00Design & build · Surrey
A house,from the ground up.
We design it, we build it, we hand you the keys. One team, one contract, one number to call.
- Measured survey
- Planning approved
- Services located
BRICKFOLDDesign and build, Surrey.
01Foundations · Weeks 1–4
It startswith the ground.
Survey, drainage, slab. The part nobody photographs and everything rests on.
- Strip footings
- DPC and insulation
- Beam-and-block floor
02Structure · Weeks 5–14
Walls thatwill outlast us.
Blockwork and brick, course by course, checked at every lift. No shortcuts in the bits you never see again.
- Blockwork inner leaf
- Facing brick outer leaf
- Joists at first lift
03Roof · Weeks 15–20
Watertightbefore winter.
Trusses up, felt and batten, tiles on. The house closes and the inside work begins.
- Trusses craned in
- Felt and batten
- Slate, ridge, flashings
04Finish · Weeks 21–40
Where itbecomes yours.
Render, windows, doors, the garden laid. Snag list, then keys.
- Render and glazing
- First and second fix
- Garden and drive
05Home · Week 41
Lights on.Welcome home.
Forty-one weeks from plot to front door, at the price we agreed on day one.
- Snag list signed off
- Warranties in one folder
- Keys handed over
What we do
One firm from the first drawing to the front door.
- 01
Design
Planning drawings, structural calcs and a fixed specification before anyone digs. You sign off the house you will get, down to the door handles.
- 02
Build
Our own groundworkers, bricklayers and carpenters under one site manager. A photo update every Friday, a walk-round at every stage.
- 03
Handover
Snagging walked together, every warranty and certificate in one folder, keys on the day we said at the price we agreed.
How it runs
Forty-one weeks, written down before we start.
- FoundationsWeeks 1–4
- StructureWeeks 5–14
- RoofWeeks 15–20
- FinishWeeks 21–40
- KeysWeek 41
- Contract
- One, fixed price
- Site manager
- One, start to finish
- Updates
- Every Friday, with photos
- Number to call
- One
- 41wksFrom the first dig to the keys
- 1Contract, one site manager, one number to call
- 5Houses on the close, Horley to Banstead
- 2Visits after the keys, at one year and two
The build, stage by stage
Six frames from one plot.
BRICKFOLDInside the plan.
Self-initiated studio concept — not a client
06Inside · the same house
The plan,lived in.
Every house we build starts as a drawing of how you live, not a drawing of walls. Lift the roof and the drawing is rooms.
- Two bedrooms
- Family bathroom
- Open-plan ground floor
07First floor
Upstairs,where the day ends.
Two bedrooms and a bathroom, each with its own window. The landing takes the stair and nothing else, so no room gives up a wall to a corridor.
- Main bedroom, two windows
- Second bedroom
- Bathroom off the landing
08Ground floor
Downstairs,one long room.
Hall and stair to the left, then one room from the front window to the kitchen on the back wall. The table sits under the side window.
- Kitchen along the back wall
- Dining by the side window
- Living room to the front
09Handover
Closed up.Keys in hand.
Then it all goes back together: roof down, lights on, one number to call if anything is ever not right. Yours, from the first drawing to the front door.
- Snagging walked together
- Manuals and certificates
- Keys, week 41
BRICKFOLDRecent builds.
Self-initiated studio concept — not a client
10Recent builds · Surrey
One house.Then a street of them.
Five plots in six years, each one a different brief from a different family, all from the same way of working. Here they are on one close.
- Five houses since 2019
- Horley to Banstead
- One number, still answered
11Lived in
Every windowis somebody home.
The brief was never the house. It was the kitchen table at seven, the bedroom that gets the morning, the hall wide enough for a pram and a bike.
- Brick or render, your call
- Garage where the plot allows
- South light planned in
12Aftercare
We come back.At one year, and two.
The van you saw on the drive during the build turns up twice more: a walk round at twelve months, another at twenty-four. Same site manager, same number.
- Twelve-month visit
- Twenty-four-month visit
- Defects fixed, not logged
13Next
Your plot,next on the close.
If you own the land, we take it from the first survey to the keys. If you are still looking, we will walk the plots with you before you bid.
- Plot appraisal, free
- Planning handled
- Fixed price before we dig
Before you call
The six questions everyone asks first.
01Do I need to own a plot already?
No. Half our clients come with a plot, half with a shortlist. We walk the shortlist with you before you bid and tell you what each one will cost to build on.
02Who handles planning?
We do, under the one contract: the drawings, the application, the conversations with the officer, the conditions afterwards. You see every drawing before it goes in.
03How fixed is the fixed price?
Fixed once the ground investigation is back and the drawings are signed. The only things that move it are things you change, and you see the number before you say yes.
04How long does a house take?
Forty-one weeks on the programme above, from the first dig to the keys. Weather and the odd surprise in the ground sit in the programme as float, not as excuses.
05What happens after the keys?
A visit at twelve months and another at twenty-four. Defects get fixed, not logged. The number you called during the build still answers.
06Is BRICKFOLD a real firm?
No. BRICKFOLD is a self-initiated concept by GoSmartR, a sandbox for telling a trade’s story in 3D. The houses, the people and the numbers are invented. The way the site is built is not.