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Godalming · Surrey
Builders in Godalming
Extensions, kitchens, bathrooms and garage conversions across Godalming and Farncombe, built by an independent, hands-on team led by carpenter Alan Oakes.
About ADO
Your local builders in Godalming
ADO Builders is an independent, hands-on building company founded by Alan Oakes, a carpenter with more than twenty years in the trade. From structural work and custom staircases to complete kitchen fit-outs, there’s very little we haven’t built.
Most of our work comes through word of mouth and repeat clients across Surrey. Every job is treated on its own terms: we start by understanding what you actually need from the space, then build it properly.
Godalming packs a lot of history into a small town: listed buildings along the High Street and Church Street, Victorian and Edwardian terraces around Croft Road and Deanery Road, and interwar semis further out in Binscombe, Farncombe and Frith Hill. With the River Wey running through the middle, the right approach changes from one street to the next.
What we do
Our services in Godalming
House extensions
Single and double storey rear extensions, side returns, infills and wrap-arounds, from groundworks and steels through to roof lanterns, bi-folds and finishes. Interwar semis in Farncombe and Binscombe usually have room for a rear or side extension; town-centre terraces call for a more compact design.
Kitchens
From straight refits to knocking through into a new extension for open-plan living: steels, underfloor heating, plastering, worktops and the final fit-out. We handle the steels and structural openings when a Godalming kitchen moves into a new extension.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms, en-suites and wet rooms, including the pipework, drainage and ventilation work that goes with them. Godalming’s hard water and the older plumbing in town-centre terraces are both worth dealing with during a refit.
Garage conversions
Integral and attached garages turned into home offices, gyms, playrooms or bedrooms, with insulation, damp-proofing, new windows and Building Regulations sign-off. Garage conversions are usually simplest on the interwar and later houses around the edges of town.
Our work
Recent ADO projects
A selection of recent jobs from across Surrey.
How we work
How a project runs with us
Visit and quote
We come out, look at the house, talk through what you want and give you a clear price.
Drawings and approvals
We check what your project needs, from permitted development and Article 4 rules to Building Regulations, before any work starts.
The build
Groundworks to finishes, with a tidy, well-run site and regular updates as the job progresses.
Handover
Final finishes, Building Regulations sign-off and a walk-through before we hand your home back.
Testimonials
What our clients say
“The work was of outstanding quality in every way… maintained an excellent degree of neatness and tidiness.”
ADO Builders client
“All the work carried out was to the highest standard and was executed in a highly efficient, professional and pleasant manner.”
ADO Builders client
“We have no hesitation recommending him as a builder of high ability.”
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Local know-how
Planning in Godalming: what we check for you
Before we price a Godalming job, we check the local rules that decide what can be built and how.
- Conservation areas
Waverley has 44, including Godalming Town Centre, Crownpits and Ockford Road. Many High Street and Church Street buildings are also listed, which can bring listed building consent into play.
- Flood risk
The River Wey runs through the town, and homes near Catteshall, Westbrook and the Lammas Lands can sit in an Environment Agency flood zone.
- Planning authority
Waverley Borough Council, until West Surrey Council takes over on 1 April 2027. If your project runs across that date, we keep track of who’s handling it.
- Building Regulations
We make sure approval is in place before work starts and that the job is signed off at the end.
Areas we cover around Godalming
- Town Centre
- Farncombe
- Binscombe
- Frith Hill
- Busbridge
- Charterhouse
- Ockford Ridge
- Catteshall
- Holloway Hill
- Milford
FAQs
Builders in Godalming: FAQs
Do you work across the whole of Godalming?
Yes. We take on projects throughout Godalming and nearby, including Town Centre, Farncombe, Binscombe, Frith Hill, as well as across the rest of Surrey.
Do listed buildings in Godalming need extra consent?
Often. If your home is listed, altering original walls, windows or fireplaces can need listed building consent from Waverley Borough Council, even for work that would otherwise be permitted development.
Can I extend a house near the River Wey in Godalming?
Usually, but check the flood zone first. Near Catteshall, Westbrook or the Lammas Lands an extension may need a flood risk assessment and flood-resilient floor levels.
Does Godalming’s hard water affect a new bathroom or kitchen?
It can shorten the life of taps, showers and hot water cylinders. Fitting a scale inhibitor or softener while the system is opened up costs little extra.
Can you do an extension and a new kitchen as one project?
Yes. Combining a rear or side extension with a new kitchen is one of the most common projects we take on, and running it as one job means one programme from groundworks through to worktops.
How do I get a quote for building work in Godalming?
Call or text 07791 541507, or email alan@adobuilders.co.uk with a few details and photos of the space. We’ll arrange a visit to look at the property and talk through what’s possible.
Free quote
Planning a project in Godalming?
Tell us about your extension, kitchen, bathroom or garage conversion. Call or text 07791 541507, or email alan@adobuilders.co.uk.