Reliable Builder in Colchester
Extensions, Conversions & New Builds Across Essex & Suffolk
We’re here to help you achieve your dreams for your home. You won’t find pictures of building sites and work in progress here — we want you to see what you can achieve with your living space, a good idea and a great builder.
Stanway Building Solutions is led by Lee Goddard, a fully qualified bricklayer with over 20 years of trade experience and work featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs. If you want it built properly, you’ve come to the right place.
Complete Planning Service
Good projects start with good planning. We offer full consultations before any work begins — walking you through what’s involved, what permissions you need, and what it’s likely to cost. We handle everything from initial concepts and drawings through to planning permission and Building Regulations approval. You make the decisions; we manage the process.
Garage Conversions
One of the most cost-effective ways to add usable space to your home — often without planning permission and typically completing in two to four weeks. We transform underused garages into home offices, playrooms, gyms, extra bedrooms, or living rooms. Because the structure is already there, you get a properly finished room for a fraction of the cost of a full extension.
House Extensions & New Builds
A well-designed extension adds more value to your home than it costs to build. Stanway Building Solutions manages the full process — planning, Building Regulations, groundworks, and build. Our team is led by a qualified bricklayer, so the structural quality is there from the foundation up. For those building from scratch, new builds are zero-rated for VAT on construction costs, making self-build more cost-effective than most people realise.
Complete Planning Service
Kitchens & Bathrooms
Replacement UPVC Windows & Doors
Conservatories
General Brickwork
About Stanway Building Solutions
Stanway Building Solutions is a Colchester-based building company with over 20 years of experience across Essex and Suffolk. We’re not a large faceless contractor — we’re a small, qualified team that takes on the right projects and delivers them properly.
Our founder Lee Goddard is a fully qualified bricklayer (City & Guilds Advanced Craft) who has been building in this area for over two decades. His work has been featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs, and that same attention to quality goes into every project we take on — whether it’s a single-storey kitchen extension or a full new build.
We work across Colchester, Stanway, Lexden, Wivenhoe, Rowhedge, Coggeshall, Dedham, Manningtree, Hadleigh, and throughout Essex and Suffolk. Get in touch for a free, no-obligation quote.
What Our Clients Say
Double-Storey Extension, Colchester
Lee managed the whole project, providing reliable tradesmen to complete the work to a high standard. He was conscientious and methodical, polite and approachable, and ensured the work was completed with minimal disruption. We would recommend Lee to others without any hesitation.
Single-Storey Extension & Kitchen Diner, Colchester
Great communication from Lee — he told us who was coming and when, and really project managed the build. We were very happy with the job and completely recommend Stanway Building Solutions to anyone.
Side Extension & Rear Patio, Colchester
The estimate was by far the most detailed we received and very competitive. Construction and payment schedules were agreed upfront so the whole process began on time and was largely completed to estimate. The finish is excellent. Lee and Aaron were great to work with, kept us informed on progress, and I was able to leave them in charge when away. I can fully recommend SBS for other jobs.
Double-Storey Front & Rear Extension, Colchester
Lee took a lot of pressure away — once we had decided what we wanted, he took on the project and managed it very well. He was courteous and tidy, took great care in keeping disruption to a minimum, and the site was always tidy. We are delighted with the result and would recommend him.
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