Portfolio

Discover our completed projects, which demonstrate our commitment to various fields of construction. From commercial properties to exclusive residences and modern private homes, our portfolio encompasses a wide range of projects that are highly regarded by our clients.

Sheet Street, Windsor
The Black House, Bramley
Selsdon Estate, Croydon
U.C.A., Farnham
The Mill, Hamstead Marshall
West Gables, Cranleigh
Stoke Fields, Guildford

Portfolio

Discover our completed projects, which demonstrate our commitment to various fields of construction. From commercial properties to exclusive residences and modern private homes, our portfolio encompasses a wide range of projects that are highly regarded by our clients.

Sheet Street, Windsor
The Black House, Bramley
Selsdon Estate, Croydon
U.C.A., Farnham
The Mill, Hamstead Marshall
West Gables, Cranleigh
Stoke Fields, Guildford

Testimonials

− Anna Schmidt −

We started working with Alex and his team in March last year to complete an extension on our property in Bramley.

We found Alex and his team to be professional, hard working and highly skilled at every level and stage of our build. Alex’s management of his team, the quote and regular payment schedule made the process of invoicing, budgeting and progress excellent. Alex was very accurate with the quote and budget and we did not incur any additional costs except for ones we requested. If anything unexpected happened along the way Alex was quick to communicate with us about it. At every stage we could see how far through the quote and budget we were as he updated it fornightly. We found this a brilliant way to work.

The team quickly became a familiar and joyful sight each day as they worked hard and made great progress to a high standard of work.

We are thrilled with our extension and the work they did. We are still in regular contact with Alex and they will be our go to team for any work moving forward. We can’t recommend them highly enough.

− Adam Mursal −

We would happily provide Alex and his team a glowing reference.

Rather than just say a few nice words, it may be easier to explain their performance under a few key headings:

Programme:

  • We took 2 years to secure our consents, (planning and listed building), so wanted to get going as soon as possible. We moved out of our house and rented ‘down the road’ with a hard stop of 6months. With two small children and a dog, missing this deadline would’ve been catastrophic. But I’m pleased to say the guys managed to complete all the essentials with only minor snagging in some rooms to complete and had the cleaners back a few days before us. They even helped us bring the furniture back into the house!

Quality:

  • I’m sure Gemma will be able to send you some of the photos of our house, but as someone who does this as a full time job in highend hotels and residences, I can say they achieved a great finish which really helped highlight the Interior designers detailing and now looks brilliant. Behind the finishes they also took time to investigate the substructures and help get approvals and undertake an unforeseen  repairs to our old building before ‘just’ decorating it.

Cost:

  • We agreed a price at the outset and aside from a handful of changes we made along the way, the price was pretty much the same as we planned.
− Victoria Puttock −

With regards to Alex and the team – they built a single storey kitchen extension with a pitched roof on the back of our 1930s semi and also converted our old kitchen into a wall through utility. 

They completed all ground work, construction, electrical, plumbing, plastering and kitchen fitting. We completed interior painting and exterior landscaping ourselves. 

Alex’s team are very hard working, courteous and considerate. They were here pretty much every single day during the project and worked especially hard to finish as our baby arrived early! They were tiling the floor well into the night on several occasions!

When it comes to quality, the construction is excellent. The guys were meticulous in making sure things were done to high a standard.

Alex was onsite a lot at the start but then most of the work is done by his team. He was easy to contact throughout. 

We had an issue where the wrong steel was priced in the quote and we needed a bigger one – this was probably an issue in communication between the architect and Alex so my only advice would be to double check the drawings and when Alex starts work to make sure you are getting what you expect. In the end, we covered the increased cost for the bigger steel and Alex absorbed the additional labour.

All in all though the build quality is very good, the team are excellent (they even resealed our shower tray for us which wasn’t part of the job) and things are done on time.

Veronica Isaac, Phil Ananin and Alexei Ananin

Alex and his team undertook a major building project at our house, transforming it from a two-bed house, with one tired downstairs bathroom and small galley kitchen into a three-bed house with two bathrooms (one upstairs and one down) and a large, open plan kitchen.

This was the first building work we had ever been involved in and we set Alex quite a challenge as we live down a narrow street which cannot be accessed by large lorries (difficult for skips and concrete). We also asked for the work to be completed in a tight time frame – six months – as we were moving out for the duration and had a young child (then about 6 months).

Despite all these potential problems – and the additional issues we unintentionally created along the way – the project was completed on schedule and the only costs over budget resulted from extra things we requested (all of which Alex and his team accommodated!)

Alex managed the whole project for us and communication from him and his team was excellent throughout. As complete novices we were particularly grateful for this, and also the recommendations Alex was able to offer regarding potential suppliers for kitchens, bathrooms, carpet fitters etc. 

We’re really pleased with the quality of the finish and attention to detail (they even tidied up the rear garden and front drive for us) and we now have a house we hope to live in for many decades ahead. 

We are very grateful to Alex and his team for taking such care with the project and would not hesitate to use them again. We also would whole-heartedly recommend them to anyone else considering a building project (on whatever scale).

− Richard and Katya Samuel −

Da Vinchi Developments took over from builders who had simply walked away from the job of rebuilding a listed mill house from its condition as a shell. They were evidently overwhelmed by the problems and the levels of skill required. Particularly challenging for Da Vinchi was the electrics, which had been installed faultily. The new plumbing had also been inadequately installed. They had to identify and correct their mistakes and move the project to completion to an exceptionally high standard, using bespoke fittings, multiple trades and a unique aesthetic, which incuded bare brickwork and copper conduits for electrics plus patterned wallpapers. Alexey and his team overcame every problem as each was identified, as true craftsmen, even taking on sub-contractors’ work where they failed. The team is exceptionally skilled and responsive. They are a delight to deal with. I cannot recommend them more highly to anyone who’s planning their building project.

− Gemma Skidmore −

To reiterate what Adam has already said, Alex and his team are brilliant. They are incredibly hard working and take a lot of care in what they do.

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