Service area · Selby
Add space and value to your Selby home without juggling trades. Andrew lives and works just outside town, runs every job himself and handles building control sign-off, so your project is finished and certified.
18 years self-employed in the trade · Building control sign-off handled by Andrew himself
Working in Selby
Selby is home ground for Design Built Right. Andrew is based in Thorpe Willoughby, on the western edge of town, and works across Selby itself and the villages around it, including Brayton, Barlby, Osgodby, Hambleton, Carlton, Camblesforth and Riccall. Being local means site visits fit easily into the week and Andrew can keep a close eye on each stage of the build.
The town has a real mix of housing. Around the Abbey and the older centre there are Victorian and Edwardian terraces with narrow rear wings and small yards. Further out are inter-war and post-war semis, and large estates of more recent homes in Brayton, Thorpe Willoughby and on the edges of town. Each has its own set of possibilities and constraints when it comes to extending or converting.
The requests we see most often in Selby are rear and side-return extensions that open up small kitchens, loft conversions to add a bedroom as families grow, and full refurbishments of older terraced houses bought as projects. Newer homes often need a garden room or a kitchen upgrade rather than structural work.
Selby's position on the River Ouse and its flat, low-lying surroundings also shape how building work is planned here, from foundations and drainage on extensions to making sure new floors are protected from damp.
Thorpe Willoughby is our home, so Selby and its villages are where most of our work happens.
Experience with Victorian terraces near the centre through to modern estate homes in Brayton.
Most Selby enquiries are for kitchen extensions, side returns and loft bedrooms.
Available 7:30am to 7:30pm, seven days a week, to fit around Selby commuters.
Services
Turn unused roof space into a bedroom, office or en-suite, with building control sign-off managed for you from first drawing to final certificate.
Single and double storey extensions planned, built and signed off by one accountable person, so you get the space without juggling trades.
Whole-home renovations sequenced properly, from strip-out to finishing, with the right specialist brought in for each stage.
Kitchens fitted and finished to a high standard, including the joinery, tiling, electrics and gas that go with them.
Insulated garden rooms for working, training or relaxing, built to be used all year round.
City & Guilds qualified joinery: doors, staircases, built-in storage and bespoke carpentry made to fit your home.
Roofing work carried out as part of your renovation, loft conversion or extension, keeping the whole project under one roof.
Wall and floor tiling for kitchens, bathrooms and living spaces, finished with clean lines and careful setting-out.
Carried out by our own registered electrician and registered gas engineer, co-ordinated as part of your project.
Why Design Built Right
Design Built Right Limited is run by Andrew Peniston, who has been self-employed in the building trade for 18 years. When you book work in Selby, Andrew is the person who visits, quotes, runs the job and answers the phone. He works hands-on where needed and brings in trusted specialist trades for each discipline, so you are not handed between a salesperson, a project manager and a crew you have never met.
For loft conversions and extensions in Selby, Andrew handles building control sign-off himself throughout the project. That means inspections happen at the right stages and the certificate is there when you need it, whether that is next year or when you come to sell.
Andrew runs every Selby project personally, from first visit to handover.
Self-employed in the building trade since the age of 18.
City & Guilds in Joinery and Carpentry, the backbone of lofts, extensions and refurbishments.
Sign-off managed by Andrew himself on loft conversions and extensions.
Carried out by our registered gas engineer and registered electrician.
Working in Selby from 7:30am to 7:30pm, including weekends.
Local knowledge
The age of Selby's housing, its low-lying setting beside the Ouse and the way the town has grown all affect how renovation work should be planned.
Much of Selby sits on flat, low ground close to the River Ouse, and parts of the district have a history of flooding. For extensions, that affects foundation design, ground levels and how surface water is dealt with, and in some locations it affects planning too.
Good practice here means checking drains and ground conditions early, keeping new floor levels sensible and using damp-proofing details that suit the site.
Older terraces near the centre often have solid brick walls, narrow rear offshoots and shared boundaries. Side-return and rear extensions can transform them, but they need careful structural openings and attention to party walls and neighbours' light.
Lofts in these houses are often compact, so dormers are a common way to gain enough head height for a proper bedroom.
Inter-war and post-war semis in Selby usually have hipped or gabled roofs that suit loft conversions, and gardens with room for a rear extension. Newer estate homes may have covenants or trussed roofs that change what is possible, which is checked at survey.
Older Selby homes can suffer from damp caused by blocked air bricks, raised ground levels and modern materials used on older walls. A refurbishment is the right time to deal with the cause rather than covering it up.
Our process
Call or send a message with a short description of what you want done.
Andrew visits your Selby property, measures up and sends a clear, itemised quote.
Any planning questions are worked through, and building control is arranged and managed.
Each stage completed by the right specialist, in the right order, co-ordinated by Andrew.
Final inspection, snagging and handover of finished work.
Common questions
Anything else, ask Andrew on 07939 194244. 7:30am to 7:30pm, 7 days a week.
Yes. Design Built Right is based in Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby, and Selby is part of our regular working area. Our base in Thorpe Willoughby is just outside Selby, so the town and its surrounding villages are the heart of the area we cover.
Andrew arranges site visits around booked work, seven days a week between 7:30am and 7:30pm. Call 07939 194244 and he will give you the earliest date he can get to you in Selby.
Every job in Selby is priced individually after Andrew has seen the property, because size, condition and the level of finish change the figure more than location does. Pricing is never less than a day rate, and a deposit is taken before work starts, which varies by type of job. You get a clear, itemised quote before you commit.
No. Design Built Right is a planned renovation business rather than an emergency service. We do work seven days a week, including weekends, on booked projects in Selby and across Yorkshire.
We cover Selby town and the villages around it, including Thorpe Willoughby, Brayton, Barlby, Osgodby, Hambleton, Carlton, Camblesforth and Riccall, along with the wider Selby district.
Some single storey extensions can be built under permitted development, but it depends on the property, its size and location, including conservation areas near the Abbey and any flood-risk considerations. Andrew will talk through what applies to your home before work starts.
Often, yes. Terraced lofts are usually compact, so a rear dormer is a common way to create a usable bedroom. Andrew will check head height, structure and staircase position at survey.
Gas work is carried out by our registered gas engineer and electrical work by our registered electrician. Andrew co-ordinates both as part of your project; he does not carry out gas work himself.
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Tell Andrew what you have in mind. He will visit, talk through the options and give you a clear quote, with no obligation.
18 years in the trade · City & Guilds joinery · Building control handled · Open 7 days