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Builders in Downham
Careful building work for Downham’s older stone homes, in the conservation area at the foot of Pendle Hill
DC Carpentry & Construction is a family-run builder from Chorley, about 19 miles from Downham in the Ribble Valley. We carry out careful renovations, structural work and bespoke carpentry and joinery for older stone homes in and around Downham. Free site visit. Call 01257 543082.
Looking after an older home
Downham sits at the foot of Pendle Hill, and its old stone houses are a big part of why it’s so special. Work on a house like that has to be done with real care.
Often the biggest improvements in a house like this happen inside. Better use of the rooms you already have, carpentry and joinery made to fit walls that are never quite square, and a staircase or a kitchen that suits the age of the house. Done well, it makes the house work for modern life without losing any of what makes it special.
Planning in Downham
Downham is in the Ribble Valley, so planning goes to Ribble Valley Borough Council, and the village is a conservation area. That means side extensions, rear extensions of more than one storey and any cladding need planning permission, and listed buildings need listed building consent. Before anything else, we’ll talk you through what your house needs.
What we do in Downham
One family-run team for the whole job, from the first visit through to handover.
Work like this
Three of our builds. The full stories go up as Natasha’s photographs come in.
A single-storey kitchen extension, matched brick for brick
The whole point was that you can’t tell where the original house stops and the extension starts.
See the build
A 1950s semi, opened up and renovated top to bottom
Stripped right back, the downstairs opened up and rebuilt as a bright family home, with carpentry made for it room by room.
See the build
From abandoned 1950s house to five-bedroom family home
This house had been left empty for years, and three bedrooms and one bathroom became five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
See the buildQuestions from Downham
The local bits people ask us before they ring.
Do you travel as far as Downham?
Yes. It’s about 19 miles from our base in Chorley, and we’re happy to travel for the right project.
Can you make joinery for an older house?
Yes. All our carpentry is made to measure, which matters even more in an older house where nothing is quite square.
Got a project in mind?
Give us a ring on 01257 543082 and we’ll come out to see you.