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Mr Michael Browne

Browne &amp; Sons Limited is a family run business with over 40 years of construction experience. We undertake all aspects of domestic and commercial building work, from large-scale bespoke extensions to period renovations. Michael Browne is the Director of Browne &amp; Sons Limited and the first point of contact for all our customers. James Browne produces the estimates and is a qualified damp surveyor, operating through Remedial Timber and Damp Services (www.rtds.co.uk). David Browne designs bespoke renewable energy systems through his company Convert Energy (www.convertenergy.co.uk). All our staff are qualified and experienced long-term employees or trusted and qualified contractors.We give each job our full attention and will ensure that a member of the family or one of our long-term employees are on-site at all times. We have well established relationships with other trades such as Gas Safe Heating Engineers and Electricians, therefore we are able to supply all the trades required for your project within one company without the need of organising and managing the different contractors yourself.We cover all aspects of the building industry including, but not limited to, the following: <ul><li>period property renovations and conversions</li><li>extensions, attic conversions, garage conversions</li><li>roofing</li><li>damp proofing and remediation</li><li>wall tie replacement and structural crack stitching </li><li>renewable energy systems</li><li>plastering, rendering and re-pointing</li><li>structural openings</li><li>1st and 2nd fix carpentry</li><li>kitchen fitting</li><li>ground works </li><li>and much more</li></ul>NEW to 2018 If you are considering purchasing a property we are now proud to offer full RICS Homebuyers Surveys and Heritage Surveys at competitive rates through our sister company J Browne Surveys. www.jbrownesurveys.co.uk.We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction and all our contracts are completed to high standards of workmanship ensuring customer satisfaction on every job. Michael Browne

New sash windows, new central heating system. Plastered & decorated

Master Bedroom

New doorway into new bathroom. Replastered and painted

New sash windows, new suite, on new dot and dabbed walls, plastered & painted. New carpentry by Adam Heggie

First Floor Master bathroom/ ensuite

Boiler now positioned in airing cupboard built by A.H.

Master Bathroom on second floor

Completly gutted the old bathroom, put new doorway in, fitted new sash windows made by RP Joinery,re furbished the walls with dot and dabbed moisture board. Replastered. Decorated by James Solle.

Main Bathroom suite

Main Bathroom Suite

Pretty much re-build it in the end. Battened and reboarded. New suspended floor and tiling. New suite, plumbing and electrics. New window and door and new lobby beside with new roof.

Ground Floor WC positioned in outhouse

Replaced the floor, the three doors, the whole Lobby glazed structre, the roof. French drain outside.

Exterior Lobby between kitchen and WC.

Door to lobby between Kitchen and WC. New sash window to the side. New Central Heating. New Kitchen showing 

Gable end of kitchen

New Dining room. Subfloor completley replaced. Had dividing wall between rooms removed, steel hidden in the floor zone so the cielings run through at the same height. Doorway to hall has been widened and a steel fitted with a box steel pier to support one side. All plastered and decorated

Dining Room. Dividing Wall Removed

All damp proofed, replastered and decorated. New bay sash windows. New sub floor laid.

Lounge Bay Window

All damp-proofed and replastered. Coving fitted. Shelving to chimney alcoves.

Lounge Fire Place

Subfloor replaced. Understairs shoe shelves and cupboard build by Adam. All decorated by James Solle.

Dining Room and Hall Way

Ikea Kitchen, all damp-proofed and plastered by Steve Ganderton.

Kitchen

Pier supporting steel beam is visible, but not in the ceiling

Kitchen/Diner

Dining Room

Dining Room fire place

View through the front door.

Front Door

Mid-Plastering. Original door frames kept.

Second Bedroom Plastering

Bedroom 2 mid-plastering

Hallway mid-plastering and damp proofing

Lounge Mid Damp-proofing

Kitchen / dining room mid plastering

Kitchen mid-plastering

Fitting steels supporting hall way opening

New sub floor being fitted

The old wall was bowing where both the internal and external skin had become unnatached due to the wall ties failing. Rebuilt it with blocks and new wall ties, nice and straight again.

Wall to Master Bedroom Repairs

Old Lobby demolished, pier between door and window re-built

Lobby between WC and KItchen

Completly stripped out to replace ceiling of kitchen and bathroom floor.

FF Bathroom Floor

Master bedroom wall was bowing out by a couple of inches.

 Notice bricks used to bring window opening up. These were removed and the wall re-built and a new lintel cast on site.

Old window opening,

False ceiling removed, ended up removing the lathe and plaster and re-boarding.

Stairwell

Hallway.

Attic

Chimney before removal

New flooring to Attic

Out House

Lobby/Out house

Main Bathroom ceiliing before

Main Bathroom before strip out

2nd Bedroom Before

Front of Property before

View through the front door. BEFORE

Lounge chimney

Kitchen ceiling

Regent Street, Whitstable

Steels installed

Kitchen Refurb and Strucutral Alterations

Note Cement tiled roof, damaged dormer, paint to brick faces and original single glazed sash windows.

Existing front elevation

Existing extension. Bitumen painted to rear brickwork

Rear Elevation.

Original kitchen extension

GF Existing extension

Walls and cielings stripped back ready for insulating.

Stripped ready for Acoustic and Thermal insulation.

Attic party wall

Stripped prior to removal and fitting of new Dormer.

Attic Dormer

Stripped. No en-suite as yet as extension not built. Stairs to attic bedroom visible

Partition Walls around stair well and seperating bedrooms stripped.

2nd Bedroom

First Floor Bedroom 2

GF Stairwell

Stairs in original position. Original doorways present including access into existing extension. Original floors. No steel plates to joists as yet. Everything in view to be remodelled.

Ground Floor Lounge.

Walls stripped. Original front door, gas meter in old position. Original window

GF Lounge

Existing Front Door

GF 2nd reception

Shuttering in place prior to footing pour.

Foundations

Concrete slab and underpinning completed

Old doorway to extension blocked up and new doorway opening formed.

Extension Shell

Party wall constructed and steel formwork for first floor en-suiute in position.

First floor extension, timber framework in place

Rear Extension

First Floor extension (en-suite)

Main House re-slated, new roof to extension with skylights in both.

Roofs

Extension

Walls complete and plastered. Floor insulation fitted ready for floor finishes.

New Extension

First fix electrics complete, boarded and ready for plastering.

GF View from Kitchen (extension) through to front lounge

Kitchen Extension

First Floor Extension

Steel Formwork for stairwell in place. Steel plates to existing floor joists fitted.

Steel formwork and plates

Bricks cleaned and paint removed. Whole elevation re-pointed. New roof, new dormer, new windows and front door.

New Front

New extension finished, with burnt oak cladding, alu bi-fold doors. Brick work to original house cleaned and new velux to attic.

New two storey extension

Ground Floor Shower room

Front Lounge

Looking from Lounge to Kitchen and rear bi-fold doors.

Ground Floor Hallway

With Utility area to right behind flush doors

Ground Floor Stair well

Stair well

Stairwell in view and over stairs storage

En-suite

Attic Bedroom

Complete renovation and new extension

Supports in place during internal wall removal between reception rooms

Wall Removal

Prior to complete repointing of external brick work

Old Lean too removed

Stripped out and ready for insulating and reboarding

Removal of internal wall coverings, built new studwall and insulation.

Bathroom

Structural Wall removed and New bathroom

Structural Wall removal (x2), Installation of Bi-fold doors

Rewired, new plumbing, replastered, new window, new kitchen

Browne & Sons Limited

Rewired, replastered, new kitchen. needs painting

showing new vanity unit and bath/shower. replastered and tiled

New Bath and WC. replastered and tiled. New window

Replastered wall and new window and new lintel

Old plaster stripped from wall, ready for new window and lintel

New kitchen and Bathroom

New suite including bath, shower and bidet

New Bathroom

Excavated and installed a french drain to gable end.

French Drain

New brick flower beds

Removed of old lean too shed and installed new free standing shed.

old lean-too shed

Old sliding doors

Replaced all windows and external doors with new UPVC.

Old Front Door and Windows

Removed the dividing walls and doors between the lobby, bathroom (shown above) and seperate WC, to create a large, bright family bathroom.

Old bathroom

Utility room floor found to have rotten out. Installed new concrete screed floor and tiled.

Utility room floor

Bathroom Floor

Removed the dividing walls and doors between the lobby, bathroom and seperate WC (shown above), to create a large, bright family bathroom.

Old WC

New glazed door, new window, tiled floor to ceiling.

Canterbury Cottage Renovation

New footings for goal post steel work

Structural Wall Removal and Plastering

New Suite, vanity unit with resin worktop, tiling throughout

All completed

Bedroom before conversion, small bedroom = big bathroom!

DITRA mat alid over suspended timber floor

Midway through tiling

Bathroom and Bedroom Swap

Bathroom re-tiled and suite re-fitted

Ceiling replaced, new lighting and decorated

Ceiling replaced, floor, units and doors protected during works

Plumbers!

Water Damage Insurance Work

Kitchen Renovation and Chimney removal

New Extension- Dining Room

Inside new extension

Bi-fold doors open

Roof Lantern

Existing conservatory to be replaced with brick built extension

Old Lean-too

Conservatory demolished, opening for bi-folds and steel going in

Old floor removed

Old door opening exposed

New Extension completed

Annex conversation.  Main house renovations. Extension

Damp works internal and external and removal of internal wall.

Roofing repairs on Listed Building

Very large extension, 1st and 2nd floors, 4 new rooms and 3 refurbished.

2014

Total refurbishment of one bed flat.

Bedroom exstension

View from Conservatory into extended kitchen

Extension and Conservatory to back of house

New slate roof and dormer over vaulted kitchen ceiling

Side Steel in place before wall underneath knocked.

Tony and his team built a large extension to the side of our bungalow, with a vaulted ceiling, space

Conpleted roof at front with Solar Panels fitted

2012

Browne & Sons Limited is a family run business with over 40 years of construction experience. We undertake all aspects of domestic building work. We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction.

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