Church Road, Worle

At Church Road in Worle, EJ McGrath delivered a bespoke, high-specification private home as principal contractor, taking the scheme from a constrained hillside plot through substructure, structure and finishes to a finished, occupied house. Completed in 2013, the project drew on EJM’s core groundworks and civils strengths alongside close, single-point project management of every specialist trade and finish.

EJ McGrath’s role

EJM acted as main contractor for a private client, coordinating the full build and self-delivering the demanding groundworks and structural elements that set up the rest of the project. With the house cut into a sloping site, getting the substructure and earth-retention right was central to the build.

Scope of works

• Basement and integral garage formed into the hillside, with the associated excavation, retention and waterproofing this demands
• Gabion retaining walls to the garden, managing levels across the sloping plot
• External works and hard landscaping, including a 300m² Marshalls Argent paved driveway and 120m² of granite patios and balconies
• Building fabric and high-spec finishes: K-Rend and ashlar stone externally, triple glazing and three sets of bi-fold doors, frameless glass balconies
• Building services integration, including underfloor heating with wireless controls, rainwater harvesting, solar panels and multi-room audio

Delivering on site

Building into a hillside means sequencing excavation, retaining structures and the basement box carefully before the home above can take shape. EJM managed that sequence while bringing together a wide range of specialist components and finishes, keeping quality, programme and the many trades aligned throughout.

Outcome

The result is an individual, energy-conscious family home that makes the most of a challenging site, a project that shows EJM’s ability to combine technical groundworks and substructure work with confident management of a complete, finishes-led build.