BR7 · A222 / A20 · 11 mi from central London · Kitchen Extensions
Kitchen Extension Herringbone & Parquet Flooring — Chislehurst, BR7
Kitchen-extension Herringbone & Parquet Flooring in a Chislehurst home is a level-matching, batch-matching and UFH-commissioning job before it's a board-fitting job. We plan all three before ordering material — because you can't unfit a 40mm board mismatch after the fact.
Blending new extension floors with existing kitchens in Chislehurst
For victorian villa Chislehurst kitchens where the retained floor is Victorian solid pine and the extension is a new engineered oak, we design a deliberate transition — solid oak threshold band between old and new. Reads intentional, not retrofit.
Local context
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Level, thickness and step control on Chislehurst extension floors
The new screed in a Chislehurst kitchen extension is rarely at the exact height of the existing kitchen subfloor. On our surveys we measure both — target is under 3mm difference across the join. Above 3mm and we ramp with a matched threshold; above 8mm and we level with SLC before fit.
Why Chislehurst clients book us for kitchen extensions
- 10-year workmanship warranty across the whole footprint
- Documented UFH commissioning cycle — before AND after fit
- 10-year workmanship warranty across the whole footprint
- Documented UFH commissioning cycle — before AND after fit
Getting the heating right in a new Chislehurst extension floor
Glue-down to screed on victorian villa Chislehurst extensions gives the best heat response and eliminates drum-resonance on a hollow-sounding floor. On Chislehurst extensions we glue-down 85%+ of UFH installs.
Kitchen Extensions in Chislehurst — questions
- How much does a Chislehurst kitchen extension floor cost?
- Typical Chislehurst extension (20–25m² new + 10m² retained kitchen) in engineered oak with UFH: £3,800–£6,400 fitted. In LVT: £2,200–£3,900. Both include commissioning and silicone perimeter.
- How do I match the level between my Chislehurst extension and existing kitchen?
- Under 3mm difference we ramp with matched threshold. Above 3mm we level with self-levelling compound before fit. We measure both levels on the survey and price accordingly.
- Can I have engineered wood in a Chislehurst extension over UFH?
- Yes — engineered wood is the ideal spec for Chislehurst extensions over UFH. Certified UFH-compatible ranges, glued down to screed, run at up to 27°C surface temperature. Solid wood cannot go here.
- Do we need to remove existing kitchen units on a Chislehurst extension floor job?
- Usually no — we fit up to the plinth line with colour-matched beading. Only jobs where the kitchen is being replaced anyway get full floor-under-cabinets install.
- Can I blend a new extension floor into my existing Chislehurst kitchen?
- Yes — but the winning strategy is to re-do both floors together, from one batch. Trying to match into an existing floor almost always shows the join. Costs more but reads seamless.
- Should the extension floor match the kitchen or the lounge in Chislehurst?
- In Chislehurst open-plan extensions the floor should match both — one continuous run through kitchen, dining and living. Zoning by flooring change is out of fashion and never re-sells well.
Book a Chislehurst kitchen extension flooring survey
Levels matched, UFH verified, batch planned, silicone sealed.
Every Chislehurst kitchen extension floor we quote is planned as a single continuous surface — because that's what the finished room asks the floor to be.