
THE
OPEN PLAN LIVING
SPECIALISTS

The Open Plan Living Specialists
We know what's possible and how to do it efficiently, and as a
result, cost-effectively.
With concept, planning and build all under one roof, our experience, attention-to-detail, planning and customer service is your guarantee of an outstanding finished result.
Services

Open Plan Living
The ability to create large open plan areas is one of our specialities, repurposing outmoded and redundant rooms into contemporary living areas; bringing natural light in to your home to create the space for the socialising with family and friends.
 
These open plan living spaces, can incorporate kitchen, dining and relaxation areas, garden rooms or even conservatories, opening onto rear gardens extending the house into landscaped seating areas. All achieved with either floor to ceiling sliding doors, full width aluminium bi-fold doors or traditional timber door sets. Open plan living provides you with more options, where the ability to integrate quiet work spaces, hobby space, large family space, dining and cooking environments is all possible. 
 
We start with your aspirations and share our ideas with what’s structurally possible. Many clients are excited at the ideas our experience brings. From here we can manage the entire project or work with your own architects.

Extensions & New Build
For extensions, we are equally at home working on all types of properties, whether they be relatively recent new-builds, 20th Century, period or listed buildings.
 
Our aim is to help you achieve an effective but visually integrated result, to give you not just bigger and more useful space, but something that is visually appealing and sympathetic to your existing home. We pay particular attention to the careful matching of architectural features, materials and internal finishes to deliver a seamless addition to your property. We are known for our high standard of masonry, brickwork, and joinery.
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When it comes to new build projects, local architects recommend us with confidence to deliver their designs, and trust us to project manage the entire build. This takes away a lot of the stress and ensures you are fully informed throughout.
We also offer a complete Design and & Build operation, working closely with clients at the early planning stage to understand their needs, then delivering a fully programmed turnkey project.

Remodelling
Lifestyles change over time, but homes don’t. Remodelling is a great solution. We work with you to understand how your lifestyle needs are changing and what features and benefits you’d like built-in to your existing home. 
 
This could be to create additional bathroom space, bring together smaller rooms into a larger living space, creation of work-from-home study space, adding storage, additional bedrooms and bathrooms or even a family entertaining space as a loft conversion.
 
Our experience of remodelling work encompasses:
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Family rooms
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Window replacement
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Kitchens
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En-suite bath/shower rooms
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Loft conversions
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Garage conversions
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Home offices and hobby rooms
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Wall removal
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New staircase layout
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New internal doors
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Floor finishings

Building Services
We are well known for our superb stone and brickwork and bespoke joinery. Not just for matching into existing properties, but also creating attractive, value adding features too.
 
But that'’s not all we do. With a long standing reputation for complete projects as well as remodelling homes, our building services are wide ranging. We are more than happy to quote for elements of a build.
Our services include:
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Structural brickwork
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Stonework & masonry
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Carpentry & Joinery
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Bespoke furniture
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Drainage
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Re-roofing
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Plastering and external render
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Boiler replacement
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Electrical rewiring
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Hard landscaping including drives
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Gas and electric certification



Reviews
I would highly recommend Francis Nicholls for any building work. All the trades used were excellent workmen, who all went the extra mile.
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David and Susan Hall
Contact
If you'd like to discuss your next project, please give us a call on 07525 499184
Or send us an email using the form below.
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Francis Nicholls Limited. The Stable Yard, Vicarage Road, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes MK11 1BN