Castle Wren Ltd
Castle Wren are a progressive and versatile construction business. Operating from the heart of Bishops Stortford on the Herts and Essex border, we work across the Home Counties, London and East Anglia.
We continually strive to maintain our strong reputation for quality, and we have long standing partnerships with many of our clients with much of our work being repeat business.
Our experienced and dedicated team cover all types of projects ranging from demolition and site clearance to new build housing schemes, commercial buildings or refurbishment projects.
Private clients are an important part of our business, and we work with customers to bring their dreams to life, be that with a new extension, landscaping and garden transformations, patios and driveways or the end to end delivery of a new home.
We have deep specialisms in demolition, groundworks, earthworks, and civil engineering projects and work with a wide range of clients, from private customers to national developers and housebuilders.
Trades offered
Case studies
Demolition, Braughing, Ware, East Hertfordshire
- 06 Sep 2023
- Braughing, Ware, East Hertfordshire
Demolition is a core part of our business, and we undertake demolition projects of all sizes not only in our home area of Hertfordshire but right across the south and east of the country.
This straightforward demolition of a traditionally built brick and timber bungalow, was met by stiff neighborhood resistance throughout the lifecycle of the project. A very narrow road, difficult for large vehicles and plant to use, and a wide number of community issues had to be overcome. Despite daily resistance from neighbours, we worked closely with the local planning department, building control, the HSE and wider community stakeholders to get it across the line.
Once the asbestos had been removed, we were able to achieve around 98% efficiency re-using materials from the demolition.
Demolition is a core part of our business, and we undertake demolition projects of all sizes not only in our home area of Hertfordshire but right across the south and east of the country.
This straightforward demolition of a traditionally built brick and timber bungalow, was met by stiff neighborhood resistance throughout the lifecycle of the project. A very narrow road, difficult for large vehicles and plant to use, and a wide number of community issues had to be overcome. Despite daily resistance from neighbours, we worked closely with the local planning department, building control, the HSE and wider community stakeholders to get it across the line.
Once the asbestos had been removed, we were able to achieve around 98% efficiency re-using materials from the demolition.
Demolition is a core part of our business, and we undertake demolition projects of all sizes not only in our home area of Hertfordshire but right across the south and east of the country.
This straightforward demolition of a traditionally built brick and timber bungalow, was met by stiff neighborhood resistance throughout the lifecycle of the project. A very narrow road, difficult for large vehicles and plant to use, and a wide number of community issues had to be overcome. Despite daily resistance from neighbours, we worked closely with the local planning department, building control, the HSE and wider community stakeholders to get it across the line.
Once the asbestos had been removed, we were able to achieve around 98% efficiency re-using materials from the demolition.
Underpinning, Chigwell, Essex
- 05 Jul 2023
- Chigwell, Essex
This small underpinning solution was required as part of a wider project to build an extension to this traditional property. Located in the heart of Chigwell, we were able to complete this underpin over two phases.
A mixture of small existing footings, historical footings from earlier structures and gaps where no foundations whatsoever meant that we needed to construct a single, contiguous foundation tied together with steel bars to a uniform depth.
We were able to remove sections of the driveway in order to excavate 1.2m wide pins and on completion, we reinstated the driveway in full without needing to introduce any new paving, reducing the visual impact on site.
This small underpinning solution was required as part of a wider project to build an extension to this traditional property. Located in the heart of Chigwell, we were able to complete this underpin over two phases.
A mixture of small existing footings, historical footings from earlier structures and gaps where no foundations whatsoever meant that we needed to construct a single, contiguous foundation tied together with steel bars to a uniform depth.
We were able to remove sections of the driveway in order to excavate 1.2m wide pins and on completion, we reinstated the driveway in full without needing to introduce any new paving, reducing the visual impact on site.
This small underpinning solution was required as part of a wider project to build an extension to this traditional property. Located in the heart of Chigwell, we were able to complete this underpin over two phases.
A mixture of small existing footings, historical footings from earlier structures and gaps where no foundations whatsoever meant that we needed to construct a single, contiguous foundation tied together with steel bars to a uniform depth.
We were able to remove sections of the driveway in order to excavate 1.2m wide pins and on completion, we reinstated the driveway in full without needing to introduce any new paving, reducing the visual impact on site.
This small underpinning solution was required as part of a wider project to build an extension to this traditional property. Located in the heart of Chigwell, we were able to complete this underpin over two phases.
A mixture of small existing footings, historical footings from earlier structures and gaps where no foundations whatsoever meant that we needed to construct a single, contiguous foundation tied together with steel bars to a uniform depth.
We were able to remove sections of the driveway in order to excavate 1.2m wide pins and on completion, we reinstated the driveway in full without needing to introduce any new paving, reducing the visual impact on site.
This small underpinning solution was required as part of a wider project to build an extension to this traditional property. Located in the heart of Chigwell, we were able to complete this underpin over two phases.
A mixture of small existing footings, historical footings from earlier structures and gaps where no foundations whatsoever meant that we needed to construct a single, contiguous foundation tied together with steel bars to a uniform depth.
We were able to remove sections of the driveway in order to excavate 1.2m wide pins and on completion, we reinstated the driveway in full without needing to introduce any new paving, reducing the visual impact on site.
This small underpinning solution was required as part of a wider project to build an extension to this traditional property. Located in the heart of Chigwell, we were able to complete this underpin over two phases.
A mixture of small existing footings, historical footings from earlier structures and gaps where no foundations whatsoever meant that we needed to construct a single, contiguous foundation tied together with steel bars to a uniform depth.
We were able to remove sections of the driveway in order to excavate 1.2m wide pins and on completion, we reinstated the driveway in full without needing to introduce any new paving, reducing the visual impact on site.