07400 418340info@drsmithbuilding.co.uk Mon–Fri 8am–5pm · Sat by arrangement 07400 418340 HomeAboutServices Areas Our WorkContact07400 418340Request Free Estimate Home/Areas we cover/ShrivenhamServing Shrivenham & Watchfield # Bricklayers and generalbuilders in Shrivenham,up the road from Highworth. Shrivenham is one of our nearest villages: a short drive from Highworth down the B4000. From the older stone-and-brick cottages on the High Street to the newer housing off Faringdon Road and Highworth Road, we've been on jobs across the village for four decades. Request a Free Estimate Call 07400 418340 Free site visit. Written estimate in 3–5 working days. £5m public liability. Fast response: we're 8–12 minutes away. - 8–12 min from our Highworth yard SN6 postcodes covered in Shrivenham Since 1988 working in and around Oxfordshire £5m PL public liability, £10m employers' We serve Shrivenham ## Shrivenham is on our doorstep. We're a straight run down the B4000, 8 to 12 minutes on a normal day. If you're in Shrivenham, Watchfield or Bourton, we're one of the closest genuine building firms you're going to find. ### Response times to Shrivenham Shrivenham enquiries answered the same working day. Urgent damage often attended the same day. Standard site visits inside the week. ### Property types in Shrivenham Shrivenham's fabric mixes older stone-and-brick cottages on the High Street and Church Street, the substantial Defence Academy estate presence, 1970s–1990s estate housing off Highworth Road, and modern developments off Faringdon Road. ### Common Shrivenham jobs Typical Shrivenham jobs: single-storey extensions on the 70s–90s estate stock, garden walls in brick or matched stone, lime re-pointing on the older stone cottages, driveway aprons in brick or block paver, pitched re-roofs and re-render. Services available in Shrivenham ## The full family-run trade list, in Shrivenham. Every service below is handled by the same three-person family team. ### Bricklaying in Shrivenham Fair-faced brickwork, garden walls, arches and repairs: built by the family that's been doing it since 1988. Read more ### Extensions in Shrivenham Full home extensions handled start to finish: groundworks, brickwork, roofing, plastering. Read more ### Plastering & Render in Shrivenham Smooth internal plastering and clean external render by the same three-person family team. Read more ### Pitched Roofing in Shrivenham Tiled and slated pitched roofs: repairs and full re-roofs. (We don't take on flat roofing.) Read more ### Patios & Hard Landscaping in Shrivenham Patios, garden walls, turfing, decking and fencing: the outdoor build, handled in-house. Read more ### Guttering & Fascias in Shrivenham Replacement guttering, fascias and soffits to keep the water off the brickwork where it belongs. Read more Why choose us in Shrivenham ## Why Shrivenham owners keep our number. In a village this size the reputation of a building firm gets tested constantly. Four decades on and we're still here doing it. ### Genuinely local. Eight minutes up the road. That means fast response, easy call-backs and no fuel padding on your invoice. ### Three faces, one family. Dale and his two sons on every job. The same three faces from the first morning to the final walk-round. ### Right trade for the right property. Older cottage frontage: lime and matched stone. Estate house: standard cavity-wall brick and modern render. We know which is which and don't try to force one approach onto the other. Local building issues ## Common Shrivenham property problems. The village's mix of older cottage stock and later estate housing produces a familiar pattern of issues. ### Cement pointing on older cottages. Same story as most SN6 villages. Older stone or soft-brick frontages were re-pointed in cement at some point and are now shedding face. Lime re-point is the proper repair. ### Failed render on 70s–90s estate housing. Sand-and-cement render on the later estate stock is past its serviceable life. Hack off, re-mesh, re-render. ### Tired concrete-tile roofs. Original tiles on the 70s Shrivenham estates are due full strip-and-relay. Slipped tiles and internal damp are the usual signs. ### Boundary walls without proper footings. 80s-era garden walls built on shallow strip footings on Vale clay soils are now leaning. Rebuild on a proper concrete footing. In depth ## Shrivenham in detail. Shrivenham is a village on the border of Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, best known as the home of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Its housing stock is a genuine mix: older stone-and-brick cottages in the historic core around the High Street and St Andrew's Church, some Georgian and Victorian expansion, the substantial Defence Academy estate presence, mid-20th-century estate housing built through the 70s and 80s, and more recent developments off Faringdon Road and Highworth Road. That variety means we're routinely switching between two different modes of work depending on which end of the village we're in. On an older cottage frontage on the High Street we're using lime mortar and matched or reclaimed stone and brick, working sympathetically to the original construction. On a 1980s estate house off Highworth Road we're using standard sand-and-cement mortar, modern facing brick and standard cavity-wall detailing. Both are legitimate, but they're not interchangeable: and getting them the wrong way round damages the property either aesthetically or physically. Practically, from Highworth we're 8–12 minutes away, which is about as close as it gets. That short travel means we can attend for a free site visit quickly, drop back if something needs a second look during the job, and respond fast if storm damage or a structural issue needs urgent attention. Standard hours Mon–Fri 8am–5pm; Saturday for smaller jobs by arrangement. Written itemised estimates inside 3–5 working days. £5m public liability. No flat roofing, no gas, no electrical, no soft landscaping. Our process ## The same four-step process, whether you're in Shrivenham or up the road. Repeatable, honest, and identical for every job: a garden wall or a full extension. 01 ### Free site visit We come out to your Shrivenham property, walk the job with you and answer questions in person. - 02 ### Written estimate in 3–5 days Itemised, in writing, with staged payments set out. No verbal quotes. - 03 ### Booked in and started Materials sourced, timing agreed. The same three-person team on site from day one. - 04 ### Snagged and handed over Site cleared, snag-list walked with you, aftercare explained. We stay reachable after the job. Recent works ## Recent projects in and around Shrivenham. See all our work Previous slideNext slide Nearby areas ## Also serving these Oxfordshire towns and villages. See all areas SN6 ### Builders in Highworth 0–5 min from Highworth SN7 ### Builders in Faringdon 10–15 min from Highworth SN1–SN5, SN25, SN26 ### Builders in Swindon 15–25 min from Highworth FAQs ## Common questions about our work in Shrivenham. Can't see yours? Ring Dale on 07400 418340. Do you cover Shrivenham, Watchfield and Bourton?Yes: the whole SN6 Shrivenham cluster, including Watchfield and the villages either side. How fast can you get to Shrivenham?8–12 minutes from Highworth on a normal day. Urgent damage often attended the same day. Can you match older Shrivenham stone or brick?Yes. For repair work on older frontages we source reclaimed materials and match the mortar mix to the original. Cost of a Shrivenham extension?Priced only after a site visit. Written, itemised estimate in 3–5 working days. Staged payments: nothing due before we start. Do you work Saturdays in Shrivenham?Standard hours Mon–Fri 8am–5pm. Saturday work available for smaller jobs by arrangement. Are you insured?£5,000,000 public liability and £10,000,000 employers' liability. Certificates on request. Are you the same builders that have worked for others in the village?Very likely, after four decades in and around SN6 there aren't many streets in Shrivenham we haven't worked on. Ask around. Ready when you are ## Get a free estimate for your Shrivenham job. Free site visit at a time that suits. Written, itemised estimate in 3–5 working days. Staged payments, nothing due before we start. Request Free Estimate Call 07400 418340 Family-run since 1988 £5m public liability Free site visits Bank transfer or cash 07400 418340 info@drsmithbuilding.co.uk 329 Windrush, Highworth A three-person, family-run building firm serving Highworth, Swindon and the Cotswolds. 40 years on the tools: honest quotes, quality work, and we turn up when we say we will. 07400 418340 info@drsmithbuilding.co.uk 329 Windrush, HighworthMonday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm · Saturday: available for smaller jobs by arrangement · Sunday: closed ### Building Services - Bricklaying in Highworth & Swindon - Stone Laying in Highworth & Swindon - Extensions in Highworth & Swindon - General Building in Highworth & Swindon - Plastering & Render in Highworth & Swindon - Patios & Hard Landscaping in Highworth & Swindon - Fencing in Highworth & Swindon - Pitched Roofing in Highworth & Swindon - Guttering & Fascias in Highworth & Swindon - Kitchens & Bathrooms in Highworth & Swindon - All building services → ### Areas Covered - Builders in Swindon - Builders in Highworth - Builders in Lechlade - Builders in Fairford - Builders in Cirencester - Builders in Faringdon - Builders in Witney - Builders in Burford - Builders in Shrivenham - All areas we cover → ### Assurance - £5,000,000 public liability - £10,000,000 employers' liability - Enquiries answered within one working day © 2026 DR Smith Building. 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