Builders in Forres

Across Forres (IV36) the work is mostly sandstone renovation, extensions and interior refurbishment. Forres is a Highland market town built largely in sandstone and harl, where roofs, chimneys and pointing tend to come due together and a renovation is judged on whether the repairs were done in the right material. Every job starts with a proper look at the building rather than a price guessed over the phone.

No. Travel is included in the price of the work. Forres is roughly 24 miles from Inverness, and coverage across that distance is stated up front rather than added later. For work of real size we plan the site properly rather than treating it as a day trip.

Yes. Forres has an unusually intact old core, which means renovations there are judged on how well the new work disappears into the old. We are happy to talk through the kind of work we have done near Grant Park when you get in touch.

Yes. A great deal of Forres’s older stock is sandstone or harled masonry, which means lime mortar rather than hard cement, breathable finishes rather than sealed ones, and slate replaced with slate. Repointing a wall like that in the wrong mortar looks fine for two winters and then pushes the face off the stone, which is why we price the correct version from the start.

Yes, and that is the work the firm is built around. We are currently delivering a multi-year Highland shooting lodge renovation running through to 2029, so a substantial renovation or new build in Forres is well within what we are set up to hold.

Usually within a week or two of getting in touch, depending on the size of the job and where Forres sits in the current programme. Quotes are free, carry no obligation, and you get the price in writing before any work starts.