Building the Perfect Partnership with The FMB

The key to a successful project is the relationship you establish with your building team. They may virtually live in your home for months so it is essential to build a bond of trust.

Winning builder
One builder who not only excels at building trust, but who also retains it for years, is the Federation of Master Builder’s (FMB) Master Builder of the Year 2008, Kevin Ellis of Ellis and Hughes in  Leicester.

Kevin had already carried out one major project for Elaine and Patrick Mulvihil, but as their family grew they needed more space. They bought a tired three bedroom 1960s house and set Kevin the challenge of transforming it into a contemporary five bedroom family home. “Kevin and his team worked in complete partnership with us, showing consideration and adaptability and making a potentially stressful period into an enjoyable one for the whole family,” said Patrick Mulvihill.

The result is an amazing transformation of a run of the mill property into a light-filled contemporary family home. Patrick added “Every family in the country can relate to our example – We were a typical family living in a pleasant but uninspiring house with aspirations of creating a dream home. All that was needed was a builder to make it happen.