New Builds: Whether working towards a unique modern residence or a more traditional country home, L&D Building Contractors have built an enviable reputation for matching their clients’ aspirations with stunning and unique realisations in stone, brick, slate or modern composite materials. The team’s designerly approach brings colour to the framework of the architect’s plans; working sympathetically with the owner’s vision to add sumptuous cooks’ kitchens, luxurious bathrooms and those unique special features that make a house YOUR home.
Conversions & Extensions: L&D’s special appreciation for the fine period structures of rural Cumbria is reflected in their ability to delivery stunning renewals of barns and other traditional stone and brick buildings. The Company’s proven track record working in local stone and traditional structural joinery forms the basis of a total turnkey service that includes the full spectrum of internal finishing works. The quality of L&D works helps ensure that clients return to the Company for further extensions, remodelling and new builds.
Bespoke Joinery: The Company is rapidly gaining a special name for the design and installation of high quality bespoke joinery. Ranging from one of a kind staircases, through remakes of sashes for period renovations, to unique hardwood kitchens, R&D’s quality and attention to detail combine craftsmanship with quality and value. An area of work that forms a keynote in many L&D projects is the use of fine green oak structural joinery. This splendid feature not only looks superb, but, as many a 500 year old building will attest, has stood the test of time.
Groundworks: Quality groundworks, drainage, sub-surface services and the pouring of reinforced concrete slabs are the ‘foundation’ of a quality build. L&D has the expertise, experience and access to the extensive range of plant needed to deliver a broad spectrum of groundworks, both as part of its main contractor services, and as stand alone works.
Patios & Hard Landscaping: L&D provide extensive hard landscaping services to the setting of properties old and new. Access to the unique sandstone and limestone that characterise the area, as well as lakeland slate and value for money imported materials brings the luxury of natural stone walling, garden features, barbecues and seating areas within the reach of every home owner.
Drives and Private Roads: L&D road building is carried out as a high quality finishing touch to customers’ projects. The Company utilises professional tarmacking plant to deliver cost-effective drives, paths and private roads. Attention to detail starts with the road bed; compacted aggregate is overlayed with ballast to provide the stable foundation essential to ensure the final layer of gravel or asphalt is good looking and long lasting.