1 London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7JU info@kiif.co.uk01625 830714 HomeAboutServicesBuilding ContractorsOne contract for the whole buildNew BuildBespoke homes and developmentsRenovationWhole-house renovation programmesRefurbishment & RestorationPeriod buildings brought up to dateLandscapingExternal works and hard landscapingPlasteringSkimming, rendering and lime workJoineryStructural carpentry and fitted joineryRoofingNew roofs, re-roofing and repairsGroundworksFoundations, drainage and site works View all services Areas We CoverCounties & Regions - Alderley EdgeOur home village: office and yard on London Road. - CheshireCounty-wide building work from our Alderley Edge base. - ManchesterPeriod refurbishment and commercial fit-out in South Manchester. - LancashireNew builds and conversions north of the Cheshire border. - YorkshireStone-built property and rural schemes across the county. - MerseysideCommercial conversions and coastal refurbishment work. Towns - WilmslowTwo miles from base: extensions, refurbishment and conversions. - KnutsfordTown centre period property and rural barn conversions. - MacclesfieldStone terraces, hillside sites and retaining structures. - PrestburyHigh-specification homes delivered discreetly. - StockportResidential, commercial and industrial work across the borough. - BramhallSuburban extensions and remodelling on close-packed plots. View all areas we cover Our WorkReviewsContact01625 830714Request an Estimate - Home - Areas We Cover - YorkshireEast over the Pennines # Building ContractorsFor Stone PropertyAcross Yorkshire Stone-built property and rural schemes across the county: restoration, barn and outbuilding conversions, extensions and new builds, delivered by the same directly employed KIIF team that works Cheshire, for clients who want one accountable contractor rather than a locally assembled package. Request an Estimate01625 830714 Family-run, over 40 years in construction, with our own trades travelling as one team. No-obligation site visit in Yorkshire. 40+ years Residential, commercial and industrial construction, including heavy stone fabric. Pennine-capable Exposed, sloping and off-mains sites handled as normal work rather than exceptions. Directly employed Joiners, bricklayers, plasterers and groundworkers on our own books. Family-run David Cain on delivery, Victoria Kennedy on project management and design. Working in Yorkshire ## Yorkshire building work is defined by stone, slope and exposure Yorkshire is a straight run east from our Alderley Edge base over the Pennines, and the work we are asked for there is consistently different from our Cheshire projects. Where Cheshire gives brick, clay and flat plain, much of Yorkshire gives gritstone and millstone grit, stone slate roofs, thick solid walls, steep sites and genuine weather exposure. That changes the technical priorities. Solid stone walls have to be allowed to breathe, which rules out most sealing-based damp treatments. Stone slate roofs are heavy and need structure that can carry them. Hillside plots need designed retaining structures, drainage that intercepts water above the building, and access that will still work in winter. The enquiries follow the stock: restoration of stone farmhouses and terraces, conversion of barns and mistals into homes, extensions that have to match stone coursing and window proportion convincingly, and new builds on rural plots where the ground and the access decide the programme. We travel for whole-building projects rather than small domestic jobs, because that is where a single directly employed team is genuinely worth having on the far side of the Pennines. Yorkshire at a glance Distance from baseAn east-bound Pennine run from Alderley Edge, with West and South Yorkshire the most frequent destinations. Property typesGritstone farmhouses and cottages, stone terraces, barns and mistals, Victorian villas, rural plots and smallholdings. Most requestedStone property restoration, barn conversions, extensions matched to stone fabric, new builds and groundworks. Site constraintsSteep slopes, exposure, stone slate roof loads, off-mains drainage and narrow rural access. Postcodes covered: HD3, HX2, BD22, S6, LS21, HG3 Services in Yorkshire ## Everything we build for Yorkshire clients, under one contract ### Refurbishment & restoration Stone farmhouses, cottages and terraces renewed with breathable repair strategies that suit solid-wall construction. View service ### Conversions Barns, mistals and outbuildings turned into warm, dry, properly serviced homes without losing the structure's character. View service ### Extensions & remodelling Extensions detailed to match stone coursing, opening proportion and roof line so the result reads as original. View service ### New builds Bespoke homes and replacement dwellings on rural and sloping Yorkshire plots, from clearance to handover. View service ### Groundworks Excavation, foundations, retaining structures and drainage designed for slope and hillside water. View service ### Roofing Stone slate and tiled roof renewal, flashings, verges and rainwater goods built for exposed elevations. View service ### Building Contractors General contracting with our own site management, estimating and procurement, so the whole build sits under one accountable contractor. View service ### Renovation Full property renovations: roofs, windows, render, insulation, rewires and replumbing, with internal layouts reworked for the way you live now. View service ### Landscaping Garden redesigns through to large-scale external works: driveways, patios, kerbing, drainage, roadways and car parks. View service ### Plastering Directly employed plasterers for skimming, float and set, dot and dab, lime plaster on period walls and external render systems. View service ### Joinery Roofs, floors and timber structure through to staircases, doors, skirtings and fitted joinery, cut and fixed by our own carpenters. View service Why KIIF in Yorkshire ## One contractor for stone, structure and ground Yorkshire projects usually fail at the joins: between roof and structure, between old stone and new build, between contractors. Keeping it under one roof removes the join. ### Solid-wall experience Four decades of period fabric means breathable repair, lime work and structural openings in thick walls are routine. ### Groundworks in-house Slope, retaining and hillside drainage are built by our own groundworkers rather than sublet to whoever is available. ### Our own joiners Structural carpentry, roof repair and matched joinery are employed work, which matters on irregular stone openings. ### Whole-building contracts Structure, envelope, services coordination, finishes and externals under one point of accountability. ### In-house estimating Pricing and procurement under one roof, so figures are explained by the person who produced them. ### Family-run accountability Keep It In Family. You deal with David and Victoria throughout. Local building conditions ## What Yorkshire buildings throw at you The recurring problems here are structural and moisture-related, and all of them get worse if identified after pricing rather than before. ### Solid stone and damp Thick stone walls handle water by breathing. Cement pointing, impermeable renders and injected treatments generally trap it instead. ### Stone slate roof loads Heavy roof coverings need structure that can carry them. Stripping and recovering a stone roof is a structural exercise, not a finish. ### Slope and hillside water Water arrives above the building. Interception, retaining design and drainage have to be resolved before foundations are set. ### Barns and mistals Agricultural stone buildings have shallow foundations, no damp protection and roofs designed to ventilate rather than insulate. ### Severe exposure Pennine weather finds every weakness in pointing, flashings, copings and rainwater goods within a season or two. ### Narrow rural access Single-track lanes, gateposts and soft verges limit plant and deliveries, which has to be planned rather than discovered. Our process ## The same fixed sequence on every Yorkshire project - Step 1 ### Enquiry and call You describe the building and what you want from it. We tell you honestly whether the project suits us. - Step 2 ### Site visit in Yorkshire We look at structure, roof, stone condition, slope, access and drainage before any figure is discussed. - Step 3 ### Priced proposal In-house estimating prices element by element: groundworks, structure, roof, envelope, services, finishes, externals. - Step 4 ### Programme and pre-start Access, plant, deliveries, standing, working hours and any conservation constraints agreed up front. - Step 5 ### Build with our own team Directly employed trades work the programme with David or Victoria as your single point of contact. - Step 6 ### Handover and aftercare Joint walk-round, snags closed out, and a contractor still reachable afterwards. Detail ## Building in Yorkshire: what the work really involves Written for Yorkshire owners planning a stone restoration, a barn conversion or a rural new build, and trying to understand where the cost and the risk sit. ### Restoring stone property Stone restoration is largely about moisture management and structure. Repointing in lime rather than cement, correcting external ground levels, getting rainwater goods working properly and ventilating the building are what actually dry a stone house out. Internally, the work is services renewal, careful plaster repair and finishing once the fabric problems are corrected. Finishing first and diagnosing later is the most expensive way to do this. - Lime pointing and stone repair - External ground level and drainage correction - Roof structure assessment and stone slate renewal - Rewiring, replumbing and heating renewal - Breathable plaster and internal finishes - Window and door repair in irregular stone openings ### Barn and outbuilding conversions Yorkshire agricultural buildings are substantial but were never dwellings. Conversion means stabilising the structure, forming insulated floors with damp protection, repairing the roof and setting a coherent thermal and ventilation line before any finishing starts. Off-mains drainage is usually part of the job, and because our own groundworkers install treatment plants and drainage fields it is priced and built inside the main contract. ### Extensions and new builds on sloping plots On a hillside plot the retaining and drainage design is the project's real backbone. Cut and fill levels, retaining structures, land drainage above the building and an access route that survives winter all get resolved before the superstructure is priced. Where an extension meets existing stone, coursing, bed depth, stone selection and opening proportion decide whether the work looks original or obviously new. That detailing is worth spending time on at drawing stage. ### How Yorkshire fits our coverage Yorkshire is the eastern edge of our coverage, reached over the Pennines from Alderley Edge, and it sits alongside our Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire work. The same employed team covers all of it, so detailing proven on one side of the hills carries over to the other. Yorkshire questions ## What Yorkshire clients ask first Do you travel to Yorkshire?Yes, for whole-building projects: restorations, conversions, extensions and new builds. Call 01625 830714 and we will tell you honestly whether your project suits us. Which parts of Yorkshire do you cover?Most of our Yorkshire work is in West and South Yorkshire, within reach of the Pennine routes from Alderley Edge, though we will consider projects further east. Do you understand solid stone construction?Yes. Breathable repair, lime pointing, structural openings in thick walls and stone slate roof loads are all normal work for us. Can you convert a stone barn?Yes. Conversion is structural work first: foundations, floors, damp protection, roof and thermal line, then services and finishes. What does a Yorkshire project cost?We price element by element after a site visit. Stone condition, roof structure, slope and drainage drive the figure far more than floor area does. Does travel add cost?It is shown openly in the proposal rather than buried in rates. On whole-building projects the effect is modest. Do you use your own trades?Core trades are directly employed and travel with the job. Genuine specialists are brought in where required and managed by us. Who runs the projects?KIIF is family-run, Keep It In Family. David Cain is Project Director and Victoria Kennedy leads project management and design. We also work in Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Macclesfield and across the wider North West, see every area we cover, all services, recent projects, the homepage or contact the office. ## Restoring or convertinga Yorkshire property?Start with a site visit. Call the office or send your project details. We will look at the stone, the roof and the ground, tell you what the work really involves, and price it properly. 01625 830714Request an Estimate - Family-run, over 40 years in construction - Directly employed joiners, bricklayers and groundworkers - Office at 1 London Road, Alderley Edge - Site visit with the team who will build it ### Tell us about your project Send the details and we will arrange a site visit in Yorkshire at a time that suits you. Keep It In Family. 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