Refurbishments

Whole-house refurbishments, handled end-to-end.

Full-house renovations for period properties and tired housing stock across Cheshire and Greater Manchester. Rewires, replumbs, replastering, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration — one contract, one accountable team.

Why Choose Us

Refurbishment is where bad contracting shows up most.

A full refurbishment has a hundred different trades, dependencies and sequencing decisions. Do them in the wrong order — skim before second-fix, floor before radiators, tiling before the plumber signs off — and the programme unravels. This is where contractors who are used to running small jobs quietly come unstuck.

We\'ve refurbished Victorian terraces in Stockport, Edwardian semis in Bolton and 1930s detached houses in Alderley Edge. The programme management is the same: every trade sequenced, a weekly progress meeting with the client, and no surprises on the final invoice.

What's Included

The full refurbishment package.

From the first survey through to handover. Structure, M&E, plaster, joinery, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration — all under one contract and one programme.

  • Pre-Start Survey

    Full condition survey — damp, electrics, heating, roof, drains — so surprises stay off the final invoice.

  • Strip-Out

    Existing kitchens, bathrooms, heating, wiring and flooring stripped back to plaster or brick.

  • Full Rewire

    New consumer unit, circuits, sockets, lighting and hard-wired smoke alarms — NICEIC-certified.

  • Full Replumb

    Mains upgrades, new central heating system, boiler, radiators, unvented cylinders.

  • Damp & Structural

    Rising damp treatment, structural opening-up where needed, lintels over openings added or replaced.

  • Plastering

    Full replaster of rooms back to paint-ready finish, with lime plasters specified for older solid-wall properties.

  • Joinery

    New or restored skirtings, architraves, staircases, internal doors — sympathetically profiled for period homes.

  • Kitchens & Bathrooms

    Full kitchen and bathroom refits as part of the package — same team, same standard.

How We Work

Design to Completion.

A single accountable team, start to finish. No handoffs, no subcontractor blame-games, no surprises.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    We visit your property and discuss your vision, requirements, and budget.

  2. 02

    Design & Planning

    Our team prepares designs and handles planning and building regulations.

  3. 03

    Quotation

    You receive a detailed, transparent quote with no hidden costs.

  4. 04

    Construction

    Our trusted team delivers your project to the highest standard, on time and on budget.

  5. 05

    Completion

    Final inspection, snagging, and handover. Your project, fully certified.

Frequently Asked

Refurbishment FAQs.

The questions we get asked most often when quoting a full-house renovation.

What counts as a "full refurbishment"?

Usually full rewire, full replumb, central heating replacement, replastering most rooms, new kitchen and bathrooms, new flooring, full redecoration, and often some structural reconfiguration. Clients commissioning a refurbishment are typically just-moved-in, or coming back to a long-empty family home.

How much does a whole-house refurbishment cost?

For a three- or four-bedroom house in Cheshire, a full strip-back and refit typically runs £120,000–£260,000+ depending on size, specification and how much structural work is involved. We'll itemise the quote so the headline figure doesn't hide anything.

How long will we be out of the house?

A full refurbishment of a family home is typically 18–32 weeks on site. We don't usually recommend living in the house during this — the disruption of a rewire, replumb and replaster across every room at once is hard on a family.

Can you work on listed or period properties?

Yes — we regularly refurbish Victorian terraces, Edwardian semis and 1930s detached homes across Cheshire. For listed properties we coordinate with the local conservation officer and specify lime plasters, matching mouldings and appropriate materials throughout.

What about the existing period features?

We sympathetically restore what can be restored — plaster cornices, ceiling roses, skirting profiles, original floorboards — and sympathetically replicate what can't. A refurbishment shouldn't strip a period house of its character.

Do you coordinate design and interiors?

Yes — in-house space-planning and finishes, or we'll work alongside an interior designer or architect you've already appointed. Refurbishment is as much an interior decision as a construction one.

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
Checkatrade 9.8 · Verified Reviews
Let's Build Something

Just moved in and facing a full refurbishment?

Book a free site visit. We'll walk the house, talk through your priorities and come back with a staged approach and a transparent budget.