Extensions in Appleton

Around Appleton (WA4) it is mostly double storey extensions, full width rear extensions and large kitchen extensions on detached housing. Appleton is larger detached housing on generous plots, which means two storey extensions and full width rear builds are realistic there, and it also means the design and the brick matching get looked at closely because the houses are the sort people notice. Anything beyond a small job is priced after we have been out to look at it rather than over the phone, because what is already there decides most of the cost.

No, travel is in the price. Appleton is roughly 4 km from us in Warrington, which is well inside the patch we keep to deliberately, and keeping the jobs close is the whole point: the same team is never far from your street. What moves the price is the job itself, the size of the build, the ground and the glazing.

Yes. Appleton is larger detached housing, so the jobs there tend to be planned months ahead and run bigger than average. Most of our work comes by word of mouth from one street to the next, so there are usually jobs we have done within a mile or two of you. Ring and describe what you are after and you will get a straight answer on timing rather than a promise to call back.

Mostly in scale rather than in difficulty. Houses in Appleton are generally larger and in good order, with room to build out properly, so the structure is straightforward and the time goes into the detailing: brick and mortar matched, glazing set out properly, and a finish that stands being looked at closely. Jobs there are usually planned well ahead, which suits everybody, because a build with a proper lead time is a build with the right materials on site on the right day.

Appleton is larger detached housing on generous plots, which means two storey extensions and full width rear builds are realistic there, and it also means the design and the brick matching get looked at closely because the houses are the sort people notice. On top of that, every extension needs building regulations regardless of whether it needs planning, and that part is not optional. We will tell you at the first visit which category your house is in, and where an application is needed we will say so up front rather than starting work and hoping.

Appleton is a short run from us, so getting out to look at it is easy. The visit and the written quote are normally inside a week or two. The start date depends on what is already booked in, and we would rather give you a real date a couple of months out than promise next Monday and let you down. Smaller work like a porch or a knock through can often be slotted in sooner.

Almost everybody does. An extension is built outside the existing wall for most of its life, so the disruptive days are at the start when the drains and footings go in and at the end when the opening is knocked through. We plan that knock through for when the new build is watertight, sheet the route in and out, and clean the house down at the end of every day. If there are young children or someone working from home, say so at the quote and we will plan the noisy days around it.