Building & Drawing Services Ltd - York

Sarah C.

Steve and his team have designed and built us a side extension together with knock through of existing kitchen and living area to create us an amazing kitchen, living and dining space, plus utility.

Steve’s experience in design, build and project management has been nothing but A* from start through to completion.

Steve is honest, if he doesn’t think it will look right, if it isn’t going to fit within the budget, he will tell you before hand rather than letting you go over budget or include something that doesn’t work – and looking back, he was right! His experience shines through.

Steve spent time on the design, taking in consideration of all my wish list, tweaked the design together over several design meetings, and designed us a space within our budget.

He answers the phone, he turns up whenever he says he is turning up, he answers any queries timely, he coordinates the trades efficiently, deals with any issues, and was present on the build to ensure things ran smoothly.

The project was completed to a high standard, on time and within budget. It’s been great having him project manage, he thinks of everything, meaning I don’t have to, which has led to a pretty much stress-free build for us!

The trades used were skilled, polite, paid attention to detail, turned up when they were meant to and tidied up after themselves. A great group of trades to have around during the 3-month project!

At the end of the project they have dealt with any snags and been awesome about finishing some bits for us that we were meant to complete ourselves!

I wouldn’t have any hesitation about using Steve and his team for any future projects and recommending him to any of my friends and family.

Jax M.

With this being our first project we needed someone who would be totally honest with us and NOT let us just say 'Yes' to everything. Steve and his team were brilliant! We were renovating a bungalow, adding two bedrooms upstairs, and throughout the 6 months of the building works we were always kept up to date with any issues. He kept us within our budget, the building works were finished to a superb standard and we are now able to put the property up for rent. Everyone who has seen the progress and the difference has been amazed with the work.
We would, without a doubt, recommend Steve and his team for your project.

Allan

We are delighted with the extension that Steve and his team planned and built for us this year. The quality of the work completed was very high and the whole project was run very professionally. We liked Steve's approach of working out the best possible solution for our budget and we felt that this set his company apart from other builders we spoke to.

In addition to doing a great job all the team were very friendly, polite and tidy which makes such a difference when you are having work like this done.

Thank you once again.

Mark S.

We're extremely impressed with our kitchen diner extension and new garage and garden office that have been built. Building and Drawing Services were involved from the ideas stage and we loved the design that Steve did for us.
With two young children we were nervous about having building work done but Steve and Pete are both family men and were brilliant with the kids. They went out of their way to keep the site safe and easily accessible for us. Sometimes this involved parking their vans in surrounding residential roads but this meant we could keep our daughters safe and easily get pushchairs etc in and out.
They are extremely reliable and really look after their customers. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them for any design or building work.

Carrie G.

We had a list of essential jobs we needed doing, a rough idea about wanting to open up the side of our house to our sunny garden - and a limited budget. We were worried about paying an architect to design something that we then couldn’t afford to have built …

A friend who’d used Steve recommended him and his team as being able to see our building work through from start to finish, which is precisely what happened. Steve talked to us, came up with some wonderfully creative ideas and then project-managed everything through for us, all to an agreed timescale and budget. He has a great team, who know what they are doing and are cheerful, polite and helpful. They parked with consideration for us, and our neighbours, and always did their best to minimize the disruption and inconvenience that inevitably accompanies having major building work done.

We felt very lucky to have found them and are totally thrilled with the end result.

Margaret C.

From the initial planning stage I found Steve's ideas very helpful, creative and realistic. So we are thrilled with the finished project. All the team were great workers and we found them to be really tidy builders. Steve and Pete kept an eye on everything and were easy to communicate with, their personal touch meant any potential difficulties were efficiently resolved. I would have no hesitation in recommending them.

Russell D.

Steve and the team are a very high calibre of no-nonsense high quality tackle-it-all building company that have consistently gone above and beyond our expectations.

Steve will attentively listen to your needs, and then refine and re-shape your idea to fit to your budget in order to maximise the use of the space available - he optimised our renovation/extension to create a small study seemingly out of thin air! A very welcome addition.

Rather than approaching projects as set-in-stone plans that are to be adhered to (as larger firms do), Steve will check with you daily if you wish - and certainly at all stages to make sure things look how you expect. For me it's hard to envisage a space until it's being built and walls are going up - and Steve knows we all have this weakness, hence plans are kept fluid and finer details can be hashed out within budget as things take shape. This was especially useful as we had the curve-ball of the pandemic to contend with on our build, and resource scarcity. I was kept in the loop of all developments along the way and raw truth of things in the industry and the situation were discussed - I've had many professionals and contractors work for me in the past and this is the first time I didn't feel like things were being glossed over or hidden. This is a real strength of B&D.

We trust Steve to deliver on time and to a high standard, so much so that we have hired him again this year to landscape our gardens with a general budget and the plan to 'make this mess manageable'. Work is storming ahead on this, the results are impressive and I know that Steve will do right by me and keep within an agreed scope.
I wouldn't use anyone else.

Ben C.

What a brilliant experience with Building and Drawing Services! From day one Steve and his team took the time to understand what we were trying to achieve and guided us expertly through decision making and prioritisation working sensitively to our budget. This enabled them to design and implement a complete transformation of our home, building us a new kitchen and living space that has changed the way we live as a family for the better.

They worked effectively throughout, communicating confidently, and never shying away from discussion. They always made time for our questions and queries and responded honestly and expertly.

They worked to time, solved any issues independently and managed the whole project so much more effectively than we could have done on our own.

At the end of the project they have left the site in a fabulous state, very tidy and ready for us to add our personal touches.

We are now left with a fabulous new space in our home and the strongest recommendation when any one asks if we know a building and drawing service.

Thanks to Steve, Pete and the Team.