Building Construction in Caversham

Building construction in Caversham by Stephen Anthony Developments. Structural work on homes and commercial premises, from new walls and steel beams to roofs and repairs, all built to drawings and signed off properly.

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Structural Work on Homes and Premises

Building construction covers the work that holds a building up: removing walls, fitting steel beams, forming new openings, rebuilding roofs and repairing what has moved. Anything that changes how load travels through a building needs designing before it is touched.

Building construction in Caversham with a steel beam being installed in a house

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Working to Drawings and Specifications

Structural work starts with an engineer's calculations. Beam sizes, padstones and bearing lengths are all specified for a reason. We build to what is on the drawing and keep the paperwork, because building control will want to see it and so will a buyer's surveyor.

Programme, Trades and Site Rules

A construction job runs to a programme with trades booked in sequence. We set out working hours, deliveries and where the skip goes before starting, and keep the site tidy at the end of each day. That matters as much on a house as on a commercial job.

About us

Building construction is the core of what we do as a building firm. Across 34 years we have carried out structural work on houses, flats and commercial premises around Reading, working to engineers' drawings and dealing directly with building control throughout the job. The calculations, the inspection records and the completion certificate are all handed over at the end.

34 years building across Caversham and Reading
Show home in RG4 you can look round
Office in RG4 and clients are welcome to call in
One team from groundworks to final finish
Written quotes before any work is agreed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a structural engineer for building work in Reading?

Yes, for anything that removes or alters load bearing structure. Building control will not sign off a steel beam without calculations. The engineer's fee is small next to the cost of getting it wrong, and the calculations become part of your house paperwork.

How long does it take to remove a load bearing wall?

The beam itself usually goes in over two to three days, including propping, cutting out and setting the steel on padstones. Making good, plastering and finishing takes another week or so. The design and building control side needs sorting before any of it starts.

Do you take on commercial building work as well as houses?

Yes. We handle shop, office and small commercial projects alongside residential work. Commercial jobs usually need tighter control of working hours and access, particularly where a business is trading through the work. We plan around that rather than expecting the client to.