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[Home](/) 2. About About 1st Class Building & Cladding # A Family-Run Essex Builder. Billy & Tommy Chaplin. A family-run construction company led by father and son, Billy and Tommy Chaplin, with 35 years of combined hands-on experience. Your complete construction partner — from plans to final sign-off. [Extensions, cladding, refurbishments, loft conversions, luxury garden rooms and landscaping](/services) across [Essex](/service-areas). [Request Free Estimate](/contact) [01375 802765](tel:+441375802765) By The Numbers ## Proof, Not Promises. 35 Years Combined Experience 48hr Quote Turnaround 9 Service Areas Covered Family-Run, Owner-Led 35 Years Combined Experience Fully Insured — £5m Cover Listed on Checkatrade Our Story ## Built On Trust & Craft. We're a family-run construction company led by father and son, Billy and Tommy Chaplin. With 35 years of combined hands-on experience, we pride ourselves on making projects in people's homes successful and stress-free — built on trust, clear communication, and an easy-going process from first quote to final sign-off. 1st Class is a one-stop construction group. Architectural and structural drawings (in partnership with NSP Architecture), planning applications and approvals, building control, pricing, the full build and final sign-off — all handled under one roof. You speak to one team from the first phone call through to the day the inspector signs the job off. We treat every home like it's our own. That means a tidy site, a clear programme, and a single point of contact who knows your build inside out. No job is too small — and we're increasingly taking on larger-scale projects across the region. We help homeowners across Grays, Thurrock, Basildon, Billericay, Rochford, Romford, Upminster, Hornchurch and the wider Essex region with extensions, cladding, full refurbishments, luxury garden rooms, loft conversions, landscaping and new builds. - NVQ Level 2 qualified in Carpentry and Bricklaying (held by Tommy) - Fully insured — £5 million public liability cover - Architectural & structural drawings via NSP Architecture - Planning applications & building control sign-off managed - Listed on Checkatrade — 73+ 9–10★ reviews - Family-run, owner-led — direct line to Billy and Tommy Mission & Standards ## The Rules We Refuse To Break. ### Written Quotes, Always Every job is priced in writing inside 48 hours of survey. No verbal estimates that creep upward once we've started. ### One Crew Per Project Your project is led by one foreman from day one to handover. The same friendly faces regularly throughout the project — no rotating subcontractors. ### Building Regs As Standard Every extension, new build and structural alteration is built to current UK building regulations — signed off, not winged. ### We Stand Behind Our Work On the rare occasion that something isn't quite right and needs altering, we'll come back and put it right. Easy-going from first quote to final handover. ### Clean Site, Daily Site is swept, materials stacked and waste removed at the end of every working day. Your home is not our skip. ### Honest Timelines We quote realistic durations — not the shortest number to win the job. If weather or supplies delay us, you hear about it the same day. Next Step ## See If We're The Right Crew For Your Build. Free site survey, fixed written quote inside 48 hours, no obligation. [Request Free Estimate](/contact) [01375 802765](tel:+441375802765) ![1st Class Building & Cladding](/__l5e/assets-v1/da7878a8-c82a-4ac1-b267-5e8a371c31f2/1stclass-logo.png) Family-run Essex builders with 35 years' combined hands-on experience. Extensions, refurbishments, loft conversions, luxury garden rooms and landscaping across Thurrock, Basildon, Romford and the wider Essex region. 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