White rendered rear extension with grey bifold doors, clipped box hedges and a lawn in front

Extensions, driveways and garden builds in Whitworth

Andy Foster, fully qualified bricklayer. Free quotes, often sent the same evening.Andy Foster, qualified bricklayer. Free quotes.

Andy comes out, prices the job and lays the bricks himself

New brick porch with a lead-grey pitched roof and an anthracite window
Brick porch · brickwork by Andy

A F Building Solutions is Andy Foster, a self-employed, fully qualified bricklayer based in Whitworth. On site it’s Andy and Mike: brick, block and stone, groundwork, paving and walls.

Andy Foster is a self-employed, fully qualified bricklayer in Whitworth. On site it’s Andy and Mike.

When a job needs a roofer, a plasterer or a window fitter, Andy brings in the local firms he already builds with, so you’re not chasing three trades.

Who Andy builds with

Before and after, from Andy’s own phone

Same wall, same steps, photographed before the work and after it. Drag the line across.

Before: two brown-framed windows in a stone wall After: one wide sliding door opened into the same stone wall

Stonework by Andy, door by Advance Window Systems Rossendale.

Extensions, driveways, gardens and the walls in between

Brick, block and stone laid by a qualified bricklayer, with the groundwork done properly underneath.

More room

  • Extensions and brickwork
  • Garage conversions and knock-throughs
  • Porches and garden rooms
  • Stonework, including windows opened into doors

Extensions · garage conversions · porches · stonework

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Brick rear extension with black-framed bifold doors and a slate-grey roof
Stone porch with an anthracite door and side glazing
Brick extension · roof by Ideal Conservatory Conversions

Driveways and fronts

  • Driveways and block paving
  • Steps and paths
  • Front and boundary walls

Block paving · driveways · steps · front walls

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Charcoal block-paved path with a light grey border curving round a lawn
Pale porcelain steps with matching side walls
Block-paved front path with a contrast border

Gardens

  • Patios and slabbing
  • Garden and retaining walls
  • Composite decking and cladding
  • Fencing
  • Artificial grass and sleeper edging

Patios · walls · decking · fencing · artificial grass

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Grey composite deck and cladding round a stone-faced planter wall
Artificial grass edged with timber sleepers above a new patio
Composite decking, cladding and a stone-faced planter wall

How a job runs, in customers’ own words

Each line in quotes comes from a recommendation on Andy’s Facebook page.

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Side extension going up in brick, with the window opening formed
The same side extension finished in white render with a dark roof edge

Side extension, going up and finished · inside plastered by MCB Plastering & Rendering Solutions

  1. Andy comes out to look

    He looks at the space, measures up and talks the job through with you.

    “turned up when he said he would, weighed up the job”

    Jeff J.
  2. Your quote, often that evening

    A written price to think over. Free, and no obligation.

    “sent me the quote later that evening”

    Jeff J.
  3. The build, with updates

    Andy and Mike on site. Outdoor work depends on the weather, so you hear what is happening and when.

    “kept me informed of what was going on”

    Jeff J.
  4. Cleared up every day

    Swept and tidy at the end of each day, not only the last one.

    “clean and tidy after finishing for the day”

    Callum W.

Recommendations on Facebook, in full

I absolutely recommend this business! I asked for a quote for some work and Andy turned up when he said he would, weighed up the job and sent me the quote later that evening. He kept me informed of what was going on (it was outdoor work and depended on the weather being half-decent) and the finished job was spot on! Andy and Mike, who carried out the work, put in hard graft from start to finish and they both obviously take pride in ensuring that everything they do is to a high standard, including tidying up after the job is done.

Jeff J. · recommends A F Building Solutions on Facebook

10/10. Just used A F Building Solutions to knock through the garage to extend the kitchen. On time every morning, clean and tidy after finishing for the day, as well as the great work carried out. Would definitely recommend and use again.

Callum W. · recommends on Facebook

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Tell Andy what you’re after. A couple of photos help him price it before he comes out.

  • Photos of the space as it is now
  • Your postcode
  • Rough sizes, if you have them
07807 947412 WhatsApp Andy andrew88foster@hotmail.com

Whitworth, Rochdale and Rossendale

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