Craig
Founder · Project DirectorTime-served joiner and NVQ-qualified site manager. Coordinates every project from first site visit to final handover.
About
High-quality projects, end-to-end — without the complexity.
Cheshire Design & Build delivers high-quality, fully managed projects with a strong focus on detail, finish and client experience. A complete design-to-build service across Cheshire's premium areas — Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Knutsford, Warrington — and the wider North West.
Our Story
Thirty years of design-to-build consistency.
We deliver a complete design-to-build service that removes complexity and ensures consistency from start to completion. The person who quotes your project is the person managing it — backed by a trusted, long-standing team and specialist subcontractors across all trades.
Free site visits and quotations. Lead times typically run several weeks to several months depending on scope, planning and design phases. Every completed project is handed over with a written workmanship guarantee — and a 2025 industry award sits on the shelf.
What We Stand For
Four non-negotiables.
- 01
Detail & Finish
A strong focus on the details that separate a considered renovation from a developer fit-out — cut-in trims, tidy first-fix, finishes that still look right a decade later.
- 02
Client Experience
A complete design-to-build service that removes complexity from your side. One project manager, weekly progress updates, transparent costs from quote to handover.
- 03
Trusted Team
A long-standing in-house team and specialist subcontractors across all trades — the same trusted faces on every project, not a different crew each week.
- 04
Workmanship Guarantee
Every completed project is backed by a written workmanship guarantee — so the finish you sign off on is the finish you get to live with.
- 30+ Years Combined Experience
- 200+ Projects Delivered
- 9.8 Checkatrade Rating
- 2025 Industry Award
Recognition · 2025
FMB Master Builder Awards Winner.
Recognised by the Federation of Master Builders at the 2025 Master Builder Awards — the UK construction industry's longest‑running awards for residential builders. The award sits above the same standard of detail, finish and client experience we apply to every project.
View our FMB profile Accreditations 
Every trade on a Cheshire Design & Build site is qualified, insured and individually accountable. FMB membership, NICEIC registration and Gas Safe certification are not marketing — they're the baseline for what we do.
The Team
Three pillars.
A small, deliberate operation. The person you meet at the site visit is the person coordinating your build on day one — and day 84.
Design & Planning
Architectural PartnersIn-house design coordinator working alongside two trusted Cheshire architectural practices for planning and building regs submissions.
On-Site Team
Trades & SupervisorsDirectly employed joiners, bricklayers and a network of long-standing electricians, plumbers and decorators — the same faces on every job.
What Our Clients Say
CDB have knowledge and experience they use wisely to achieve great outcomes. They are competent, experienced, knowledgeable, friendly, trustworthy, communicative, considerate, and hardworking.
M. Harrison Full House Renovation · Alderley Edge
Let's Build Something
Want to meet the team?
Book a free, no-obligation site visit. We'll walk the space, listen to your brief, and give you an honest view on feasibility before any drawings or quotes.