Builders in Chelmsford and across Essex
Whether it is your dream family home from the ground up or room for a growing family, we work with you from the first drawings to the day you move in.
- New build homes
- House extensions
- Loft conversions
- House renovations
- Kitchen and bathroom renovations
Family-run builders in Chelmsford
SET Building & Brickwork is a family-run building company working in Chelmsford and across Essex. New build homes are what we specialise in: we work with you to build your dream family home and see it through to the keys. We also build extensions and loft conversions, and take on full renovations. We have over 15 years in the trade, and the same team stays on your job from start to finish.
Recent jobs include a bungalow in Benfleet, a dormer and a glass balcony in Hullbridge, lofts in Upminster and Bulphan, and a roof structure going up on steels in Hadleigh.
To talk through a job, call us on 07792 625391.
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What we build
Most jobs take in more than one of these. Not sure where yours fits? Call 07792 625391 and talk it through.
New build homes
Our speciality. Your family home built from the ground up, working with you from the plot to the day you move in.
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House extensions
Single storey, double storey, side return and wrap around extensions. Steels, brickwork, roof and fit out, through to building control sign off.
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Loft conversions
Dormer, hip to gable, mansard and rooflight conversions, with floor strengthening, a new staircase and the finishes.
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House renovations
Full refurbishments, back to brick strip outs and knock throughs, with the steels, plastering, joinery and decoration.
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Kitchen renovations
Kitchens fitted in an extension or on their own. Units, worktops, islands and splashbacks, plus the plumbing and electrics behind them.
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Bathroom renovations
Family bathrooms, en suites, wet rooms and cloakrooms. Stripped back, tanked, tiled and fitted with a new suite.
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Roofing
Re-roofs, strip and re-cover, flat roofs, leadwork, rooflights and lanterns, on their own or as part of a bigger build.
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Brickwork and repairs
Facing brickwork for extensions and new builds, garden walls and piers, porches, repointing and brick repairs.
Learn moreWe also take on garage conversions and windows and doors.
Recent projects
Finished jobs from across Essex and east London. See all our work.
Builders across Chelmsford and Essex
Chelmsford and Writtle
Chelmsford, Writtle, Little Baddow and Stock come under Chelmsford City Council. The council has 26 conservation areas, including Moulsham Street, Great Baddow and Writtle, where more extension work needs full planning permission.
Brentwood and Shenfield
Brentwood, Shenfield, Hutton, Herongate and Ingatestone come under Brentwood Borough Council. All of the countryside is Green Belt, and most houses on Hutton Mount carry covenants that need their own approval on top of planning.
Builders in Brentwood →Billericay and the Ramsdens
Billericay and Ramsden Bellhouse come under Basildon Borough Council, and Ramsden Heath next door comes under Chelmsford. The town centre is a conservation area, and the countryside around the town is Green Belt.
Builders in Billericay →Upminster and Emerson Park
Upminster, Hornchurch, Emerson Park and Gidea Park come under the London Borough of Havering. We have worked on lofts in Upminster and nearby Bulphan.
Builders in Upminster →Leigh-on-Sea and Southend
Leigh, Chalkwell, Westcliff and Thorpe Bay come under Southend-on-Sea City Council. Old Leigh, Leigh Cliff and Chapmanslord are conservation areas, where re-roofing and new front windows can need permission.
Builders in Leigh-on-Sea →Rayleigh and Hullbridge
Planning for Rayleigh, Hockley and Hullbridge goes through Rochford District Council. In Hullbridge we built a dormer and a glass balcony looking over the river.
Builders in Rayleigh →We also work in Writtle, Little Baddow, Stock, Shenfield, Hutton, Herongate, Ingatestone, Ramsden Bellhouse, Ramsden Heath, Emerson Park, Chalkwell, Southend-on-Sea and Thorpe Bay, and the surrounding areas. Somewhere else in Essex? Call 07792 625391.
Why choose SET Building & Brickwork
Experience
Over 15 years in the trade, building new homes, extensions and renovations across Essex.
Expertise
New build homes are our speciality, and the same team takes on extensions, lofts, roofs and full renovations.
Planned with you
We work through the drawings, the layout and the finishes with you, so the finished home is the one you had in mind.
Small jobs to £1m new builds
We take on small jobs and repairs as well as new build homes up to £1m, and every one is run the same way.
Call SET Building & Brickwork on
07792 625391- Experience
- Over 15 years in the trade
- @setbuildingltd