When a house is first built the walls inside are plastered by a skilled tradesman. Plastering is a challenging, hard, physical and technical process that has been honed over the centuries and the practice and preparation of different types of mortar for plastering is today pretty much cast in stone.
There comes a time in the life of every building when the plaster needs repairing or replacing, particularly when major alterations are being carried out or an old building is being renovated. When you need plaster applied for whatever reason, it needs to be done by a trained, qualified expert with the correct tools and knowledge.
For plastering in Faringdon and the surrounding area Duncan McDonald Builders are the local professionals who’ll leave you with a smooth finish on either masonry, stone or stud walls that will last for decades. Duncan McDonald and his team of builders are also the local experts for exterior wall rendering.
Plastering can be a messy affair, but Duncan makes sure that the work area is kept as clean and tidy as possible during the process, especially when old plaster is removed, and that the floor, furniture and fittings that are present are protected from dust and damage.
Tiles used to be used only in kitchens and bathrooms, but the huge range of tile textures and finishes available today means that you can tile any room in your home.
Easy to clean and lovely to look at, you can choose wall and floor tiles to complement your décor and enhance any interior space. With underfloor heating there is no reason for the option of tiling your floors to be a chilly alternative to carpeting.
Duncan McDonald builders are the favoured tiling specialists in the Faringdon area, professionally and seamlessly installing floor and wall tiles of all styles, shapes and sizes anywhere in your home.
Whether you want to use natural stone or slate tiles, patterned cement tiles in any of hundreds of designs, tough composite terrazzo tiles, sleek ceramics, luxurious marble, gritty granite or any other type of tiling material, Duncan’s tiling team will do a superb job.
Being highly experienced at home improvements and construction methods, Duncan is able to advise on the best wall or floor tiles to suit particular situations, and they’ll be installed with the minimum of disruption, fuss and bother, leaving a perfectly grouted finish.
One of the areas in which construction engineering, skill and experience is extremely important is in the building of interior walls. Walls are either loadbearing or non-loadbearing. If they are loadbearing they are acting as a support for a roof or upper floor, meaning they have extra structural support in the foundations below and should be removed only by a professional after being carefully assessed and given alternate support.
Duncan McDonald builders have many clients who want to remove or re-position internal walls in the course of home renovations. The company has the expert knowledge required to work on any type of walls safely, whether it is building new walls or demolishing and rebuilding existing walls.
Internal walls can be built using blockwork, timber studwork or even lightweight insulated panels for partition walls where loading isn’t an issue.
The choice of walls is not just down to deciding which would be the quickest and cheapest option. A great deal of planning and consideration is necessary to determine, for example, whether the wall needs to accommodate radiators, tilework, switches and sockets. Soundproofing is also an issue to be taken into account.
When you need to move or build walls, consult a qualified expert like Duncan McDonald, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the building trade, specialising in interior remodelling and renovations.
Duncan McDonald has an impressive portfolio of completed projects to demonstrate the firm’s excellent workmanship, particularly in building home extensions in and around Faringdon, and fitting new bathrooms, wet rooms and kitchens.
