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/WitneyServing Witney & West Oxfordshire # Bricklayers, stone masonsand general buildersworking in Witney. Witney sits at the Cotswold edge, with a stone-and-brick town centre and a large ring of later housing out to Cogges, Madley Park and Deer Park. We cover the full range: matched stone in the old core and standard brick-and-block on the new estates. Request a Free Estimate Call 07400 418340 Free site visit. Written estimate in 3–5 working days. £5m public liability. Same team on site from start to finish. - 35–45 min from our Highworth yard OX28, OX29 postcodes covered in Witney Since 1988 working in and around Oxfordshire £5m PL public liability, £10m employers' We serve Witney ## Witney is on our regular patch. Highworth to Witney is a 35–45 minute run through Lechlade and Burford. We're on jobs across West Oxfordshire: Witney, Burford, Bampton and the surrounding villages: most months of the year. ### Response times to Witney Witney enquiries are answered the same working day, with site visits usually booked inside the week. ### Property types in Witney Witney's building stock is genuinely mixed: Cotswold stone in the historic core around the Market Square, Church Green and High Street; brick Victorian and Edwardian terraces off Newland and Corn Street; substantial mid-20th-century estate housing at Deer Park and Woodgreen; and large modern developments at Madley Park, Cogges and along the A40 corridor. ### Common Witney jobs Regular Witney work: single-storey rear extensions on the 70s–2000s estate stock, matched-stone repairs in the town centre, garden walls in brick or stone, pitched re-roofs, and re-render on the sand-and-cement gables of the middle-period housing. Services available in Witney ## The full family-run trade list, in Witney. Every service below is handled by the same three-person family team. ### Extensions in Witney Full home extensions handled start to finish: groundworks, brickwork, roofing, plastering. Read more ### Stone Laying in Witney Natural Cotswold stone walling and cladding, laid with the eye and hand of a specialist. Read more ### Bricklaying in Witney Fair-faced brickwork, garden walls, arches and repairs: built by the family that's been doing it since 1988. Read more ### Pitched Roofing in Witney Tiled and slated pitched roofs: repairs and full re-roofs. (We don't take on flat roofing.) Read more ### Plastering & Render in Witney Smooth internal plastering and clean external render by the same three-person family team. Read more ### Patios & Hard Landscaping in Witney Patios, garden walls, turfing, decking and fencing: the outdoor build, handled in-house. Read more Why choose us in Witney ## Why Witney owners bring us across from Highworth. Witney has plenty of local trades, and we're not trying to replace them. Where we get called in is on jobs where the specific stone-and-brick mix, or the family-firm approach, matters. ### Cotswold-edge specialism. Witney's older core is stone; we've been laying stone for four decades. We can match, point in lime and re-roof in Cotswold tile: the trades most modern-only firms don't carry. ### Same three faces, start to finish. Not a rotating agency crew. Dale and his two sons on every job. If we quote it, we build it. ### Straight answers. If a job isn't right for us: flat roofing, soft landscaping, gas, electrical, or something we don't have the specialism for: we'll tell you at the site visit and point you to someone reliable. Local building issues ## Common Witney property problems. The mix of building periods in Witney produces two different sets of typical failures: one for the older stone core, one for the estate stock. ### Cement pointing on stone town-centre property. Historic stone in the Witney core has often been re-pointed in cement. Stone is now spalling. Rake out and re-point in lime. ### Failed render on 70s–80s estate housing. Deer Park and Woodgreen-era render is at end of life. Hack off, re-mesh, re-render properly with a modern breathable mix where appropriate. ### Sagging concrete-tile roofs on estate stock. Original heavy concrete tiles on 70s–80s Witney housing are tired. Strip and relay is the honest answer, not another patch. ### Boundary walls between periods. Where a modern estate has grown up against older stone plots, boundary walls often sit awkwardly on inadequate footings. Take down and rebuild with a proper foundation. In depth ## Working in Witney. Witney is the largest town in West Oxfordshire, sitting on the River Windrush at the eastern edge of the Cotswolds. The historic core: Market Square, Church Green, High Street: is largely Cotswold stone with lime mortar, some brick infill, and stone-tile or Welsh slate roofing. The town grew substantially in the Victorian and Edwardian periods with brick terraces around Corn Street, Newland and Bridge Street, and grew again in the second half of the 20th century with large estates at Deer Park and Woodgreen. Modern development at Madley Park and Cogges continues. That layered growth means the right building approach in Witney depends heavily on where the property sits in the town's history. A stone cottage repair on Church Green needs matched Cotswold stone and lime pointing. A Victorian terrace repair off Corn Street needs soft brick and lime mortar. A 1980s estate house at Deer Park is standard cavity-wall construction with sand-and-cement mortar and modern render. Getting this right is the whole trade. From Highworth, Witney is a 35–45 minute drive. That's further than our nearest patch, but well within our regular working radius, and we're already running jobs at Burford, Bampton and Lechlade on the way there. Standard hours Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, Saturday for smaller jobs. Free site visits. 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 Witney 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 Witney 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 Witney. See all our work Previous slideNext slide Nearby areas ## Also serving these Oxfordshire towns and villages. See all areas OX18 ### Builders in Burford 30–40 min from Highworth GL7 ### Builders in Lechlade 12–18 min from Highworth GL7 ### Builders in Fairford 15–22 min from Highworth FAQs ## Common questions about our work in Witney. Can't see yours? Ring Dale on 07400 418340. Do you cover OX28 and OX29?Yes: Witney itself and the villages around it: Bampton, Ducklington, Curbridge, Hailey and the outlying settlements. How fast can you get to Witney?35–45 minutes from Highworth via Lechlade and Burford. Site visits usually booked inside the same week. Do you work on listed properties in Witney town centre?Yes, subject to appropriate listed-building consent. Lime-mortar work as standard on solid stone construction. Cost of a Witney extension?Priced only after a site visit. Written, itemised estimate in 3–5 working days. Do you re-roof Cotswold-tile properties in Witney?Yes: pitched re-roofs and repairs, including stone-tile relays with correct lead flashings. We do not do flat roofing. Are you insured for high-value West Oxfordshire property?£5,000,000 public liability and £10,000,000 employers' liability. Certificates on request. Do you do garden walls in matched Cotswold stone?Yes: stone laying is one of our named trades and we've been doing matched-stone garden walls across the Cotswolds for four decades. Ready when you are ## Get a free estimate for your Witney 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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