House Extensions in Kingswood (KT20)
Extensions on the Kingswood houses are rarely standard. The properties are larger, the finishes are higher, the plots are mature and well screened, and the household is usually still living there throughout.
Bigger builds want a programme, not an estimate
On a substantial addition to a house of this kind the difference between a job that goes well and one that drags is almost never the brickwork.
It is sequencing — whether the trades are booked in the right order, whether long-lead items were ordered early enough, and whether somebody is looking a fortnight ahead rather than at today. We price these as a written schedule and give a programme with it, then run to that programme. On a build measured in months, with a family living in the house, that is the thing that actually matters to the people paying for it.
Mature plots, and protecting what is already there
The plots here are part of the value of the properties — mature planting, established screening and a good deal of garden that took decades to look like it does. A large build brings heavy deliveries, plant and spoil, and any of those will make a mess of a lawn or a root system if nobody has thought about it. Access routes, where material is stored and how the ground is protected are worked out before anything arrives. Matching also matters more on these houses: brick, tile and detail on an Edwardian or 1930s Warren estate property should be matched properly rather than approximated, because on a house of that quality the difference is obvious.
One firm answerable throughout
Our own team does the building work — brickwork, carpentry, plastering and groundworks — and the specialists are brought in and managed by us. One firm answerable from the first survey to the final clean.
More in Kingswood
Everything we do in Kingswood is on the Kingswood area sheet, and the full detail of how we approach this trade is on the extensions & renovations page.
Common questions
Q.01Can we live in the house during a large build?
Usually yes, and it is planned for rather than endured — which is why the programme is agreed in writing at the start and worked to.
Q.02What happens to the garden and the planting?
Access routes, storage and ground protection are settled before anything is delivered. On a mature plot that is worth as much thought as the build.
Q.03Will the extension match the original house?
On a Warren estate property that is a large part of the job — brick, tile and detail matched properly rather than approximated.
Q.04How is a big job priced?
As a written schedule, element by element, with a programme alongside it. Not one figure to take on trust.
Thinking about extensions & renovations in Kingswood?
Tell us what you are planning. We come out, look at the job properly and give you a price for it.