ACR Build

Residential Extensions, Renovations and New Builds.

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Renovations, Extensions, New Builds

"Vision and Craft"

VISION AND CRAFT

ACR Build is determined to deliver your dreams and make them a living reality. We pride ourselves on being accessible and transparent, delivering on time and within an agreed budget.

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Home Renovations

New Builds

Extensions

Conservation & Heritage Projects

Creating homes with passion

ABOUT US

ACR Build is a Hertfordshire based building company that serves St Albans, Harpenden and the surrounding vicinity. The company was founded twenty years ago by Andy Ryder, who has decades of local experience and project management expertise.

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Who We Are

We have a core team of four including Andy our Director, John our Chief Foreman, Adam our Finishing Foreman and Alex our Office Manager.  Andy is at the helm alongside the team, on all of ACR Build’s construction and design projects and works directly with clients to ensure they have as smooth an experience as possible. 

How We Work

We are based in Hertfordshire and have served Harpenden, St Albans and the surrounding vicinities for decades. We have long-term and close partnerships with trusted local subcontractors, tradespeople and suppliers. We believe that a building project should be truly a partnership with our clients, built on trust.

Why Choose Us

We build with honesty, employing a personable approach with our clients. Our team understands a building project can be daunting and we do all we can, employing decades of expertise and bringing passion to each design, to ensure our clients find the process straightforward and reassuring. You will see this from our references.

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Projects

Explore our portfolio of delivered projects - each one thoughtfully built to combine functionality, quality, and craftsmanship tailored to our clients' unique visions.

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25 years of construction experience

Welcome to ACR Build, where our dedicated team throw themselves into managing and crafting your dream home step by step.

With over 25 years of local experience in and around Harpenden and St Albans, we have long-term partnerships with the best of tradespeople and sub-contractors.

We are accessible and open at each stage. We believe that the best results can be achieved by being transparent with our clients and working together.

Over a hundred building projects

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Process

We do all we can to bring skill and support to a building project to ensure that our clients enjoy a smooth experience in achieving their dream designs.

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1.
Consultation

The journey begins with our Director Andy popping by to meet you in person to understand your vision and goals, budget, deadline and any specific requirements. If you do not have an assigned architect, we can recommend local architects we have worked with over recent years. We can also recommend interior designers depending on your project scope and budget.

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Review

We invite our clients to share any architectural and/or structural plans with us so we can prepare a budget estimate or full tender. We may ask some further questions but usually we have what we need. This step can take approximately two weeks.

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Preparation

At this stage, we present either a budget estimate (which gives you a gauge of costs) or a full tender., depending how far along you are in the planning and drawings phase. Our tenders are very comprehensive and detailed. We encourage clients to chat these through with us as it can be tricky to compare like for like quotations with other contractors. There may also be areas in which the specifications can be amended and cost-saving initiatives applied so we always recommend a conversation. We do all we can to align on a budget and timeline upfront.

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Engagement

When you're ready to go ahead, we take a small deposit to secure your position in our schedule. We can largely fit in around your preferred timeline in a matter of weeks or months. The first steps will include any required demolishment. From the outset, we share a budget tracker based on the detailed tender which allows our clients to see exactly line by line, what we are billing and when.

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Management

We live and work locally - our management team of four is based in both the office and on site, so we have all bases covered. We welcome open communication and are a pretty relaxed bunch, who are happy to help! In addition, we set regular monthly meetings on site to review the progress of the build with the client, and to discuss the monthly valuation of works in person.

TESTIMONIALS

ACR added a kitchen extension to the house we have lived in for thirty years. We stayed in situ throughout. At all stages we found Andy and the guys positive, good humoured and considerate. The quality of the work was excellent, and even when they hit the unexpected, which will always happen in a period house, they were pragmatic and worked through the issues. Andy is repeatedly described as trustworthy in these reviews. I got that impression when deciding to use ACR and it remained to the end of the project.

NS247

I cannot speak highly enough about Andy and the team at ACR who recently completed a full home renovation for us. This included relocating the kitchen to the other side of the house, fitting extra large windows across the back of the house, adding a flat roof, building an outside patio, knocking through rooms to give a more open plan feel and a larger bathroom, fitting a Rako smart lighting system, upgrading the plumbing and making the whole house look amazing! From the first meeting with Andy, I was impressed with his level of communication and engagement, and this continued throughout the 6 months project and after completion. Andy was always on hand to answer any questions I had or sugg...

Melanie Kerr

We engaged Andy and his team to reconfigure the downstairs layout, remove a chimney breast, install a small ensuite, and redecorate our house. This was the first time we had undertaken a project of this scale so it was a steep learning curve. The majority of the work took place February to July 2022 and was finally completed in October 2022 because we were waiting for a particular internal door set to come back into stock. From the start Andy was very communicative and interested in our project, answered a lot of questions, and provided a lot of detail in his quote. There were some challenges along the way, which is to be expected when working with an existing building, but these issues were...

Houzz User

ACR Build, led by Andy Ryder, have enabled us to radically transform this 1972 house into a contemporary, spacious, light and energy efficient home with full solar array and excellent insulation. An awkward side door, step and narrow hallway has been changed into a welcoming, step free, front entrance with wide hallway. A carport and garage, both too narrow for a car, have been demolished and with a rear extension, a large open plan kitchen, diner, lounge has been formed. Full height sliding doors and architecturally interesting 5m long roof light, all with solar glass to prevent the greenhouse effect, give a light airy feel and easy inside-outside living. A new front lounge, new utility roo...

Jane

From start to finish I was in safe hands. Andy, was honest all the way through and kept his word as the project progressed. He is extremely knowledgeable and was proactive in making suggestions that would improve the build. It really felt that Andy cared about doing a great job, and that it mattered to him that we were happy too. His team were friendly, helpful and considerate throughout. They always turned up as agreed and worked to schedule. Andy managed my expectation on costs all the way through and provided frequent updates. It came as no surprise that the project was finished on time, on budget and with an excellent finish. Over the years I have worked with several building compa...

Ash

Meet The Team

"Experts Building Your Vision"

Team

At ACR Build, we bring together a team of experts who share a passion for craftsmanship, innovation, and delivering exceptional results. Together, we create spaces that inspire.

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Founder & Company Director

Andy Ryder

Company Director

Lucy Ryder

Chief Foreman

John Harper

Finishing Foreman

Adam Rudkin

Office Manager

Alex Assadian

General Builder

Sergio Garcia

General dogsbody

Tilly

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