House Extensions in Poole & Dorset

We build single storey, double storey, side-return and wrap-around extensions across Poole, Bournemouth and the wider Dorset area. Everything is handled in-house or by trades we have worked alongside for years, so you deal with one person from the first site visit to the final clean.

An extension is the job that shows up every weakness in a builder. Getting the foundations right for the ground you are actually on, tying new brickwork into an existing wall so the join does not read from the garden, and keeping the roofline honest – that is thirty years of bricklaying doing its work, not a catalogue.

Do I need planning permission?

Many single storey rear extensions in Dorset fall under permitted development, which means no full planning application – but the limits are tight and they change depending on whether you are in a conservation area, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or a property that has already been extended.

We will tell you honestly at the first visit which route your job is likely to take. Building regulations approval is required either way, and we work with BCP Council and Dorset Council building control as a matter of routine.

Matching brickwork on an older house

The giveaway on a badly built extension is always the brickwork. Colour, bond, mortar joint profile and – most of all – mortar colour need to match, and on a Victorian or Edwardian house that usually means a lime-based mix rather than modern cement.

We source reclaimed and specials where the match calls for it, and we build sample panels before committing on anything sensitive.