Thanks for dropping in, this web site is a new venture for us and still a 'work in progress.' I hope that you will find this site to be interesting and helpful. If you have an queries or would like to make any comment, please leave a message on the home page. We are a small family business with over 35 years of experience in the building trade. We are a registered NHBC builder Registration No. 86514. Mostly we could be described as "Speculative Builders." We buy small infill plots of land and build house for sale. The largest development to date is a block six houses (Three pairs of semis,) in Buckingham Town on the Morton Road. Mostly however we concentrate on one off builds which could be anything from a standard 3 bed detached to a plush executive home or a Barn Conversion. In between house builds we often squeeze in an extention for a private customer. Our hope is that in the future a larger percentage of our work will come from private work and hence this web site which we hope will be a venue to showcase our company and our portfolio of work. With all the television programes dedicated to property development, Grand Designs, Property Ladder, Escape to the Country etc. People can be forgiven for thinking it is a get rich quick, money making, Guarantee! In reality, property development is a complicated, often frustrating,  time consuming minefield for the unwary and inexperienced.  If you are concidering a building project and are looking for a "turnkey" builder make sure you get an experienced company to minimise the undoubted times of trial that will most certainly come during the messy building "bit." There are many great builders out there. But the big companies are not normally interested in one off private builds. And most of the smaller companies will concentrate on their strengths, perhaps bricklaying, roofing or plastering. And will sub-contract out the work they can not do to others, say, carpentry, plumbing or electrics. This is quite normal and nothing to cause concern. The problem is that if work is sub-contracted, it will almost certainly add to the final cost and perhaps more importantly greatly increase the build time. On small sites, trades will often want to work without being hindered by other trades, the classic dilemma of the Sparkie and the Plumber fighting over who is going to run the pipe/cable where before the other can get a chance! These trades are not just sitting idly waiting for the call to come in and "do" their thing. They are busy working on other sites, so when you need them to come and do their bit, you can find yourself waiting for weeks! This in turn becomes a knock on for the other trades and the end result is an over run of months on the job! Barnes Build works on a different basis. Although we are a small family company, we have all the trades(bar one,) in house. Groundworks, Brickwork, Carpentry, Roofing, Plumbing, Electrics, Plastering, Decorating and Landscaping. All trades move seamlessly together saving time and money. The one exception is Gas, we are not Corgi registered and therefore this has to be sub-contracted out! If you need help with plans we can help with Architects and Structural Engineers. If you have a building project and are looking for a builder to undertake the work, take a look at some of the projects on this site and if you want to get in touch we will be glad to quote you for what you have in mind. Dont worry about it, give it to us.