Building services
Extensions, garage conversions, knock-throughs, porches, kitchens, bathrooms and driveways — with our own glazing and electrics on the same job.
What we do
This is where doing everything under one roof actually pays. On an extension you need groundwork, brickwork, steels, a roof, windows, electrics, plastering and making good. Most homeowners end up project-managing five different firms and absorbing the gaps between them.
We do the lot, on one contract, with one person to ring when you've got a question.
What’s available
Extensions
Single and two-storey extensions, from drawings through to decorating.
- Single and two-storey, side or rear
- Drawings, calculations and building control handled
- Our own glazing, electrics and plastering
Garage conversions
Insulated, wired, plastered and glazed — a room rather than a store.
- New window into the old door opening
- Insulated, wired, plastered and heated
- Usually two to three weeks
Structural openings
RSJs and knock-throughs to open up the downstairs, with calculations and building control.
- Structural engineer's calculations included
- Building control notified and signed off
- Plastering and flooring made good after
Porches
Brick, glazed or a mix — a proper draught lobby at the front door.
- Brick, fully glazed or part-glazed
- Brickwork and roof tiles matched to the house
- New front door fitted as part of it
Kitchens & bathrooms
Strip out, first fix, fit, tile and finish. Plumbing and electrics in-house.
- Kitchen discounts that beat most major suppliers
- Plumbing and electrics by our own teams
- Strip out, tiling and decorating included
Driveways & patios
Block paving, tarmac, resin and gravel, plus flagging and patios.
- Indian stone, outdoor tiles or composite decking
- Large range of block paving options
- Levels, drainage and sub-base done first
Set up to do it properly, not cheaply.
Acorn Home was started with one aim: a professional job, with good products, at the best price we can honestly do it for.
One firm, start to finish
Windows, roof, electrics and making good — all our own teams. One contract, one point of contact, nobody blaming the last trade.
40 years of it
Four decades supplying and installing across Merseyside. Fully qualified installers, not subbies picked up for the week.
10-year guarantee
A full insurance-backed guarantee covering every product we install, so the cover outlasts the invoice.
A price, not a pitch
We quote what the job costs and leave you to think about it. No discount that expires tonight.
Some of what we’ve finished
Our own jobs, photographed as the work went on. See all of them →
Conservatory replaced with brick
Old conservatory down, brick room up — glazed gable, sliders and a solid tiled roof.
See the job →
A whole roof, stripped and replaced
Stripped back, new membrane and battens, new covering, every flashing renewed.
See the job →
Warm roof, new gable and bifolds
Icotherm tiled roof, a new gable window and three-pane bifolds.
See the job →Questions about building services
What guarantees do you offer?
All our windows and doors come with a comprehensive 10-year insurance-backed guarantee, so the cover outlasts the invoice. Roofing and building work carries its own guarantee, and ProPERLA coatings come with a 10-year manufacturer's guarantee on top of ours.
Do you handle planning and building control?
Yes. On extensions, garage conversions and structural openings we deal with drawings, structural calculations and building control sign-off as part of the job.
How long does a garage conversion take?
Typically two to three weeks depending on how much is involved — insulation, blockwork to the old door opening, glazing, electrics, plastering and finishing.
Do you do the kitchen and bathroom fitting yourselves?
Yes, including the plumbing and the electrics. Because it's all one firm, the first fix and the fit-out are sequenced together rather than left waiting on someone else's diary.
Will I need planning permission?
Not usually for replacing windows and doors, unless the building is listed or you're in a conservation area. Extensions vary — a lot fall under permitted development, and we'll tell you honestly at the survey which side of the line your job sits on.
While we’re there
Because it's all one firm, these tend to get done on the same visit rather than becoming another job to arrange.
Get a price for your building services.
We'll come out, look at the job properly and give you a written price. No charge, no obligation, and nobody will ring you six times afterwards.
Someone who's actually done the work will answer.
- info@acornhome.co.uk
- Address
- 54 St James Street, Liverpool, L1 0AB
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, Sat by arrangement
- Area
- Liverpool, Crosby, Formby, Southport, Maghull, Bootle and across Merseyside