JR General Building project — recent build in progress

Our services

All building work, done properly.

Five top-level services — groundwork, brickwork, interiors, extensions and patios — delivered with our own trades on site.

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Our services

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Our approach

Trade standards. Trade finish.

Built right from the ground up

Three generations of groundworking experience. We start with the sub-base, foundations and drainage — the bits you can't see but that everything else depends on.

City & Guilds bricklayers

Bond, gauge, perp joints, pointing — done to trade standard. We match existing brickwork and finish so an extension joins the original house, not sits next to it.

Owner-led, all trades in-house

The owner is on the project — quote to handover. Groundwork, brickwork and plastering are all in-house, with trusted electricians and plumbers brought in on the same programme.

Clean sites, clean finishes

We protect the rest of your property, work clean, and tidy site at the end of each day. Final handover only happens when the site is properly cleared.

Free, no-obligation

Every quote is free, written, and no-pressure.

We come and look at the project in person, talk through the options with you, and send a clear written quote — itemised by labour, materials and stage — before any work is booked.

What our clients say

Trusted across the South East.

JR delivered our single-storey rear extension start to finish. Same crew on site every day, the owner on the project not just on the phone, and the finish on the brickwork is exceptional. We had a written quote, a programme, and the final number was the number on the quote.

Sarah M.

Hertford

Block-paved drive and a sandstone patio at the back. The sub-base work was the bit we couldn't see but the bit that made the rest of the job last. Three years on, not a settled paver in sight.

David & Ruth K.

Brentwood

Internal knock-through, new kitchen-diner. Skirting back on, plaster perfect, decoration-ready. The dust management alone was better than anyone we'd had in before — kids stayed in the house for the whole job.

Andrew T.

Romford

A garden wall that needed rebuilding and a small extension on the side return. City & Guilds-level brickwork — the bond and pointing match the original house. You can't see the join.

Emily R.

Loughton

Resin-bound driveway over an existing tarmac base. Smooth, no loose stones, drains beautifully. The team turned up when they said and finished when they said. Couldn't fault them.

James P.

Chelmsford

Two-storey rear extension. Big job. JR managed everything — groundworks, brickwork, roof, plaster — and brought in trusted electricians and plumbers on schedule. The handover walk-round was the easiest part of the whole 14 weeks.

Hannah G.

Enfield

Ready to talk through your project?

Site visits and written quotes are free. Pick up the phone or drop us an email — we usually respond same day.

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