Projects — Hutch Renovation

Extension Featured project

+£95k added value

Forest Hill · SE23

Double-storey rear extension with bifold doors & full kitchen redesign

A Victorian mid-terrace in Forest Hill gained 26m² across two floors. The ground floor was fully opened up with 2.6m aluminium bifold doors to the garden, requiring a box steel over the full 3.8m rear wall width. Party wall agreed with both neighbours before work commenced. Completed in 14 weeks, exactly on budget.

Double storeyBox steelBifold doorsParty wallKitchen incl.

26 m²

Added floor area

14 wks

Programme

£98k

Fixed fee

£0

Cost overrun

Loft conversion

+£85k added value

Brockley · SE4

L-shaped dormer with en-suite & home office

Victorian mid-terrace loft converted into a master suite with en-suite and study. L-shaped dormer maximised floor area. Full-width Juliet balcony to rear elevation.

L-shaped dormerEn-suiteJuliet balcony

28 m²

Loft area

11 wks

Programme

£68.5k

Fixed fee

Open-plan kitchen island Hither Green SE13

Kitchen

Bespoke finish

Hither Green · SE13

Open-plan kitchen with wall removal, RSJ & island

Chimney breast and partition wall removed to create an open-plan kitchen-diner. RSJ installed over a 4.2m span. Handleless bespoke cabinetry with central island and underfloor heating.

Wall removalRSJ steelBespoke kitchenIslandUFH

26 m²

Kitchen area

6 wks

Programme

£54k

Fixed fee

Full refurb

Vacant possession

Nunhead · SE15

Full 3-bed refurbishment — rewire, replumb & 2 new bathrooms

Complete refurbishment of a 3-bed Victorian terrace from vacant possession. Full rewire, replumb, new combi boiler, 2 new bathrooms, kitchen, full replaster and decoration throughout.

Full rewireReplumb2 bathroomsKitchenFull replaster

3 bed

Property

18 wks

Programme

£112k

Fixed fee

Bathroom

Luxury finish

Crystal Palace · SE19

Luxury master bathroom with freestanding bath & wet room

Master bathroom transformed with large-format porcelain tiles, freestanding bath, frameless walk-in wet room, underfloor heating and bespoke vanity unit. Warm stone tones throughout with matte black fittings.

Freestanding bathWet roomStone tilesUFHBespoke vanity

12 m²

Bathroom area

4 wks

Programme

£22.5k

Fixed fee

Loft conversion

+£75k added value

Honor Oak · SE23

Hip-to-gable with rear dormer on end-of-terrace

End-of-terrace with hipped roof converted via hip-to-gable and rear dormer. Full-width glazing to rear. New bedroom with en-suite and generous eaves storage. En-suite with freestanding bath and patterned tile feature wall.

Hip-to-gableRear dormerEn-suiteEnd-terrace

24 m²

Loft area

10 wks

Programme

£62k

Fixed fee

Extension exterior bifolds SE26 Sydenham

Extension

+£55k added value

Sydenham · SE26

Side return extension with rooflights and open-plan kitchen-diner

Victorian terrace side return filled in to create a wider open-plan kitchen and dining room. Yellow stock brick exterior, full-width bifolds to garden deck, large rooflights flood the interior with natural light.

Side returnRooflightsBifold doorsOpen-planStock brick

18 m²

Extension area

10 wks

Programme

£72k

Fixed fee

Kitchen

Mid-range finish

West Dulwich · SE21

L-shaped kitchen with quartz worktops & integrated appliances

Large L-shaped kitchen redesigned with high-gloss grey units, quartz composite worktops and integrated appliances. Open-plan layout with dining and living area. Works completed while family remained in the property.

L-shapedQuartz worktopsGloss unitsIntegrated appliancesOpen-plan

18 m²

Kitchen area

5 wks

Programme

£34k

Fixed fee

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In depth

Forest Hill extension —
the full story.

The Forest Hill double-storey extension is one of our most complex recent builds. A Victorian mid-terrace, two neighbours to manage, a box steel over a 3.8m opening, a manhole in the footprint, and a full kitchen redesign as part of the same programme.

£98k

Fixed fee — final invoice

£0

Cost overrun

14 wks

Programme — on schedule

26 m²

Floor area added

Completed double-storey extension Forest Hill SE23

Completed

The brief

The client — a couple with two young children — wanted to push the full rear width of the property back 4 metres at ground floor and add a second floor over the existing kitchen extension. One fixed price covering everything, including structural drawings and party wall agreements.

The outcome

The family gained a 16m² open-plan kitchen-diner with 2.6m bifold doors and a 10m² bedroom with en-suite above. Works completed in 14 weeks, on the agreed date, at the agreed price of £98,000. Valuation uplift approximately £95,000.

Hutch gave us a fixed price, a 14-page scope of works, and managed the party wall with both neighbours without us having to do a thing. We moved back in on the date they said we would.

Rachel & Paul D.

Double-storey extension · Forest Hill, SE23

Build progress

Key challenges & how we resolved them

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Box steel over 3.8m opening

A 3.8m rear wall removal required a box steel rated for the combined load of two floors. Structural engineer sized and specified before procurement — no programme risk.

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Manhole within footprint

Discovered during pre-start survey. We designed a purpose-built inspection chamber within the slab — no Thames Water adoption application needed, programme intact.

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Party wall — two neighbours

Both neighbours required notices. We served notices, managed correspondence, appointed surveyors. Both awards agreed before work commenced.

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Family remained in property

We sequenced works to keep kitchen and bathroom live, erected internal hoarding, scheduled noisy works 8am–4pm. Zero complaints.

Real projects.Real results.

Forest Hill extension —the full story.

Real projects.
Real results.

Forest Hill extension —
the full story.