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A K John Building & Refurbishment

OLDHAM AND GREATER MANCHESTER

Builder in Oldham
for extensions and
refurbishment

Extensions, refurbishments, kitchens and bathrooms, from Oldham across Greater Manchester.

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  • Written quote before any work starts
  • The same person from start to finish
  • Photos welcome with your enquiry

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Tell us what you want to do. No obligation either way.

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Based in OldhamAcross Greater Manchester
Written quotesScope agreed before we start
One point of contactFrom first visit to final details
No obligationNothing booked until you say yes

OUR SERVICES

What we take on

From extensions to smaller structural works, clear communication and care at every stage.

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Example imageExample image: a finished single storey rear extension with large glazed doors onto a garden
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House extensions

Single and double storey, rear and side return extensions. More room for the way you live.

 Example imageExample image: a finished loft conversion used as a bedroom
02

Loft conversions

Make useful space above your home, from another bedroom to a calm place to work.

 A finished media wall: backlit marble effect panel, wall hung television and a long floating unit
03

House refurbishments

Bring a tired property up to date, with each stage of the work clearly planned.

 A kitchen with the hob, extractor and splashback finished
04

Kitchen refits

Layout changes, plumbing, electrics and the finishing details that make a kitchen work.

 Example imageExample image: a converted garage finished as a living space with glazed doors
05

Garage conversions

Turn an underused garage into a comfortable office, living space or extra room.

 A new arched opening formed between a room and a ground floor wet room, plastered and painted
06

Structural alterations

Wall removals, new openings and steel installations for a more open home.

 Wood effect laminate meeting a tiled wet room floor on a flush, level threshold
07

Bathroom refurbishments

A bathroom fitter who takes the room back to the walls first. The pipework and the floor are put right before anything is tiled, which is what separates a refurbishment from a re-tile.

 Example imageExample image: an older brick elevation after repointing
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Brickwork and repointing

New brickwork, rebuilt sections and repointing with a mortar that suits the wall.

 Example imageExample image: the brickwork stage of a rear extension
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Groundworks and foundations

Digging, footings, drainage and slabs. The part nobody sees that everything else sits on.

 A new dropped ceiling bulkhead with downlights over the bay and the garden doors
10

Plastering and skimming

Re-boarding, patching and skimming, so new work meets old without a line showing.

 Example imageExample image: a converted garage finished as a living space with glazed doors
11

Garden rooms

Insulated, wired and built to be used in winter, not just in July.

 Example imageExample image: a finished single storey rear extension with large glazed doors onto a garden
12

New builds

A house from the ground up, or a plot that needs building on.

 Example imageExample image: a refurbished living room with a fireplace and new decoration
13

Property maintenance

The repairs and small jobs that stop a property turning into a big one.

 A commercial unit being fitted out, with the slatted feature wall up and the floor going down
14

Commercial refurbishments

Shops, offices and units stripped and refitted, worked around whatever still has to trade.

 Example imageExample image: a converted garage finished as a living space with glazed doors
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Conservatories

Built, rebuilt or brought back into use, with a base and a roof that hold the heat in.

OUR PROCESS

How a job actually goes

A clear route from the first conversation to the finished room.

Example image Example image: a phone and drawings on a table at the enquiry stage
01

Tell us what you want to do

Ring, or send the form with a photo of the space. A picture and a few details are a useful place to start.

Example image Example image: measuring up and marking a drawing during a survey visit
02

We come and look at it

Measurements, access and what you want from the finished room. The visit helps define the work and the quote.

Example image Example image: an itemised written quote on a clipboard
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A written quote, itemised

What is included, what is not, and anything that could change the price, all set out before work begins.

Example image Example image: a finished kitchen opened into a rear extension with doors to the garden
04

The work, with clear updates

Agree the stages and stay informed as the job progresses, with one point of contact throughout.

OUR WORK

Jobs he has finished

His own photographs, and what each job actually involved from the first visit to the finished room.

A commercial unit stripped back, with the walls being made goodThe same unit painted and the new floor laidThe finished unit, painted through with a new door hung

COMMERCIAL REFURBISHMENT

A tired commercial unit taken back and finished

What they wanted
A unit that had been sitting empty, wanted back in a state it could be let or traded from, without rebuilding it.
What we did
Stripped back, the walls made good, new partitions framed and boarded, then painted through, a new floor laid and a kitchenette fitted with a solid worktop.
The finished job
A clean, lit, usable space with a new door hung and the floor down, ready to move into.
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A fitted kitchen with grey gloss units, a double oven and a mosaic splashbackA kitchen run with the sink under the window and the appliances inA kitchen with a stainless chimney extractor over the hob

KITCHEN REFIT

A kitchen replanned around how the room is used

What they wanted
More worktop, somewhere sensible for the appliances, and a room that did not feel like a corridor.
What we did
The old kitchen out, services moved to suit the new layout, first fix for the plumbing and electrics, then the units, worktop, splashback and extractor fitted.
The finished job
A run of units with the sink under the window, the appliances built in and the hob under a proper extractor.
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A finished bathroom with a quadrant shower, new WC and a wood effect floorA fitted vanity unit with a mirrored cabinet above itA bathroom finished with a bath screen, vanity unit and black fittings

BATHROOM REFURBISHMENT

A bathroom stripped to the walls and rebuilt

What they wanted
A dated bathroom replaced, with a shower that worked and a floor that was not soft underfoot.
What we did
Out to the walls, the pipework and the floor sorted before anything was covered, then boarded, panelled and fitted.
The finished job
A quadrant shower, a new WC and vanity unit, and a wood effect floor laid through.
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A conservatory finished inside, with a pitched timber roof and a built in fireplace wallA room replastered and decorated, with new flooring and spotlightsFitted wardrobes built into a bedroom

CONSERVATORY AND REFURBISHMENT

A conservatory turned back into a room people sit in

What they wanted
A conservatory that was too hot in summer and unused the rest of the year, made into part of the house.
What we did
The glazing and roof dealt with, a solid feature wall built in with a fireplace and a display recess, then floored and finished to match the rooms either side.
The finished job
A room under a pitched timber roof with a fireplace wall, used all year rather than in July.
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THREE WAYS TO START

Talk to us about your job

Whichever is easiest. You get the same answer from all three.

Call 07542 569 403 Quickest if you want to talk it through Send a photo on WhatsApp A picture answers more than a paragraph

Or send it in a minute

Three boxes and a photo if you have one.

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GET IN TOUCH

Let's talk about your job

Tell us what you want to do and roughly when. A photograph of the house or the room helps us give you a more useful answer.

BASED IN

Oldham, Greater Manchester

OPENING HOURS

Open 7 days, 8am to 6pm.

Tell us about your project

A few details and a photo help us give you a useful reply.

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OLDHAM, BY TRADE

Working in Oldham

The town we work out of. What the stone, the slope and the terraces here do to three of the jobs we are asked for most.

Kitchen refits Oldham

Fitted kitchens in the town we work out of. What an Oldham kitchen costs you in time is usually the walls and the floor, not the units.

House extensions Oldham

Extending on a hill is a groundworks job with a room on top. In this town the ground and the access decide the price more than the floor area does.

Brickwork and repointing Oldham

The most common thing wrong with an Oldham wall is the mortar somebody else put in it. Here is how that happens and what it takes to put right.

Everything about working in Oldham

AREAS WE COVER

Manchester and the places around it

Send your postcode to talk through the work you have in mind.

OldhamRochdaleManchesterSalfordChorltonPrestwichDidsburyWorsleyStockportAltrincham

USEFUL TO KNOW

Questions before you ring

Do you charge for a quote?

No. A visit and a written quote cost you nothing and commit you to nothing. If a visit to your particular job would involve a cost, you are told that on the phone before anybody sets off.

How soon could you start?

It depends on the size of the job and what is already booked in. Ring with your postcode and what you want doing and you will get a straight answer about timing rather than a holding one.

Do you do the work yourself or subcontract it?

Ask on the call. Some trades on a building job are specialists by law, and you should know who is doing what and who your point of contact is before anything starts.

Can you work to drawings we already have?

Yes. Bring them. If something on them will be a problem to build, it is far better to find that out before three people have priced it.

What areas do you cover?

Based in Oldham and working across Greater Manchester. There is a page for each of the main areas. Further out is worth asking about rather than assuming.

Will you tell us if something is not worth doing?

Yes, and it happens. Sometimes the thing somebody has decided they want is not the thing that solves the problem they actually have.

GET A PRICE

Tell us about your job

Three boxes and a photo if you have one. We price it in writing, with no obligation.

Goes straight to Andrew John. No obligation.

Where we work from

Based in Oldham, covering Greater Manchester.

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