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Extensions, conversions & refurbs. One firm, start to finish.

Home extensions, loft conversions, kitchens, bathrooms and whole-home refurbishments across the whole North East. Design through handover, every trade in-house.

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ATKINSONS team laying reinforcement for an extension floor
Extensions

Home extensions that add real space.

Single-storey, two-storey, wraparound or rear. We design and build extensions that add space, value and function, and we run the whole job: design, planning, structure, trades, finishes.

One contractor, one programme, one fixed price. No coordinating an architect, a builder, a sparky and a plumber who've never met.

  • Design and planning handled in-house
  • Structural work, electrics, plumbing and finishes by our own trades
  • Named Contracts Manager and daily site visits
  • Fixed written quote before a brick is laid
ATKINSONS joiners fitting a steel beam for a loft conversion
Conversions

Loft & garage conversions. Space you already own.

The cheapest extra room is the one above your head. We convert lofts, garages and basements into bedrooms, offices and living space: structure, insulation, stairs, electrics, plumbing, decoration.

  • Dormer, hip-to-gable and rooflight conversions
  • Building regs sign-off and certificates included
  • Most lofts built via scaffold, minimal disruption inside
ATKINSONS fitter working in a customer's kitchen
Kitchens & bathrooms

Kitchens & bathrooms. Strip-out to sign-off.

Tiling, electrics, plumbing, joinery, decoration: all our own people, on the books. One team takes the room from strip-out to a finished space you can use, without four different vans on your drive.

  • Full design and installation
  • Wetrooms and accessible bathrooms
  • Gas Safe, NICEIC and NAPIT certified trades on every job
ATKINSONS site board on a live extension project
Project management

Properly managed. Properly finished.

Every project gets a named Contracts Manager from day one: daily site visits, direct updates, liaison with planners and building inspectors, materials arriving on time. And if something happens out of hours, the same number reaches our emergency line.

  • One named, reachable Contracts Manager
  • Written programme and weekly progress updates
  • Certificates filed and snags closed at one proper handover
Garden room with landscaped garden built by ATKINSONS
Groundworks & gardens

Groundworks, driveways & garden buildings.

Foundations, drainage, block paving, landscaping and garden rooms, handled by the same accountable team as the build. The bit below ground decides whether the bit above it lasts, so we do not sub it out.

  • Foundations and drainage done properly
  • Driveways, patios and block paving
  • Garden rooms, offices and outbuildings
Our work

Extensions we’ve built. Start to finish.

Flat roof or pitched, lanterns or rooflights, bifolds or sliders. All built by our own trades, from foundations to the final coat of paint. Tell us what you like and we'll price it properly.

Open-plan kitchen extension with a roof lantern built by ATKINSONS
Kitchen-diner extensionKnock-through, steel, roof lantern, kitchen and flooring. Six trades, one programme.
Flat-roof rear extension with two roof lanterns and full-width sliding glass built by ATKINSONS
Flat-roof rear extensionFull-width glazing, twin lanterns, brick to match the house.
Single-storey rear extension with bifold doors and roof skylights built by ATKINSONS
Lean-to rear extensionTiled lean-to roof with skylights and two sets of bifolds.
Terraced house rear extension with slimline sliding doors, lit at night, built by ATKINSONS
Terrace rear extensionPitched roof with rooflights, slim sliding doors across the width.
Rendered single-storey rear extension with open bifold doors built by ATKINSONS
Rendered flat-roof extensionSmooth render finish, bifold doors, lounge opened to the garden.
Questions we get asked

Extensions & refurbs. Straight answers.

Do I need planning permission for an extension in Durham or Sunderland?

Not always. Many single-storey extensions fall under permitted development. We assess this at the free site visit, and where planning is needed we handle the application, drawings and building control liaison as part of the job.

How long does a home extension take?

A typical single-storey extension runs eight to twelve weeks on site depending on size and specification. You get a written programme before we start and a named Contracts Manager keeping it on track with daily site visits.

How much does an extension cost in the North East?

It depends on size, specification and ground conditions, which is why we don't guess. We visit, measure, and come back with a fixed written quote in plain English. Free site visits, no call-out charge.

Do you handle the design and building regulations?

Yes. Design, structural calculations, planning where needed, building control sign-off and completion certificates. One firm, one point of contact, start to finish.

Will I need to move out during a loft conversion or refurb?

Usually not. Most loft conversions are built from outside via scaffold until the final connection. For full refurbs we phase the work room by room where the property is occupied.

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Also in Northumberland

Planning a larger project north of the Tyne? We run extensions, whole-house renovations and multi-trade jobs across Ponteland and Darras Hall with one team.

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Got a job?

Tell us. We'll come and look.

Whatever the brief, the route in is the same: ring us, we'll visit, we'll come back with a fixed price in plain English. Free site visits across the whole North East.

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Or email enquiries@atkinsonsgroup.co.uk

No call-out charge for quotes. Fixed prices, in writing.