Builders, joiners and roofers in Thirsk
Extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, renovations, roofing, landscaping and bespoke joinery for homeowners and businesses in Thirsk and the surrounding area.
Thirsk is a market town in North Yorkshire's Vale of Mowbray, around 44 miles inland from our base in Scarborough at the foot of the Hambleton Hills. We work across Thirsk and the surrounding villages, including Sowerby.
The town has held a market charter since the 12th century, and it's probably best known today as the real-life home of vet and author Alfred Wight, who wrote as James Herriot and set his books' fictional Darrowby around the town he lived and worked in for over 50 years — the World of James Herriot museum now occupies his old surgery on Kirkgate. Thirsk's older streets, and neighbouring Sowerby's, sit within their own conservation areas, and North Yorkshire Council holds Article 4 directions covering both Thirsk & Sowerby and part of East Thirsk, withdrawing some permitted development rights so that certain small external changes need planning permission rather than being automatic.
From kitchen renovations and roof replacements to extensions, landscaping and bespoke joinery, the same team designs, quotes and builds every project, whether it's a period building near the market place or a newer home on the edge of town.
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- SowerbyA village immediately south of Thirsk, historically a separate settlement and now effectively joined to the town, with its own conservation area and Article 4 direction alongside Thirsk's.
Services in Thirsk
Every service below is delivered by the same team that quotes it, from Scarborough.
Also in Thirsk
- BathroomsStrip-out to final silicone in one continuous job, with every trade already on the team.
- Loft ConversionsAn extra bedroom or office without moving house, built to building regulations by one team.
- PlasteringFlat walls and clean ceilings, whether it is one room or a whole house.
- Fencing & DeckingBoundaries and decks built by joiners, so they are still straight in ten years.
- DrivewaysA driveway is only as good as what is underneath it, so that is where we start.
- Damp ProofingWe find the cause first, fix it, then put the room back properly.
Recent work
A look at recent 4orty Construction projects. Not every job shown here was carried out in Thirsk itself, but it's the same team and the same standard on every project, wherever it's based.
Common questions in Thirsk
Real, area-specific questions we get asked around Thirsk.
Yes — North Yorkshire Council holds Article 4 directions covering Thirsk and Sowerby, and separately part of East Thirsk, which withdraw some permitted development rights so certain small external changes need planning permission rather than being automatic. Exactly what's covered varies by the specific direction and address, so it's not a blanket rule across the whole town. We check your address against the relevant direction before quoting.