Service area · Sherburn in Elmet
Get the extra bedroom, bigger kitchen or home office your Sherburn home needs, without moving. Andrew runs your project from start to finish and handles building control sign-off.
18 years self-employed in the trade · Building control sign-off handled by Andrew himself
Working in Sherburn in Elmet
Design Built Right works throughout Sherburn in Elmet and the nearby villages of South Milford, Monk Fryston, Hillam, Fairburn and Church Fenton. Being so close to our base, Sherburn is an easy place for Andrew to visit and oversee work.
Sherburn has grown considerably, with modern estates alongside the older village centre and its stone and brick cottages. Its location near the A1(M), A63 and M62 has made it popular with commuters to Leeds and York.
Many Sherburn homeowners live in houses built in recent decades that are sound but short of space. The most common projects here are rear extensions for open-plan kitchens, loft conversions for extra bedrooms, garden rooms for home working and kitchen replacements.
In the older part of the village, refurbishment and sympathetic extension of period properties are more typical.
One of the closest places to our base near Selby.
Extensions and lofts that add space to newer estate houses.
Garden rooms and loft offices for commuters now working from home.
Also covering South Milford, Monk Fryston, Hillam and Fairburn.
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 Sherburn in Elmet, 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 Sherburn in Elmet, 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 Sherburn in Elmet 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 Sherburn in Elmet from 7:30am to 7:30pm, including weekends.
Local knowledge
Sherburn's mix of new estates and older village properties brings its own set of considerations for extending and renovating.
Modern houses often have trussed roofs, which are harder to convert than traditional rafters, and some estates have covenants or conditions that remove permitted development rights. These are checked at the start so the design suits the house.
Rear extensions on estate homes need careful attention to drainage runs, which are often close to the back of the house.
Older cottages in the centre may have solid walls, low ceilings and uneven floors. Extending and refurbishing them requires materials and methods that suit older construction.
Many Sherburn homes were built with compact kitchens and three bedrooms. A kitchen extension and loft conversion together can transform how a house works without moving away from local schools and commuting routes.
With many residents commuting to Leeds or York, a garden room or loft office can provide a quiet workspace separate from family life, built to be used year round.
Kitchens in many Sherburn homes were designed as separate rooms. Knocking through to a dining room or extending to the rear creates the open-plan space most families now want. Load-bearing walls need a properly specified beam and building control sign-off, which Andrew manages as part of the project.
Our process
Call or send a message with a short description of what you want done.
Andrew visits your Sherburn in Elmet 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 Sherburn in Elmet is part of our regular working area. Sherburn in Elmet is just a few miles west of our base in Thorpe Willoughby, so it is one of the closest places we work.
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 Sherburn in Elmet.
Every job in Sherburn in Elmet 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 Sherburn in Elmet and across Yorkshire.
Often, yes, although trussed roofs need more structural work than traditional roofs. Andrew will check your roof at survey and explain the options.
Yes. Insulated garden rooms for home offices, gyms and studios are built across Sherburn and the surrounding villages.
We cover Sherburn in Elmet, South Milford, Monk Fryston, Hillam, Fairburn, Church Fenton and the surrounding area.
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