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Heathcote Terrassement, Bubry

Groundworks and building work around Bubry, in English or French.

Forty years in the trade. Driveways, land clearance, fosses septiques and drainage with his own machines; stone pointing, bathrooms and renovation the rest of the year. One person to call, and the quote is the price.

Building and renovation Driveways
Lee at the controls of his digger.
Lee at the controls of his digger.

About Lee

Forty years in the trade, twenty-two of them in Brittany

Lee has been self-employed since he was 17. Eighteen years in the building industry in England, then twenty-two in the Morbihan, where a handful of loyal customers have kept him busy for years. He speaks English and French, works alone or with trusted trades, and prefers a phone call or a WhatsApp photo to a long email.

What Lee does

From the digger to the finished job

Groundworks and landscaping when the weather allows, building and renovation all year round. One person to call, whatever the job.

Building and renovation
Building and renovation

Projects

Work done around here

Jobs photographed on site, before, during and after. More photos on request, and a visit to a finished project is always possible.

Driveways

New gravel driveway and courtyard for a longère
New gravel driveway and courtyard for a longère
Driveway of a stone house: before
Driveway of a stone house: before
The same driveway: gravel laid, edged and ready
The same driveway: gravel laid, edged and ready
New-build house: bare ground before the driveway
New-build house: bare ground before the driveway
New-build house: gravel driveway, fencing and sliding gate all fitted
New-build house: gravel driveway, fencing and sliding gate all fitted
Gravel stabiliser grids, filled and edged, with the low wall and the fencing
Gravel stabiliser grids, filled and edged, with the low wall and the fencing
Foundations for the gate pillars
Foundations for the gate pillars
Property entrance: before
Property entrance: before
The same entrance, finished: low walls, gravel drive and edging
The same entrance, finished: low walls, gravel drive and edging
Gravel drive between the stone pillars, up to the house
Gravel drive between the stone pillars, up to the house
Farm courtyard: levelled before the new drive
Farm courtyard: levelled before the new drive
Farm courtyard: compacted drive to the outbuildings
Farm courtyard: compacted drive to the outbuildings
Gravel path between the hedges
Gravel path between the hedges

Clearance and demolition

Plot overrun with brambles: before
Plot overrun with brambles: before
The same plot, cleared and levelled
The same plot, cleared and levelled
Land clearance: trees, stumps and scrub removed
Land clearance: trees, stumps and scrub removed
Stump pulled out with the digger
Stump pulled out with the digger
Stump removal
Stump removal
Lean-to demolition: before
Lean-to demolition: before
Lean-to demolition: cleared and ready
Lean-to demolition: cleared and ready

Fosses septiques and drainage

Block wall built around a tank
Block wall built around a tank
Filter bed and septic system components
Filter bed and septic system components
Pipe trench dug across the garden
Pipe trench dug across the garden
Drainage trench: geotextile and gravel, checked with a level
Drainage trench: geotextile and gravel, checked with a level
Long trench dug up to the house
Long trench dug up to the house
Trench dug alongside a pool to repair the pipework
Trench dug alongside a pool to repair the pipework
Trench for an electricity extension
Trench for an electricity extension

Outside spaces

Retaining wall behind a house: the dig
Retaining wall behind a house: the dig
The block wall built, with its gravel drain
The block wall built, with its gravel drain
Finished: gravel terrace below, garden above
Finished: gravel terrace below, garden above
Terrace: the concrete base
Terrace: the concrete base
Laying the tiles
Laying the tiles
Terrace finished, gravel laid around it
Terrace finished, gravel laid around it
Tiled terrace flush with the patio doors
Tiled terrace flush with the patio doors
Pool surround: before, the bare concrete slab
Pool surround: before, the bare concrete slab
The same pool: slate-effect paving all round
The same pool: slate-effect paving all round
Pool surround in slate-effect paving
Pool surround in slate-effect paving
Longère courtyard: gravel being laid
Longère courtyard: gravel being laid
The same courtyard, finished: lawn and gravel
The same courtyard, finished: lawn and gravel
The gravel terrace in front of the longère
The gravel terrace in front of the longère
Tennis court: platform levelled and edged
Tennis court: platform levelled and edged

Building and renovation

Stone house repointed, with its gravel drive
Stone house repointed, with its gravel drive
Stone longère repointed
Stone longère repointed
Repointing a stone facade
Repointing a stone facade
Before: a small window in a thick stone wall
Before: a small window in a thick stone wall
During: the opening cut down to the floor
During: the opening cut down to the floor
After: the new doorway, finished
After: the new doorway, finished
Block-built extension: walls up
Block-built extension: walls up
The same extension: roof trusses in place
The same extension: roof trusses in place
Barn renovation: working on the walls
Barn renovation: working on the walls

Roofing

Slating a roof, slate by slate
Slating a roof, slate by slate
Half way: new boards on one side, slates on the other
Half way: new boards on one side, slates on the other
Extension roof finished in slate
Extension roof finished in slate
Chimney repair, up on the roof
Chimney repair, up on the roof

Kitchens, bathrooms and interiors

Oak kitchen fitted against a stone wall
Oak kitchen fitted against a stone wall
Kitchen fitted: units, tiling and hood
Kitchen fitted: units, tiling and hood
Red kitchen with stainless worktop
Red kitchen with stainless worktop
Attic bathroom: before
Attic bathroom: before
Attic bathroom: finished, travertine and shower
Attic bathroom: finished, travertine and shower
Veranda tiled, facing the pool
Veranda tiled, facing the pool
Interior renovation: insulation and framing
Interior renovation: insulation and framing
Barn renovation: new floor joists
Barn renovation: new floor joists

How I work

Simple, transparent, and cheaper than you'd think

Lee doesn't work like a big company, and his customers save money because of it.

  1. 1

    You buy your materials

    Gravel, pipes, tank, cement: you order them in your own name, at the best price. Lee tells you exactly what to order and organises the deliveries.

  2. 2

    Lee invoices his labour only

    One clear invoice for the work. Nothing added on materials.

  3. 3

    Other trades when needed

    If a job calls for an electrician or a plumber, Lee brings in people he trusts. They invoice you directly.

  4. 4

    Fosses septiques in your name

    The installation is done in your name, with the SPANC inspection at each stage. Lee does the earthworks and the installation with you.

Tools made in the workshop

No middleman, no surprises: you know what you are paying for.

Equipment

Everything on site, no hire delays

Lee brings his own machines, so a job starts when he says it will.

Truck, dumper and digger on a customer's lawn: the Heathcote Terrassement one stop shop.
Truck, dumper and digger on a customer's lawn: the Heathcote Terrassement one stop shop.
  • HGV truck and trailerto bring the machines in and take the spoil away
  • Two diggerstrenches, clearance, demolition, levelling
  • Site dumpermoving gravel, soil and rubble around the site
  • Vibrating rollercompacting driveways and bases
  • Tools made in the workshoprakes, ripper teeth: Lee welds his own attachments

Reviews

In their words

Great work, reliable and punctual. Very good communication.

ManuelaGoogle review

Quick response and good communication before the work. The job was done professionally, without any problems. Impeccable service.

CallumGoogle review

Lee did a wonderful job in my garden with his digger, helping me to create a Zen garden. His work is very tidy, and he is very reliable and reasonably priced. Considering he had big machinery in my garden, he was very careful to protect it as much as possible while doing the work.

JuliaGoogle review

Lee did a marvellous job fitting out our kitchen. He also spotted a pre-existing problem and righted it for no extra cost. His attention to detail is exceptional, he is a conscientious and very competitively priced artisan. We have already booked him in to do further work.

Jill and MalcolmPlouay

We were delighted with the work that Lee did for us on our property in Josselin. It was all completed to a high standard, on time and the cost came in as quoted, with no unpleasant surprises. He communicated well with us and our representatives in France.

Matt and SueBaud

Lee has done a number of works for me both large and small, he is a pleasure to do business with. He starts on the due date, sets a work schedule and makes sure he keeps to it, his quote is what he charges, there have never been any extras.

MarkMelrand

All work was carried out to a very high standard and when he left the site there was no indication that he had been there. Lee is inventive and knowledgeable in his approach and always kept us informed, with photos as work progressed.

DianaAlresford, Hampshire

We were very pleased with the quality of the work that Lee did, he was very quick, clean, and professional and reasonably priced. He checked the following day to ensure that all was ok. Will definitely use him again.

SylviaLe Croisty

The work was planned and executed in an excellent manner. The builder even advised prior to work commencing of a more effective and less costly solution which also better meets our needs.

A customerGuémené-sur-Scorff

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Why Lee

What customers keep saying

Where Lee works

Based in Bubry, working across the Scorff and Blavet valleys

Regular work in Plouay, Baud, Melrand, Guémené-sur-Scorff, Le Croisty, Locmalo, Le Faouët and Josselin, and further afield across Morbihan.

Contact

Do you have a project in mind?

A call, a WhatsApp message or an email: describe the job, send a couple of photos if you have them, and Lee will come round to look and give you a free, no-obligation quote.

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