RH11 · A264 / M23 J11 · 31 mi from central London · Kitchen Extensions
Kitchen Extension Herringbone & Parquet Flooring — Kilnwood Vale, RH11
Kitchen-extension Herringbone & Parquet Flooring in a Kilnwood Vale 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.
Making the extension read as one floor with the existing kitchen
On Kilnwood Vale 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
Large 2,500-home new build on the Crawley/Horsham border
Nearest station
Faygate
Getting the height transition right in Kilnwood Vale 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 Kilnwood Vale clients book us for kitchen extensions
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every Kilnwood Vale extension
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every Kilnwood Vale extension
UFH commissioning for Kilnwood Vale kitchen extensions
Build-up on Kilnwood Vale extension UFH floors: max 20mm total. Board 14–15mm, thermal underlay 4–5mm. Anything thicker slows response and costs energy.
Kitchen Extensions in Kilnwood Vale — questions
- How much does a Kilnwood Vale kitchen extension floor cost?
- Typical Kilnwood Vale 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 Kilnwood Vale 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 Kilnwood Vale extension over UFH?
- Yes — engineered wood is the ideal spec for Kilnwood Vale 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 Kilnwood Vale 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 Kilnwood Vale 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 Kilnwood Vale?
- In Kilnwood Vale 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 Kilnwood Vale kitchen extension flooring survey
Levels matched, UFH verified, batch planned, silicone sealed.
Every Kilnwood Vale kitchen extension floor we quote is planned as a single continuous surface — because that's what the finished room asks the floor to be.