Recent work
A Recent Loft Conversion
Rooflight conversion — turning dead roof space into a proper room. See more on our loft conversions page.
Extensions, bungalow and loft conversions, brickwork, roofing and rendering across Ferndown, West Parley and West Moors — where the plots are generous and the ground is sand.
Ferndown is bungalow and big-plot country, which changes what people call us for. Here's the work we do most of.
Ferndown's plots are generous and a great deal of its housing is single storey, so going up or out is usually the cheapest way to get a bigger house. Rear extensions, side extensions and loft conversions into bungalow roof space are the bread and butter here.
Garden and boundary walls, piers, retaining walls, brick repair and repointing. Sandy ground and big mature trees mean walls here need proper foundations rather than optimistic ones. More on our brickwork →
Pitched and flat roofs, storm damage, slipped tiles and flat-roof replacement on the 1960s and 70s extensions that half the town seems to have. Sheltered compared with the coast, but pine debris and blocked valleys cause their own problems.
External render and internal plastering. Away from the salt air, render lasts far better here than it does in Southbourne or Mudeford — which means it's worth doing properly once.
No sea, no salt, no cliff. Ferndown's building problems are entirely different to the coastal towns — and people who only build on the coast get caught out by them.
Ferndown sits on the Dorset heaths — free-draining sand and gravel. It drains beautifully and it's easy to dig, which makes people casual about foundations. Loose sandy ground is unforgiving of an under-built retaining wall or a shallow extension footing, especially on a sloping plot.
The mature Scots pines that give Ferndown its character have root systems to match, and a lot of them carry Tree Preservation Orders. Roots lift drives, crack walls and complicate foundations, and you can't simply take the tree out to solve it. Worth establishing what's protected before anyone breaks ground.
Ferndown sits close to protected Dorset heathland, and development near it can attract mitigation requirements that catch people out — particularly anything creating a new dwelling rather than extending an existing one. Ferndown is Dorset Council, not BCP, so the process differs from Poole and Bournemouth too. Check early.
Rooflight conversion — turning dead roof space into a proper room. See more on our loft conversions page.
Where we work across Ferndown, West Parley and West Moors, and what we typically get called out for.
| Area | Areas & what we see there |
|---|---|
| Ferndown | Town centre, Heatherlands Mostly post-war detached and bungalows on generous plots. Extensions, bungalow loft conversions, garden walls and driveways — the plots almost always have room. |
| West Parley | West Parley, Parley Cross Larger detached housing and some genuinely big plots. Extensions, annexes, garden rooms, walls and landscaping structures. |
| West Moors | West Moors, Uplands Bungalows and post-war semis backing onto heath and woodland. Roots, boundary walls and roof work, plus conversions into roof space. |
| Stapehill & Hampreston | Stapehill, Hampreston Semi-rural, older stock mixed with newer builds, mature trees throughout. Outbuildings, walls, period repair and extensions. |
| Longham | Longham, Ham Lane Mixed housing near the Stour. Lower ground here, so it's worth checking flood zoning before planning an extension — unusual for BH22, but real. |
| Ferndown Industrial Estate | Commercial units Commercial brickwork, repairs and maintenance for units on the estate — not just domestic work. |
Mike is based in Poole, a straight run up the A348. Near enough to come and look at a job this week, without travel time quietly priced in.
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Over a decade across Dorset — heathland sand, coastal exposure, period brick and modern estate housing. We've seen most of it before, which means fewer surprises on yours.
No. We come out, look at the job properly and give you a written estimate, with no charge and no obligation.
Day rates typically run £200–£350 depending on trade and complexity. Extensions and conversions are priced as a package rather than a day rate, so you know the figure before anyone starts.
Very often, yes — and it's usually the cheapest square footage you'll ever add. Whether it works comes down to the roof structure and the head height you've got, which we can tell you in twenty minutes on site. A lot of Ferndown and West Moors bungalows convert well.
It can be. Mature pines are part of what Ferndown looks like, many carry Tree Preservation Orders, and their roots reach further than people expect. It affects foundation design and sometimes where you can build at all. We'd rather look at the tree before pricing the job than discover it halfway through.
Easier than clay, but not free of problems. Ferndown sits on free-draining heathland sand and gravel — simple to dig, but loose. Retaining walls and footings on sloping plots need designing rather than guessing.
Many extensions fall under permitted development, but Ferndown is Dorset Council rather than BCP, and land near protected heathland can bring extra requirements — particularly anything creating a new dwelling. We'll tell you straight if we think you need to check before we start.
BH22 and the surrounding villages — Ferndown, West Parley, West Moors, Stapehill, Hampreston, Longham and the Ferndown Industrial Estate.
Yes. Brickwork, repairs and building maintenance on commercial units as well as domestic work.
Free estimate, no obligation. We'll come out, look at the job, and give you a straight price.