Extensions
Single-storey and double-storey rear and side extensions, side-return kitchen extensions and wrap-around extensions.
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Loft and garage conversions
Roof-window and dormer loft conversions, and turning a garage into a room, office or annexe.
Renovations and structural work
Knocking through walls with steel beams, internal alterations, brickwork, repointing and general building repairs.
Before you get quotes for building work in Wokingham, check which planning rules apply to your home. Planning applications go to Wokingham Borough Council. The town centre is a conservation area with many listed buildings. There, changes to the outside of a house, such as new windows, doors or a roof covering in a different material, may need permission, and any work to a listed building may need listed building consent.
Newer homes have their own rules. On some of the large developments of recent years, such as Arborfield Green, Montague Park and Matthewsgreen, the planning permission for the estate may have removed some permitted development rights. If so, an extension that would normally go ahead without an application needs planning permission. Check your home's planning history on the council's website before you commission drawings.
The ground matters for extensions too. Much of the area is on clay soils, which shrink and swell as they dry out and get wet. Your building control officer or engineer will set the foundation depth, especially near trees. A good builder will allow for trial holes rather than guessing.
Wokingham's 1970s and 1980s estates, such as Woosehill, suit some projects more than others:
- Single-storey rear and side extensions, and kitchen extensions.
- Converting an integral garage into a room or home office.
- Loft conversions. Many houses of this age have trussed-rafter roofs, which leave little open space in the loft. Converting one usually needs new steel or timber beams and a structural engineer's calculations, so expect a bigger job than in an older house.
On semi-detached and terraced houses, work on or near a shared wall often needs a party wall agreement with your neighbours before it starts.
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Many single-storey rear extensions fall under permitted development. Conservation areas, listed buildings and flats have extra limits, and some newer estates have had permitted development rights removed. Check with Wokingham Borough Council.
Single-storey extensions typically cost £1,800 to £3,000 per square metre across the UK. Wokingham and the wider South East often come in above that. The finish, glazing and kitchen can make a big difference.
Often, yes, but many houses of that age have trussed-rafter roofs. Converting one usually needs new beams and a structural engineer's calculations, so ask builders to include the structural work in their quotes.
Often, yes. If you're building on or near a shared wall, or digging foundations close to a neighbour's, you normally need to serve notice under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 before work starts.
Avoid large upfront payments. Agree stage payments tied to finished work, and get a written contract that sets out the scope, price and timings.
Yes. Posting a job and receiving quotes is free for homeowners, and you don't have to accept any quote.
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