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Builders in Woking
Extensions, kitchens, bathrooms and garage conversions across Woking, from Horsell to Goldsworth Park, built by an independent, hands-on team led by carpenter Alan Oakes.
About ADO
Your local builders in Woking
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.
Woking is a borough of contrasts: Victorian and Edwardian cottages around Horsell, pockets of 1930s semis, the planned 1970s–90s estate at Goldsworth Park and the post-war streets of Sheerwater. Each gives a different starting point, so we plan every job around the house in front of us rather than a standard package.
What we do
Our services in Woking
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. Goldsworth Park houses share similar layouts, which makes extensions predictable to plan; in Horsell it varies street by street.
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. A kitchen-diner extension is one of the most common ways Woking families add space.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms, en-suites and wet rooms, including the pipework, drainage and ventilation work that goes with them. Older Horsell and Old Woking properties often need pipework brought up to date 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. Most Goldsworth Park homes were built with an integral or attached garage, which makes them good candidates for conversion.
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 Woking: what we check for you
Before we price a Woking job, we check the local rules that decide what can be built and how.
- Conservation areas
Woking has 27, including Old Woking, Horsell Village, The Hockering, and Ashwood Road and Heathside Park Road. Inside them, changes visible from the street can need full planning permission.
- Flood risk
Homes near the Hoe Stream through Woking and Mayford, and near the River Wey at Old Woking, may need flood-resilient floor build-ups and, for extensions, a flood risk assessment.
- Planning authority
Woking 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 Woking
- Horsell
- Goldsworth Park
- Knaphill
- St John’s
- Hook Heath
- Mayford
- Old Woking
- Westfield
- Kingfield
- Maybury
- Pyrford
- Byfleet
- West Byfleet
- Sheerwater
FAQs
Builders in Woking: FAQs
Do you work across the whole of Woking?
Yes. We take on projects throughout Woking and nearby, including Horsell, Goldsworth Park, Knaphill, St John’s, as well as across the rest of Surrey.
Do I need planning permission for a garage conversion in Woking?
Usually not for an attached or integral garage, as long as the footprint doesn’t change, but Building Regulations approval always applies. In one of Woking’s 27 conservation areas, replacing the garage door with a wall and window can need full permission.
Is it easier to extend a Goldsworth Park house than one in Horsell?
Often, yes. Goldsworth Park was built as one planned estate, so layouts and garages are similar from house to house. Horsell mixes Victorian cottages, 1930s semis and later infill, so what works varies street by street.
Does flood risk affect building work near the Hoe Stream?
It can. Near the Hoe Stream and the River Wey at Old Woking we allow for flood-resilient floors and check the Environment Agency flood map early; extensions there may also need a flood risk assessment.
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 Woking?
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 Woking?
Tell us about your extension, kitchen, bathroom or garage conversion. Call or text 07791 541507, or email alan@adobuilders.co.uk.