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Renovations · Extensions · Refurbishments

Renovations and extensions, run clearly from start to finish.

I'm Kris Henshall. I served my apprenticeship as an electrician, spent two decades building Henshall Electrical, and renovated investment properties along the way. Klear Projects brings it together: renovation and extension projects across Dorset and Hampshire, managed from start to finish, with the electrical and smart home work done in-house.

Kris Henshall
Kris HenshallProject Manager · Renovations & Extensions
Renovated family home at dusk, seen from the garden
Little Forest Road, Bournemouth · whole-house renovation
Since 1998in the building industry
£80k–£1.5mprojects managed
5investment properties renovated
NAPIT · Loxoneregistered electrician and Loxone Partner
How I work

Klear by name.
Clear by nature.

Every Klear job runs through its own online project portal. You can see what's happening, what it costs and what's next at any time, without having to chase anyone.

A live schedule

See the programme from first fix to handover, and know which trades are on site each week.

Costs in the open

Budget, invoices and payments in one place. Any change is priced and approved by you before the work goes ahead.

Progress you can see

Photos and updates from site as the job moves, so you can follow it from anywhere.

One point of contact

You deal with me, from the first visit to the final certificate. Questions get a straight answer.

Inside a live Klear project

What the client sees

Two-bed flat refurbishment, Poole · on site since September 2026 · handover due November 2026

This is taken from the job's project portal as it stood on 21 October 2026. The client sees the same schedule, site diary and photos.

153tasks on the programme
31site diary entries so far
883progress photos shared
11quotes and changes approved by the client before work started
Programme · about half complete
CompleteIn progressScheduledToday
Site diary
  • Prep work in the kitchen and lounge
  • Walls levelled and beaded throughout
  • First fix for smoke detector feed and bonding
  • Walls sealed ready for plastering tomorrow
  • Low-level heaters set up to dry the new plaster
  • Stud wall built for the new kitchen opening
  • Main fuse and meter moved to the adjacent wall before dry lining
  • Walls by the consumer unit and kitchen dry lined
  • Hallway, cupboard, bathroom and bedroom reveals plastered
  • Lounge and kitchen cleared for next week's plastering
  • Waste removed from site
Progress photos

Shown with the client's permission. Names, address and prices removed.

The story so far

From apprentice to project manager

Most recent first. Each stage built the skills I bring to your project.

2024–nowKlear Projects

Klear Projects

Trading from January 2024 · Klear Projects Ltd from October 2025 · Bournemouth

Full-house renovations, extensions and structural reconfigurations for homeowners, developers and private investors, from £80k to £1.5m. I manage each job from feasibility and budget through to handover. That means coordinating the trades, liaising with architects, engineers and building control, and reporting clearly on cost and programme as the job goes.

One recent project sat within a conservation area. It needed close work with planners and heritage officers, bespoke joinery and careful detailing to meet conservation requirements while still achieving a modern finish.

ScopeRenovations · Extensions · Structural reconfiguration · Conservation areas · Investor reporting · Budget and programme control · Electrical and Loxone in-house

2025–2026 · Whole-house renovation

Little Forest Road

Bournemouth · our largest project to date

A 16-month renovation of a large family home, managed from strip-out to handover. Under scaffold through the winter, the house was taken back and rebuilt room by room: a new kitchen, two bathrooms, a panelled hallway and staircase, a full rewire with smart controls and a home gym.

Outside, the roof was renewed and the gardens landscaped with new terraces and steps, and a new driveway with EV charging.

2025 · Investor refurbishment

Victoria Road

Bournemouth · for a private investor

A full refurbishment of a terraced house for a private investor, from purchase to completion. The work covered structural alterations, a new roof, a rear extension, re-rendering and a complete fit-out, with costs tracked against the investment budget throughout.

2024 · Pool & leisure

Wilderton Road

Poole · private residence

Electrical work for a new pool and leisure building: a pool hall with a movable floor that rises to cover the pool, a home gym behind a glass screen with colour-changing LED lighting, step and terrace lighting outside, and an EV charger for the house.

2026 · Smart building

Marsham Court Hotel

Bournemouth · Loxone installation and ongoing support

A Loxone smart system for a working hotel, with lighting control across the building run from neatly labelled central cabinets. The installation was planned around guests and staff, and we now provide ongoing support for the system.

2016–2024Property

Renovating investment properties

Self-funded and investor-led projects · Bournemouth

I completed five full renovations: two buy-to-lets of my own and three managed for a private investor. I took each one from purchase and design through structural alterations, rewiring, plumbing and fit-out to tenancy, and did much of the hands-on work myself. Those jobs are where the Klear way of running projects came from.

ScopeDesign layouts · Structural alterations · Full fit-outs · Building Regulations · Landlord compliance

Buy-to-let · Full renovation

Lincoln Road

Three-bedroom semi-detached house

A full renovation of a three-bedroom semi, which I bought, renovated and let to tenants. The work included opening up the ground floor, a new kitchen, a rewire, decoration and new flooring throughout.

2012–2023Henshall Electrical Ltd

Henshall Electrical Ltd

Director · Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and the South Coast

I grew Henshall Electrical from a sole trader into a multi-person company, with a team of electricians, apprentices and subcontractors working across homes, hotels and light-industrial sites. We worked alongside architects, designers and main contractors on high-end refurbishments, smart homes and EV charging. Many of the apprentices I trained now run their own businesses.

2018 · Rewire & refurbishment

The Old School House

Fowey, Cornwall · luxury company retreat

A former school house overlooking Fowey harbour, turned into a modern retreat on a tight winter programme. Galvanised conduit suits the building's character inside. Outside, the grounds and hot tub deck are lit on sensors.

2018–2023 · Commercial

Christchurch Harbour Hotel

Mudeford, Christchurch · plus the Kings Arms Hotel

Ongoing maintenance and installation for the Harbour Hotels Group, planned around guests and often done out of hours. The work ran from spa and pool lighting to commercial kitchen supplies. In 2022 we lit and powered the new upper deck terrace, including its patio heaters.

2020 · Period home refurbishment

Moor Road

Broadstone, Poole

A complete rewire and refurbishment of a large period house, including the kitchen and summer room extension. The fittings were chosen to suit its original features and still came in on budget.

2020 · New build

Hillview

Swanage · with Homer Property Developments

A three-storey new build set into the hillside. We designed and installed the power, lighting and data, working cable routes around steel beams, with simple lighting control from every level.

2022 · Commercial fit-out

Love2b unit

Wimborne · industrial unit

A full fit-out of an industrial unit: cable tray and containment, power and lighting throughout, and a structured data cabinet for the office and production areas.

2021 · Extension

Cider House orangery

Yeovil, Somerset

Lighting and underfloor heating for a new oak-framed orangery, with dimmable feature lighting around the roof line.

2022 · Accessible garden

Queens Park garden

Bournemouth · with Matthew Wilkins Landscapes

A garden redesigned for wheelchair access, with path and border lighting on a schedule and power for a garden lift.

2022 · External lighting

Brooklyn Lodge

Wimborne

Traditional lanterns on the gate piers, boundary walls and house, wired and switched for a period property.

2002–2012Self-employed

Henshall Electrical, sole trader

Bournemouth and Poole

After qualifying I went self-employed. Early on I ran a team of 20 electricians on the Dolphin Quays development in Poole, subcontracted to Lorne Stewart. After a year away travelling, I came back in 2005 and built a client base of local builders, developers and homeowners. The work covered refurbishments, extensions and new builds, and repeat contracts led to the company going limited in 2012.

ScopeDolphin Quays, Poole · Refurbishments and extensions · New-build housing · Part P and BS 7671

1998–2002Apprenticeship

Harvey Electrical Ltd

Apprentice to Approved Electrician · Poole and London

I served a full apprenticeship on large commercial and industrial sites in London and the South of England, working in multi-disciplinary teams to tight programmes.

SitesHeathrow and Gatwick terminals · Harrods · Millennium Dome · Aldershot Barracks · Central London offices

What clients said

Reviews from past jobs

Very tidy, always leaves everything as it was. Polite, flexible and honest. Can trust Kris and his team to come in out of hours and work for us any time.

Hotel client, Christchurch · 2018

Excellent quality service! Communication was very good and Kris managed to fit in the remedial works at very short notice to enable us to exchange on our property sale.

Customer in Poole · 2018

Would recommend Kris Henshall highly, very professional, listened to what was needed and advised accordingly. Respectful of my home and workmanship was of good quality.

Customer in Bournemouth · 2023

Kris and his team were courteous, clean and tidy throughout. He turned up on time and kept me informed on how things were going.

Three-phase installation, Christchurch · 2016

Very safety conscious and thorough. Testing of circuits done before and after the work. Timely and always able to fit in with our builder.

Dormer wiring, Ferndown · 2015

Excellent service. Great attention to detail. Courteous team. Flexible to our needs. Highly recommend.

Two-storey extension, Poole · 2013
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  1. Send your detailsA few lines on what you're planning, and photos if you have them.
  2. We talk it throughI'll call you to discuss the job and arrange a visit.
  3. A clear quoteYou get an itemised quote in your own project portal, with the schedule alongside.
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