Builders in Kingswells
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Granite Builders works throughout Kingswells and the AB15 postcode area on the western edge of Aberdeen. The company is family run, has built across the North East of Scotland for over 20 years, and is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 14 Google reviews and 5 stars on Facebook. Our gas engineers are Gas Safe registered, our electricians are NICEIC approved, and our plumbing work is covered by SNIPEF membership and CIPHE affiliation, alongside Federation of Master Builders membership and TrustMark registration. Work covers extensions, loft and garage conversions, kitchens, bathrooms and full renovations. Call 07946 046935 for a free written quote.

Yes. We work throughout Kingswells and the neighbouring areas. If you are not sure we reach your street, just ask, we cover a wide part of the North East.

Usually yes, but it is a structural job rather than a boarding out job. Modern estate housing is generally built with prefabricated trussed rafters, and those webs are carrying the roof, so they cannot simply be cut away. A proper conversion means altering the roof structure, installing new floor joists and steels where needed, and meeting head height, insulation, fire and staircase regulations. We survey the roof first and tell you honestly whether the head height works before you spend anything on drawings.

It is often the cheapest space you can add. A lot of housing here has an integral or attached garage being used for storage, and the roof, walls and foundations are already in place. The work is insulating the walls and floor, building up the floor level, infilling the garage door with a wall and window, extending heating and electrics, and finishing to habitable standard. It usually needs a building warrant from Aberdeen City Council, which we handle.

Kingswells sits within Aberdeen City Council, not Aberdeenshire, so warrants and planning applications for the village go to the city authority. Most structural work, extensions, loft and garage conversions need a building warrant, and that is separate from planning permission. Some smaller extensions fall under permitted development, but estate plots sit closer together than older Aberdeen streets, so boundary distances and overlooking matter. We check what your plot allows before any drawings are commissioned, and we prepare and manage the applications.

Most extensions, loft and garage conversions and structural changes do. A building warrant is handled by Aberdeen City Council and is separate from planning permission. We manage the drawings, submission and completion certificate for you. Our building warrants guide explains it in plain English.

It depends on the size, the specification and the condition of your home, so we do not quote a figure until we have seen it. After a free survey you receive a detailed written quote. Our extension cost guide and loft conversion cost guide explain what shapes the price.

Yes, across every trade a project needs. We are a family-run firm of building contractors, not a faceless outfit. Our gas engineers are Gas Safe registered, our electricians are NICEIC approved contractors, and our plumbing work is backed by membership of SNIPEF, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation, and affiliation with CIPHE, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering. We are also Federation of Master Builders members and TrustMark registered, the Government endorsed quality scheme. Every one of those requires independent vetting. We carry public liability insurance and work to a written contract on every job.

Call 07946 046935 or send us a message and we will reply within one business day. We arrange a free survey at a time that suits you, then provide a detailed written quote with no pressure to go ahead.