Renovations, extensions, kitchens, bathrooms and bespoke craftsmanship — delivered with careful planning, reliable workmanship, and an immaculate finish.
A real reply, usually within the working day.
From single-room finishes to full home renovations — the same careful planning, clear communication, and immaculate finish on every job.
Extensions, structural works and full renovations.
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Smooth, flawless walls and ceilings.
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Specialist finishes for period and listed homes.
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Bespoke year-round outdoor living spaces.
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Bespoke and designer kitchens — installed to a furniture-grade finish.
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Spa wet rooms, principal en-suites and heritage bathrooms.
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Strong, attractive boundaries that hold their finish.
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Garden spaces built for entertaining.
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Interior and exterior, immaculately finished.
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Period windows brought back to life.
Learn moreBuilding in this corner of Suffolk and Essex isn't quite like building anywhere else. The Stour Valley is dense with period property — Grade II cottages along Long Melford and Cavendish, timber-frame farmhouses around Clare and Glemsford, and the wool-town terraces of Sudbury itself. Each carries its own quirks: lath-and-lime walls that crack the moment modern gypsum touches them, hand-cut oak frames that move with the seasons, and inherited foundations that rarely match a textbook.
On newer stock — the post-war and 70s housing across Great Cornard and Bures — the issues shift but don't disappear. Heavy Boulder Clay subsoil moves under drought and rainfall, which is why we always design extension foundations to local ground conditions rather than to a generic detail. Sympathetic render specifications, breathable paints, and the right boundary treatments all matter when your home is going to stand for another fifty years.
That's where 30+ years of working as builders across Suffolk and Essex earns its keep. We've handled Babergh and Braintree planning, Building Control submissions, conservation officers in Lavenham and Long Melford, and the structural engineers we trust locally. Whether your project is a luxury kitchen installation, a lime-rendered cottage repair, a garden room, or a full two-storey extension, the same principles apply: plan it properly, price it honestly, and finish it to a standard you'd put your own name to.
For over thirty years, homeowners across Sudbury, Glemsford, Long Melford and Clare have trusted David to plan, manage and finish their projects properly — first time.
An itemised proposal before any work starts. No moving targets.
Realistic schedules — and we stick to them.
Speak directly to David. Decisions made fast.
Site left clean every evening. Your home, our manners.
A real reply within the working day.
No mystery, no chasing. Here's exactly what working with David Price Building Services looks like, start to finish.
Call David direct or send a few project notes through the form. We'll reply within the working day to confirm a visit.
We come to you, measure up, talk through options and flag anything structural, planning or Building Regs related early.
A clear, line-by-line proposal — labour, materials, timeline, payment stages. No vague day rates, no moving targets.
One point of contact (David), tidy crews, dust sheets and protection, and a site left clean every evening. Weekly progress updates as standard.
Final walk-round, snag list closed, certificates handed over, and a 12-month workmanship guarantee on everything we've built.
Based in Sudbury, we cover the Stour Valley and the wider Suffolk and Essex border — usually within the working day for a free site visit. If you're nearby and not listed below, just call David and ask.
See all service areasOur home town. Based just off Stanstead (CO10 9AR), we cover the full Sudbury postcode — from Great Eastern Road through to Ballingdon and the Common — usually with same-week site visits.
Builders in SudburyPeriod homes along Hall Street and the Green need a careful hand. We work regularly on Grade II and timber-frame properties here, including lime plastering and conservation-area sympathetic extensions.
Builders in Long MelfordLarger gardens and characterful older stock around Egremont Street and Hunts Hill — ideal for garden rooms, side extensions and structural renovations that respect the original house.
Builders in GlemsfordA conservation village where lime render, lath-and-plaster repair and heritage-grade joinery matter. We've completed bathrooms, kitchens and full refurbishments throughout the CO10 8 postcodes.
Builders in ClarePost-war and 70s family housing dominates here, so loft conversions, rear extensions and full kitchen and bathroom refits are our most common briefs around Bures Road and Pot Kiln Road.
Builders in Great CornardOne of Suffolk's prettiest greens. We work sensitively on the pink-washed cottages and listed properties around the village — lime works, sash window restoration and bespoke joinery.
Builders in CavendishStraddling the Suffolk–Essex border on the Stour. Mixed housing stock means we move between heritage cottage repair and modern extensions, decking and patios across CO8.
Builders in BuresDavid Price Building Services is a family-run firm based in Stanstead, just outside Sudbury. David started on the tools in the early 1990s and has spent more than three decades building, restoring and finishing homes across Suffolk and Essex — from listed cottages in Cavendish and Long Melford to family extensions in Great Cornard and luxury kitchen and bathroom installations across the CO10 postcodes.
The team is small on purpose. You speak directly to David, the same hands plan and finish your project, and the standards don't drop between week one and sign-off. Fully insured, working to current Building Regulations, and backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee on every job.
"David and the team rebuilt our kitchen from the joists up. Spotless site every evening, no surprise costs, and the finish is genuinely better than the showroom samples we'd looked at."
"Our cottage is Grade II and most builders wouldn't touch the lime plastering. David did the lot — beautifully. The walls breathe properly again and the finish is exactly right for the period."
"Sailed through Building Control, came in on quote, and the team kept us in the loop the whole way. Already booking them for the bathroom next year."
Book a no-obligation site visit and we'll walk through your project, answer your questions, and send a clear, itemised quote — with zero pressure to commit.
The cost of getting honest, expert advice on your project — and a quote you can actually trust.
Can't see your question? Call David directly on 07521 287114.
We work across the Stour Valley and surrounding parishes — Sudbury (CO10), Long Melford, Glemsford, Clare, Great Cornard, Cavendish and Bures — and the wider Suffolk and Essex border. If you're nearby and not listed, give us a call: we'll happily travel for the right project.
Costs depend on size, spec and ground conditions, but as a rough guide a single-storey rear extension in this area typically starts around £2,200–£2,800 per m² built and finished. We provide a free site visit and a written, itemised quote so you can see exactly where the budget goes — no surprises.
David has more than 30 years of hands-on building experience across renovations, extensions and bespoke craftsmanship — much of it on Suffolk and Essex period homes, from Grade II cottages to Edwardian and post-war houses across the Stour Valley.
Yes — we carry full public liability cover and work to current Building Regulations on every job. We'll liaise with Building Control, structural engineers and (where needed) Babergh or Braintree planning officers, so the consents and sign-offs are handled cleanly alongside the build.
We do. From a single room of plastering or a fence run to complete home renovations, kitchens, bathrooms and garden rooms — the same standard of finish applies to every job, large or small.
Typical lead time is 2–6 weeks depending on scope and time of year. Urgent and remedial jobs — leaks, failed render, storm damage — can often be slotted in sooner. Call David on 07521 287114 to discuss timing.
Always. Every enquiry is followed by a free site visit and a written, itemised quote — no high-pressure sales, no day-rate guesswork. The price you approve is the price you pay, barring agreed variations in writing.
Every project carries a 12-month workmanship guarantee from completion. Manufacturer warranties on materials (boilers, roofing, kitchens, sanitaryware) sit alongside that, and we're easy to reach if anything needs a second look.
Tell us what you're planning. We'll arrange a free site visit and send you a written, itemised quote — usually within the working day.
