been with us over a decade. You get a fixed written price, a realistic programme, and our mobile numbers.
What we build
Six things, done over and over for twenty-seven years.
House extensions
Single and double storey, rear and side return.
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Loft conversions
Dormer, hip to gable and mansard conversions.
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Full refurbishments
Whole house strip out and refit: rewire, replumb, replaster, new floors, decorated top to bottom.
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Kitchens
Supply and fit or fit only.
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Bathrooms
Complete bathroom renovations: strip out, first fix, tanking, tiling, sanitaryware and heating.
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Repairs & maintenance
Repointing, damp investigation, roof repairs, structural cracks, sash window overhauls.
Left better than we found it.
That goes for the house, the street and the neighbours. Dust sheets down, skip permits sorted, radios at a considerate volume, and a broom over the pavement every evening. It is not complicated. It is just rarer than it should be.
Recent work
Real jobs, real budgets, real timescales.
How a job runs
The same four stages, whether it is a bathroom or a whole house.
Look and listen
Tom or Ray visits, measures up and asks what you actually want from the space. Surveys are free within our area.
Fixed written price
An itemised quote, broken down by stage, with a start date we mean. No round numbers plucked from the air.
On site
The same small crew through the whole job, a Friday walk round every week, and surprises shown to you priced, not buried.
Sign-off
Building control certificates, electrical and gas paperwork, and a ten year structural guarantee in writing.
What customers say
Most of our work comes from the same streets, again and again.
Ray quoted what he said he would quote, the lads turned up at 7.30 every morning, and the loft was signed off a week early. Our neighbours have already booked them.Sarah and Mike Donnelly
We interviewed five builders. Ashdowns were the only ones who pointed out a problem with our drawings before we signed anything. That honesty ran through the whole job.Priya Raghunathan
A sixteen week refurb and the Friday walk rounds meant we always knew where the money and the programme stood. When they found a problem they showed us, priced it, and got on with it.James Okafor