Extensions in Edgwick
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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Property Maintenance Coventry builds home extensions in Edgwick: single-storey rear, side return, wrap-around and two-storey. Groundworks and foundations, structural steel to engineer calculations, roof, glazing and full fit-out, with Building Control involved throughout. Survey first, then a fixed written quote and a programme.
Working in Edgwick
Edgwick lies 1.7 miles north-east of Coventry city centre, in the CV6 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find Edgwick Park and Edgewick Community Primary School, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest areas we also cover are Foleshill (0.2 miles) and Courthouse Green (0.5 miles), so work in Edgwick sits inside the same run of the city.
- Edgwick Park
- Edgewick Community Primary School
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
- Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha
- Aldi
- Dhaliwal Supermarket
- Peg the footprint out on the ground before you commit to a depth — it changes minds.
- A lawful development certificate is the document that answers a buyer's solicitor years later.
- New brick will not match eighty-year-old brick, so the junction is a design decision.
- Rooflights over the junction are what stop the original back room going dark.
- A quote with no written specification cannot be compared with another one.
The work itself, in plain terms
The extension work we take on across Edgwick (CV6), from a single-storey rear to a full two-storey build.
Single storey rear extensions
The most common project we build: a rear extension, sized where possible to stay within permitted development.
Two storey extensions
Two-storey builds from foundations up, including the bedroom-level disruption planned around realistically.
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
An extra reception or bedroom, built to a timetable you are told about before it starts.
Open-plan projects
Light planned through the whole depth, not just glazed at the far end.
Investors
Specification chosen for durability and resale rather than for personal taste.
The jobs that start with a phone call
- 01
Drains or an inspection chamber running directly under the proposed footprint.
- 02
An extension started with no contingency, where the first surprise in the ground forced a visible compromise.
- 03
Sockets in the wrong places, because the kitchen layout was decided after first fix.
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New brickwork that reads as obviously new, because the mortar was never matched to the original.
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Wiring, an outside light and the alarm sensor all cut off with the wall that came down.
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A build-over agreement discovered at trench stage rather than at design stage.
What we check on a property in Edgwick
Every quote starts with a survey. These are the things we look at on extension work in Edgwick, 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.
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.
Contingency and what could move the price
We say plainly which parts of the quote are firm and which depend on what we find — usually foundations and the existing structure — so the contingency is a planned figure rather than a shock.
Where the waste goes
New kitchen and bathroom wastes need routes and falls to existing drainage. Planning those routes early avoids boxed-in pipework in the middle of a new room.
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.
Boundary positions and the Party Wall Act
We check where the actual boundary runs and whether the work triggers party wall notices. Notice periods run to two months, so this belongs at the start of the programme.
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Free inspection & advice
We visit, assess the job properly and explain your options in plain English — no pressure.
Transparent fixed quote
A clear, line-by-line quote with no hidden costs. You decide in your own time.
Expert workmanship
Our qualified, insured team completes the work on time, on budget and to a high standard.
Walkthrough & tidy finish
We clean up fully and don't leave until you're 100% happy.
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Extensions in Edgwick — your questions answered
Still have a question? Our local team is happy to help — no pressure, no jargon.
Speak to us today0786 5778332Do you only work in Edgwick, or the surrounding streets too?
Both. Work in Edgwick usually takes us into Foleshill (about 0.2 miles away), Courthouse Green (about 0.5 miles away), Little Heath (about 0.7 miles away) and Stoke Heath (about 0.8 miles away) as well, and we quote for all of them on the same terms. There is no boundary line that changes the price.
Are you actually local to Edgwick?
Yes. Edgwick is around 1.7 miles north-east of the centre of Coventry, well within the area we work in every week. We are not a national firm subcontracting the job out.
Do you build for landlords and commercial clients?
Yes. We work for landlords extending rental property and for commercial clients, and we are used to working around tenants, trading hours and phased handovers. For rental property we will also point out where a layout change affects licensing or room-size requirements, which is easier to design around than to correct.
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.
Is a two-storey extension much more expensive than single-storey?
Per square metre it is usually cheaper, because the most expensive elements — foundations and roof — are shared across two floors. The total is obviously higher, and two-storey work is far more likely to need planning permission, more likely to engage the Party Wall Act, and more disruptive because it affects bedrooms. The per-metre efficiency is real, but it is not the only consideration.
Flat roof or pitched roof on an extension?
Flat is usually the answer on a single-storey rear extension because it keeps the height down under the permitted development limit and allows rooflights easily. Modern flat roofs in EPDM or GRP are long-lived and nothing like the felt roofs that gave flat roofs their reputation. Pitched roofs suit the house better in some cases but they raise the height, which can push the project into needing planning permission.
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.
Get your free extensions quote in Edgwick
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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