Reeve & SonADAPTATIONS · EST. 1996 01603 000 000
Norfolk & Suffolk · Council-funded adaptations

Builtby hand.Built tobe lived in.

For thirty years our family has been cutting in level thresholds, widening doorways and turning bathrooms into wet rooms, so disabled people can keep living independently in the homes they know.

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  • Years on the tools30
  • Homes adapted4,000+
  • Councils & housing providers14
  • RIDDOR incidents0

* Sample figures, to be confirmed.

  • Wet rooms
  • Ramps
  • Door widening
  • Lift prep
  • Extensions
  • Kitchens
  • Dropped kerbs
Job tickets

The work we do

Every adaptation is built to the occupational therapist's recommendation, measured twice, and finished so it looks like it was always meant to be there.

JOB TYPE 01

Level-access wet rooms

Baths out, gradient floors in. Tanked, tiled and slip-resistant, with room to turn a wheelchair.

6–10 daysDFG
JOB TYPE 02

Ramps & level thresholds

Concrete, brick or timber, with gradients that suit the person and handrails that feel solid.

2–5 daysDFG / HA
JOB TYPE 03

Door widening

New lintels, frames and doors so wheelchairs and frames pass through without scraping knuckles.

1–3 days eachDFG
JOB TYPE 04

Stairlift & through-floor lift prep

Openings trimmed, joists supported, power run in, all ready for the lift engineer.

3–8 daysDFG
JOB TYPE 05

Ground-floor extensions

Bedrooms and bathrooms on one level, from foundations to the last coat of paint.

10–16 weeksDFG + top-up
JOB TYPE 06

Kitchen adaptations

Rise-and-fall worktops, lowered hobs, knee space and storage within reach.

5–10 daysDFG / private
JOB TYPE 07

Grab rails & hoist-ready work

Rails into solid backing; ceilings strengthened for track hoists with an engineer's note.

Half day +Minor works
JOB TYPE 08

Dropped kerbs & paths

Firm, even routes from the road to the door, with the highways paperwork handled.

3–6 daysDFG / private
Tools of the trade

What's in the van

Ordinary tools, used with unusual care. Each one does a particular job in making a home easier to live in.

Spirit level

Gradients checked to the millimetre, so a shower floor drains without becoming a slope to fight.

FALLS · THRESHOLDS

Tape measure

1500mm turning circles, 900mm clear openings and worktop heights measured to the person, not an average.

TURNING SPACE · WIDTHS

Trowel

Making good properly. When we leave, the wall around a widened door looks like it was always that way.

FINISHING · MAKING GOOD

Drill & fixings

Every grab rail goes into timber or masonry, never plasterboard alone. It has to hold when someone needs it most.

RAILS · SOLID BACKING

Set square & pencil

Drawings marked up at survey and checked with the OT before we price, so nobody is surprised later.

SURVEY · DRAWINGS

Dust sheets & broom

Used every day, not just the last. A clear, clean route kept for walking frames and wheelchairs while we work.

RESPECT · TIDINESS
The family craft

Father, son, and the same standard

Reeve & Son started in 1996 with one van, a mixer and a phone call from a council occupational therapist who needed a ramp built before a man came home from hospital. It was done by the Friday. The OT rang again the next month.

That is still how the work arrives: therapists, grants officers and housing providers who have seen what we build and how we behave in someone's home. The second generation now runs the jobs; the first still turns up to check the tiling.

"If you wouldn't want it in your mum's house, it doesn't leave the van."

  1. 1996First council-funded ramp. One van, two pairs of hands.
  2. 2004First ground-floor extension for a family with a disabled child.
  3. 2012Son joins full time after his apprenticeship with the firm.
  4. 2019Fourteenth council or housing provider added to our list.
  5. 2026Thirty years and more than 4,000 homes adapted.

Story and dates are placeholder copy, to be replaced with the family's own account.

FounderOn the tools since 1996
DirectorRuns every job today
The record

Thirty years, by the numbers

Sample figures shown for layout; the firm will confirm them.

30years since 1996
4,000+homes adapted
14councils & housing providers
0RIDDOR reportable incidents
98%of work from referral or repeat
How a referral works

The job sheet

From the OT's recommendation to the day we hand back the keys. Average OT-to-completion time: around 11 weeks (sample figure), most of it grant approval.

JOB SHEET · ADAPTATIONREF: RS-0000 (sample)

  1. Referral in

    From an OT, grants officer or housing provider. Acknowledged the same working day with a named contact.

    DAY 0–1

  2. Survey at home

    We phone first, arrive when agreed, measure and photograph. The OT is welcome to join us.

    WITHIN 5 DAYS

  3. Drawings & schedule of works

    Priced line by line, written for the grants team to approve without queries.

    WITHIN 10 DAYS

  4. Approval & start date

    Agreed with the client and family. We explain every day of the build before it starts.

    GRANT TIMELINE

  5. Build, tidy, hand over

    Same small team throughout. Photos, measurements and certificates go to the OT and council.

    SIGNED OFF
From the job book · samples

Recent jobs

More case studies
Sample case study

Bath to wet room, 1930s semi

Time on site
8 working days
Funding
Disabled Facilities Grant

Door moved 400mm to make room to turn. Old cast-iron bath out in one piece and off to the scrap merchant.

Read the job
Sample case study

Brick ramp for a hospital discharge

Time on site
4 working days
Funding
Council fast-track

Matched the reclaimed brick of a Victorian terrace, with a temporary ramp in place from the first morning.

Read the job
Sample case study

Ground-floor bedroom & shower room

Time on site
13 weeks
Funding
DFG plus family top-up

Hoist-ready ceiling, wide doors and a garden view, built while the family stayed at home.

Read the job
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What people say

Sample testimonials, to be replaced with real ones.

"When a room won't take everything I've recommended, they ring me from site with options. I've never had a surprise at handover."

Occupational TherapistCounty council adult social care

"Their quotes are itemised the way we need them and their paperwork is always current. On a grant, that saves weeks."

Grants OfficerDistrict council, home improvement

"Dad was nervous about builders. They explained each morning what was happening and swept up every night. He showers on his own again."

Son of a clientSuffolk
House rules

In your home

Clients are often older or disabled, and having builders in can be unsettling. These are the rules every one of our team works to.

  1. We phone before the first visit, and turn up when we say.
  2. Same small team each day, all carrying photo ID and DBS checked.
  3. A clear, safe route kept for frames and wheelchairs at all times.
  4. Warned in advance if you'll lose the bath or toilet, and it's planned around you.
  5. Swept and tidy every evening, not just on the last day.
  6. A family member can be the main contact if that suits you better.
Accreditations

Checked and certified

Accreditation logos to be supplied. Slots shown for layout only.

  • CHASLogo slot, to be supplied
  • Constructionline GoldLogo slot, to be supplied
  • SafeContractorLogo slot, to be supplied
  • TrustMarkLogo slot, to be supplied
  • ISO 9001Certificate, to be supplied
  • ISO 45001Certificate, to be supplied
  • Which? Trusted TraderLogo slot, to be supplied
  • Federation of Master BuildersLogo slot, to be supplied
For grants & procurement officers

The document pack

Everything an approved-contractor list asks for, kept current and ready to download.

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Public liability£10m
Employer's liability£10m
OperativesDBS checked
Policies reviewedAnnually

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Get in touch

Give us a ring

Referrals, grant questions, or a family wanting to know what happens next. You'll speak to someone who knows the jobs.

01603 000 000
enquiries@reeveandson.example
Office
Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm
On site
Mon–Fri, 8am–4.30pm
Covering
Norfolk & Suffolk
Urgent
Hospital discharge cases prioritised