Selected work

Fifty years of finished work across West Cornwall.

A Nevitt Construction is a family run building contractor based in Hayle, working across West Cornwall since 1975: design and build new homes, extensions, refurbishments and groundworks, from £30,000 to £3,000,000. Below are three projects photographed properly, and single shots from other jobs.

New build · Hayle

Copperhouse Mews

A development of new houses at Copperhouse Mews, in the Copperhouse end of Hayle. Weatherboard above render, slate roofs, a granite boundary wall onto the street and a shared parking court behind.

  • A pair of newly built houses at Copperhouse Mews, Hayle, with cream weatherboard above white render.Front elevation, a pair of the houses
  • A row of newly built houses at Copperhouse Mews, Hayle, with cream weatherboard cladding, slate roofs and a block-paved parking court.The terrace row and parking court
  • The entrance to Copperhouse Mews in Hayle, with a granite boundary wall and the development sign.Entrance sign and granite wall
  • The block-paved parking courtyard at Copperhouse Mews, Hayle, with houses either side.The courtyard approach
  • A corner house at Copperhouse Mews, Hayle, with weatherboard cladding, a porch and established planting behind a granite wall.Corner house and planting
Refurbishment, new build and site work

Gwithian Farm Campsite

Eighteen years of work for the same client at Gwithian, a few miles up the coast from Hayle: in the owners’ own words, a campsite toilet block, the renovation of barns, and two new builds.

  • A granite farmhouse at Gwithian Farm Campsite, with white-painted window surrounds and a slate roof.The granite farmhouse
  • A whitewashed thatched cottage at Gwithian Farm Campsite.The thatched cottage
  • A single-storey amenity building at Gwithian Farm Campsite with a slate roof and rendered walls.Amenity block
  • The site road through Gwithian Farm Campsite, with planting either side.Site road and planting
  • The shop and reception building at Gwithian Farm Campsite.Shop and reception
Design & build

A contemporary house

A large contemporary house in white render, with balconies, a curved glazed corner and full-height glazing onto its own lawn and lake.

  • A large contemporary house with white render, balconies and a curved glazed corner, seen across its lawn.Garden elevation
  • A contemporary white-rendered house seen from across a lake, with trees around the water.Across the lake
  • The side elevation of a contemporary white-rendered house, seen from the lawn.Side elevation from the lawn
More of our work

From other jobs across West Cornwall

Single shots rather than whole projects: extensions, refurbishments and groundworks caught at different stages.

  • A single-storey extension under construction with bi-fold doors fitted and new deck joists being laid.Extension — Bi-fold opening and new deck, in progress
  • A rear elevation with two cedar-clad gables and full-height glazing over a terrace.Extension — Cedar-clad gables and glazing
  • A completed house with a slate roof, timber-clad dormer, oak porch posts and block-paved drive.Design & build — Slate roof, dormer and oak porch
  • A rear outbuilding part demolished against the whitewashed granite wall of an old cottage.Refurbishment — Cottage outbuilding, stripped back
  • Two of the team kneeling to lay floor insulation boards over a damp-proof membrane in a stripped-out interior.Refurbishment — Floor build-up going in
  • Steel beams installed above reinforcing mesh laid across a new ground-floor slab.Groundworks — Steels and slab reinforcement
  • A timber garden bar and shelter with a cedar shingle roof, porthole windows and bench seating, set against a granite wall.Garden room — Timber garden bar and shelter
  • A long timber-clad single-storey building with deep eaves, above a stone retaining wall and a striped lawn.Design & build — Timber-clad single storey