DC Carpentry & Construction is a family-run builder less than a mile from Heapey, near Chorley. We extend, renovate and fit out homes in Heapey and White Coppice, from older stone cottages and farmhouses to family houses, with bespoke carpentry and staircases made to measure. Free site visit. Call 01257 543082.
About as local as it gets
Heapey is under a mile from our base. So if you’re in Heapey, we’re practically neighbours.
Places like Heapey are hard to leave. You’ve got the moors on the doorstep and a bit of peace and quiet. So when the house starts feeling small, building on usually makes more sense than moving away.
Building on older houses
The parish has some lovely old buildings, including stone cottages and farmhouses, some of them listed. An extension on a house like that has to sit right with the original. That means matching materials, getting the proportions right and doing it properly, and we take that seriously. On one of our extensions we matched the brickwork, the mortar joints and the detailing so closely that it looks like it was always there.
Planning in Heapey
Planning in Heapey goes to Chorley Council. White Coppice, within the parish, is a conservation area, and that tightens the rules: side extensions, two storey rear extensions and cladding the outside all need planning permission there. If your house is listed, you’ll need listed building consent for changes that affect its character. We’ll talk you through it before you spend a penny.
What we do in Heapey
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 contemporary remodel, extended on three sides
Front, side and rear extensions with a full internal remodel. Build photos, stage by stage.
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 Heapey
The local bits people ask us before they ring.
Do you work on listed buildings?
We’ll always tell you straight whether a job is right for us. Any work to a listed building needs listed building consent from Chorley Council first, and the design has to respect the original.
I’m in White Coppice. What’s different?
White Coppice is a conservation area, so several things that are normally permitted development need planning permission there, including side extensions and cladding. We’ll explain what that means for your plans on the site visit.
Nearby
We cover nineteen towns and villages across this part of Lancashire.
Got a project in mind?
Give us a ring on 01257 543082. We’re just down the road.