Extensions in Warrington

Around Warrington (WA1) it is mostly single storey rear extensions, kitchen extensions and knock throughs on terraces and semis right across the town. Extensions in Warrington run from small rear additions on terraces with almost no garden to full width builds on the semis further out, and the constraint is nearly always the boundary rather than the planning, because the plots are tight and the neighbour is close. 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. Warrington is where we are based, so there is nothing in the price for travel and a first visit to look at the job is usually within a day or two of the call.

Yes. Warrington is home, so the van is never far away and a look at the job is usually within a day or two of the call. 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.

Some, and it is mostly about age. Semis in Warrington are largely interwar and post war, which are predictable to work on: shallow strip footings, cavity walls and a rear elevation with room to build out. What we look at before pricing is where the drains and the manhole sit, because on housing of that age they are very often in the way, and whether the existing lintel over the back door is up to being opened out. Both are ordinary jobs when they are found at survey and awkward ones when they are found mid build.

Extensions in Warrington run from small rear additions on terraces with almost no garden to full width builds on the semis further out, and the constraint is nearly always the boundary rather than the planning, because the plots are tight and the neighbour is close. 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.

Warrington 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.