BR4 · A232 · 11 mi from central London · Kitchen Extensions
Kitchen Extension Herringbone & Parquet Flooring — West Wickham, BR4
Kitchen-extension Herringbone & Parquet Flooring in a West Wickham 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 West Wickham 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
1930s suburban core
Nearest station
West Wickham
Getting the height transition right in West Wickham 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 West Wickham clients book us for kitchen extensions
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every West Wickham extension
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every West Wickham extension
UFH commissioning for West Wickham kitchen extensions
Build-up on West Wickham extension UFH floors: max 20mm total. Board 14–15mm, thermal underlay 4–5mm. Anything thicker slows response and costs energy.
Kitchen Extensions in West Wickham — questions
- How much does a West Wickham kitchen extension floor cost?
- Typical West Wickham 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 West Wickham 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 West Wickham extension over UFH?
- Yes — engineered wood is the ideal spec for West Wickham 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 West Wickham 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 West Wickham 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 West Wickham?
- In West Wickham 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 West Wickham kitchen extension flooring survey
Levels matched, UFH verified, batch planned, silicone sealed.
Every West Wickham kitchen extension floor we quote is planned as a single continuous surface — because that's what the finished room asks the floor to be.