Living room with a fitted media wall, electric fire and slatted panelling

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Full refurbishment and rear extension

Bexleyheath, DA7

Full refurbishment and rear extension in Bexleyheath

A 1930s semi taken back and rebuilt: rear and side extension, new kitchen, two bathrooms and a new front. 114 photographs, start to finish.

Open-plan kitchen diner with a large island, curved ceiling with concealed lighting and parquet flooring

Barrington Road DA7

Before

Loft room with underfloor heating laid and first fix complete

Underfloor heating installed across a loft room floor

Loft room with underfloor heating laid before flooring, and new glazed doors

Loft room with concealed lighting to the vaulted ceiling during fit-out

Loft conversion with a vaulted ceiling being finished

Loft room during fit-out, with sloped ceiling and new glazed doors

Loft ceiling being insulated and boarded, with rooflights installed

Completed brick extension seen from the garden, with new paving

Finished rear extension in brick with glazed doors, seen from the garden

Brick extension with a new concrete threshold and paved edge

Block paving being laid alongside a new brick extension

New brick extension with a gravel border and drainage channel

Completed tiled extension roof with a rooflight installed

Slate-effect tiles being laid on a new extension roof with a rooflight

New extension roof with membrane and battens, viewed along the slope

Roof battens and membrane installed over a new extension

Inside a new extension shell with the roof structure and doors in place

Completed brick shell of a rear extension with the opening formed

Extension roof timbers installed against the existing rear wall

Roof structure of a rear extension with joists and a steel beam in place

New roof joists installed over a rear extension

Rear extension brickwork with the new opening formed, seen from the garden

Steel beam installed over a new opening during extension works

Rear extension being built, with a cement mixer and materials on site

Rear extension brickwork under construction with scaffolding in place

Drainage run being installed across the garden during extension works

New brick extension wall built up alongside the existing house

Rear of the house with new brickwork under construction and the garden cleared

Steel mesh and membrane in place ready for the concrete floor slab

Reinforcement mesh laid over membrane before concrete is poured

Damp-proof membrane and steel reinforcement laid before pouring a slab

Rear elevation stripped of render, with rubble cleared for new works

Rear garden cleared and prepared before extension works

Conservatory removal in progress at the rear of the property

Rear of a house with the conservatory partly dismantled

Conservatory being removed from the rear of a house

Doorways formed in a partition wall during refurbishment

Staircase and hallway during refurbishment, with new lighting installed

Bathroom stripped back with the bath removed and walls exposed

Ceiling stripped to joists with plasterboard being fitted

Room mid-refurbishment with linear ceiling lights and walls prepared

Freshly plastered room with recessed linear lighting in the ceiling

Room during refurbishment with new linear ceiling lighting installed

Stripped room with plasterboard being fitted during refurbishment

Ceiling removed to expose roof timbers during a loft conversion

Underfloor heating matting laid ready for screed in a rear extension

Open-plan room during fit-out, with parquet flooring laid and new glazed doors

Excavated trench foundations for a rear extension, with the house behind

Foundations dug out at the rear of a house for a new extension

Bathroom under construction with tiling in progress and services exposed

Rear garden before landscaping, with a lawn and fence panels

After

New front door with a brick arched surround and slim wall lights

Rear garden after clearance, with new fence panels

Rear extension at night with lit step and sliding doors

Illuminated rear extension at dusk, seen across the lawn

Rear extension lit at dusk, with uplighters and a lit step

Utility cupboard with a washing machine and tumble dryer below a worktop

Shower room with a corner shower enclosure and mirrored cabinet

Shower room with a sliding shower door, vanity unit and backlit mirror

Landing looking towards the staircase, with new doors and carpet

Landing with fitted storage and tiled flooring after refurbishment

Bathroom with dark tiling, a bath with shower over and backlit mirror

Bathroom with dark herringbone tiling, a bath and timber vanity unit

View through a doorway into a bathroom with dark tiling and a timber vanity

Bedroom with grey fitted wardrobes and timber slatted feature panel

Bedroom with fitted wardrobes and slatted panelling beside the window

Bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a bay window, nearing completion

Bedroom with fitted wardrobes and slatted timber panelling during fit-out

Shower room during fit-out, with large format tiling and a vanity unit

Side elevation with an air source heat pump installed at ground level

Media wall with fitted cabinets, open shelving and a recessed fire

Wood-effect worktop with an inset sink and brushed brass tap

Grey handleless kitchen with a herringbone splashback and induction hob

Grey kitchen with a wood-effect island and integrated appliances

Study nook with fitted desk and overhead storage during installation

Grey kitchen with tall units and integrated oven during installation

Fitted wardrobes with internal lighting installed in a loft room

Tall oak-effect storage units installed during a kitchen fit-out

Grey handleless kitchen being installed, with worktops in place

Completed rear extension with black sliding doors and a new step

Rear extension under construction, photographed at dusk with the steel in place

New staircase with concealed strip lighting along the wall

Bathroom with blue tiling, a vanity unit and backlit mirror

Bathroom with dark herringbone tiling, a wall-hung WC and lit alcove

Bathroom with blue herringbone tiling, a wall-hung WC and vanity unit

Bathroom with dark blue herringbone tiling, a bath and lit recessed shelf

Front elevation of a refurbished semi-detached house lit at night

New front entrance with brick surround and wall lights, seen at dusk

Media wall under construction with fitted joinery and concealed lighting

Blue bathroom suite before replacement, with tiled walls and a venetian blind

Dated blue-tiled bathroom before renovation, with a coloured bath and basin

Bedroom before renovation, with dated wall panelling and fitted units

Conservatory before refurbishment, with cane furniture and a pitched glazed roof

Dining room before refurbishment, looking towards the conservatory

Dining room before renovation, with a wooden table and dated decor

Dated living room before renovation, with patterned carpet and a leather suite

Front elevation of a 1930s semi-detached house before works

Open-plan kitchen diner with an island, rooflight and parquet flooring

Kitchen with an oak-fronted island, rooflight and parquet flooring

Living space with a media wall, electric fire and column radiator

Open-plan kitchen with an oak island and dining area beyond

Open-plan kitchen with an oak island, rooflight and garden doors

Living room with a media wall, electric fire and oak flooring

Kitchen with an oak-topped island, wall-mounted television and parquet flooring

Kitchen with an oak-fronted island and bi-fold doors opening to the garden, with a dining table

Kitchen with an oak-fronted island, rooflight above and parquet flooring

Kitchen with an oak island and rooflight above, with parquet flooring

Open-plan kitchen and living space with bi-fold doors to the garden and parquet flooring

View through a wide opening into a living room with a media wall and electric fire

Kitchen diner with an island and a curved ceiling detail with concealed lighting

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