New Building Project!

This is an exciting new project being undertaken by the Emmerson Critchly Ltd team. This Victorian property in Stanstead is to be converted into three flats and a shop…

Three Storey Playhouse

Something a bit different for the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team this time – the creation of a three-storey playhouse…

Scaffold For Hire!

Scaffold for hire is a new service that the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd are able to offer. Having worked on projects of all sizes the team are well versed in managing logistics, and ensure the scaffolding will arrive on site on time, and is collected promptly…

Grade II Listed Property in Ixworth

Working with beautiful Listed properties is something the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd are extremely well versed in…

Grade II Listed Property in Norfolk

Working recently on this beautiful Grade II Listed property in Norfolk the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team were able to showcase their specialist skills using traditional and sympathetic restoration methods to preserve the property’s original integrity…

Cork Board being installed to a Grade II Listed property

This job taken on by the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd shows the importance of specialist skills and knowledge. They recently undertook work on this Grade II Listed property installing cork board, as this acts as really good insulator…

Top Floor Renovation of Grade II Listed Property

It is always exciting for the team at Emmerson Critchely Ltd when a project is in its final stages, and this stunning renovation on a Grade II Listed property in Woolpit is nearly complete…

Sharing skills on Grade II Listed property

This recent project, on a Grade II Listed property, has really shown the skills of the Emerson Critchley Ltd team at their best. They began with removing the cement render, only to find that the frame needed extensive repairs…

VAT on energy saving products

It’s worth knowing that you may be eligible to pay a reduced rate of VAT – 5% (as opposed to the normal 20% rate) – when certain energy saving products are installed in your home…

Timber frame repairs

Restoring and repairing timber framed properties is something the team at Emmerson Critchley has a real passion for with vast experience and knowledge in this area working with both modern and historic buildings…

Frame repairs on Grade II listed property

The Emmerson Critchley team has specialist knowledge and passion for timber framed buildings, and undertakes many such projects throughout East […]

Beautiful Grade II Listed renovation project complete

This beautiful Grade II Listed property in Bedford is the latest finished renovation to be successfully completed by the team at Emmerson Critchley – all members of whom find nothing more rewarding than seeing a finished renovation project being inhabited and enjoyed…

Period property project in Norfolk

The specialist team at Emmerson Critchley, which particularly works on period, heritage and Listed buildings throughout the East Anglian region, has been working on this beautiful period house in Norfolk…

Two storey extension

Another building project currently progressing well thanks to the Emmerson Critchley team, which is half way through this two story extension project in Woodbridge, Suffolk…

Grade II Listed thermalime project

When working on period properties and heritage buildings, ensuring the integrity is preserved is paramount, and something the team at Emmerson Critchley is well versed in…

Cellar Conversion Project

Conversions, renovations, extensions and repairs to period properties and Listed buildings are everyday tasks undertaken by Emmerson Critchley Ltd…

Window renovation project

It was an absolute privilege for the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd to renovate this stunning window on an equally beautiful Grade II Listed property in Bedford…

Magazine interest in Emmerson Critchley Ltd

Emmerson Critchley Ltd has been the subject of an informative article focussing on period properties and traditional building techniques…

Bury’s first shoe shine stand?

Specialist traditional building firm for period properties, Emmerson Critchley Ltd has undertaken a full interior refurbishment of the first floor of Smart Step shoe shop, in Bury St Edmunds, and designed and built the shoe shine chair and the stage on which it’s set…

Beautiful oak truss for Grade II Property

For this project within a Grade II Listed building, the Emmerson Critchley team constructed this truly handsome oak truss (pictured) on site and then installed it within the kitchen where it looks absolutely stunning…

Underpinning project

A recent project undertaken by the Emmerson Critchley team, which specialises in providing traditional building services, was to underpin a Grade II Listed property in Bedford…

Grade II Listed Project in Ware

As part of an on-going initiative to provide comprehensive traditional building services and expertise for heritage, Listed, historic and period properties throughout East Anglia and beyond, the team at Emmerson Critchley has just completed this project to a Grade II Listed building in Hertfordshire…

Preserving the past – building the future

Emmerson Critchley is pleased to have been the subject of an article on traditional building techniques and successfully renovating period properties for Rooftops magazine…

Fibre Lime to Grade II Listed Property

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd, which works on projects throughout East Anglia, has been busy applying fibre lime to a Grade II listed property in St Neots…

Kitten saved by building team

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd is currently working on a multifaceted renovation building project in Norwich, Norfolk…

Final £15K push for new Horringer Scout Group hut

Local businesses are being urged to join specialist building firm, Emmerson Critchley Ltd and provide much needed support to achieve the long-awaited completion of the 1st Horringer Scout Group’s new eco-friendly meeting venue. The new…

Victorian farmhouse floor project

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has been busy sanding the floors in a beautiful Victorian farmhouse, with stunning results…

Grade II Listed Renovation Project

This renovation project, newly started by the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team, involves the underpinning of this Grade II Listed building to prevent movement in the external walls…

And we’re off!

It’s shaping up to be an exceptionally busy autumn for the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team – one of the latest new projects is to create a large extension on this period property…

Reclaimed brick floor

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has recently installed a brick floor within a Grade II Listed property. Using reclaimed bricks is perfect in a period property like this…

Grade II Listed Facade

Now gracing this historic Grade II Listed shop front on the Colchester High Street – a fully restored facade, thanks to the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd, which specialises in traditional building services…

Lime rendering project

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd had just finished a lime rendering project in Holt, North Norfolk. This lime rendering work was completed with a NHL 2 Lime Mortar – a low strength hydraulic lime mortar with slow setting speed…

York stone floor

While some surfaces are impermeable meaning that moisture may become trapped and ultimately leads to damp and other related problems, limecrete flooring provides a breathable finish that does not hold in moisture, allowing any vapour to escape…

Fibre lime to modern extension

This week the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has been working on a number of projects including this one, which is the application of fibre lime to a modern extension…

Preserving the past, building the future

Each and everyday, the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd undertakes projects that conserve historic, period and Listed buildings whilst concurrently future proofing them so they can be enjoyed for many more years to come…

Sole plate repairs

All in a day’s routine work for the Emmerson Critchley team – repairs to a sole plate (the bottom supporting beam of a wall structure). It requires experience and expertise to safely repair (or replace) a sole plate owing to its role for providing structural integrity to the whole building…

Timber framed extension with roof lantern

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd is in the process of constructing a timber framed extension for a beautiful Grade II Listed Suffolk thatched house…

New website launched

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd is delighted to launch its new, fully responsive website. The new website can happily be viewed from any device (computer, mobile or tablet) and gains a big, green “Awesome! This page is mobile-friendly” from Google…

Pamment floor installation

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has just installed a pamment floor in a fireplace within a Grade II Listed property. These clay or baked earth floor tiles, which ordinarily offer a deep terracotta to brick red hue, provide an excellent finish for a period property…

Limecrete flooring

Pictured here in progress is the installation of a limecrete floor in a period property. This floor is able to breath as well as having thermal properties…

Successfully replaced breassumer beam

Just undertaken by the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team is the successful replacement of a bressumer beam within a Grade II Listed property…

Fireplace rebuild

Today the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has installed a limecrete floor and laid a floor brick hearth in a herring bone patten. This project was completed in a Grade II Listed property.

Limecrete is a traditional alternative to concrete, which offers a breathable surface. It is widely chosen by architects and specialists for the protection of historic buildings…

Ready for daub

The lighter coloured oak is the new frame and sole plate following repair by the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team…

Replacing chimney pots and failed flaunching

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd is currently replacing the chimney pots and a failed flaunching on a Grade II Listed property…

New sole plate for Grade II Listed building

One of the projects currently in hand with the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team is the installation of a new sole plate into a Grade II Listed building…

Now supplying daub

Following the undertaking of specialist training by members of its team, Emmerson Critchley Ltd now produces and supplies its own […]

Overwhelming support

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Traditional Outhouse Prize gains column inches

News is spreading about the opportunity to win an Emmerson Critchley Ltd Outhouse at the forthcoming South Suffolk Show (10 […]

Opportunity to win Emmerson Critchley Ltd Outhouse at the South Suffolk Show

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Happy Christmas and New Year!

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd. would like to wish everyone we’ve worked with, not to mention the wider world, a […]

Proud to be featured in EA Environment feature

The team at Emmerson Critchley is very pleased to have been featured in the East Anglian Daily Times’ environmental supplement, namely “ea environment”. The theme of the monthly column carried in the supplement is “what water means to me” and Emmerson Critchley was delighted to have been selected to answer the questions on the subject in support of the feature…

Privilege to work on Grade II Listed historic site

The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd. has been delighted to work on a  Grade II Listed, 16th century, timber framed […]

Daub training day

Emmerson Critchley and three other team members have taken part in a specialist training day to learn how to produce […]

Enduring quality with modern benefits

At Emmerson Critchley, time and effort is put into carefully selecting the best possible supplies befitting of the craftsmanship and […]

New company logo and branding

New company logo and branding for Emmerson Critchley

Emmerson Critchley’s new company website

Please feel free to browse the pages of the new Emmerson Critchley website. To discover more about how the Emmerson […]

Emmerson Critchley news

Welcome to the Emmerson Critchley news page created to keep visitors to the website up to speed with the latest […]

Old Forge conversion

Another renovation project is in progress for the traditional building team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd: this time it’s the conversion of a stunning old forge, believed to date back to the late 1500s or early 1600s. The team is renovating it into a family room with wonderful exposed timbers and a vaulted ceiling.