Category: Renovations & Restorations

A1 Complete Builders have been Instructed by J.L.A Engineering to Demolish a former thatch farm house destroyed by a fire lit in the lounge and causing huge damage in this case to the main structure.

J.L.A Engineering have sympathetically designed a four bed two storey building with some salvaged materials ie original slate flooring.

The thatch will be replaced with a natural slate roof.

The new property will benefit from underfloor heating run by an air source heat type system feeding bathrooms ground and 1^st floor, underfloor heating and 1^st floor radiators.

Duration of time on site: 6 months

When approached by the Diocese member of Kenwyn church to undertake repairs we was delighted as we have a keen interest in Restoration work.

This fascinating 15^th Century houses a peal of eight huge bells all in superb working order suspended 50 foot up the Tower.

Also an impressive tiny solid granite spiral stair reaching from the bottom to the top.

The church received a full restoration between 1820 - 1862, We have been instructed by Diocese to erect scaffolding 80ft up the clock face and suspend around one pinnacle in need of urgent repair.

The clock face has also been removed and fully restored and painted.

We undertake our work very sympathetically and our highly skilled craftsmen take great care in their work.

The pinnacle has been dismantled and rebuilt with steel dowels being resin anchored into pinnacle stones and relayed in a bed of St Astiers Lime mixed with C.L.S 30 and a Prompt.

All internal walls have been manually raked out and re-pointed with St Astiers 3.5 Lime Mixed with a C.L.S 30 grit sand.

All work under the supervision of Roger Shaw Architects.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A1 Complete Builders awarded this contract for our knowledge and expertise in building with Cob.

This charming cob cottage will receive a full transformation and the benefit of added side and rear L shape extensions, adding an en-suite bedroom, utility, study, dressing room and family bathroom.

Cob walls cut away to open two rooms also an opening made through the cob on the first floor to gain access to the new dressing room. We will also be installing a  full central heating system fed by mains gas and a full rewire carried out by York Electrics.

All walls in the main cottage will be stripped from its cement render applied together with chicken mesh nailed through the cob, clearly this work was undertaken by an incompetent person and just for good measure the exterior walls are plastered in the same manner.

Existing garage removed and a new one built in its new position. All new wood sash windows supplied by Charlestown Joinery and rear powder coated bifold installed.

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After extensive work completed by A1 Complete Builders the Clients decided to use our services once more to do various external works to include, excavation works by digger to the garden area and build block and brick retaining walls surrounding their property, extend the garage but also remove the flat roof and build a new vaulted pitch roof over then to reconfiguration the internal layout.

The back of the cottage also had sand and cement render on which we removed and applied lime putty render to these walls to include the garage and retaining walls.

Once we remove approximately 120 tons of sub soil from the side of the garage we then prepared to block pave the whole area to enable more parking.

D.J. Newman supplied solid oak doors and solid oak gates also fitted by our carpenter/joiner onsite.

Duration of time on site 7 weeks

A1 Complete was awarded this project by existing clients whom we work with on other properties they own in and around Cornwall.
Our work on this particular Project involved creating a new master en-suite bedroom from what was a cupboard/storage room.
Removing small windows and creating a more postcard picture window looking down over Moushole Harbour.

Various other internal work also completed to the satisfaction of our Clients.

Duration of time on Site: 5 weeks

A1 Complete Builders have been awarded a contract in South Tehidy to Renovate a 18th Century  former Pilchards house also extend the kitchen area and convert the Loft space to include a roof dormer.

This property has been in the same family for three generations being bought originally for a sum of £22,000.00, recently sold for over £400,000.

A1 will convert the loft space to create a ensuite bedroom cutting into the rear roof and build a dormer over the new stairwell.

The first floor will benefit from a second new ensuite linked to the master bedroom also the removal of all plaster lath ceilings throughout and floors to the ground floor, installing new D.P.M membranes.

A ground source heating system is being installed to service the three bathrooms and under floor heating installation. There will also be a complete new up to date electrical Installation and alarm system.

The property will also benefit from an extended kitchen area and upgrading of the rear roof.

Duration of time on site: 5 months

This complex Project built in 2011/12 with various Extensions to include a Lounge Extension with a Balcony over, a Kitchen Extension, One timber Framed bedroom Extension and a Garden Room Extension. This property has five bedrooms, all with en-suits, bathrooms and sleeps ten people.

The whole interior was completely gutted and completely renewed and finished to a very high standard, complete with a double Garage and Patio area.

Duration on site: 11 months.