Builders in SW5
Earl's Court · West London
Building and renovation in SW5
SW5 covers Earl's Court, Earl's Court Square, Philbeach Gardens, Nevern Square, Old Brompton Road. Tall stucco terraces around garden squares, almost entirely converted into flats, with a smaller number of houses retained or being reinstated.
Planning and consent in SW5
Conservation area coverage is near total, and the crescents carry strict facade and roof controls. Most projects are internal, so the lease, licence to alter and party wall position drive the programme.
Access and site logistics
Dense permit parking, no rear access, and communal garden restrictions on scaffold and storage. Small scheduled deliveries and protected common parts are standard.
What we are usually asked for here
- Full flat renovation including new wiring, plumbing and heating
- Structural openings in converted terraces with engineer's design
- Acoustic and fire upgrades between converted dwellings
- Bathroom and kitchen replacement within existing service routes
We survey the property before pricing, confirm the constraints that apply to your specific address rather than the postcode, and issue a fixed price against a written scope. One site manager runs the trades from first fix to snagging.
District at a glance
- Postcode district
- SW5
- Main localities
- Earl's Court, Earl's Court Square, Philbeach Gardens
- London region
- West London
- Response time
- Site visit typically within 5 working days
Services we provide in SW5
Loft conversions
Turn dead roof space into the best room in the house
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Rear, side-return, wrap-around and double-storey extensions
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Whole-house refurbishment, stripped back and rebuilt properly
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Bespoke and designer kitchens, installed by one team
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Waterproofed properly, finished beautifully
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Dig-outs, tanking and habitable lower-ground space
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Tanked, heated and environmentally controlled pool halls
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Concrete tanks, heating, covers and landscaped surrounds
Read more →Garden design
Terraces, planting, lighting and outdoor rooms
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Hard and soft landscaping, levels, walls and drainage
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Refurbishment and fit-out delivered around your trading hours
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Shopfronts, signage and retail fit-out that opens on time
Read more →Plumbing
Full re-pipes, bathroom services, boilers and hot water systems
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Rewires, consumer units, lighting design and certification
Read more →Carpentry
Bespoke joinery, wardrobes, staircases and structural carpentry
Read more →Roofing
Survey-led roof repairs, re-covering, flat roofs, leadwork and guttering
Read more →Basement waterproofing in SW5
Earl's Court's converted stucco terraces almost all include a lower ground floor flat below pavement level, with front vaults under the street that belong to the same flat and are often damp.
Work happens inside a single demise, so the lease drives the design. We line walls and vaults with cavity drain membrane, route a channel to a sump within the flat, fit twin pumps with an alarm, and agree the discharge connection with the freeholder before starting.
A Type C cavity drain system in SW5 is specified after a survey, designed to BS 8102 for the way you intend to use the room, and installed with the drainage channel, sump and pumps left accessible for maintenance. Read the full basement waterproofing and Type C cavity drain guide, or see how it fits into a basement and cellar conversion.
Waterproofing or damp proofing in SW5?
Damp proofing deals with moisture in above-ground walls. Waterproofing protects a room that sits below ground against water pressure from outside. In Earl's Court we decide which one the property needs at the survey, and often the answer is an external repair first.
How a SW5 quotation works
We visit, find the source of the water, check head height, drainage outfall and any lease or listed-building constraints on your address, then issue a written scope and fixed price covering membrane, channel, sump and pumps and the finished room.
Kitchen and bathroom renovation in SW5
Kitchen and bathroom remodelling in Earl's Court and Earl's Court Square covers strip-out, first-fix plumbing and electrics, any structural work, tiling, fixtures and joinery, managed by one site manager against a detailed written quotation.
Kitchen remodelling in SW5
Earl's Court is dominated by conversion flats in tall stucco terraces, so kitchen renovation usually works within lease terms, shared risers and limited access up communal stairs.
Kitchen renovation in London →Bathroom remodelling in SW5
SW5 bathrooms are often small internal rooms; mechanical extract, a tanked floor over the flat below and acoustic separation are standard parts of the scope.
Bathroom renovation in London →Every SW5 kitchen or bathroom quotation starts with a site survey: we check waste and stack positions, water pressure, extract routes, floor structure and any lease or conservation requirements for your address before pricing.
Garden designer in SW5
Earl's Court has many flats with limited private outdoor space, making roof terraces, balconies and small courtyards the usual garden brief.
West London gardens are typically long, narrow rear plots behind terraces and semis, often reached only through the house, where levels, drainage near the back wall and privacy planting matter most.
Our garden design and landscaping service covers layout, levels and drainage, planting, terraces and paths, garden lighting and external power, and how materials and plant reach the garden. In SW5 that access question matters: Dense permit parking, no rear access, and communal garden restrictions on scaffold and storage. Small scheduled deliveries and protected common parts are standard.
Garden designer London →Roofing in SW5
SW5 converted houses and mansion blocks often have multi-level roofs, parapets and shared drainage that require freeholder involvement.
Victorian and Edwardian roofs in west London are commonly natural slate or clay tile with valleys, rear-addition flat roofs, chimney stacks and lead flashings that age at different rates.
Roofing work starts with a survey and photographs, then a written scope that states whether repair or replacement is recommended: pitched and flat roofs, leadwork and flashings, guttering and rainwater goods, and the scaffolding the roof needs. Planning, conservation and freeholder requirements for your address are confirmed at survey.
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