Build It Properly Or Not At All
Adaptations carry people's weight when they are at their least steady. Rails go into solid fixings, wet rooms are fully tanked, ramps are founded properly. We do not fit around a problem to save a day.
About Us
A Family-Run BuilderWith Over 30 YearsOf Experience
We adapt homes across London and the South East so that people who are older, disabled or recovering can keep living safely and independently where they already belong.
Free, no-obligation home assessment · Family-run · London & the South East
30+ years' experience
London & the South East
Family-run, owner-led
Free, no-obligation estimate
Our Story
Who We Are
And What We Do
Building Care Services Ltd is a family-run business founded by Vernon and Vanja Martins, who bring over 30 years of experience between them. The business grew out of a local gardening company they acquired and built up, taking on larger building and refurbishment projects as their capability grew. Today the focus is accessibility: adapting private homes so that the people living in them can stay there safely.
We specialise in the building side of accessibility rather than simply supplying products. That means level-access wet rooms and shower conversions, widened doorways, structural openings, ramps and level thresholds, ground-floor bedrooms and bathrooms, stairlift and through-floor-lift preparation and installation, accessible kitchens, and whole-home refurbishments where a property needs reorganising around someone's needs.
Most of the households we work with come to us at a difficult moment: after a fall, a hospital stay, a diagnosis, or the slow realisation that the stairs and the bath have stopped being safe. The decision in front of them is usually the same one, adapt the home, or leave it. We exist so that adapting it is a real option.
We work from our base at Kimberley Business Park, Leaves Green, Keston, on the boundary between Greater London and Kent, covering London and the South East. That position gives us daily experience of the region's housing: Victorian terraces, converted flats, post-war semis, coastal bungalows and older rural properties.
Being family-run and owner-led matters here more than it does on a lot of building work. The person who assesses the property is the person accountable for the result. You are not handed to a sales team, and the job is not sold on and subcontracted to whoever happens to be free.
Who We Help
- Older people who want to stay in the home they have lived in for decades
- People adjusting after a fall, a stroke, surgery or a hospital discharge
- Wheelchair users whose home was never designed around a chair
- People living with a progressive condition who need the home to keep up
- Families caring for a relative who is becoming unsafe on stairs or in the bath
- Occupational therapists and case managers looking for a builder who understands the brief
Mission & Standards
Safer Living Spaces
Is The Whole Point
Our tagline is not decoration. Every decision on site comes back to whether the finished space is genuinely safer for the person who has to use it, on their worst day rather than their best one. These are the standards we hold ourselves to.
The Person Comes Before The Product
We ask who is using the space, how they move, which side they lead with and what is likely to change. The specification follows from that, not from a catalogue.
Say What It Will Cost Up Front
A written estimate sets out the work, the specification and the sequence before anything starts. If something genuinely changes on site, we tell you before we do it.
Respect The Household
This is somebody's home, often occupied throughout the work. We keep it usable, protect what we are not working on, keep the dust down and clear up at the end of each day.
One Team, Whole Job
Structure, plumbing, electrics, tiling and finishing are handled by us rather than split across separate contractors who each blame the last one.
No Claims We Cannot Back Up
You will not find invented statistics, borrowed reviews or badges we have not earned on this website. What is here is what is true.
What We Can Prove
Facts, Not
Marketing Claims
30+
Years of experience behind the business
10
Accessibility and refurbishment services carried out in-house
2
Regions covered: London and the South East
£0
Cost of a home assessment and written estimate
Why there are no badges here
Plenty of building websites display accreditation logos, guarantee periods, insurance figures, job counts and star ratings. We only publish what we have confirmed, so until those details are supplied and verified, this page will not carry them. If you want to know about a specific certification, cover or guarantee before you commit to anything, ask us on 07878 938265 and we will give you a straight answer.
What We Do
Our Services
Whole-Home Accessibility Refurbishments
A complete refurbishment planned around how you actually move through your home, room by room.
Home Adaptations for Independent Living
Targeted changes that make everyday tasks easier, safer and more comfortable at home.
Building Works to Support Disabled Living
Structural works, widened openings, reconfigured rooms, extensions, built around specific needs.
Mobility-Friendly Design & Refurbishment
Layouts, surfaces and fittings chosen so a walking frame, stick or wheelchair is never fighting the house.
Accessible Bathroom & Wet Room Installation
Slip-resistant, easy-entry bathrooms that keep washing private, dignified and safe.
Walk-In / Level-Access Shower Conversions
The step over the bath removed, replaced with a shower that can be walked or wheeled straight into.
Stairlift & Through-Floor Lift Installation
Upstairs kept in use, with the structural and finishing work handled properly around the equipment.
Ramps & Level-Access Threshold Works
Front and back doors made reachable, with gradients and thresholds built to be used every day.
Grab Rails, Handrails & Support Fittings
Fixed into solid structure at the heights that suit the person using them, not guesswork.
Wheelchair-Accessible Kitchen Adaptations
Worktops, storage and appliances repositioned so cooking stays possible from a seated height.
We work across London and The South East. See our work or get in touch.
Next Step
Let's Look At
Your Home Together
Send the form or call during opening hours. We will arrange a free, no-obligation visit, look at the property with the person who will be using it, and follow up with a written recommendation.
07878 938265- Monday – Friday: 7:30am – 5:00pm
- Saturday: 7:30am – 12:00pm
- Sunday: Closed