As your family grows or your lifestyle changes, the need for more space becomes inevitable. Moving house is expensive, stressful, and often means leaving a neighbourhood you love. A professionally designed and built house extension is the perfect alternative, allowing you to add significant square footage and value to your existing property. At Ridge Group Contracting, we are experts in delivering high-quality home extensions across Brighton, Hove, and East Sussex. From contemporary kitchen-diners to multi-storey additions, we handle the entire build process with precision and care.
An extension is not just about adding a room; it is about altering the flow and functionality of your entire home. Whether you dream of an open-plan living area that connects seamlessly with your garden or need a dedicated home office away from the noise of the household, we have the expertise to make it happen. We work closely with architects and structural engineers to ensure your new extension complements the existing architecture of your property while delivering the modern features you desire.
We offer a range of extension types to suit different property styles and budgets found throughout Sussex.
This is the most popular way to transform a cramped kitchen into a spacious social hub. By extending out into the rear garden, we can create large, light-filled rooms featuring bi-fold doors, skylights, and kitchen islands. This type of extension often falls under Permitted Development rights, meaning the planning process can be smoother and faster.
Brighton is famous for its Victorian and Edwardian terraced housing. These properties often feature a “side return”—a narrow strip of wasted garden space along the side of the kitchen. We specialise in side-return extensions that reclaim this space, widening your kitchen significantly without eating into your main garden area. Using glass roofs in these extensions can bring daylight deep into the plan of the house.
For maximum impact, a wrap-around extension combines a rear extension with a side return. This creates a vast L-shaped open-plan space that completely revolutionises the ground floor layout. It is ideal for families who want a multi-functional space for cooking, dining, and relaxing.
If you need additional bedrooms or bathrooms upstairs as well as more living space downstairs, a two-storey extension provides excellent value for money. By building up as well as out, you effectively double the cost-efficiency of the foundation and roof work.
Building an extension involves major structural work, including digging foundations, pouring concrete, and installing steel beams. It is vital to choose a contractor with a proven track record.
Project Management: We manage the entire timeline, coordinating bricklayers, roofers, electricians, and plumbers to keep the project moving efficiently.
Matching Materials: We take great care to match bricks, render, and roof tiles to your existing property, ensuring the new addition looks like it has always been there.
Regulatory Compliance: We ensure all work meets UK Building Regulations, liaising with local building control inspectors at key stages (foundations, damp proof course, structural steel, insulation) to sign off the work.
An extension is a significant investment, but it is one that pays off. In high-value areas like Brighton and Hove, the cost per square metre of building an extension is often lower than the price per square metre of buying a larger house. Ridge Group Contracting ensures that your investment is sound, providing a high-quality finish that appeals to future buyers and enhances your immediate quality of life.
Ready to extend your home? Contact Ridge Group Contracting today to discuss your plans. We serve clients across Brighton, Sussex, and the surrounding areas, delivering extensions that are built to last and designed to impress.
We provide a complete, end-to-end solution for every project. From the initial survey and planning to the final high-quality finish, our integrated team manages every detail to ensure a seamless workflow and minimal disruption to your property
Quality starts with the materials we use. We source only the highest-grade products—whether structural steel, sustainable timber, or heritage brick—ensuring durability and a finish that withstands the Sussex coastal climate
Every project is executed by fully qualified professionals. Our team combines traditional trade skills with rigorous modern construction standards, ensuring structural integrity, safety compliance, and exceptional attention to detail.
