Builders in Tain

Across Tain (IV19) the work is mostly town-house renovation, extensions and roof work. Tain 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. Tain 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. Tain is a compact old burgh where scaffolding, access and neighbours all need arranging before a job starts rather than on the morning. We are happy to talk through the kind of work we have done near Tolbooth when you get in touch.

Yes. A great deal of Tain’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 Tain 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 Tain sits in the current programme. Quotes are free, carry no obligation, and you get the price in writing before any work starts.