AJH Builders works throughout Leicester and Leicestershire. Site visits and written quotations are free everywhere on this list.
Grouped by part of the county, because the building stock — and therefore the work — changes as you move out from the city centre.
The Victorian and Edwardian streets closest to the centre — mostly solid-wall brick property where repointing, damp and loft conversions come up again and again.
The 1930s to 1970s estates north of the river, where garage conversions and rear extensions are the usual way of adding space.
Post-war and modern housing running out towards the A47, where garages are integral and roofs are often trussed.
The western suburbs and the villages beyond the M1 — a mix of inter-war semis and newer detached property.
The commuter belt down the A426 and A5199 — extensions, annexes and self-build plots.
Larger projects, new builds and full renovations are taken on across the county.
If your area is not on the list it is still worth a call. Larger projects such as new builds, extensions and full renovations are taken on further afield; day-to-day repairs are kept closer to Leicester so that we can respond properly.
Clarendon Park, Stoneygate, Highfields and the West End are largely solid-wall Victorian and Edwardian brick. No cavity means damp shows differently, and pointing needs to be soft enough to breathe — lime rather than a hard cement mix.
Pre-war property around Aylestone, Knighton and Evington usually has a cut roof with usable head height, so a loft conversion is straightforward. Estates built from the 1970s tend to have trussed roofs, which need the structure replacing.
Oadby, Wigston, Glenfield, Birstall and the newer village developments are full of integral and attached garages too narrow for a modern car — which is exactly why garage conversions are so common there.
Travel, coverage limits and working on older property in conservation areas.
No. Site visits and written quotations are free across every area listed on this page. For larger projects further into the county — Loughborough, Hinckley, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray — travel is accounted for within the quoted price rather than charged as an extra.
For larger projects such as new builds and full renovations, yes. Day-to-day repair and maintenance work is kept closer to Leicester so that we can respond properly. If you are just outside the areas listed, call and ask — it is usually a straightforward yes or no.
Yes. Much of the housing stock closest to the city centre is solid-wall Victorian and Edwardian brick, and a good deal of it sits in a conservation area. That changes what is permitted externally and what mortar, brick and detailing are appropriate — which is why repointing in lime and matching existing brickwork are part of what we do rather than an afterthought.
We are Leicester-based and work throughout the city and the surrounding county — from the inner suburbs out to the villages and the market towns beyond.
Tell us about the property and what you have in mind. We will arrange a free site visit and come back to you with a written, itemised quotation.
