From a single-room upgrade to a full house refurbishment, we take tired Swindon properties and make them work for the people living in them — structure, services and finishes managed in the right order by one accountable team, with workmanship that lasts.
A Swindon kitchen-diner after renovation — open-plan, light, finished properly.Mid-refurbishment — tidy site, clear spec, no surprises.The finished living room — replastered, coved, decorated, new carpet, doors to the garden.
Complete property transformations — structure, layout, services and finishes, managed end to end.
Kitchen Upgrades
Modern kitchens designed for everyday living, including structural openings and open-plan conversions.
Layout Improvements
Rework your home's layout to better suit how you actually live — with structural work done compliantly.
Older Properties
Sympathetic modernisation of period and older housing stock, with the right materials in the right places.
How a renovation runs
The order we do things in, and why
A home renovation in Swindon goes wrong in one of two ways: the trades turn up in the wrong order, or nobody is managing the handovers between them. Both cost you money. So every SwiftBrick renovation runs in the same sequence, with one person accountable for each stage.
1. Survey and written scope. Luke visits, looks at what is actually there (not what the drawings say), and writes a task-level scope with a fixed price. If a wall is coming out, a structural engineer sizes the beam before we quote, not after we start.
2. Strip-out and structure. Matt runs this stage: careful strip-out, any structural openings, steels, new blockwork, damp-proofing and groundworks. Building Control inspects the structural work before it is covered.
3. First fix. Our electrician and plumber run cables and pipework while the walls are open. This is the point to add sockets, move radiators or plan for underfloor heating, because it is cheap now and expensive later.
4. Plaster and finishing. Simon takes over: boarding, skimming, second-fix carpentry, kitchens and bathrooms, and the snagging that decides how the room looks in five years. Decoration and flooring go last.
5. Sign-off and handover. Building Control completion certificate, electrical certification where relevant, and the paperwork in one pack. The job is not finished until that pack is in your hands.
Swindon housing
What we usually find behind the plaster
Swindon's housing stock is varied, and each type renovates differently. In the Victorian and Edwardian terraces of Old Town, Rodbourne and Gorse Hill we expect solid walls, lime mortar, timber floors that have moved, and the occasional missing lintel. The inter-war and post-war semis of Pinehurst, Walcot and Penhill tend to have good bones but tired services: original wiring, small kitchens and load-bearing walls in the wrong place for open-plan living. The 1960s–80s estates such as Park South, Eldene and Toothill are mostly about layout, insulation and bringing kitchens and bathrooms up to date.
Because we do brickwork and structure ourselves rather than subcontracting it, the surprises that stop most renovations — a wall that turns out to be load-bearing, a lintel that is not there, a floor that needs a joist replaced — are dealt with by the team already on site, priced in writing before the work moves on, and inspected properly. Honest advice comes first: if the cheaper option is the right one for your house, we will say so.
Renovation FAQs — Swindon
Common questions
How much does a home renovation cost in Swindon?
It depends on the size of the property and the level of work. Light refurbishments may start from £10,000–£30,000, while full house renovations can exceed £100,000. We provide detailed, fixed quotes tailored to your project.
What can a full renovation include?
Structural alterations, rewiring, plumbing, plastering, new kitchens and bathrooms, flooring, and complete interior upgrades — we manage everything from start to finish.
How long does a renovation take?
Most home renovations take between 4–12 weeks depending on the scope of work. You get a clear programme, and if anything moves, you're told why.
See it done
Watch a ceiling go back in during a Swindon renovation
A ceiling stripped, reboarded and finished — one of the less glamorous jobs that decides how the whole room reads.
