Bricklaying | Groundworks

Built right,
first time
BRICKLAYING & GROUNDWORKS CONTRACTOR

CMD Building Contractor Ltd — an Exmouth-based building contractor with over 20 years of experience in bricklaying and groundworks across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and the wider South West.

Completed three-storey residential building built by CMD in ExmouthCompleted residential masonry elevation by CMDAsphalt surfacing works in progress by CMD

Multi-storey residential masonry — Exmouth, Devon

20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

   FULLY INSURED & ACCREDITED

DESIGNED TO THE DETAIL

 DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

02 — About us

Twenty years
on the tools

20+ years of experience

CMD Building Contractor Ltd is owned and run by director Callum, a building contractor specialising in a variety of services. We are Exmouth-based and work across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and the wider South West.

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Completed residential building external elevationCompleted porcelain patio with brick steps, ExmouthAnnexe brickwork and blockwork in progressFinished resin-bound driveway with brick edging, ExmouthCompleted asphalt surfacingUpper-level brickwork in progressReinforced concrete slab poured and floatedCompleted multi-storey residential building in ExmouthCavity wall construction in progress

Built with precision

Brick, stone & block detail

Porcelain patio with brick steps and sleeper retaining walls built by CMD in Devon

03 — What we do

Our services

We offer a wide range of construction services, including:

  • 01BRICKWORK AND BLOCKWORK PACKAGES
  • 02GROUNDWORKS AND SUBSTRUCTURES
  • 03NEW-BUILD HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
  • 04DRAINAGE AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
  • 05CIVIL-ENGINEERING WORKS
  • 06ROADS, FOOTWAYS AND EXTERNAL WORKS
  • 07STREET WORKS AND HIGHWAY REINSTATEMENT
  • 08REINFORCED-CONCRETE WORKS
  • 09RETAINING WALLS
  • 10EXTENSIONS AND RENOVATIONS
  • 11LABOUR-ONLY MASONRY PACKAGES
  • 12COMPLETE LABOUR, PLANT AND MATERIAL PACKAGES
  • 13SITE SUPERVISION AND SKILLED OPERATIVE SUPPORT

Fully insured, qualified & accredited

We work with a trusted network of specialist subcontractors covering carpentry, roofing, painting and decorating, and appropriately licensed asbestos services where required.

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Completed multi-storey residential building in Exmouth
Multi-storey masonry in progress
Annexe substructure and materials on site
Annexe brickwork and blockwork in progress
Groundworks and slab preparation for garage
Substructure preparation
New-build blockwork on housing plot
New-build upper-level masonry
Housing development substructure masonry
DPC and substructure detail
Long open utility trench
Utility duct installation
Asphalt surfacing works in progress
Completed asphalt surfacing
Garage superstructure masonry from scaffold
Upper-level brickwork in progress
Step one — site excavated and stone brought in ready for the slab
Step two — damp-proof membrane and steel reinforcement set out on spacers

Insured & Accredited

Expert Team

Quality Craftsmanship

Customer Satisfaction

04 — How we work

CLEAR WORK
FROM DAY ONE

A practical, accountable approach from the first conversation to completed work — with one experienced team focused on doing the job properly.

01

Initial conversation

Tell us what you are planning, where the site is and the timescale you have in mind.

02

Site visit & scope

We review the work in context and establish the practical requirements of the job.

03

Clear quotation

You receive a defined scope so the work, responsibilities and next steps are understood.

04

Build & handover

Callum and the team deliver the agreed works and see the package through to completion.

CMD groundworker laying a damp proof membrane over new foundations

05 — Our approach

SUSTAINABLE &
ACCOUNTABLE

We specialise in bricklaying, groundworks, new builds, extensions and renovations, and we run our sites with the same care we put into the work itself. Materials are ordered to measured quantities to cut waste, spoil and hardcore are re-used on site wherever the ground conditions allow, and off-cuts, packaging and rubble are segregated for recycling rather than sent to landfill in one skip.

Accountability means one team, one point of contact and work recorded as it happens — so you always know what has been done, what comes next and who is responsible for it.

CMD operative compacting a new driveway sub-base with plate compactor
Groundworks done properly — Exmouth, Devon

06 — Before & after

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Real CMD sites, photographed mid-build and again on completion. Drag the handle across each image to see the difference.

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Completed multi-storey residential building in Exmouth
Multi-storey masonry at scaffold stage
BeforeAfter

Exmouth, Devon

Three-storey residential masonry, Exmouth

From scaffold-stage brickwork through to the finished external elevations of a three-storey home and detached double garage.

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Finished driveway surface
Surfacing and external works progress
BeforeAfter

Sherborne, Dorset

Driveway and asphalt surfacing

Kerbing and sub-base works finished with a rolled asphalt surface course for a durable, consistent driveway.

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