North Cornwall · EX23
Full Build that reads Poughill properly
Once drawings are approved, the build is the bit that decides whether you get the home you imagined or a frustrating compromise. We deliver projects on a single contract — design, drawings, approvals and construction — so the team that drew it is the team that builds it. A Poughill brief starts on the street, not the screen — Poughill is a coastal village in the EX23 area, where sea exposure, views and seasonal pressure shape most building decisions, with a building stock that leans toward rendered coastal houses and bungalows.
Poughill sits in North Cornwall — covering EX23 from Bude, Stratton, Flexbury outward.
- Conservation Area
- Coastal exposure zone
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓ Local to North Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓ Same team on paper as on site
Local watch-list
Local snags worth knowing before drawing a Poughill full build package.
Watch #1
Conservation Area material and fenestration controls in central Poughill
Watch #2
Coastal exposure driving fixing, render and joinery spec
Who this is for
Poughill runs the full mix — owner-occupier, holiday-let, commercial and the occasional smallholding — so we scope every full build package enquiry from the use-class up.
Local context
Why Poughill is its own job.
Around Poughill (EX23), coastal setting and landscape sensitivity mean rooflines, glazing, drainage and external materials need careful handling from the first sketch. For full build package specifically, parts of Poughill sit within a designated Conservation Area, which means materials, fenestration and roof pitches all need to read sympathetically with the existing streetscape; coastal salt-laden air around Poughill drives detailing choices — fixings, render systems and timber treatments all need to be specified for exposure. Reading Poughill properly up front saves more time than any drawing tool ever will. Most of our full build package work in Poughill lands on rendered coastal houses, with detailing that has to nod to the wider Stratton streetscape.
Planning note
Build delivery doesn't need planning, but planning conditions often dictate site setup, materials and working hours — we read every condition and build the programme around them.
What we focus on
Full Build considerations specific to Poughill.
01
Off-grid sites need their own water, drainage and power solutions designed and procured rather than assumed.
02
Cornish trades are a tight community; using contractors who've worked together before saves weeks on programme and arguments on site.
03
Material lead times to Cornwall are longer than the M5 corridor; sequencing orders early protects the build programme.
04
Single-contract delivery removes the gap between architect's intent and builder's interpretation — fewer change orders, less variation cost.
Our process
How a Poughill full build package project runs.
Step 1
Pre-construction
Programme, procurement, contractor briefing and site setup.
Step 2
Substructure
Foundations, drainage, ground beams — the unglamorous bit that decides everything later.
Step 3
Superstructure
Frame, roof, glazing — getting the building watertight.
Step 4
First and second fix
Services, plaster, joinery, kitchens and bathrooms.
Step 5
Snag and handover
Final inspection, building control sign-off, handover pack and aftercare.
Full builds run from twelve weeks for small extensions to eighteen months for new build family homes.
FAQs
Poughill Full Build — local questions answered.
- Can you build from someone else's drawings?
- Yes, with a review. We'll happily build from approved drawings produced elsewhere, after a technical review to confirm the design holds up at construction stage. In Poughill specifically, we'd start by checking the Conservation Area boundary before committing to a direction.
- How do you handle changes during the build?
- Weekly client meetings, written change requests, costed and signed before work proceeds. No surprise invoices.
- Are you insured?
- Public liability, employer's liability and contractor's all-risks cover are in place for every project, with certificates available before contract signing.
- What guarantees and aftercare do you offer?
- Standard twelve-month defects period, plus product and workmanship warranties on relevant elements. We're a Cornish business — you'll still find us in the same studio in five years' time.
- Do you handle the whole project from drawing to finish?
- Yes — that's the model. One contract from feasibility to handover, with design, regs and build all under our roof. No coordination gap between designer and contractor.
Poughill is part of Bude
Poughill sits inside the Bude catchment — we cover both as one full build package territory.
See Full Build in Bude →Local proof — Most Poughill full build package clients we work with are second-time builders — they've seen the templated approach fail once already.
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