Wentways
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What is included

  • We prepare or coordinate the drawings, structural calculations, planning application and building control for your extension
  • Adaptations for accessible living, such as level access and wider doorways, can be designed in
  • Structural calculations, steels and any wall removal
  • Foundations, drainage, structure and roof
  • Plumbing, electrics, plastering and joinery in the right order
  • Glazing, bifolds and roof lanterns coordinated with the build
  • Kitchen supply and fitting in the same contract if you want it
  • A written quotation with a clear scope and staged payments

How the work runs

  1. 01

    Site visit

    We meet at your home, look at the space and talk through how you want to use it and the budget.

  2. 02

    Drawings and approvals

    Drawings are prepared or reviewed, then planning (or permitted development) and building control are applied for.

  3. 03

    Written quotation

    A fixed scope of works in writing, broken into stages, before anything starts.

  4. 04

    Groundworks and structure

    Foundations, drainage, walls and roof, inspected by building control at each required stage.

  5. 05

    Fit out

    First fix services, plastering, second fix, joinery and flooring.

  6. 06

    Handover

    A snag list worked through with you, building control completion and a final clean.

How we look after you

Building work, without the upheaval you dread

A clean, tidy site every day

Work areas are swept and cleared at the end of each day, and materials are stored neatly.

Your home protected

Dust sheets, floor protection and sealed doorways keep dust and dirt where the work is.

Respect for you and your neighbours

Sensible working hours, considerate parking and a heads up to neighbours before noisy work.

One point of contact

A named coordinator who knows your job and answers your questions.

Questions we are asked

Do I need planning permission?

Many single storey rear extensions fall under permitted development, but it depends on the house, earlier extensions and the location. This is checked at the drawings stage, and we prepare or coordinate the planning application where one is needed. Approval is always the council's decision.

What is a Lawful Development Certificate?

If the extension is permitted development, a Lawful Development Certificate from the council confirms it. It is useful when you sell, and we can coordinate the application.

Does the Party Wall Act apply?

If you share a wall or are building near a boundary, it may. We serve the notices where needed and refer you to an independent party wall surveyor.

What if there is a public sewer near the extension?

Building over or near a public sewer usually needs a build over agreement with the water company. This is checked early and coordinated as part of the job.

Can you work from my architect's drawings?

Yes. Send the drawings and we will quote against them.

Can the kitchen be part of the same job?

Yes. The extension and kitchen can sit in one contract, and we use Kitchens Connected so you can walk around the kitchen in virtual reality before anything is ordered.

Can we stay in the house?

Usually yes. The new space is built first and only opened into the house near the end, with the opening sealed off from the rest of the home.

How is payment structured?

A small deposit to book, then staged payments as the work progresses. Each stage is signed off by you before the next payment is due.

No big payments up front. A small deposit to book, then staged payments, each one due only after you have signed off the stage before.

Thinking about home extensions?

Send the details and you will get a written quotation with a clear scope of works.

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