Rear of the house at Appleby Avenue as the footings for the extension went in

Appleby Avenue, Knaresborough

A full width rear extension on a family home, with the back of the house taken out on steels to open up the ground floor.

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KnaresboroughNorth Yorkshire

Rear extensionfull width, single storey

Steel frameback wall opened up

Brick to matchwith glazed openings

Our own teamgroundworks to roof

How it was built

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Steels going in under the propped rear wall

Steel frame and brickwork at the rear of the house

Groundworks

Stage 01 · Groundworks

Footings

Footings dug and concreted to the engineer's design, with the floor area prepared before anything went up.

Stage 02 · Walls

Blockwork and insulation

The inner leaf went up in block with rigid insulation boards fixed to it, then a brick outer skin laid to match the existing house.

Stage 03 · Structure

Opening up the back

The existing rear wall was propped and taken out in sections, with new steels carrying the house above. This is what turns an extension into one big room.

Stage 04 · Shell

The shell

With the steels carrying the house, the full width of the back was open. Wide openings were left for the glazing onto the garden.

Stage 05 · Walls up

Up to the roof

Walls up to plate level on all sides, ready for the roof, the glazing and everything inside.

On site

Scaffold up at the rear of the house — Scaffold up

Brickwork rising at the rear — Brickwork

Cavity insulation in the new walls — Insulation

Brick outer skin and insulation at the corner of the extension — Corner detail

Bricklayer working on the extension — On the tools

Footings and first courses across the back of the house — Footings

What extension clients say

House extension★★★★★

Lewis and the team did a fantastic job on our extension from start to finish. Communication was excellent throughout, they kept us updated at every stage, turned up when they said they would, and left the site clean and tidy each day. The finish is exactly what we wanted and the whole process was far less stressful than we expected.

Single storey extension and kitchen★★★★★

We had a single storey extension and a new kitchen installed by Lewis and the team and couldn't be happier with the finished project. The work was of excellent quality and done with real professionalism and knowledge from start to finish. I cannot fault them.

Single storey extension★★★★★

Following a tender process organised by our architect, we chose Barlow Construction of Thirsk for a single storey extension enlarging our kitchen diner, and a raft of other internal work. Lewis and his team were exemplary. We particularly liked their flexibility with variations and extra tasks as we went along. Cleared up each evening and respectful of the property and neighbours. The standard of build and the communication throughout were superb.

Kitchen extension with roof lantern and bifold doors

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