The £80k Extension vs. The 1980s Patio
You spent months living in dust to get that gorgeous rear extension. But when you open the bi-folds, you step out onto cracked 1980s concrete. Here is how we fix the disconnect.
The £80k Disconnect
You endured six months of builders, dust, and living out of a microwave.
Now, the rear extension is finally finished. It looks incredible. You have the massive aluminium bi-fold doors, the sleek kitchen island, and the high-end floor tiles.
Then you open the doors.
You open the doors and step straight onto a tired old patio. The slabs are rocking, the pointing has blown out, and it’s green with algae.
It completely ruins the look of your expensive new build.
It kills the £80k illusion instantly.
The Inside-Outside Trick
The entire point of spending a fortune on massive glass doors is to blend the inside of the house with the outside.
You cannot do that if the outside looks like a municipal pavement. If you have sharp, modern architecture, the hardscaping needs to match it. Throwing down cheap, uneven riven sandstone against a crisp new extension looks like a mistake.
The Porcelain Flow
We design the outside to match the inside.
For a modern extension, we use large-format porcelain terraces. We match the tones to your interior floor tiles. We get the levels right. We use sleek, hidden drainage channels against the house brickwork so you don't have an ugly plastic grate ruining the sightline.
Porcelain gives you precision. The cuts are laser-straight. The grout lines are crisp and tight.
Finish the Build
It turns the patio into an actual extension of the kitchen, rather than just a place to wipe your boots.
Don't spend a fortune upgrading your property just to leave the garden looking like a building site. Finish the job properly. Match the hardscaping to the architecture.
Stop by the office at 17 Tweedale Road, Bournemouth, or call 07835 390845.
