Steading Conversions

The Highlands are fortunate to feature a great many active and retired farm and croft buildings, all of which have the potential to be renovated to create incredible modern living spaces set within some of the country’s most idyllic landscapes.

Well crafted steading conversions seamlessly blend rustic and traditional structures with modern and contemporary interiors producing incredible, bespoke living environments unlike many others. Barn and steading conversions also afford well appointed living spaces, benefitting from large floor spaces that accommodate beautiful open plan living spaces and large airy rooms. By virtue of their former lives, barn and steading conversions also often benefit from rural vistas and beautiful views, factors that can be built into any conversion project through glazing considerations, balconies and connected outdoor spaces.

Preserving character and historic features

AFJ Building Contractors are skilled, time-served tradespeople with a wealth of experience across a diverse range of building and construction projects. We listen, plan and work with you to meet the full needs of every project, drawing upon our combined experiences to create a new living space within your barn or steading while also working to preserve particular elements of the building character or historic features that can provide the greatest contrast with it’s new interior. We can delicately combine exposed structural beams with smooth modern renders or augment stone archways with modern glazing solutions for stunning visual effect.

Specialist building considerations

Barn and steading conversions may come with the requirement to supply specialist building and construction services, to retain certain characteristics or to restore traditional features no longer present. AFJ Building Contractors can identify such needs and supply even the most bespoke building services required, either directly from within our expansive company skills profile or via one of our trusted sib contractors, including:

• specialist stone masonry
• traditional roofing specialists
• building conservationists
• specialist carpentry and wood working