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What this protects you with: As a member of the Federation of Master Builders, you get independent vetting of the builder, the option of an insurance-backed warranty on the work and access to a dispute resolution service.
Open this source entry (opens in new tab)Best of Houzz is an annual award from the home-renovation platform Houzz, given to the professionals its community rates most highly for design or customer service.
View award source (opens in new tab)These are independent third-party awards: recognition earned from review communities and trade bodies, never paid placement.
Project 1 Design & Build is linked to a Companies House entry. This shows the business registration, not evidence of workmanship or service quality.
Why this helps you judge trust: this trader is linked to a registered company with named people who are legally accountable for it, on an official register anyone can check, a layer of accountability an unregistered trader doesn't offer. Around 19 years on the register also points to an established business rather than a brand-new one.
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Across 85 builders in Ealing, the typical rating is 4.8 out of 5. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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Project 1 Design & Build Ltd was started in 2006 by Damien Collins (Engineering Director) & Steve Ward (Project Director) who share a passion and enthusiasm for building high quality projects. The company is based in Ealing, West London. Starting with our own developments, with a great team with the same passion in their specialist areas of design, construction, carpentry, roofing, carpentry, electrical, heating & plumbing, tiling, decoration, joinery & finishing. Based in West London, Project 1 developed a growing reputation for building complex & interesting projects such as a contemporary new dental surgery in Chiswick and an exact replica Victorian house in Egerton Gardens, Ealing. Seeing the quality of our work, we were approached by a number of people who became our first clients, mainly for extensions, renovations, basements & alterations to tired Victorian houses in need of updating. We also started a small number of important relationships with architects, designers & structural engineers who have since recommended us to their clients. We have formed other important relationships with a wide variety of specialist suppliers to help our clients get better deals. Since then, we have become the builder of choice, for clients who are looking for a well designed, beautiful home. We have a "Fast Track" programme for clients who have just bought their home & need to extend & renovate it without wasting time. You can see the energy we put into our projects by watching us in action on the 100th episode of Grand Designs - this vast structure was completely extended & renovated in just 7 months. We are more commonly known for our work around Ealing, extending & renovating classic Victorian houses to a very high standard. Why not get in touch and tell us about your project?
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Run Cowboy Checker →Project 1 Design & Build has 28 independent public reviews, rated 5 out of 5. It is a registered business on Companies House, listed as active, and the public register shows no adverse status (no dissolution, insolvency or strike-off) against it. This is independent public evidence gathered from named public sources (no ads, no paid placement), not a guarantee of workmanship. If anything here is out of date, the business can request a correction.
Project 1 Design & Build has 28 public reviews, averaging 5 out of 5. The reviews section shows the aggregate rating, review volume, and review source information we hold.
Project 1 Design & Build's 28 public reviews come from a named public review source. MyTrustedTraders brings this public evidence together with no ads and no paid placement: we show the review source information and aggregate rating we hold rather than selling rankings, so you can weigh the evidence for yourself.
We hold 1 independently sourced credential for Project 1 Design & Build, including Federation of Master Builders. Each is attributed to the body that issued it in the credentials section. For example, Federation of Master Builders is the Federation of Master Builders: members are independently inspected and can offer an insurance-backed warranty.
Project 1 Design & Build holds 1 independent award, including 5× Best of Houzz winner (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2018). These are third-party awards: recognition that has to be won, not self-issued.
Project 1 Design & Build is a registered business on Companies House (company number 06086856), incorporated 6 Feb 2007, listed as active. This confirms the legal registration of the business, not evidence of workmanship or service quality.
Project 1 Design & Build lists specialist services including Basement Conversion, Building Conservation, Garage Building, Home Renovation, House Extensions, House Plans. If your job is one of these, look for it in their listed services or ask them to confirm for your project.
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These describe public evidence MyTrustedTraders held at the stated dates. They are not independent awards, they cannot be bought, and they do not change this business's Trust Score or search position. How milestones are measured
