AL2 · A405 / M25 J21a · 21 mi from central London · Kitchen Extensions
Kitchen Extension Luxury Vinyl Flooring (LVT & SPC) — How Wood, AL2
Kitchen-extension Luxury Vinyl Flooring (LVT & SPC) in a How Wood 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 How Wood
For 1930s semi How Wood 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
Quiet residential village along the Watford branch
Nearest station
How Wood
Level, thickness and step control on How Wood extension floors
The new screed in a How Wood 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 How Wood 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 How Wood extension floor
Glue-down to screed on 1930s semi How Wood extensions gives the best heat response and eliminates drum-resonance on a hollow-sounding floor. On How Wood extensions we glue-down 85%+ of UFH installs.
Kitchen Extensions in How Wood — questions
- Can the floor go in before the How Wood 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 How Wood extensions.
- What warranty covers a How Wood kitchen extension floor?
- 10-year workmanship + manufacturer wear warranty (20-year residential typical). We retain UFH commissioning records for manufacturer warranty compliance on every How Wood extension.
- How long after the extension is finished can I fit the floor in How Wood?
- 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 How Wood extension fit.
- How long does a full How Wood kitchen extension floor take to fit?
- 5–7 working days for a typical How Wood rear extension (18–25m²) plus retained kitchen, including UFH commissioning, subfloor levelling and silicone perimeter.
- How much does a How Wood kitchen extension floor cost?
- Typical How Wood 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 How Wood 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.
Book a How Wood kitchen extension flooring survey
Levels matched, UFH verified, batch planned, silicone sealed.
Every How Wood kitchen extension floor we quote is planned as a single continuous surface — because that's what the finished room asks the floor to be.