March renovations, led by carpentry

At about 28 miles west of Brandon, March is close to as far out as we go. Ely, Downham Market and Soham are all closer to us than March, which sits at the outer end of the area we cover, so it comes down to the size of the job rather than the postcode.

March falls under Fenland District Council. They are who the application goes to and who signs the work off, so it is worth knowing before a design is fixed. We build to what has been approved and work to the inspection stages on the programme.

March grew with the railway, so solid Victorian and Edwardian stock sits alongside later housing. The complication is a separate matter. Fen soil and a century of ground movement have left very little of the Victorian stock level. It is the difference between a job that runs to plan and one that needs scribing to every surface. We price from the property, never from a template.

At roughly 28 miles it is outside our core area, so it depends on the size of the job. For a full renovation the travel is usually worth it for both of us. For a small one day job it honestly is not, and we would rather tell you that than quote a price that reflects the driving.

March grew with the railway, so solid Victorian and Edwardian stock sits alongside later housing. Structural timber work depends on what the house was built with, because new work has to tie into the old frame properly.

Plots in March run from riverside frontages to standard estate gardens. Access is the practical question here: long joists and roof timbers have to get from the road to where they are needed.

The council decides, not us. Structural work is inspected through building control, and if the house is listed there may be a separate consent to ask about, so we raise both at the first visit. The council to ask in March is Fenland District Council, and we can point you at the right department once we have seen the job.

Yes. The nearest other towns on our list to March are Ely, Downham Market, Soham, Huntingdon and Feltwell, and the villages in between are covered as well. If your address sits between two of them, tell us the village and we will tell you straight away whether it works.

Yes. It most often runs alongside second fix carpentry, kitchen fitting and extension work, and because one team does the carpentry throughout there is no gap between trades. At about 28 miles from our base, putting the work into one programme also means one run of travel instead of several.

Call 07539 278705 or send the enquiry form with a line about the job. At roughly 28 miles away we will talk the job through by phone first, so neither of us makes a wasted trip. The quote costs nothing.