Builders in Hertford

Building projects in Hertford

Hertford enjoys buoyant house prices which makes home improvement projects a wise choice for many homeowners. Abbey Building and Maintenance are your local builders in Hertford, an independent firm of professional builders that can help you at every step of your home improvement building project.

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Building projects to transform your property

We can help you to gain an addition bedroom or two from under your roof, with a cost-effective loft-conversion. Or your cold and hardly used garage can be brought into the heart of your home as an additional living space. We also complete house extensions to provide additional bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs and create modern kitchens and living rooms on the ground floor. It may be that your house already has sufficient space but it isn’t configured in the best way, so we can renovate, remodel and refurbish to transform your house into your dream home.

Five-fold increase in home improvements

In the last five years, the number of people choosing to renovate rather than move has soared. Back in 2013 just 3% of UK homeowners carried out home improvements requiring planning permission, but five years later a huge 15% would rather improve than move. We work exclusively in Hertfordshire making these types of home improvement happen successfully. We can provide client references so that you can find out for yourself about our commitment to high quality building work and courteous service throughout the project.

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Abbey Building Services & Maintenance

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Sarah Lyne

16:00 01 Feb 25

We had an extension and loft conversion and the whole team of Abbey builders were excellent. Really helpful, considerate and efficient team. Would highly recommend this company.

Dion Bowden

13:35 28 Aug 24

Richard and his team just completed a garage conversion for us. The Abbey team are a pleasure to have around the house and we will certainly be using them again.

Chloe Green

19:51 23 Apr 24

Richard’s team at Abbey Building did a brilliant job on our loft extension, and we are thrilled with it. The team were lovely to have in the house and left the house each day in a clean state. They were very considerate (important with a new born!), provided sound advice to our questions and completed everything to a high standard. Piers, John & Drew were a pleasure to have completing our building works, and I could not recommend Abbey Building highly enough!

Charles Tibenderana

21:30 07 Aug 22

Abbey building recently completed a double story rear extension for us. We initially contacted Abbey about a year before we even had planning permission, and even at that stage, Abbey were happy to prepare a document detailing what would need to be done and roughly how much it would cost - no other builder we spoke to was willing to do this. When we eventually got planning permission, I spoke to several builders (including Abbey), but Abbeys quote was by far more thorough than all the other builders. We were very worried from reading all the horror stories about builders who change their quote in the middle of the project, so we were very pleased that Abbey did not change anything on their quote for the full duration of the project.

We found the team at Abbey very friendly and professional. We were always made aware of the next steps so we knew what to expect, and we really did not need to manage anything, just let them do their thing.

We are please with our extension, and we cannot recommend Abbey highly enough.

Vishal Shah

07:28 18 May 22

We had just bought a house in the Hatfield area, we engaged Abbey Building Services & Maintenance for a quote and instantly from that initial conversation with Richard, it led to us going ahead to utilising them for a full house refurbishment along with a rear ground floor extension. Unlike some other builders we had engaged, with Abbey Building Services we felt an instant rapport and as we also shared some common interests it made it a no brainer for us to utilise them.

Considering we had engaged them over the pandemic, and with all the building supply chaos going on, Richard and team were able to keep us posted, and ensured everything was ordered in advance of us needing them (steels etc). We were kept up to date and were able to pay in milestone increments

Richard and team were very flexible, and they were all very knowledgeable about their trades, special shoutout to Piers, Cliff and John who were the main team looking after us.

Would highly recommend Abbey Building Services & Maintenance for any home renovation works / extensions

Chloe Berry

09:03 06 Feb 22

Richard and his team have done a fantastic job of rebuilding our home. They have created a space that is perfect for our young family. They have been a joy to work with and we can't recommend them enough.

fern hague

13:54 04 Feb 21

Fabulous company. Made our home look stunning. Thank you!

Diane Secker

11:35 14 Feb 20

Richard was brilliant. We chose Abbey due to Richard's responsiveness and his attention to detail. Abbey completed a side and rear extension for us in 2018/2019, and we are so happy with it. We trusted Richard to make decisions on our behalf or guide us through things that we knew little about. His team were lovely people to have in the house and worked to a high standard. If we had any concerns they were dealt with quickly. While the quote was slightly more than others, it was comprehensive and it didn't change. I would highly recommend Abbey Building.

Huw Jones

09:04 04 Nov 19

Highly recommended. Richard was very generous with his time and advice quoting for a complex grade II listed renovation project.

Michelle Bryant-Fowler

13:14 29 Oct 19

Great work and lovely team . With both of us working , the children had to come home to Richards team . We felt comfortable for the children to be in the house with them .Thoroughly recommend

What our clients say

“First class work and excellent after care. Richard’s team built an extension for us 5 years ago and the work is still as great now as it was on the day they left (apart from the wear and tear of two teenage boys!). Although having builders in your house for several months is difficult, Richard’s team made it as painless as possible, they were always charming, tidy and polite. With two youngish children in the house, that was really important to us.

The work was of a very high standard, changes we made along the way were always accepted if possible and we have recommended Richard to at least 4 of our friends, all of whom have used him subsequently.

If you want your building work doing well, with a team you feel comfortable with, you should definitely get Abbey Building to quote for you.”

Nic MacKinnon

“An excellent job. Many thanks to you and your guys for a professional service and workmanship.”

Mr Whittaker

Where we work

Building projects are undertaken in Hertford town centre and local neighbourhoods Bengeo, Balls Park, Foxholes, Goldings, Sele Farm, Horns Mill, Rush Green and Pinehurst, as well as nearby villages including Hertingfordbury, Hertford Heath, Waterford and Chapmore End. We’re proud that our architects, building project managers and craftspeople provide a high-quality service to Hertford home-owners. Our commitment to high standards throughout your building project is set out in our Charter.

Home improvement growth figures quoted are from: Hiscox Renovations and Extensions Report, March 2018

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“Just to let you know I’ve nearly finished the painting and the loft room feels very warm and cosy even when the wind is blowing and it’s raining! I would like to thank you and the team for the quality of your work and completing the job with the minimum of fuss and mess. I would also like to commend Gunstock of the quality of the stairs and the fitting of the doors.”

Paul, Elaine and Heather

“I’d like to say thanks for the work you and your guys put in. We had to wait a while to get started but it was well worth it. All the guys you sent round were great throughout the work, helpful, on-time, tidy and very occasionally funny. We don’t have a single complaint or fault to pick. We’ll definitely be in touch if/when we have another project.”

Col Rochford