Completed front elevation of the two storey side extension

Two Storey Side Extension Construction Diary

Before and after photos:

Before & after photos of the construction of a two storey side extension.
The extension created additional living space for the family. It involved the demolition of an old garage to erect a two storey extension with a split level ground floor interior. The higher level of the ground floor extension at the rear, opened onto the existing kitchen and living areas; with French doors opening out onto the rear garden. The lower level provided replacement garage parking. Upstairs we built two bedrooms and installed the pluming ready for a luxury bathroom. We then built a new set of access steps to the front door and a new brick-built porch.
This two storey side extension involved all of the following property services: Joinery, electrics, plumbing, plastering, roofing, bathroom fitting, general building, window fitting and carpentry.

Please scroll down the page to view before, during and after photos of the building of this two storey side extension. Alternatively, please click on one of the sections in this quick list below to see a particular aspect of the building process.

Completed rear elevation of the two storey side extension

Before Building Works Commenced
Digging Foundations
Installing Pipework
Building the Base & Brick Walls
Joinery
Installing Roof Trusses
Roof Tiling
Wiring & Plumbing
Installing Stud Walls
Plasterboarding & Plastering
Garden Steps

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Before Building Works Commenced

The original front and side of the house	The original side of the house
the original side path & garage before demolition	the original side path & garage space after demolition

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Digging Foundations

Starting to mark out & remove old concrete base			Removing the rubble
Digging the foundation trench		Digging the foundation trench		Filling the foundation trench with concrete

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Installing Pipework

Installing pipework

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Building the Base & Brick Walls

Brickwork above damp proof course (DPC)	Compacting the base
The damp proof membrane on the lower level	The damp proof membrane on the upper level
Additional insulation for the upper level	The concrete is added to the base
Steel reinforcement is added to the concrete base	Our bricklayers get to work on building the rest of the wall
The interior wall of block bricks on the ground floor	Scaffolding is erected to enable construction of the second floor

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Joinery

The first floor joists are secured into position		The first floor joists are secured into position
The supporting steel goes in above the new garage door opening		Seemlessly joining together the old with the new
The first floor joists from above	The second floor starts to take shape - rear		The second floor starts to take shape - front

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Installing Roof Trusses

The roof trusses arrive	Installing roof trusses
Installing roof trusses	Joinery on the roof
Seemlessly joining the old to the new	Brickwork on the gable end
Completed brickwork on the gable end	Installation of the roofing laths
Installation of the roofing laths	Ready for tiling

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Roof Tiling

The new roof is tiled to match the existing roof	Our roofer works on the ridge tiles
Ridge tiling	Ridge tiling & flashing

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Wiring & Plumbing

First fix electrics and plumbing	First fix electrics and plumbing
First fix electrics	First fix electrics

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Installing Stud Walls

After Caber boarding the floors
the stud walling is erected

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Plasterboarding & Plastering

Plaster boarding of the new living space

The ceiling inside the garage
was also boarded & plastered

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Garden Steps

New steps up to the new front porch were built

The completed new steps

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The HD Property Services team on this two storey side extension project included:

Joiner
Electrician
Plumber
Plasterer
Roofer
Bathroom Fitter
General Builder
Window Fitter
Carpenter

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