Covering Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire & all surrounding areas
About us
Stone & Barrow Construction is a building company based in Stoke-on-Trent, working across Staffordshire and all surrounding areas for homeowners and landlords.
The short version
Not through incompetence, usually. Through a quote that left things off, a programme nobody wrote down, and three separate trades all waiting on each other while the client sits in the middle with no idea what is happening.
So we run it differently. One contractor carries the whole job. The quote covers the making-good and the landscaping as well as the brickwork. There is a written programme with a completion date on it, and a written update every Friday with photographs, so you never have to ring us to find out where the job is.
None of that is clever. It is just the bare minimum, done consistently — and it is astonishing how rare it is.
How we work
Rot in the bay, a lintel that was never there, foundations deeper than anyone expected. It's always cheaper to hear it on week one than week nine, and we'd rather have the awkward conversation than hide it in a variation.
Every line priced, provisional sums labelled as provisional, and nothing added without you agreeing it in writing first. If we get a price wrong, that is our problem and not yours.
Sheeted, swept and skipped every day. Kitchen kept working as long as physically possible. Neighbours spoken to before the noise starts, not after they've complained.
You'll know who's in your house. We don't hand a job to whoever is free that week, and we don't disappear for a fortnight because a bigger job came in.
Every job
Ten minutes on the phone. What you want, roughly when, and roughly what you had in mind to spend. If we are not the right firm for it, we will say so and point you at someone who is.
An honest yes or no, same day
We come out, measure up and open up where we need to. We talk through the options — including the ones you have not considered — and flag anything likely to cause trouble later.
Free, no obligation
A written, itemised quote. Every line priced, every provisional sum labelled as one, and what is excluded stated plainly. If a figure is a guess, we tell you it is a guess.
Fixed written quote within 5 working days
Where the job needs them, we get drawings done and handle the planning, lawful development or building regulations submission. We deal with the council so you do not have to.
Approvals in your name, submitted by us
Before anyone lifts a tool you get a written programme: start date, key milestones, completion date, and a payment schedule tied to stages rather than dates.
Written programme and stage payment plan
Same team from start to finish. Sheeted, swept and skipped daily. A written update every Friday with photos, so you know where the job is without having to chase.
Weekly written update with photographs
We walk the job with you and write the snagging list ourselves — we would rather find it than you did. Certificates, warranties and photos of what went behind the plaster, handed over as one pack.
Certificate pack and workmanship guarantee
On site
We're a small firm. You'll know who's in your house, because it's the same people from first fix to handover.
The paperwork
Ask any builder for these before you let them start. If they hesitate, that is your answer.
Next step
No hard sell — we're a small firm and we can only run a few jobs at once, so we'd rather find out early whether we're right for yours.