Chelmsford, Essex
Chelmsford homes where the whole outside gets done at once
Extension, drive and garden delivered on one programme, rather than three separate disruptions across three summers.
Chelmsford, Essex
One contract instead of three
Chelmsford brings a particular kind of project our way: substantial family homes in Old Moulsham, Great Baddow and the villages beyond, where owners are investing properly rather than shopping for the cheapest quote.
Much of the work here arrives as a package. A two storey extension with new drainage, then the driveway and rear garden rebuilt to match, delivered on one programme with one team. It costs less than three separate projects and it means the drainage across the whole property is designed once, as a whole.
To talk through a Chelmsford project, call 07770 880587 or email enquiries@breakinggroundltd.com.
Request a consultation
We take on new build contracts and substantial driveway and garden projects. Give us the detail and Matt will come back to you personally.
A recent Chelmsford job
Two storey extension, then the drive and garden, Great Baddow
A wraparound extension with steels and a relocated foul run, followed immediately by a new block paved frontage and a re-levelled rear garden with a porcelain terrace. Sixteen weeks in total, one team, one programme.
- Foul drain diverted with a build over agreement in place
- Steel beams and structural openings to engineer's design
- Frontage and garden drainage designed as one system
- Ten year guarantee issued on the structural work
On the ground
Where our Chelmsford work concentrates
Extension and annexe builds
Structural openings, steels, foundations and drainage handled in house, with building control inspections booked and attended by us.
Large frontage driveways
In and out drives, turning circles and resin or block paving laid over a base built for the vehicles that will actually use it.
River valley drainage
Properties near the Chelmer and the Can often need attenuation or soakaway design rather than a simple connection. We plan for it at survey stage.
Whole property programmes
Extension, drive and garden sequenced so scaffolding, muck away and deliveries happen once instead of three times.
FAQ
Chelmsford questions we get asked
Can you do the extension and the driveway together?+
That is our preferred way of working in Chelmsford. One mobilisation, shared muck away, and surface water designed across the whole property rather than in two halves that fight each other.
Do you handle drainage diversions near the Chelmer?+
Yes, including build over agreements and attenuation where a straightforward connection is not available. Low lying plots near the rivers frequently need storage rather than discharge.
How far in advance should I book?+
For a substantial scheme, three to five months. Foundations and drainage design need the engineer and the authority, and both take longer than the building work people are picturing.
Are you local enough to Chelmsford to be responsive?+
We are Colchester based, which puts Chelmsford about forty minutes away and comfortably inside our thirty mile radius. It is one of our busiest areas outside the town.
Do you offer a garden design service in Chelmsford?+
Yes, a full one: measured survey, layout, planting plan and material samples at your property, then built by the same team that drew it.
Where to next
Most requested in Chelmsford
Services
- Extensions and New Builds
Full build packages from footings to finished shell and beyond, backed by our ten year structural guarantee.
- Hard and Soft Landscaping
Complete garden schemes with a full design service: levels, terraces, walls, lighting, planting and lawns.
- Block Paving
Traditional and contemporary block paved driveways on a properly built sub base, with edging that stays put.
Useful reading
- Extension foundations: what they cost and how deep they go
Depths, concrete volumes and the two things that most often push an extension foundation budget upwards.
- What does a designed garden actually cost?
Survey, plan and build costs for substantial gardens, and the elements that carry the budget.
- Block paving cost per square metre, explained properly
What a block paved driveway costs, broken down by the parts of the job most quotes leave vague.
Fixed, itemised quotations with a dated programme, and staged payments against work in place.
Nearby
Other towns in our patch
Breaking Ground. Building Trust.
Planning something substantial in Chelmsford?
Tell us about the plot, the property and what you want the finished result to be. We will visit, survey and quote properly.
Ten year guarantee / 30 miles of Colchester / New builds and substantial projects