Building Contractors in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks has some of the most expensive housing stock in Kent, and the standard expected of a building contractor here reflects that. Much of the work is on large period and Edwardian houses where the finish has to match what is already there, and where a badly managed site is not something the household will tolerate for six months.
Harcol Ltd work as main contractor on projects across Sevenoaks, Riverhead, Dunton Green and the surrounding villages. With over 30 years behind the company we take on the whole build rather than a single trade, which means one contract, one programme and one company answerable for the result.
What a Main Contractor Handles
Taking on a project as principal contractor means we carry the parts most homeowners find hardest to manage:
- Programming the trades so the site never stands idle
- Ordering and scheduling materials to the build sequence
- Structural work and temporary support
- Building control liaison and inspection stages
- Site safety, welfare and waste
- A single point of contact from start to handover
Working on Period Property
A great deal of the Sevenoaks work is on houses eighty years old or more, and those buildings behave differently. Solid walls need to breathe, older timbers are rarely where the drawings suggest, and the first fix often reveals something nobody priced for.
We survey properly before quoting and we tell you what we find as we find it. A contractor who never reports a surprise on an old building is usually the one whose final account contains them all.
Projects We Take On in Sevenoaks
Typical contracts here run from substantial single projects to whole-house programmes:
- Large rear and wrap-around extensions
- Whole-house refurbishment and remodelling
- Basement and garage conversions
- New build houses on infill plots
- Outbuildings, annexes and garden rooms
For a building contractor in Sevenoaks who will run the whole project rather than one part of it, we are worth a conversation. You can also read about our loft conversions in Sevenoaks, our builders in Sevenoaks page, or our home extensions and renovations services.