Rear extension flooded with natural light, Ware, by Holman Simmons Ltd

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Builders in Ware

Ware is our second home. It is four miles from the yard and the town we have worked in most after Hertford.

Plan your project Call 07786 578924

What we have built in Ware

Real jobs, with the dates they were finished. Every one of them is on our Instagram if you want to see it happen.

A rear extension flooded with natural light, completed February 2026
A beautiful extension and open-plan living space, November 2025
A garage conversion on Ware Project, August 2025
A bungalow extension taken to watertight, June 2025
Porch footings and over-site on a Ware project, September 2025

Also covered from here

We work across Ware and the villages around it.

WaresideWidfordStanstead Abbotts

Not sure whether we cover you? Just ask. We are based at Belfry House, Bell Lane, Hertford.

House extensions in Ware

Most of our Ware jobs are extensions, from rear extensions full of natural light to extending a bungalow. Our own team does the whole job, footings through to second fix, so there is one number to ring the whole way through rather than a different trade to chase each week. Planning here goes to East Herts District Council, and plenty of single-storey rear extensions do not need an application at all.

What we do in Ware

ExtensionsExtensions are the bulk of what we do. Over a hundred of them in the last two years, from single-storey rears to full wrap-arounds, built by our own team from the first dig to the last coat.More on extensions

Garage ConversionsA garage you park boxes in is the cheapest square metre in your house to reclaim. We have done fourteen of these in the last two years.More on garage conversions

Renovation & RepairWhole-house refurbishments, single rooms, and the repairs people put off. No job is too small to look at.More on renovation & repair

Brickwork & PlasteringThe two trades that decide whether a job looks right. Both are done by our own team rather than subcontracted out.More on brickwork & plastering

Questions people ask us about building in Ware

The answers below are specific to Ware. Planning rules are national, but the authority that applies them is local, and yours is East Herts District Council.

Do I need planning permission for an extension in Ware?

Not always. Many rear and side extensions fall under permitted development, and the limits depend on how far out you are going and how close you are to a boundary. Ware sits under East Herts District Council, the same authority as Hertford. We assess it on the free visit before you commit to anything.

How quickly can you get to a job in Ware?

Ware is about four miles from our yard in Hertford, so we are there in minutes rather than making a trip of it. It is the town we have worked in most after Hertford.

Do you cover Wareside and Stanstead Abbotts?

Yes, along with Widford and the villages between them. They are all inside our normal patch and there is no travel charge for any of them.

Planning something in Ware?

Tell us roughly what you are planning and Scott will come and look. The visit, the advice and the written quote are all free.

Plan your project Call 07786 578924