St Albans Basement

11/09/2024

Looking for a new challenge working in a dynamic, fast growing team, working across St Albans and London?
We are recruiting a range of experienced ground-workers.
Please send us your CV to [email protected] or call our recruitment line on 07763285656

26/09/2023

A wonderful outcome on one of our recent projects. Working with to breathe new life into a family home.



📸 by Mark Sims

07/09/2023

St Albans Basement is pleased to announce we have just secured three projects in Hertfordshire.

If you have any projects you would like us to tender for please don’t hesitate to get in contact, we are now booking for 2024/25.



📸 by Mark Sims

11/07/2023

It is amazing the amount of natural light you achieve with a lightwell. Our client requested that we make their new basement feel as light and spacious as though it were part of the main house upstairs. The floor to ceiling lightwell was the perfect choice, with French doors which open onto a small feature courtyard area. From above the glass can be walked on and blends seamlessly with the patio area.



📸 by Mark Sims

27/06/2023

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Create additional space for the family to take the pressure off the main house is something we are often asked to undertake for our clients. Our brief was to build an entertainment hub for two growing teenagers. The disused cellar is now a perfect games room. We even managed to squeeze in a wine cabinet for the adults! Of particular note is the bespoke ventilation system installation which fills the space with fresh air and will keep it fresh and dry for many years to come.



📸 by Mark Sims

31/05/2023

Blending seamlessly with the patio is a walk on lightwell at our client’s project, in central St Albans. Swipe to see how effective this attractive and creative solution is for introducing daylight into areas that would otherwise not benefit from external windows. Our client was delighted with the outcome.

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11/05/2023

A multi-use area providing a precious 35 sqm of additional room for our client. Their newly created space is hidden beneath their Victorian cottage, located in a sought-after conservation area which limited their possibilities of extending above ground.

Our conversion added a media room, home office, play area and family bathroom, providing the client with valuable living space in what was a damp, disused cellar.

The basement has been maximised with bespoke joinery, adding plenty of storage and allowing the space to function well as a multi-use area.



📸 by Mark Sims

27/04/2023

Our newsletter detailing our most recent service offering. Please get in touch if you would like to receive a copy.



Photography by Mark Sims

18/04/2023

One of the questions we are often asked is how we blend a newly created basement space with the existing property. Creating access whilst respecting the original design and architecture of the property is vital. Seamlessly blending the old with the new to allow maximum natural daylight whilst creating a feeling of space is our speciality.



📸 by Mark Sims

12/04/2023

As a Chartered Building Company we are independently assessed and regularly audited by the .

We must demonstrate that we are competently and professionally run, operate to high business and ethical standards and are committed to developing a fully qualified workforce. It’s one of the reasons our clients say they choose to work with us.








📸by Mark Sims

29/03/2023

One of our recently completed projects, adding 50m² of living space beneath the original property. The new extended basement now contains a bathroom, utility room, bedroom and multi-use room. Lightwells were added to the main rooms to ensure the property benefitted from natural light. Reinforced lightwells were commissioned to ensure that our client retained use of their off street parking, a rare gem in St Albans!















📸 by Mark Sims

29/03/2023

Using every square inch of our clients newly formed basement is vital and we often find that areas without natural daylight in the basement lend themselves well to creating a utility room. Our client was delighted with this recently completed result. All the washing in one place and tucked away out of sight!













📸 Mark Sims

27/02/2023

An experienced St Albans builder appointed us to provide the basement shell to a new build house. Our technical expertise was required to deliver the substructure and handover ready for the follow-on work leaving the builder to concentrate on the next phase of construction.







📸 Mark Sims

27/02/2023

Basement design and construction is a challenging and highly specialised area which requires in depth strategic planning. Our Shell & Core Service provides peace of mind allowing our clients to concentrate on the next phase of construction.

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📸 Mark Sims

27/02/2023

We see huge potential in our industry becoming more diverse, inclusive and open to everyone. We have signed up to the CIOB Diversity and Inclusion Charter which commits us to show leadership, to have a plan, to be transparent and to ensure working for us is a welcoming experience for those who want to join this great industry. Find out more at www.ciob.org/industry/politics-government/campaigns/equality-diversity-inclusion.

20/07/2022

We are delighted to help with the next generation of trades people.

St Albans Basement recently provided work experience placements to local students.

They did a great job and from the thank you cards we received we think they enjoyed the opportunity.

02/03/2022

A wet room created within the newly excavated basement of our clients’ home. Originally a character cottage in a conservation area with restricted space our client now has a spacious wet room with underfloor heating and we even managed to create an external window to allow fresh air to circulate the space and natural light to flood in.

07/02/2022

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24/01/2022

We were delighted to work with Build It magazine when asked for expert insight on key factors to consider when thinking about a project below ground. The feature covered wide ranging aspects from Building Regulations to access logistics and included a useful checklist for a habitable space. The full article can be found on our website www.stalbansbasement.co.uk “In the News” or www.self-build.co.uk
















📸Mark Sims

17/01/2022

21/12/2021

As our office winds down for the festive break, we would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year from all the team at St Albans Basement.

15/12/2021

A recently completed project in the St Albans Cathedral conservation area. Above ground, the double storey extension provided the space to reconfigure upstairs. The old bathroom and bedrooms were replaced with two light and airy children’s bedrooms, a master bedroom and a family bathroom.

Photography by Mark Sims

24/03/2021

St Albans Basement is a Chartered Building Company, based in St Albans. Over the years, we have expanded beyond specialist basement projects to provide premium building services including above-ground extensions, whole house renovations and refurbishment, cellar conversions, retrofit and new build basements in St Albans, London and the Home Counties.

We are looking for an experienced Fit Out Foreman, with the ability to be hands on if required, to run several of our ongoing projects in St Albans and North London.

Liaising with clients, working with technical drawings, problem solving, ordering materials, staying on time and on budget are all in a day’s work.

Get in touch if you have strong communication and leadership skills.
We are looking for someone with an eye for detail and the bigger picture too. In return we can provide you with a competitive rate of pay dependent on experience.

Minimum of 10 years experience.

Based in St Albans and North London.

24/03/2021

St Albans Basement is a Chartered Building Company, based in St Albans. Over the years, we have expanded beyond specialist basement projects to provide premium building services including above-ground extensions, whole house renovations and refurbishment, cellar conversions, retrofit and new build basements in St Albans, London and the Home Counties.
We are looking for an experienced Fit Out Foreman, with the ability to be hands on if required, to run several of our ongoing projects.
Liaising with clients, working with technical drawings, problem solving, ordering materials, staying on time and on budget are all in a day’s work.
Get in touch if you have strong communication and leadership skills.
We are looking for someone with an eye for detail and the bigger picture too. In return we can provide you with a competitive rate of pay dependent on experience.
Minimum of 10 years experience.
Based in St Albans and North London.

24/03/2021