Extensions in Mount Nod
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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We are 2.6 miles from Mount Nod, which makes site meetings and the inevitable mid-build decisions straightforward. We build single and two-storey extensions, side returns and wrap-arounds, from foundations through to a finished, decorated room.
Working in Mount Nod
Mount Nod lies 2.6 miles west of Coventry city centre, in the CV5 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find Mount Nod Primary School and Co-op Food, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest areas we also cover are Allesley Green (0.6 miles) and Eastern Green (0.7 miles), so work in Mount Nod sits inside the same run of the city.
- Mount Nod Primary School
- Co-op Food
- Wellesbourne Road
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
- Allesley Park Walled Garden
- Peg the footprint out on the ground before you commit to a depth — it changes minds.
- Permitted development never removes the need for Building Regulations approval.
- 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.
- Removing the existing rear wall on a beam is what turns an extension into one room rather than two.
The work itself, in plain terms
What we build in Mount Nod, 2.6 miles west of the city centre — groundworks through to fit-out.
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
Planning and Building Control handled as part of the job, with inspections scheduled rather than chased.
Groundworks & structure
Groundworks and structural work, including the trial holes and trees check that set foundation depth honestly.
Full fit-out
Complete fit-out including electrics, plumbing, heating, plastering and decoration.
Built around how you own the property
Growing families
The space you need without moving, with a programme you can plan family life around.
Open-plan projects
Kitchen, dining and living treated as one space from the first drawing rather than divided later.
Investors
Specification chosen for durability and resale rather than for personal taste.
The jobs that start with a phone call
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A quote accepted on price alone, with spoil removal and making good to the existing house both excluded.
- 02
A design drawn to the permitted development limit without checking what a previous owner already added.
- 03
Sockets in the wrong places, because the kitchen layout was decided after first fix.
- 04
An extension started with no contingency, where the first surprise in the ground forced a visible compromise.
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A finished extension with a step down into it, because the slab level was set before anyone measured the house floor.
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New brickwork that reads as obviously new, because the mortar was never matched to the original.
What we check on a property in Mount Nod
Every quote starts with a survey. These are the things we look at on extension work in Mount Nod, and why each one changes the recommendation.
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.
Scaffold and working space
Where scaffold can stand, and whether it needs to go on a neighbour's land, is both a practical and a legal question. Better settled before a start date is agreed.
Permitted development status
We check the measurements against the limits and ask about conservation area or Article 4 status. Knowing which route the project takes shapes the whole programme.
Ground conditions and trees
Soil type and nearby trees drive foundation depth more than anything else. We look at what is growing within influencing distance before anyone commits to a groundworks figure.
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.
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We visit, assess the job properly and explain your options in plain English — no pressure.
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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 Mount Nod — your questions answered
Still have a question? Our local team is happy to help — no pressure, no jargon.
Speak to us today0786 5778332How far is Mount Nod from your base?
Mount Nod is roughly 2.6 miles west of Coventry city centre. That is close enough that a survey can normally be arranged within a few days, and close enough that coming back afterwards is never a problem.
Have you worked around Mount Nod Primary School?
Mount Nod Primary School is in the part of Mount Nod we cover, and extension work there is routine for us. Every quote still starts with a survey of the actual property, because no two are the same even on one street.
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 happens about drainage and manholes?
If there is a public sewer or a manhole in the way you may need a build-over agreement from the water authority, and that takes time. Existing drains may need diverting, and new foul and surface water connections have to be designed and inspected. We check drainage at survey, because a manhole discovered after the foundations are set out is a genuinely expensive surprise.
Should we extend or move?
Worth doing the arithmetic properly. Moving costs stamp duty, agent and legal fees and removals, with nothing added to the property you leave. Extending costs the build and some months of disruption, and leaves you in the same place with the same neighbours and schools. Extending usually wins financially; moving wins when the location or the plot is the actual problem, and no amount of building fixes that.
What are the most common mistakes people make?
Three come up repeatedly. Designing for floor area rather than for light, so the middle of the house ends up dark. Leaving the kitchen and electrical layout until the shell is up, which means compromises in positions that were free to decide earlier. And setting a budget with no contingency — ground conditions and existing-structure surprises are normal, not exceptional, and ten to fifteen per cent held back prevents a stalled project.
What are the rules on building near a boundary?
Under permitted development a single-storey extension within two metres of a boundary is limited to three metres at the eaves, and side extensions have their own width limits. Separately, you need to be able to build and maintain the wall, which may require access to a neighbour's land. Building right up to a line is possible but it changes the method and the neighbour conversations, so it is worth deciding early.
Get your free extensions quote in Mount Nod
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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