SERVICES · RENOVATIONS & EXTENSIONS
Luxury renovations, refurbishments & complex extensions.
Complete transformations of high-value homes, including full-house renovations, complex extensions, structural alterations, loft conversions, internal reconfiguration and high-quality interior fit-outs.
THE APPROACH
Working on a house you already love.
Renovating a high-value home is harder than building a new one. The structure is already there, the surprises are behind the plaster, and every week on site is a week the house is not fully yours.
So the work is planned before it begins, sequenced so trades do not compromise one another, and finished to a standard that holds up close. Whether you are reimagining a period property or reconfiguring a whole floor, the result is defined by quality, comfort and character.
SCOPE OF WORK
What a project may include.
Scope is agreed in writing before work starts. Most projects draw on several of the following.
Structure & Extensions
The fabric of the home, from foundations to façade.
- Full house renovations and refurbishments
- Rear, side, wrap-around and double-storey extensions
- Loft, garage and basement conversions
- Load-bearing wall removals and structural alterations
- Steelwork, underpinning and foundation strengthening
- Internal reconfiguration and floorplan redesign
- Façade upgrades, roofing and external detailing
Interiors & Fit-Out
The detail you live with every day.
- Kitchen and bathroom refurbishments
- Custom cabinetry and millwork
- High-quality interior fit-outs and joinery
- Home automation and smart lighting systems
- Wine cellars, home theatres and entertainment areas
- Staircase redesigns, sunrooms and glazed links
- Heating, electrical and plumbing upgrades
WHY IT MATTERS
Built on preparation, not improvisation.
Agreed Before It Starts
Scope, programme and cost are documented and signed off before the first trade arrives, so there is a single version of the plan everyone works to.
Sequenced with Care
On a high-end build the risk is rarely one task. It is dozens of interdependent tasks in the wrong order. We plan the sequence so finished work is protected as new trades come on.
Backed in Writing
Workmanship and structural warranties, a defined Defects Liability Period, an O&M manual at handover and insurance-backed client protection.
On a renovation, the risk is rarely the work you can see. It is what the last builder left behind the wall.
THE RESULT
A finished home, exactly as agreed.
The measure of a build is not how it photographs on handover day. It is whether the detail still reads well after a year of family life, and whether the cost and programme matched what was agreed at the outset.
That is what our process is built to protect: one main contact throughout, decisions recorded rather than remembered, and a fixed, agreed price so the number at the end is the number you signed.
ALSO FROM DSB
Our other services.
Planning a full renovation or a complex extension?
Tell us about the property and what you want to change.