Having discovered his passion for building at a young age, Kevin refined his skills and knowledge base under the tutelage of an artisan of East Anglian buildings. Kevin continued, through hard work, word-of-mouth and personal recommendations, to build the business he loves as general contractor. The son in K.E.
Jones & Son, also known as Ben, cut his teeth in the building trade under his father's instruction and soon discovered that a passion for working outside, with your hands improving and restoring period properties clearly ran in the family. Ben, having caught the 'building bug', went to college to learn period plaster and fibrous mouldings before rejoining his father in the business; 12 years later and the rest, as they say, is history.
Jones & Son, also known as Ben, cut his teeth in the building trade under his father's instruction and soon discovered that a passion for working outside, with your hands improving and restoring period properties clearly ran in the family. Ben, having caught the 'building bug', went to college to learn period plaster and fibrous mouldings before rejoining his father in the business; 12 years later and the rest, as they say, is history.
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We took on the job of renovating a basement in Colchester. We began by stripping off existing render and taking up the floors so that they could be tanked (waterproofed). This had to be done before we could reach the stage of first fix. As you can see from the pictures, the transformation is incredible, and provides much more living space for the customer.
Reviews (7)
Susan Lawrence
Aug 10, 2021
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€˜K E Jones and Son have been working on our Grade II listed cottage for the last few months. We needed a French drain installed to prevent damp, re-rendering to damaged external parts of the cottage, redecoration of cottage walls, timber windows and doors, new lead applied to tops of windows, new garage doors, paths and back patio re-pointed, driveway re-laid and woodworm treatment to internal beams.
This was extensive work to undertake but Ben and his team took it in their stride and nothing was a problem.
Ben and his team are very professional, friendly and well presented. Throughout all
This was extensive work to undertake but Ben and his team took it in their stride and nothing was a problem.
Ben and his team are very professional, friendly and well presented. Throughout all
Sam Jordan
Jan 05, 2021
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Ben & his team have provided a super job from start to finish. Very professional, hard working and transparent. We've had renovations on our grade II listed cottage and the work carried out has been to an excellent standard. Nothing was too much trouble and numerous detail changes were happily accomodated. Just make sure you have plenty of tea bags! Sam & Camilla Jordan.
Jez Spiers
Oct 18, 2020
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Ben and his team have just finished a substantial refurbishment for us. Knocking through a load bearing wall and chimney breast to create a large, kitchen diner, installing kitchen, new lighting, downstairs cloakroom, new stairs and heating system. Ben is very responsive, experienced and friendly. All of his team took great pride in their work. We're absolutely delighted.
Briege Rix
Jul 21, 2019
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Literally incredible!!! K.E Jones spent several weeks completely renovating and refurbishing our kitchen/ upstairs. It was a very complex job with structural walls that needed to be removed, damp and timber issues, stair reconfiguration, all new plumbing underfloor heating etc, you name it it needed it. Our new kitchen/dining utility and spare room are absolutely stunning. I can not thank these guys enough, they were an absolute pleasure to deal with and also helped along the way with ideas beyond our knowledge. A huge big thank you to the team for creating our dream space, we literally never leave
Karen Martin
Jul 05, 2018
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Ben and his amazing team have done several different jobs for us on our period home. Each time he has given some great advice and always tried to keep the cost down without cutting back on quality. The work has all been completed to a really high standard and after each day have left the house clean and tidy. Thank you very much to all of you, it is much appreciated and I will reccommend you to everyone.
Victoria Cook
Mar 01, 2018
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Hazel Rath
Sep 29, 2014
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18 months ago, I bought a Grade 2 listed cottage, in much need of repair and restoration. As a complete novice to period property, I needed to find good builders who knew what they were doing, would not rip me off and could be trusted. The biggest task was a sole plate repair at the front. I found these qualities in the 'Jones boys" and they not only did a great job but were a pleasure to have around. They carried out various building works, including roof tile and chimney repairs. Towards the end of the project I became too ill to finish the stone tile flooring I had started in the sitting room
