Recent building projects in Croydon and South London
Every project here is a real job for a real customer. Click through for the brief, what we did and the photos.

New-build houses
Tired houses and bungalows replaced with modern family homes.
New build · Catford SE6New five-bedroom house on Bromley Road, SE6
Knocking down a tired 1930s three-bed and building a five-bedroom family home in its place, on ground that needed piling ten metres down.
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New build · Croydon CR0Seven-bedroom new build on Dowen Hill Avenue, Croydon
Our biggest house to date: a 1950s four-bed replaced with a seven-bedroom home, built on clay that had been heaving after mature trees were felled.
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New build · Wallington SM6Five-bedroom new build at Woodcote Green
A two-bed bungalow from the 1940s came down, and a modern five-bedroom family house went up in its place.
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New build · SurreyFive-bedroom new build in Surrey
A generous design and a sensible budget, which let us take an old two-bed bungalow and turn the plot into a proper family home.
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New build · ChislehurstFour-bedroom new build on Chislehurst Road
A striking design with a glazed gable, built on the plot of a 1960s three-bed.
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New build · South East LondonFour-bedroom new build on Sevenoaks Road
Another 1960s house replaced with a modern four-bed, finished in smooth render.
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New build · Hayes, BromleyFive-bedroom new build on Hayes Lane, Bromley
A 1930s three-bed swapped for a five-bedroom family home with an en-suite to every bedroom.
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Extensions
Kitchen extensions and ground-floor transformations.
Extension · Lee SE12Rear extension and ground-floor refit on Horn Park Lane, SE12
Swapping a tired conservatory for a 40m² kitchen extension, on clay soil that was already lifting the house.
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Extension · Chislehurst BR7Rear extension and ground-floor refurbishment on Oakdene Avenue
A small extension that changed the whole ground floor, finished in 12 weeks.
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Extension · Shirley, Croydon CR0Rear kitchen extension on Chaffinch Avenue, Shirley
A Croydon family swapped their conservatory for a proper kitchen-diner, and had it finished in eight weeks.
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Refurbishments and remodels
Whole houses brought up to date, often with walls removed on new steel.
Refurbishment · West WickhamFull house refurbishment on West Wickham Road
An interior designer who knew exactly what she wanted, and needed a builder who would build it exactly that way.
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Refurbishment · Orpington BR6Three-bedroom house refurbishment in Sandy Bury, Orpington
A whole-house refurb, done and dusted in eight weeks.
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Refurbishment · South East LondonThree-bedroom house refurbishment at Lea Green
A Victorian terrace brought back to life in eight weeks, keeping the period features that made it worth buying.
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Refurbishment · South LondonFull remodel of a four-bedroom house on The Avenue
Every floor, from the kitchen to the loft, reworked in 16 weeks.
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More of our work
Photo galleries from our service pages.

Two-storey extension build
Follow a two-storey extension from screw-pile foundations to the finished kitchen.
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Loft conversions
Dormers, hip-to-gables, en-suites and staircases from lofts across South London.
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Structural and steel work
Propping, steel beams and the finished openings on recent jobs.
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What our customers say
We’re rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 24 reviews, and most of our work comes from recommendations. A few words from our customers:
“Superb job from start to finish! Baz and his team constructed a new extention with kitchen for us and couldnt have been more helpful.. nothing was too much trouble.”
Lianne Edwards · Google review “Work was carried out to an extremly high standard we couldnt be more happy!”
Google review “We have no hesitation in recommending Baz and Smiley Building Services.”
Google review “When we bought our house, Smiley Building Services had a vision and encouraged us to open out the space. His special design and careful organisation meant that the job was completed with very low stress levels and the result was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommended!”
Julian, SW12 · Customer testimonial “We just felt we had to write to you to say ‘thank you’ for doing such a wonderful job on our extension. Smiley and Chris were brilliant, from start to finish; everybody involved was extremely professional and very efficient. The extra space and en-suite is looking far better than we ever could have imagined. We would both certainly recommend Smiley Building Services to anybody in the future.”
Mrs Jasmin, CR1 · Customer testimonial “We are extremely pleased with our loft conversion, the workmen were friendly and reliable and the overall service from Smiley Building Services was excellent.”
Mr Brown, BR3 · Customer testimonial
Book a free site survey
Tell us a bit about the job and Baz will give you a ring to arrange a visit. There’s no charge for the survey and no pressure afterwards. You’ll get a fixed-price, itemised written quote, so you know exactly where you stand.
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