Moving house costs a fortune and disrupts everything. Estate agent fees, stamp duty, solicitor bills, removal expenses—not to mention the upheaval of uprooting your family from the neighbourhood you’ve chosen. When your Hastings home no longer provides enough room, extending makes far more sense than relocating.
An extension adds the space your family needs while keeping you exactly where you want to be. That seafront location you love, the school catchment you chose carefully, the neighbours who’ve become friends—none of that changes. You simply gain more room to live.
We design and build house extensions across Hastings and the East Sussex coast. From modest single storey additions creating breathing room to substantial double storey builds transforming family homes entirely, we deliver extensions tailored to your property, your requirements, and your budget. Full project management means you deal with one team handling everything from initial drawings through to final decoration.
Single storey rear extensions remain our most requested project across Hastings. They create generous kitchen-diners where families gather, spacious living areas flooded with natural light, dedicated home offices away from household bustle, or utility spaces freeing up room elsewhere. Bi-fold doors connect new spaces to gardens, bringing coastal light deep into your home. Roof lanterns add drama and brightness overhead. Under permitted development rules, you can typically extend three metres from attached houses or four metres from detached properties without planning permission—larger extensions remain possible through prior approval. Properties across St Leonards, Silverhill, and Ore regularly transform through single storey additions that change daily life completely.
When ground floor space alone won’t suffice, building upward delivers exceptional value. Double storey extensions provide living accommodation below with bedrooms or bathrooms above, using the same foundations and roof to serve two floors. Cost per square metre drops significantly compared to building equivalent space separately. Growing families gain kitchen-diners for togetherness plus bedrooms for privacy—both within one project. Double storey builds typically require planning permission and careful design considering neighbour impact, but sympathetic proposals usually gain Hastings Borough Council approval. Properties across Hastings suit double storey extensions that deliver maximum additional accommodation without consuming excessive garden space.
Wraparound configurations combine rear and side extensions into L-shaped additions maximising transformation potential. Where properties have both rear garden depth and side access available, wraparound designs create the most dramatic ground floor changes possible—sometimes doubling usable living space. Kitchens, dining areas, and living zones flow together in configurations impossible within original footprints. Careful design maintains natural light to existing rooms while creating bright, contemporary spaces that revolutionise how homes function. Properties on corner plots or those with generous side passages suit this approach particularly well. We design wraparound extensions respecting your property’s character while delivering the expansive spaces modern families desire.
Victorian and Edwardian properties across Hastings often feature narrow side returns—those wasted passages running alongside rear projections. Extending into this neglected strip adds crucial width to cramped rear rooms without significantly impacting garden space. Combined with modest rear extension, side return builds transform narrow galley kitchens into generous open-plan areas where cooking, dining, and family life happen together comfortably. Period properties around the Old Town, along the seafront, and throughout St Leonards commonly suit this approach. We design side return extensions preserving natural light to adjacent rooms while maximising every centimetre of recovered space. Small footprint changes delivering substantial lifestyle improvements.
Extensions represent significant investments—choosing the right builder determines whether that investment delivers lasting value or ongoing headaches. We’ve completed extensions across Hastings for fifteen years, building expertise spanning every property type, ground condition, and design challenge the area presents.
Coastal properties face particular considerations. Salt air affects materials differently than inland conditions. Exposed locations demand robust construction. Older properties near the seafront often reveal surprises once work begins. Experience navigating these challenges means fewer problems and better solutions for your project.
We handle everything extensions require—planning applications, building regulations submissions, structural engineering coordination, groundwork, construction, roofing, windows, plastering, electrics, plumbing, and finishing. One team managing every element ensures nothing falls between gaps and accountability stays clear throughout.
We build house extensions throughout Hastings and surrounding areas including St Leonards-on-Sea, Silverhill, Ore, Hollington, West Hill, Conquest, Fairlight, Pett, Westfield, Bexhill-on-Sea, Battle, and surrounding East Sussex villages. Contact us for a free consultation and quotation.
Create a warm, fully insulated garden room ideal for working, relaxing or exercising all year round. We design and build stylish outdoor offices, gyms and studios using high-quality materials and modern construction techniques. Quick to install and built to last, a garden room is one of the most effective ways to add extra usable space to your Basildon home.
Extensions often work best combined with internal alterations to existing spaces. Removing walls between old and new areas creates flowing layouts impossible otherwise. We install steel beams supporting open-plan configurations, widen doorways improving circulation, and reconfigure rooms maximising the benefit of additional space. Structural engineering ensures absolute safety; building regulations approval confirms compliance. Thinking holistically about how extension and existing house work together delivers far better results than treating them separately.
Kitchen extensions represent our most popular project type—and for good reason. Modern families want kitchens that accommodate cooking, eating, homework, socialising, and relaxation in one flowing space. Purpose-built kitchen extensions deliver exactly that. We coordinate extension construction with kitchen installation, ensuring seamless delivery from groundwork through to fitted units and finishing. Bi-fold doors, roof lanterns, islands, and dining areas create the heart of your home. Properties across Hastings transform through kitchen extensions that revolutionise family life.