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GHS Building & landscapes

RG19, Thatcham

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‘21 Certificate of Excellence, 2021

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We are a thriving small business with background in commercial groundworks and construction projects. This give us a great deal of knowledge of the best practices, building regulations and even limits of the properties of many standard building materials.

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12 hires on Bark
17 hour response time

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16 May 2022

Bathroom Installation & Remodel

A friendly and helpful team ,but the job estimated for one week is still not complete 5 weeks later. The bath and shower both leaked, causing damage to the room beneath. the bathroom cabinets were incorrectly installed and the overall finish poor. A huge disappointment. More...

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This is a disappointing response from the mother of a customer we did a great deal for in difficult circumstances. Late changes to major renovations and they supplied all of the plumbing fittings, some of which were just not there when needed. I never touched the cabinets btw, he did it. The shower did not leak! A cheap supplied bath waste did drip slightly until we replaced it! We took a derelict room with a poor plan and made it marvellous! This job included removing a giant chimney from 3 floors, new walls, floor and ceiling, and there was no or little power or light in the property for half the job. You just can't do enough for some people. She is miffed because it over ran, because the job doubled in size during construction!

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26 March 2022

Garage Conversions

Jim and co did a great job with our garage conversion. Largely I was able to just leave them to it.

They were clear in communication, did what they said they would do and dealt well with a few issues that cropped up.

Would definitely recommend.

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14 February 2020

Fence & Gate Installation

RAPID RESPONSE ,, RAPID INSTALLATION,, GOOD TEAM ,, VERY PLEASED

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4 November 2017

General Builders

Called to assess work, sent a quote which was acceptable yet to agree start date

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27 September 2017

General Builders

This was the first time I had used Bark and was very pleased to find Jim Connors.
We got off to a good start with advise being offered freely and quotes were provided quickly.

They started on the day stated , friendly team, work slowed due to a few bad rainy days, but completed when stated to a good standard.

Jim was a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend GHS .

One thing I would recommend is a walk round after completion regarding snagging.

But all in a successful , great job.
Big thumbs up from me.
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The truth of this matter is almost anything is possible in construction so it really depends on your budget and what you already have in place. A more recent problem is on a lot of new builds with limited space available, often times a garage maybe a designated parking spot for the house, and this can cause planning issues. Other than that it should fall within what is known as 'permitted development'. So you are only limited by your imagination, and budget!

Always start with insulation! It's cold in your garage right? So you don't want to add that cold spot to your home. So that means walls, floor and ceiling all need insulating. From there it depends on what you converting to. A kitchen for example, needs a lot of new electrics and pipe work. All need to be placed before plastering. All builders will have their own favourite schedule of works but I usually leave the final brick up/window of the garage until near the end for ease of access. Its quite funny to walk up to what appears to be a normal garage, lift the door and see a near ready room.
It is usually a great deal cheaper than an extension and I can tell you we are doing more and more of them these days, so if you are thinking about it, give us a call.

Like the garages the truth most anything can actually be done. So if you think you do not have enough head height up there, if planning allows it, the roof can be lifted. This makes it much more expensive of course but in places where land is at a premium, its still often more feasible than moving. The ideal types are house with already steep pitches in the roof, and a good size landing on the current top floor making it easier to site the new stair case.

Like any good build you start with the foundation and in this case this is you attic floor. Sometimes these need strengthening and then boarding out. Roof comes next and even if we are not lifting it we often need to rearrange the 'perlins' which are supporting the other roof beams. During this time we adjust for any new windows, dormer usually though not always if you have generous 'eaves'. Nice new stair case and we are almost ready to decorate. Though typically these things are used for large master en-suites which take a great deal more in the plumbing department.

1989, I am almost entire adult life in construction.

It depends on the products supplied. Most are at least 5 years but with some of the newer synthetic products we are able to offer longer warranties

I have always loved actual construction, the building of things, even a shed. Meeting new clients is really interesting, especially those who bring their own ideas to the table.

*disclaimer* to be fair though, no all those ideas are that good.

My back ground in construction started as a ground worker, we either dug trenches, filled them in, or laid kerbs, I wanted a bit more variety, though for a good few years I only took on ground works contracts, digging trenches, filling them in...
you get the idea.

I have an extensive background in construction and most of the small building and landscaping jobs are well within the limits of our skill set. We are well funded and not constantly chasing our clients for cash. Even on the larger jobs where stage payments apply we only ever bill you for work done. If you, (the client) are never ahead of the payment schedule, you can never get in to trouble. We are well organised and keep you informed of our schedule and have very little down time. This leads to a smooth build whether we are on a landscaping job taking just a few days or a large extension with an 8 week build.

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Almost anything is possible in construction. The most important thing is that it is done properly! Starting with the foundations in extensions, getting them level and allowing for any services at this stage will avoid any problems later. The design stage is all important, So I need to listen to the customer and hear what they are looking for before we start discussing options.
In recent years we convert 1 garage for each extension we build. It is important to consider where the knock through goes, how wide is that, what are you building into the garage for, to optimize the outcome.

It doesn't matter if you matter if you are just looking for a quick revamp or a major renewal. We can take you through the options that can optimize the space and functionality without compromising on the look. In most cases we can provide you with a 3D video of the final finish before you choose.

Beautiful bathrooms with fittings that give a luxury hotel style bathroom feel need not cost the earth. Let us show you how spending your money smartly can avoid you having to spend big money

You might wonder why you would employ a builder to landscape your garden. We brings decades of experience in construction to ensure your patios & driveways have a firm foundation and everything is laid level. Our flair for design can help bring the wow factor