Building & landscaping · The Blackmore Vale

Built properly.
Built to stay.

Extensions, renovations, patios and garden walls across Gillingham, Shaftesbury and the villages between. One small team, on your job until it's finished.

Est. 2009family-run, North Dorset
60+extensions & renovations completed
1 teamno jumping between jobs
Reclaimed brickmatched to the original
Green oakframes & lintels
Natural stonewalls & patios
Lime mortarfor older properties
Recent work

Straight off the job sheet

Sample projects shown for the demo — this section carries the client's real jobs and photos.

Job ref SS-24-031Gillingham
Photo slot — finished extension

Single-storey rear extension

Kitchen-diner extension with bi-fold doors and two rooflights. Brickwork matched to the 1960s original.

Duration
11 weeks
Added
+24 m²
Scope
Design to done
Materials
Job ref SS-24-018Shaftesbury
Photo slot — stone garden wall

Stone wall & sandstone patio

Forty metres of dry-stack style stone walling, raised beds, and a hundred square metres of Indian sandstone.

Duration
4 weeks
Laid
100 m² paving
Scope
Landscaping
Materials
Job ref SS-23-044Marnhull
Photo slot — cottage renovation

Cottage renovation

Full internal renovation of a listed cottage — lime plaster throughout, oak lintels, original flagstones re-laid.

Duration
16 weeks
Age
c. 1780
Scope
Heritage works
Materials
What we build

Four things, done well

Extensions & garden rooms

Single and double-storey extensions from footings to final coat of paint. We coordinate the trades so you deal with one person.

Renovations & heritage work

Older and listed properties handled with the right materials — lime, oak, reclaimed brick — and the patience they demand.

Patios & garden walls

Natural stone and porcelain patios, brick and stone walling, steps and raised beds. Ground works done properly so it never moves.

Loft conversions

Dormer and rooflight conversions with building control handled for you, from structural calcs through to sign-off.

How we work

From first walk-round to final snag

1

Walk the job

Free visit. We listen, measure, and tell you honestly what's worth doing — and what isn't.

2

Fixed written quote

Itemised so you can see where the money goes. Valid for 60 days, no pressure tactics.

3

Build

One team, your job only, a tidy site every night, and a weekly update on progress and spend.

4

Snag & sign-off

We walk the finished work with you, fix every snag, and hand over certificates and guarantees.

In their words

Clients who'd have us back

Demo quotes — replaced with the client's real testimonials.

The quote was the price we paid. Sixteen weeks in our house and it honestly felt like less.

Helen & Mark J. — cottage renovation, Marnhull

They treated our garden like it was their own. Three years on, not a single slab has moved.

P. Whitfield — patio & walls, Shaftesbury
Start a project

Tell us what you're planning

Send a few details and we'll arrange a free walk-round. Quotes are written, itemised and honoured.

01747 700300Mon–Fri, 7.30am–5.30pm projects@stourandstone.co.ukWe reply within one working day