Toot Hill
The client came to us part-way through building a new four-bedroom house at Toot Hill. Another builder had put in the foundations and the job had stalled. When we checked what was in the ground, the foundations didn't match the engineer's drawings, parts were out of position and level, and building control hadn't signed them off.
Rather than break everything out and start again, we had the engineer design remedial works to the existing foundations, carried them out and got them approved by building control. From there we built the house through to handover, including the double garage, drive and gardens.
Takeover to handover
​We took the job on from foundation level and ran every stage from there: remedial groundworks, structure, roof, services and finishes. That included underfloor heating, an air source heat pump, the oak staircase, doors and joinery, and the kitchen, followed by the double garage, block-paved drive, patio and garden.
One point of contact
The house was built to the client's architect's design. Lough Build managed the work on site from takeover to handover, worked with the engineer and building control to put the foundations right, and delivered the house under an LABC Warranty. The client had one point of contact from the day we took over.
The build
Toot Hill, room by room
The front of the house, with the block-paved drive and double garage. We built the garage and laid the drive, patio and garden as part of the external works.
The finished house. Exterior
The entrance hall, with the oak staircase rising to the first floor and glazed oak doors through to the ground-floor rooms.
Entrance hall. Ground floor
The family area at the end of the kitchen, under a large rooflight, with underfloor heating fed by the air source heat pump.
Kitchen and family room. Ground floor
The kitchen, with a central island under pendant lights and built-in ovens. We supplied and fitted the kitchen as part of the build.
Kitchen. Ground floor
The dining area, opening onto the garden through wide sliding doors.
Dining area. Ground floor
The sitting room, with a wood burner set under an oak beam.
Sitting room. Ground floor
The back of the house, with a fully glazed gable looking out over the lawn.
Rear elevation. Exterior
The build
Staircase and bathrooms
The oak staircase, rising from the entrance hall to the first floor. The stair, internal doors and joinery are all in oak.
Oak staircase. Hall and landing
The principal bathroom, with a freestanding bath, double vanity and walk-in shower.
Principal bathroom. First floor
The freestanding bath, set against a split-face travertine feature wall.
Feature wall. First floor
An en-suite with a walk-in shower, vanity unit and WC.
En-suite. First floor
A shower room finished in travertine, with a walk-in glass screen.
Shower room. First floor
The ground-floor cloakroom, with a basin and towel rail.
Cloakroom. Ground floor
Details
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Client: Private
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Property: A new four-bedroom detached house
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Duration: 15 months from takeover
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Location: Toot Hill, Essex
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Contract: Build only, to the client's design
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Budget: around £600k
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Warranty: LABC Warranty
Talk it through in confidence
If you'd rather discuss your project privately, we offer a free 30-minute Teams meeting. You can talk through what you have in mind, what's possible on your site, and how we'd approach it. Where it would help, we can also arrange a free site visit. Everything you share stays confidential, and we're happy to sign an NDA before we start.