General Building
General building
Extensions, openings, external repairs and the jobs that cross trades.
Ask about general building
Tell us what is happening and we will come and look.
The work
The jobs that cross trades
A lot of building work is a sequence rather than a single task. An extension needs foundations, brickwork, a roof, roofline and render. A knock-through needs propping, a beam, brickwork and making good. Someone has to own the order those happen in.
We take on that kind of work across West London, doing the brickwork, roofing and external trades ourselves and bringing in the specialists the job needs. If a job needs a structural engineer or building control involvement, we will tell you at the quote rather than halfway through.
- One person owns the programme, so trades do not turn up in the wrong order.
- Roofing and brickwork are done in house, which is most of the external work.
- We flag structural engineer or building control involvement at quote stage.
- Photographs of work that is about to be covered up, for your records.
Why TJM
Why customers choose us
- A family-run business that has built up an enviable reputation across West London.
- Over 25 years of experience on roofs, roofline, brickwork and the ground around the house.
- High standards on every job, whatever its size, from a slipped tile to a full re-roof.
- Affordable pricing, with the figure in writing before any work starts.
- Our goal is to meet and exceed the expectations of every customer.
What's included
What general building covers
The price
General Building costs
What general building costs comes down to what you actually have, not a price list. Two jobs that sound identical can be an hour of work or a week of it, which is why we do not price roofing over the phone. We come and look, then put a figure in writing.
- The scope, and how many trades the job involves.
- Structural work, since beams, propping and engineer input add cost.
- Access for materials, muck away and any plant.
- Consents and inspections, where the work needs them.
Next step
Get a price for general building
Send the form or ring us. We will come and look at what you actually have, then put a figure in writing.
Our work
Read the reviews, then look at the jobs
What customers have said about the work, collected from the places they left it.
Read customer feedback straight from our MyBuilder profile, where every review is tied to a job we were hired for, and see finished work on Instagram as it comes off the scaffold.
How it works
How a general building job runs
Step 01
Talk it through
We look at what you want, what the building allows, and what consents may be involved.
Step 02
Scope and quote
A written scope naming what is included and what is not, so there are no assumptions.
Step 03
Programme the work
The order of trades agreed up front, with the disruptive stages flagged.
Step 04
Build and hand over
Work carried out, site cleared, and photographs of what is now hidden.
Questions
General Building: common questions
The questions we get asked most often about this work. Anything else, ring and ask.
Still not sure? Ring and ask. It is usually quicker than typing it out, and you will speak to the person who would do the work.
Do I need planning permission?
Will you work alongside my own trades?
Can you quote from drawings?
Do you take on small jobs as well as extensions?
Who is responsible if the job needs an engineer?
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Where we work
Roofers across West London
We work across the west London boroughs and the towns along the river. If you are just outside the list, ring and ask. We will tell you straight whether it is a journey we can make work.
- Ealing
- Northfields
- Acton
- Chiswick
- Shepherds Bush
- Fulham
- Hounslow
- Kew
- Richmond
- Twickenham
- Hampton
- Kingston