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House extensions in London

More room, more light, and a house that finally works as one.

Room to cook together, gather around the table and open the doors to the garden. We build London extensions around the way you want to live, with clear pricing and a project lead who keeps you informed.

5.0/5 · across all review platformsExtensions, lofts and renovations

Side-return kitchen extension in E7 with rooflights along the boundary wall
Side-return extension and kitchenE7, East London
Rated by homeowners
5.0 / 5Across all review platforms
Completed work
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Insurance cover
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Workmanship guarantee
Up to 10 yearsCover by work type

Which extension

Find the extra space your home is missing

Extends the back of the house into the garden, usually to create one open kitchen, dining and living room with a direct connection to outside.

Best for

Terraces and semis with a generous garden where the kitchen is currently cut off from the rest of the house.

Planning

Many single-storey rear extensions fall within permitted development. Depth, height and boundary distances decide it; we confirm with your architect before anything is priced.

What we manage carefully

Steel spans and foundations, glazing specification and solar gain, party wall notices, and keeping the garden usable after the build.

Completed extensions

See how other homes opened up

All projects
Kitchen extension and renovation, N8
N8, North London · Rear extension and renovation

A brighter rear with a stronger garden connection

A brighter kitchen and living space, with a closer connection to the garden.

Side-return kitchen extension, E7
E7, East London · Side-return extension

A side return turned into the kitchen-dining room

A narrow side return becomes a kitchen and dining room with space to gather.

Kitchen-living space in a rear extension, N19
N19, North London · Rear extension and whole-home renovation

A family home opened to the garden

A kitchen, dining and living space brought together, with the rest of the house renewed around it.

Scope

Know what your extension price includes

We explain your quote in detail, including what is covered and what you still need to choose. Here is a typical starting point. Your own quote will reflect your home and drawings.

Typically included
Demolition, excavation and foundations to the engineer’s design
Steelwork, structural openings and temporary works
Walls, roof, insulation, rooflights and installation of glazed doors
Drainage alterations, plumbing, heating and electrics
Plastering, flooring preparation and decoration
Kitchen fitting and second-fix joinery where within scope
Building control coordination and party wall access arrangements
Snagging, handover documents and the 10-year extension workmanship guarantee
Priced separately or by others
Architect, structural engineer and party wall surveyor fees
Planning and building control application fees
Kitchen units, appliances, sanitaryware and tiles, unless supplied against an agreed allowance
Glazing systems where you prefer to order direct from a supplier
Landscaping beyond making good the area around the build
VAT, shown separately on every quotation

Design

Your choice of architect. Support either way.

Choose your architect and how much you want us to coordinate. We build; your architect prepares the drawings. With managed support, you have less to organise and clear decisions to approve. Your proposal sets out the support, professional appointments and fees.

Route A

You need an architect

We introduce a recommended architect to develop the drawings and agreed submissions. If you want managed support, we arrange discussions, bring your priorities to the architect and follow up questions. We contribute construction cost and buildability advice as the design develops.

Route B

You have your own architect

We are happy to work with your chosen architect, whether drawings are underway or complete. The same managed support is available: we can coordinate discussions and speak on your behalf with your agreement, keeping you informed and bringing decisions back to you. Planning approval is not required before we talk.

From first ideas to moving in

Feel clear about what happens next

What happens

A call, then a visit. We look at the house, the garden, access and what you want the space to do, and give an honest early view on route and budget.

What you decide

Whether the project is worth pursuing and, if you need one, whether to meet an architect we recommend.

What you receive

A written summary of the conversation with early budget assumptions and suggested next steps.

Plan your project

Apply the guidance to your home.

Explore the scope and investment for your extension, then discuss the work your home needs. See our London service areas for local project information.

Planning ranges

A starting point for your extension budget

Extension typeIndicative construction investment
Side return£35,000 to £60,000
Single-storey rear extension£50,000 to £95,000
Wraparound extension£75,000 to £140,000
Kitchen extension with fit-out£80,000 to £160,000
Double-storey extension£100,000 to £200,000+

These existing planning bands describe different scopes. A published all-in example may include VAT, fees and finishes that a construction-only range excludes. Your itemised quotation confirms the basis, inclusions and allowances.

The build phase is often 12 to 24 weeks. Allow around 6 to 10 months for the wider journey, including design, approvals and preconstruction, depending on the property.

Cost

What moves the price of an extension

Your budget goes further when you know where to spend it. The size of the space is only part of the picture. Here are the choices we will help you think through.

Open the extension cost calculator

The calculator gives an early construction-cost range. It excludes professional fees, VAT, most finishes and contingency, and assumes straightforward access and ground conditions.

01
Footprint and structure

Floor area, steel spans, and whether the existing rear wall comes out entirely.

02
Glazing

Sliding or bifold doors, rooflights and their size, frame material and performance.

03
Ground and access

Soil, drains, trees and how close neighbours are. Side returns often mean carrying everything through the house.

04
Kitchen and finishes

Joinery, worktops, flooring and underfloor heating vary more than any structural item.

05
Scope beyond the extension

Rewiring, a new boiler, a downstairs WC or reworking the rest of the ground floor at the same time.

Completed kitchen extension and renovation in N8

Completed work · N8, North London

More room for everyday family life.

What the homeowner needed
A larger, lighter kitchen-living space with a better connection to the garden.
What we delivered
Extension and structural work, kitchen installation, interior upgrades and final decoration brought the spaces together.
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What we take responsibility for

The details are ours to manage.
The decisions stay with you.

An extension brings structure, weather protection and your existing home together. Knowing who is managing each stage makes the process easier to follow.

01

Prepare the work around your home

We agree access, the working area and the sequence of the build before starting, including how the new space connects to the existing house.

02

Coordinate the construction

We manage the building trades and the sequence from groundworks and structure to the roof, glazing and interior finish. Your architect and structural engineer remain responsible for their professional designs.

03

Make decisions visible

Your project lead keeps you informed about progress and upcoming decisions. Changes to the agreed work are discussed with their cost and programme implications before approval.

Your quotation sets out the work, exclusions and agreed coordination support. Bring your own architect or choose an independent architect we recommend; their professional appointment remains separate from our construction work.

A clear route back to us after handover.

We complete a snagging review and provide the relevant handover documents. If something needs attention afterwards, raise a ticket in your client portal with the details and photographs. You can follow its status and add updates while we review the issue and coordinate the agreed next steps.

Our workmanship guarantee covers structural work, extensions and loft conversions for 10 years, bathroom and kitchen installations for 2 years, and decoration for 1 year. Item breakages are excluded from our workmanship guarantee and fall under the manufacturers’ own guarantees.

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What clients say

In their words

“The quality of workmanship is extremely high and they have managed to translate loose ideas put together on PowerPoint by me into reality.”

“I could not recommend them more highly. They submitted a very detailed quote which was competitively priced, and went on to do the work very quickly to a high standard.”

Louise Thorogood · Houzz

Extension questions

Asked on most first calls

Next step

Send us your brief

Tell us what you would love the extra space to make possible. We will talk through your ideas, your budget and where to begin. Bring drawings if you have them, or simply tell us what is missing at home.

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