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Rooflight conversion — turning dead roof space into a proper room. See more on our loft conversions page.
Brickwork, Purbeck stone walling, lime repointing, roofing and extensions across Wareham, Stoborough, Sandford and the Isle of Purbeck — where the walls are older than most towns.
Wareham is Georgian brick inside a Saxon rampart, with Purbeck stone all around it. Here's what that means in practice.
Repointing, brick repair, chimneys and boundary walls. Wareham's town centre is largely Georgian brick and it wants lime mortar, not cement — the wall has to breathe or the face comes off it. More on our brickwork →
Boundary walls, retaining walls, garden walls and repair to existing stonework in local Purbeck limestone. It's the material this area is built from, it behaves differently to brick, and it's worth doing in stone rather than faking it.
Pitched and flat roofs, slipped tiles, ridge and verge work, chimney flashings. Plenty of clay tile and some stone slate in the older parts — both need handling differently to a modern concrete tile roof.
Rear extensions, outbuildings and loft conversions. Sandford, Holton Heath and the post-war housing have the space and the simpler ground; inside the old town it's a more careful job.
Saxon earthworks, a fire that rebuilt the town, and water on three sides. Nowhere else we work has quite this combination.
Wareham still sits inside its Saxon earthen ramparts — a scheduled ancient monument, not a landscape feature. Ground works near them can bring archaeological conditions, and the old town has produced finds before. Worth establishing what you're near before anyone digs, because it's the sort of thing that stops a job dead.
The fire of 1762 destroyed most of the town, and what went back up was brick with tile roofs rather than timber and thatch. That's why the centre reads as one coherent Georgian set piece — and why so much of it is soft brick of the same age, failing in the same ways, and needing the same lime-based repair.
The Frome and the Piddle meet the head of Poole Harbour right here, so a good deal of the low ground around the town floods and some of it feels tidal influence. Flood zoning matters on any extension near the water, and ground conditions change sharply between the river meadows and the heath to the north.
Rooflight conversion — turning dead roof space into a proper room. See more on our loft conversions page.
Where we work across Wareham, Purbeck and BH20, and what we typically get called out for.
| Area | Areas & what we see there |
|---|---|
| Wareham town | North, South, East & West Street Georgian brick inside the Saxon walls, conservation area, plenty listed. Lime repointing, chimney work and careful repair. Consent and archaeology both come up here. |
| Stoborough & Ridge | Stoborough, Ridge, Arne road Village property, cob and stone among newer builds, low ground toward the Frome. Walls, outbuildings, roofing and extensions where flood levels allow. |
| Sandford & Holton Heath | Sandford, Holton Heath Post-war and modern estate housing on heathland sand. The most straightforward work in BH20 — extensions, garden walls, driveways, loft conversions. |
| Corfe Castle & Purbeck villages | Corfe Castle, Church Knowle, Kingston Purbeck stone throughout, much of it listed and all of it within the national landscape. Stone walling and repair, done in the right stone and the right way. |
| Wool & Bovington | Wool, Bovington, East Burton Mixed village and service housing, older cottages alongside modern estates. Extensions, re-rendering, roofing and boundary walls. |
| Bere Regis & north | Bere Regis, Briantspuddle Rural village property — cob, thatch, brick and flint. Traditional construction that needs breathable materials and a slower pace. |
Purbeck is stone country and Wareham town is brick. We work in both rather than defaulting to whichever is quicker, because the two want building and repairing differently.
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Over a decade across Dorset — period brick, lime mortar, coastal exposure 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.
It can. Wareham's Saxon ramparts are a scheduled ancient monument and the old town has archaeological significance, so ground works can carry conditions. Much of the centre is also conservation area with a lot of listed property. None of it makes work impossible, but it changes the timescale and sometimes needs consent, and it's far better established before you start.
Yes — boundary and retaining walls, garden walls, and repair to existing stonework. Purbeck limestone is what this area is built from and it lays and weathers differently to brick. In the villages and the national landscape it's usually what you want, and sometimes what planning expects.
Most of central Wareham was rebuilt in brick after the fire of 1762, so you're dealing with soft brick of much the same age throughout. It needs to breathe. Point it in hard cement and the moisture leaves through the brick face instead, and within a few winters the surface starts coming away.
Often, but check the flood zoning first. The Frome and the Piddle meet the head of Poole Harbour at Wareham and a fair amount of the low ground floods. It affects floor levels, foundations and approval, so we establish it before pricing.
All of BH20 — Wareham, Stoborough, Ridge, Sandford, Holton Heath, Corfe Castle, Church Knowle, Kingston, Wool, Bovington, East Burton, Bere Regis and the villages between.
Day rates typically run £200–£350 depending on trade and complexity. Stone and heritage work sits higher — it's slower and the materials cost more. Project work is priced as a package so you know the figure before we start.
Yes — dormers, rooflight conversions and full loft builds. The post-war housing at Sandford and Holton Heath converts well. Older and listed property in the town centre is a more involved job.
Free estimate, no obligation. We'll come out, look at the job, and give you a straight price.