{"id":824,"date":"2025-05-04T21:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T21:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/?page_id=824"},"modified":"2025-05-04T21:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T21:38:26","slug":"types-of-extension","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/types-of-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"824\" class=\"elementor elementor-824\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac08da9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ac08da9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0a5cd1\" data-id=\"d0a5cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0989589 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0989589\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f613df\" data-id=\"1f613df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-595a7f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"595a7f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbd901a\" data-id=\"bbd901a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5a824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff5a824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6d866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce6d866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#Porches\">Porches<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#Conservatories\">Conservatories<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#Sunrooms\">Sunrooms<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"#Single\">Single storey house extension<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"#multi-storey\">Two storey or multi-storey extension<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#Wrap\">Wrap Around House Extension<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#Structure\">An Over Structure Extension<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#extension-types\">Most common roof extension types, shapes and designs<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9bb9ea\" data-id=\"f9bb9ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d94c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d94c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TYPES OF HOUSE EXTENSIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0319017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0319017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How do you choose the best types of house extensions? Building a house extension is a fun project to undertake. Once measures have been taken, a design has been approved, plans drawn up and planning permission granted, we are ready to start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b979c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b979c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/type-of-house-extensions-1024x705.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-829\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/type-of-house-extensions-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/type-of-house-extensions-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/type-of-house-extensions-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/type-of-house-extensions-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/type-of-house-extensions.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd59f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bd59f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Different Types of House Extensions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e8e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e8e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Single storey or rear home extensions<\/li><li>Double or multi-storey extensions<\/li><li>Cellar or basement conversions<\/li><li>Wrap around home extensions<\/li><li>Kitchen extensions<\/li><li>Outbuilding, orangeries and conservatories<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0ba05 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"7c0ba05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tBeautifully design your extension with South Coast Construction\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ed473 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c5ed473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Loft Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2855d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2855d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dormer-loft-conversion-london.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dormer-loft-conversion-london.jpg 450w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dormer-loft-conversion-london-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9c4f74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9c4f74\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"Porches\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d74a123\" data-id=\"d74a123\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49e53d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b49e53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Porches<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220bcfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220bcfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Porches are small extensions to the front of a house. They can be more extensive and can be built to the side or back. Typical examples include simple structures of only brick walls, columns, windows and a door. Larger versions can be bare brick or plastered and have a complete electrical installation. So the porch can have light and electric sockets.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Most porches do not need planning permission. As long as the porch is separated from the house by an internal door, and not heated, they will not need building certification. If you want electrics installed, you must either:<\/p><ul><li>have the job inspected by the building control department<\/li><li>or use a Part P registered electrician<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c0917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55c0917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<pre>Building an extension is costly.What does it cost to build a house extension? You may ask?<\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fae94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40fae94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/conservatory-1024x614.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/conservatory-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/conservatory-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/conservatory-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/conservatory.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25df61e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25df61e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"Conservatories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a2e865\" data-id=\"8a2e865\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7056c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7056c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Conservatories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da999e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da999e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are simple structures that are made of UPVC, timber or aluminium. Some conservatories require planning permission, and some do not, but the rules on building control apply as to porches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfd3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbfd3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Sunrooms\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Sunrooms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c0a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4c0a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A sunroom is a conservatory with one of those solid roof extension types and walls, including plenty of glazing. They are sturdy and warm while bringing in a lot of sunlight. Due to higher costs involved and greater complexity than a wrap around conservatory, it is advisable to employ both an architectural company and an experienced building company.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Rules for sunrooms are similar to those of conservatories for Planning Permission. Building control permission will be required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456707d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"456707d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-single-rear-home-extension-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-844\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-single-rear-home-extension-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-single-rear-home-extension-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-single-rear-home-extension-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-single-rear-home-extension.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620c830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"620c830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Single\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Single storey house extension<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b758b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9b758b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Double\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Single storey house extensions are built onto a part of the house whereby one or more sides of the extension is attached to the property, and there is only the ground floor plus any basement built to it. Single storey extensions require building control, but they might not need planning permission.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The addition of Single Storey Side Extension can add significant value to your home. Some of the ideas you can turn your home extension into are:<\/p><ol><li>a dining room<\/li><li>a home office<\/li><li>a new bedroom<\/li><li>a playroom<\/li><li>a new kitchen &amp; utility<\/li><\/ol><p>The greatest considerations of this type of extension are the size of the extension, how the roof will work with the existing building and its impact upon neighbours. Other potential difficulties are the positions of drains and chimneys and\/or any needed excavations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099c849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"099c849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pitched-roof-extension.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pitched-roof-extension.jpg 450w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pitched-roof-extension-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e74547 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e74547\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"Gambrel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8937e42\" data-id=\"8937e42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f54de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25f54de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single storey rear extension<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192b416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192b416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where sufficient space is provided, a single storey rear extension has enormous potential to change the very nature of your house. This type of rear house extension idea can include internal property alterations such as opening up your kitchen to your back garden and creating an open-plan area that can be used as a combined kitchen, dining and living area. With this option, you will benefit from the size increase of your property. You will add a considerable amount of value to it. You can use this type of house extension to increase your rooms&#8217; space or use it to modify or reorganise the way you utilise the interior floor space.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A well designed and constructed side extension will look and feel like a natural part of your home and not like a foreign body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb26bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfb26bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-double-storey-extension-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-double-storey-extension-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-double-storey-extension-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-double-storey-extension-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-double-storey-extension.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9835db4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9835db4\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"multi-storey\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c10e172\" data-id=\"c10e172\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adab7fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adab7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Two storey or multi-storey extension<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe24212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe24212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A multi-storey extension can be built to any part of the existing building.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A double-storey side extension can be used to add an extra bedroom or bathroom. You can create a dining room with a spectacular ceiling height.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Due to its complex nature, the costs are higher than the single-storey house extension. The impact on neighbours is much more significant. Two storey extensions can be done only in detached or semi-detached houses with a side plot or garden.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The larger the scale of the extension, the higher the value. This type of house extension will require planning permission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b59ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01b59ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-wrap-around-extension-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-wrap-around-extension-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-wrap-around-extension-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-wrap-around-extension-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3d-wrap-around-extension.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cec1484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cec1484\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"Wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e482fc\" data-id=\"3e482fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1380d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1380d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Wrap Around House Extension<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d12e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38d12e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wrap around type of extensions are created by combining a side return extension and a rear extension together, creating L shaped wrap around extension. They involve building the side wall closer to the neighbouring building border and moving the rear wall of your property into the rear garden, creating an L shaped house extension.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>You could select to have an open plan wrap around extension in order to create a spacious and illuminated area. A wrap around house could be great if you want an entire floor remodelling, an increase of your kitchen size, an additional dining room, a living room extension or to create an extra bedroom or guest room.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Other additional benefits of this extension type is the high flexibility and the massive increase in value to your home. You can work out your value by using a calculator.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>When you are planning a wrap around extension there are various ideas and things you might want to consider such as the overall design balance of your home and the more disruptive nature of this type of extension. A few examples include: wrap around conservatory, L shaped extension.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72113f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d72113f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/over-structure-extension.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-858\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/over-structure-extension.jpg 450w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/over-structure-extension-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0ee18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d0ee18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Structure\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. An Over Structure Extension<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7bd0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a7bd0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An over structure extension is an extension over the top of an existing structure such as a garage, a living\/dining room or kitchen.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Many UK properties (detached &amp; semi-detached) built within the last 40 years usually have a single storey side garage. This creates an opportunity for an additional extension on top of the garage.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This type of extension on top of the garage offers significant benefits. Compared to other extension types such as creating a large master bedroom with en-suite. Or extend the kitchen with separate utility room. Those options would allow blending in with the house design and retaining the current garage.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Even though it is a very attractive extension type idea, there are lots of downsides:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9009ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9009ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<pre>Planning to hire luxury house builders in South East? Let South Coast Construction help you.<\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f0fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f0fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your existing structure has single-skin brickwork, it will not be sufficient to build over it as the new brick and block work above will be twin-leaf. If your existing structure has single-skin brickwork, it is possible to build over it by digging down through the garage floor and installing a new foundation and a new inner leaf. Alternatively, you would need to install blockwork &#8216;piers&#8217; in the garage and fix a steel beam over the top.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>To ensure the conditions of the foundations, you will need to dig a trial hole to investigate.<\/li><li>It could prove to be an expensive method to extend your property.<\/li><li>Building control permission will certainly be required.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a681171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a681171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/roof-extension-types.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-862\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/roof-extension-types.jpg 450w, https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/roof-extension-types-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca9dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ca9dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"extension-types\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common roof extension types, shapes and designs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afed0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8afed0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Butterfly roof<\/li><li>Dormer<\/li><li>Flat roof<\/li><li>Hip and valley roof<\/li><li>Mansard<\/li><li>Hip roof<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706eb83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"706eb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proficiencyltd.co.uk\/img\/blog\/extension-types-details\/house-extension.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5572c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5572c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Clara Annesley<\/h3><p><br \/>Clara Annesley is an interior design and construction content writer. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Architectural Design Technology from the University of West South East. Clara specialises in residential construction for topics like health &amp; safety, architectural design and writing cost guides for renovation and remodelling projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Porches Conservatories Sunrooms Single storey house extension Two storey or multi-storey extension Wrap Around House Extension An [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-824","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865,"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/824\/revisions\/865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southcoastconstruction.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}