CM2 · A1114 / A12 · 30 mi from central London · Kitchen Extensions
Great Baddow Rear-Extension Flooring: Herringbone & Parquet Flooring Fitted
Kitchen extensions are the busiest flooring category we quote in Great Baddow. Most are rear extensions or side-returns on Victorian, Edwardian or 1930s 1930s semi homes, adding 12–25m² of new floor to a kitchen that already exists. The floor has to blend — same board, same direction, same level — even though the two subfloors are 100 years apart.
Getting the height transition right in Great Baddow rear extensions
Where the two levels genuinely can't be matched (rare, but real), we design a two-step visual transition with a matched threshold ramp — never a 'hope no-one notices' butt-join.
Why Great Baddow clients book us for kitchen extensions
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every Great Baddow extension
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every Great Baddow extension
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
Making the extension read as one floor with the existing kitchen
On Great Baddow kitchen extensions we specify the whole floor — extension plus retained kitchen — as one order, from one batch. Trying to match into a 5-year-old kitchen board never works; the new boards read fresh, the old ones read weathered. Better answer: re-do both, so they're the same age from Day 1.
Local context
Long-established Essex village absorbed by Chelmsford
Nearest station
Chelmsford
UFH commissioning for Great Baddow kitchen extensions
Build-up on Great Baddow extension UFH floors: max 20mm total. Board 14–15mm, thermal underlay 4–5mm. Anything thicker slows response and costs energy.
Kitchen Extensions in Great Baddow — questions
- Should the extension floor match the kitchen or the lounge in Great Baddow?
- In Great Baddow 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.
- Can the floor go in before the Great Baddow extension kitchen is fitted?
- Ideal sequencing: floor first, kitchen second. Puts the floor under the kitchen (better resale, better waterproofing) and avoids kitchen plinth transitions. We work this way on 70% of Great Baddow extensions.
- What warranty covers a Great Baddow kitchen extension floor?
- 10-year workmanship + manufacturer wear warranty (20-year residential typical). We retain UFH commissioning records for manufacturer warranty compliance on every Great Baddow extension.
- How long after the extension is finished can I fit the floor in Great Baddow?
- New screed needs 1 week per centimetre to dry — a 75mm slab needs 7–10 weeks before flooring is safe. Dehumidification can accelerate; guessing cannot. We CM-test on every Great Baddow extension fit.
- How long does a full Great Baddow kitchen extension floor take to fit?
- 5–7 working days for a typical Great Baddow rear extension (18–25m²) plus retained kitchen, including UFH commissioning, subfloor levelling and silicone perimeter.
- How much does a Great Baddow kitchen extension floor cost?
- Typical Great Baddow 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.
Kitchen extension flooring quote for Great Baddow
48-hour written quote, continuous fit into existing kitchen, commissioning included.
Kitchen extensions in Great Baddow are level-matching, batch-matching and UFH-commissioning jobs before they're board-fitting jobs. Plan all three at survey stage and the floor reads seamless.