Building Project Management

At Wincanton Joinery we have over 40 years experience in the construction business which enables us to provide customer focused project management and property renovation services. We combine traditional professional practices with modern technology and systems which enable us to provide our clients with reliable, appropriate and cost effective solutions to projects of all sizes. Whether you are developing a new property or refurbishing an existing one, we will guide you through the process from project inception to final fit-out.

Peter will personally work closely with you, and either your contractors or our own tradesmen, in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be completed on time within authorized costs and to the required quality standards. By agreement we will set schedules, keep an eye on finances and procurement, make sure everybody is where they’re supposed to be every day (and doing what they’re supposed to be doing), ensure there are no safety hazards around, and in general, keep everyone happy and the job on track. We are flexible enough to be able to provide a level of service tailored to your own unique requirement for building project management, property renovation or planned maintenance.

Contact us now if you are planning a building project, renovation or just in need of a maintenance plan, and see how Wincanton Joinery can save you money at the same time as guiding you through the process.

Wincanton Joinery has specialist knowledge of working with listed and historic buildings. Here are a few examples of project management and property refurbishment jobs undertaken to date.

Somerset Cider Farmhouse

Wincanton Joinery acted as main contractor and project manager for this full property renovation of a traditional Somerset cider farm longhouse. The front elevation remained largely untouched, while the rest of the property and gardens were gutted and renovated to the owners exacting specifications.

: Somerset farmhouse - the front elevation remained relatively untouched apart from terracing the garden

: Old porch later demolished to make way for boot room

: Somerset farmhouse - rear elevation

: The old kitchen - gutted prior to being demolished to make way for the conservatory

: En-suite bathroom - gutted

: Original reed wall in front of stone chimney breast

: Kitchen ceiling and wall removed. This is the second storey

: Bedrooms being gutted

: Bedrooms being gutted

: New doorway going in

: Bedroom fireplace before renovation

: Renovated bedroom fireplace

: Renovated bedroom ceiling and beams

: Concealed bedroom lighting

: New kitchen ceiling

: En-suite bathroom

: Original well found under floor and restored with integral lighting

: The new boot room and WC

: Conservatory and climate controlled orchid house

: Back garden during renovation work

Small Cottage Renovation

Some before, during and after photographs of work completed by Wincanton Joinery on a local Somerset cottage. Great care was taken to maintain as much of the original fabric and as many of the period features of this traditional property as was possible given its poor state of repair.

: The cottage the winter before it was sold. The huge icicle cascading from the roof was caused by a permanently running overflow!

: The attractive but neglected rear elevation of the property

: The back of the house had been completely covered by ivy which was carefully removed to reveal the original elevation

: The original owner of the property shared her roof space with rats that used this entrance!

: Even the utility outbuilding, originally the village bake house, was lost to a jungle of plants

: There were piles of rubbish strewn around the garden. Here we are looking at the garage on the right with the utility room on the left

: The back of the utility/bake house and main entrance

: Once the garage, this outbuilidng had been sadly neglected

: We uncovered this ancient drainage duct during excavations, that, the story goes, used to run from an old castle on the hill behind the cottage. Someone had later unceremoniously run a modern plastic pipe along it!

: The annexed utility room after being emptied of years of rubbish

: Water had run for years down the inside and outside of the kitchen window

: This was the kitchen after it was cleared!

: This was the rodent infested cupboard under the stairs. The pile of rubble on the floor is the spoil of their 'mining' through the walls and under the road outside!

: This stone built larder was in the corner of the lounge!

: The small bedroom as it was

: The bathroom was a disaster!

: The original loft hatch and airing cupboard. The shower is now where the airing cupboard used to be

: Years of a leaking soil pipe caused major structural damage that had to be replaced

: The old soil pipe had been leaking for years!

: A leaking soil pipe above resulted in this fungal growth above the kitchen sink

: This ancient smoking oven was discovered behind the old toilet in the bathroom upstairs!

: New soil pipe going into bathroom

: With the carpets lifted in the main bedroom, the floor appeared to be sound!

: Another view of the supposedly solid main bedroom floor with the carpets lifted

: This original elm floor was discovered when a newer pine floor was lifted. Sadly we were unable to re-use any of the boards

: The original elm floor hidden under a newer pine floor

: The curvature in the wall shows where the old stairs used to be

: Loose plaster in master bedroom removed

: Loose plaster in master bedroom removed

: Landing floor lifted for wiring and plumbing

: An original wattle and daub wall between a bedroom and the bathroom

: Ceilings and walls were stripped out where necessary

: Ceilings and walls were stripped out where necessary

: Original ceiling timbers cleaned off and treated with preserver

: The original timbers were mainly in sound condition and so most were re-used

: As much of the original fabric of the property was kept as possible. Some areas were repaired and then patched by a skilled plasterer to maintain the feel of the property

: The larder being removed from the lounge

: The cupboard under the stairs cleared out and with work in progress. The small window like aperature on the right was the letter box for the house!

: The re-vamped cupboard under the stairs

: The old larder removed from the lounge

: The original kitchen was re-used and a family sized wall mounted oil boiler installed for the heating

: The 'cupboard' on the right of the desk/bed conceals the boxing over the stairs. By constructing the matching left unit in reclaimed elm from the job we were able to provide either a single bed with mattress on top or home office

: Replacement windows with efficient sealed units and integral trickle ventilation were installed to match the character of the cottage

: The fully tiled bathroom after work was completed

: A bespoke vanity unit with contemporary basin in the new bathroom

: The new pine floor in the main bedroom

: Great care was taken with details such as bending the skirting board around the original walls

: A built in traditional wardrobe gives great storage without intruding into the bedroom

: The rear elevation after renovation. At some point the porch will be changed for one with more character

: Even the old garage now looks presentable and is currently in use as a workshop/studio

: The roadside elevation showing the restored original windows which kept the character of the cottage in tact

: The back of the cottage with new windows fitted and some remedial pointing done

: Work nearly completed outside prior to planting

: The terrace and old bake house after clearance

: The cleared parking area behind the old bake house

: We cleared around the old garage and carried out modest landscaping

: The old garage uncovered and before any new planting

: The pretty terrace after work was completed

: The original period terrace tidied up and planted

: The terrace looking from the back door

Garden room extension

This bright and sunny garden room was added to form a single storey wrap around extension providing a music room and seperate walk in shower for the owners. Consideration was taken throughout, not only to match the character of the property, but also to keep the works safe and tidy at all times to minimise inconvenience to the owners who remained living on site as the work was done.

: The site cleared for work

: Before work began on the extension, new rainwater soakaways were put in

: The soakaways were backfilled with clean stone over the Polystorm crate system

: Four hours after work began on the soakaways and you would not know that we had been there!

: The rear storm water drain being fitted

: Mini digger on site

: Footings dug. The original house footings are approximately only 3 courses of stone below ground level!

: The footings dug and poured in one day

: Footings poured and the oversite levelled for work

: The blockwork going up

: The blockwork went up quickly

: Blockwork going up with insulated cavity closers in place

: Blockwork going up with insulated cavity closers in place

: The blockwork finished to roof height

: The storm water drain at the back of the extension was connected to a new soakaway, and the shower drain connected to the existing foul water system

: Work boots multi tasking to support shower waste as it is fitted

: The site was kept level and tidy at all times

: The new rear elevation was carefully matched to the existing wall

: With the blockwork complete, work began on the natural stone. The cavity was filled with high performance insulation

: The natural stone was all sourced locally and proved to be a perfect match to the original building

: As soon as the stonework was finished, we started work on the cut roof timbers

: Some days it was just too cold to work!

: Steels were used because of the low pitch of the roof and to support the cantilevered roof over the porch area

: Great care was taken to align the fabricated steels on site. Two more steels were yet to go in above the step ladder

: The steels were fabricated to be set into the wall and bolted

: Foot plates were welded to sit securely onto the wall plates

: Once the steels were in place they were clad with timbers for fixing the battens to

: The finished cut timber roof

: Photo showing the flatness of the roof timbers across the entire length

: It was good to be able to start getting the extension covered up and in the dry

: The breathable membrane viewed from inside

: The new tiled roof. We stripped the adjacent existing roof and fitted a new breathable membrane to that at the same time. We then re-fitted the old tiles and used a straight joint as it was considered that randomly mixing the new and old tiles would look untidy

: The new bespoke windows fitted and glazed with lowE sealed units

: The oversite was levelled before the vapour barrier and insulation went down. This was covered with 100mm of concrete

: With the building in the dry and the floor laid, we fitted the insulation in the roof

: The concrete floor was first battened and acoustic insulation (this is going to be a music room) laid before the solid oak flooring was fitted

: The finished music room

: Even the lights were themed!

: This stone wall used to be the outside wall of the house, it was repointed using lime mortar

: A reclaimed pine door was sourced to fit to the shower room

: The walk in shower and mirrored cupboard behind

: Bespoke back door

: With all the building work complete, all that was left to do was some landscaping

: The completed extension and landscaping nearly finished

: The completed extension and landscaping nearly finished