RH10 · M23 J11 · 30 mi from central London · Kitchen Extensions
Crawley Central Rear-Extension Flooring: Luxury Vinyl Flooring (LVT & SPC) Fitted
Kitchen extensions are the busiest flooring category we quote in Crawley Central. Most are rear extensions or side-returns on Victorian, Edwardian or 1930s apartment 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 Crawley Central 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 Crawley Central clients book us for kitchen extensions
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every Crawley Central extension
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
- Silicone-sealed wet-zone perimeter on every Crawley Central extension
- Batch-matched supply across extension and retained kitchen
Making the extension read as one floor with the existing kitchen
On Crawley Central 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
Original 1947 new town centre
Nearest station
Crawley
UFH commissioning for Crawley Central kitchen extensions
Build-up on Crawley Central extension UFH floors: max 20mm total. Board 14–15mm, thermal underlay 4–5mm. Anything thicker slows response and costs energy.
Kitchen Extensions in Crawley Central — questions
- Do we need to remove existing kitchen units on a Crawley Central 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 Crawley Central 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 Crawley Central?
- In Crawley Central 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 Crawley Central 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 Crawley Central extensions.
- What warranty covers a Crawley Central kitchen extension floor?
- 10-year workmanship + manufacturer wear warranty (20-year residential typical). We retain UFH commissioning records for manufacturer warranty compliance on every Crawley Central extension.
- How long after the extension is finished can I fit the floor in Crawley Central?
- 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 Crawley Central extension fit.
Kitchen extension flooring quote for Crawley Central
48-hour written quote, continuous fit into existing kitchen, commissioning included.
Kitchen extensions in Crawley Central 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.