GS Renovation designs and builds house extensions throughout Shepherd's Bush, adding space to the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that fill W12. With more than 30 years across Hammersmith and Fulham, we handle everything from a side-return infill to a full double storey, managing foundations, steel, roofing and fit-out under one roof.
Side-return extensions in Shepherd's Bush
The side return, that narrow strip of outdoor space beside the rear closet wing, is the classic place to extend a Shepherd's Bush terrace. Filling it in widens a cramped galley kitchen into a proper open-plan kitchen-diner running the full breadth of the house. The work involves new foundations tight against the boundary, a steel frame to carry the existing wall, and a roof that often includes a glazed lantern to bring light deep into the plan.
Because you are building on or near the boundary, side-return work in W12 almost always engages the Party Wall Act, so you serve notice on the neighbours before we dig. Many single-storey rear and side-return extensions fall under permitted development, but not all do, and terraces in a conservation area or with earlier extensions may need a full planning application to Hammersmith and Fulham Council. We check your property's status before design, so there are no surprises.
Rear and double storey extensions in W12
Where a family needs more than a wider kitchen, a double storey rear extension adds a larger kitchen-diner below and a bedroom or en-suite above. On a Shepherd's Bush terrace this means matching the new brickwork and window proportions to the Victorian original, extending the closet wing, and building foundations deep enough for the added load. A double storey addition is more likely to need planning permission than a modest single storey rear, so we assess feasibility early.
Whichever route your extension takes, building regulations always apply, covering the structure, insulation, drainage and fire safety, with building control inspecting at each stage. Our team runs the whole programme, from groundworks and steel through to plastering, the new kitchen or bathroom and final decoration. We keep the rest of your W12 home liveable while we work, protecting floors and controlling dust, and we tie the drainage into the existing runs that serve these older terraces.
- Architectural drawings and structural engineer coordination
- Scaffolding, site set-up and safe access on tight London plots
- Trial holes to set foundation depth near drains and trees
- Full fit-out, finishing and making good
- Building control inspections at foundation, damp course and steel stages
Trusted House Extensions in Shepherd's Bush
Homeowners across Shepherd's Bush choose GS Renovation because we deliver the extension as a single, accountable project rather than a chain of separate trades. Thirty years of building in Hammersmith and Fulham means we know how W12 terraces behave, what the council expects and how to handle party wall matters. From engineer's drawings to the last coat of paint, one team keeps the job on programme and on budget.
- Fully insured, with cover in place on every site
- Scaffolding and site set-up planned for tight London plots
- Permitted development checked before you pay for a planning application
- Aftercare and snagging support once the job is finished
- Weathertight shell reached before the fit-out begins
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors