Do You Have A Home Conversion Project We Can Help With?

Specialists In Home Refurbishments

Welcome to the French & Thorley website. We are a family firm of builders, based in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Over the years, we have carried out a wide range of building tasks, but have gradually come to specialise in major home conversion projects. These include loft conversion, extensions, refurbishments, garage conversion, conservatories, kitchens and bathrooms. We’re very proud of the reputation we have earned, not just for outstanding craftsmanship, but also for the way we treat our clients and their homes. Please take a look around our site to find out more about what we do, how we do it, and why.

We believe that you’ll be making the best possible choice by contacting us.

Loft Conversions

With space at a premium, many of our clients look towards a loft conversion to facilitate extra bedroom’s, bathrooms's, or study.

Utilise Unused Space

With space at a premium, many of our clients look towards a loft conversion to facilitate extra bedroom’s, bathrooms’s, or study.

Extensions

Adding an extension is a popular way to increase space and the value of your property, free from the hassle of moving and costs involved.

Grow Your Property

Adding an extension is a popular way to increase space and the value of your property, free from the hassle of moving and costs involved.

Refurbishments

We carry out all kinds of refurbishment work from fitted kitchens and bathrooms, patios and landscaping, to painting and decorating.

Update Tired Spaces

We carry out all kinds of refurbishment work from fitted kitchens and bathrooms, patios and landscaping, to painting and decorating.

Why Choose Us?

  • Family-run business with more than 50 years combined experience

  • Your project is given exclusive attention from start to finish

  • Directors personally supervise all aspects of your project

  • We take great pride in the exceptional quality of our work and integrity

  • A trustworthy, reliable team with a 100% record of delighted clients

  • Free initial advice and consultation

  • Free preliminary architect’s feasibility drawings

  • All work is GUARANTEED and carried out to the most exacting professional standards

  • We are members of the Federation of Master Builders (see below)

  • All French & Thorley staff and trusted trade colleagues are qualified to City & Guilds Advanced Certificate standards

“We would like to thank you and your team, their passion and enthusiasm, combined with your dedication to the work made us feel we were in very safe hands throughout. The fact that you were on site every day was so reassuring and made our conversion feel very special. We have given your number out to all our friends and will keep recommended your company !!”

Mr & Mrs Lynch , Willingdon Road, Loft conversion
“Hi Grant and team, I am writing to say how grateful we are with the Loft conversion you have constructed for us. The finished article far exceeded our expectations and the quality of the craftsmanship has blown us away. We never in our wildest dreams thought that a dirty, dusty attic could be transformed into the best room in our house.”
Mr & Mrs Gilder, Bungalow Loft Conversion

Federation of Master Builders

As the building industry’s largest trade organisation, representing over 13,000 small and medium-sized companies throughout the UK, the FMB promotes standards of excellence and helps its members to continually improve levels of business performance and customer service. Members are carefully vetted before they are allowed to join, and are required to adhere to a strict Code of Practice. In March 2003, the Which? Consumer survey commended the FMB for ‘setting high standards for joining’. Only those builders and specialists who can prove their skills and good business standing are accepted as members. Membership criteria and checks include:

  • A minimum of 12 months trading

  • 6 references including one from a ‘professional’ or Local Authority Building Control.

  • Local FMB Branch approval

  • Public and employer liability insurance

  • No un-discharged bankruptcies or relevant outstanding County Court Judgments.

  • VAT registration (where appropriate)

  • Confirmation of business address/details

  • Credit checks, public record and director checks

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