Hampshire

Builders in Aldershot, Hampshire

Hogs Back Builders works regularly in Aldershot, covering the town centre, North Town, South Camp, Manor Park, Buckland and the surrounding streets. Aldershot is part of Rushmoor Borough Council and has a well-established housing market dominated by Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis, many of which were built to house the town's military population. We have a strong understanding of the local housing stock and carry out a wide range of building projects here.

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Aldershot's Housing Stock

The majority of Aldershot's residential streets are made up of Victorian and Edwardian terraced and semi-detached houses, many built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. These properties are well built and respond well to careful renovation and extension, but they also present challenges: solid external walls, original single-glazed sash windows, shallow roof pitches, and small rear yards in the town centre terraces.

In the outer areas of the town, including Manor Park and Buckland, there are more 1950s and 1960s semis and detached homes with larger plots, which are better suited to rear extensions and hip-to-gable loft conversions. We work across both types and can advise on the most practical approach for each property.

Extensions in Aldershot

Rear extensions are the most popular project in Aldershot, where kitchen spaces in Victorian terraces are often small and dark. Even a modest rear extension of three or four metres can transform the ground floor, adding a kitchen-diner with access to the rear garden and natural light from a roof lantern or skylight. We manage the full process including any party wall notices required for semi-detached and terraced properties.

Side extensions are less common in the tighter terraced streets of central Aldershot, but where side space exists on a semi-detached property, a side extension can add a utility room, ground-floor WC or extended hallway that makes a real difference to day-to-day living.

Loft Conversions in Aldershot

Many of Aldershot's Victorian terraces have a hip end on the rear roof slope, and hip-to-gable conversions are a popular way to maximise the loft space in these properties. A full-width rear dormer combined with a hip-to-gable is often the most effective combination, creating a bedroom and bathroom with usable floor area throughout.

Building regulations approval is required for all loft conversions, and we manage the full application process. Fire safety, including protected escape routes and mains-wired interlinked smoke alarms, is a core part of our loft conversion specifications.

Buy-to-Let and Landlord Refurbishments

Aldershot has a large private rented sector, and we carry out a significant amount of work for landlords updating rental properties between tenants or upgrading them to meet modern EPC requirements. We offer a practical, efficient service for landlord clients, with minimal delay between instruction and start on site and a programme managed to keep void periods short.

Common projects for landlord clients include full bathroom and kitchen replacement, boiler replacements (handled by Ben Evans, Gas Safe registered), replacement windows and doors, rewires, and damp treatment to older properties with solid external walls.