Extensions in Cheylesmore
Most extensions are decided long before anyone digs: how deep you can go without a planning application, what is in the ground, and where the daylight will come from once the back wall moves.
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Cheylesmore sits in the CV3 district, 1 mile south of the city centre. We build extensions there from groundworks up: foundations sized to the ground conditions, structural steel to engineer calculations, roof and glazing, and full fit-out. Building Control inspections are planned into the programme rather than chased at the end.
Working in Cheylesmore
Cheylesmore lies 1 mile south of Coventry city centre, in the CV3 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find Asda and Sarra Foods, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest areas we also cover are Lower Stoke (0.7 miles) and Stivichall (0.8 miles), so work in Cheylesmore sits inside the same run of the city.
- Asda
- Sarra Foods
- Quinton Park Baptist Church
- Manor Park Primary School
- Christ Church
- Copsewood Primary School Annex
- New brick will not match eighty-year-old brick, so the junction is a design decision.
- Peg the footprint out on the ground before you commit to a depth — it changes minds.
- Removing the existing rear wall on a beam is what turns an extension into one room rather than two.
- On a semi or terrace, party wall notice is the norm rather than the exception.
- Previous extensions count against your allowance, so what the house has already had matters.
The work itself, in plain terms
The extension work we take on across Cheylesmore (CV3), from a single-storey rear to a full two-storey build.
Single storey rear extensions
Rear extensions from foundations to finished room, with the light to the existing house designed in rather than lost.
Two storey extensions
Two-storey extensions, cheaper per square metre because foundations and roof are shared, though more likely to need planning.
Side returns & side extensions
Side returns and side extensions — modest in area, substantial in how the ground floor actually works.
Planning & Building Control
We establish early whether the project is permitted development or needs an application, and build the approvals into the programme.
Groundworks & structure
Groundworks and structural work, including the trial holes and trees check that set foundation depth honestly.
Full fit-out
First and second fix, plastering, flooring and decoration — handed over as a finished room, not a shell.
Built around how you own the property
Growing families
A plan that works around the family staying in the house while the work happens.
Open-plan projects
Rear builds combined with removing the original back wall, which is where the transformation actually comes from.
Investors
Full paperwork at the end, because the certificates are what protect the value.
The jobs that start with a phone call
- 01
An extension that leaves the original back room dark, because all the glazing went in the new rear wall.
- 02
A kitchen-diner planned with no structural allowance for taking the existing rear wall out.
- 03
A build-over agreement discovered at trench stage rather than at design stage.
- 04
A large tree close to the build on clay soil, which changes the foundation depth and sometimes the design.
- 05
Wiring, an outside light and the alarm sensor all cut off with the wall that came down.
- 06
Sockets in the wrong places, because the kitchen layout was decided after first fix.
What we check on a property in Cheylesmore
Every quote starts with a survey. These are the things we look at on extension work in Cheylesmore, and why each one changes the recommendation.
Building Control route and inspection points
We establish which body is inspecting and when they need to attend. Inspections built into the programme never delay a job; inspections remembered late always do.
Access for plant and materials
Whether a digger can reach the back garden, where a skip can stand and how far materials must be barrowed changes both method and price. Restricted access is workable but it has to be priced honestly.
Light to the existing rooms
Extending across the back of a house can leave the middle dark. We flag it at survey so rooflights or an internal opening can be designed in rather than regretted.
Glazing orientation and overheating
A large glazed elevation facing south behaves very differently from one facing north. We raise shading and glass specification at design stage rather than after the first summer.
Heating capacity
A bigger house needs more heat. We check whether the existing boiler and emitters can serve the extended property, because discovering otherwise in November is avoidable.
Existing drainage and manholes
We locate drain runs and inspection chambers early. A build-over agreement takes time to obtain, and a manhole found after setting out is an expensive discovery.
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We visit, assess the job properly and explain your options in plain English — no pressure.
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Our qualified, insured team completes the work on time, on budget and to a high standard.
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Extensions in Cheylesmore — your questions answered
Still have a question? Our local team is happy to help — no pressure, no jargon.
Speak to us today0786 5778332Which part of Cheylesmore do you cover?
All of it — the streets around Asda included. Where a property sits matters less to us than what the access is like, which is something we look at on the survey rather than guessing from an address.
Are you actually local to Cheylesmore?
Yes. Cheylesmore is around 1 mile south of the centre of Coventry, well within the area we work in every week. We are not a national firm subcontracting the job out.
How much glass can we have?
More than people expect, with caveats. Building Regulations limit heat loss across the whole building rather than capping glazing outright, so large openings are achievable if the rest of the fabric compensates. The practical limits are structural — a wide opening needs a bigger steel — and comfort: a fully south-facing glass box overheats in summer unless shading or solar-control glass is designed in.
How long does an extension take to build?
A straightforward single-storey rear extension is typically somewhere around three to four months on site; a two-storey is longer. The part people underestimate is everything before that: design, structural calculations, planning if needed, Building Control and lead times on glazing and steel can easily add as long again. We give a programme that includes those stages because a build-only timescale is not a date you can plan around.
Can you work from our architect's drawings?
Yes, and it is how most of our extension work comes to us. We price from the drawings and structural calculations, flag anything that looks buildable only in theory, and liaise with the designer during the build. Where there are no drawings yet we can advise on what level of detail you need before anyone can give you a price worth comparing.
What is the Party Wall Act and does my extension trigger it?
It applies if you build on the boundary line, cut into a shared wall, or excavate within 3m of a neighbouring structure to a depth below its foundations — which most extensions on a semi or terrace do. You serve notice in advance; the neighbour consents or surveyors agree an award. Notice periods run to two months, so it needs starting early, not when the scaffold arrives.
Will an extension add value?
Usually, though rarely pound for pound, and the ceiling is the top of the market for your street. Adding a bedroom or opening up a cramped ground floor tends to do better than simply adding area. Overdeveloping relative to the neighbours is the way to spend money you will not get back. We would rather say that at survey than after you have committed.
Get your free extensions quote in Cheylesmore
Tell us what you are hoping to add and roughly where on the house. We will come and look at the plot, the drains and the access, and tell you what is realistic before anyone pays for drawings.
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