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Bespoke home extensions
in Dorset

Kitchen-diners, wrap-arounds and double-storeys, built by one friendly local team from first sketch to final coat of paint.

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We’re a small, family-run team providing bespoke home extensions across Dorset. Real people, no call centres, no hard sell.

A Thicketts home extension gives your family the space it needs without the upheaval of moving, from single-storey kitchen extensions to wrap-arounds and double-storeys, designed and built by one local team.

We build extensions across Dorset for one fixed price, handling design, planning and building regs from start to finish.

2011Family-run since
500+Dorset projects
4.9Google rating
10yrGuarantee
Accredited and insured

Every certificate we hold is one you can check yourself. We’ll hand you the paperwork at completion without being asked.

NICEICRegistered electrical contractor
TrustMarkGovernment-endorsed quality
FMBFederation of Master Builders
IBGInsurance-backed guarantee
CheckatradeVerified reviews, 9.8 / 10
“Every member of the Thicketts team was meticulous, professional and a pleasure to work with. They turned our vision into something truly special.”

The Hendersons · Kitchen-diner extension, Broadstone

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Measure your plot

Step outside with a tape measure and note roughly how far out and how wide you’d like to extend. Approximate is absolutely fine.

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Pick your type

Single-storey, wrap-around or double-storey, plus the extras that matter to you. The price updates instantly as you plan.

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Let’s get started

Either our team will call you back to discuss the details or a project manager will pay you a visit - you choose!

A finished room, not a shell.

Every extension is handed over plastered, painted and ready to live in: electrics certified, floors laid, skirting on. The only thing left to choose is the furniture.

Plastered & paintedUnderfloor heating readyBuilding regs included

One team, no surprises.

Design, groundwork, build and finishing are all handled in-house by our own Dorset team, with no subcontractor roulette. You get one project manager, one fixed price and a weekly update, from first sketch to final coat of paint.

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What’s included?

No hidden trades, no “that’s extra”. Every Thicketts extension is one fixed package that takes you from drawings to a decorated room:

Full architectural drawings
Structural calculations
Groundwork & foundations
Watertight shell in weeks
Certified electrics
Plastered, ready to decorate
Building regs sign-off
10-year structural guarantee
Kitchen extension, Ferndown
Rooflight detail
Wrap-around, Parkstone

Room to live the way you want

Whatever the extra square metres are for, we design the extension around how you’ll live in it.

Kitchen-diner

The open-plan heart of the home, flooded with light.

Extra bedroom

A double-storey extension adds space above and below.

Home office

A dedicated room to work, away from the family bustle.

Utility & boot room

Keep the mess and the muddy boots out of the kitchen.

Playroom

A hard-wearing space for the children to spread out.

Snug / living room

A second reception room for quiet evenings in.

Ground-floor annexe

Independent space for a relative or guest.

Bigger bathroom

Turn a cramped bathroom into a proper family one.

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10Year
Guarantee

Guaranteed for 10 years

Every extension is backed by our insurance-backed 10-Year structural guarantee. It’s our promise that your new space is a durable, long-term investment. Terms & conditions apply.

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Why Thicketts

Reasons to build with us

We’re a small Dorset team who care more about doing it right than doing it fast. Here’s what that means for you.

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01

Design and build under one roof

Architectural drawings, structural calculations, planning and the build itself. One team, one contract, one person answering the phone.

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Instant, realistic pricing

No “it depends”. Tell us your rough footprint online and see a genuine figure up front, confirmed at survey and fixed from then on.

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Planning handled for you

We prepare and submit the planning application or permitted-development checks, and we don’t start charging for the build until consent is in.

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A watertight build, fast

Our crews get the shell up and weatherproof in weeks, not months, so your home isn’t open to the sky while the inside is finished.

Planning, handled.

We check your property against permitted-development rules before we quote, and where an application is needed we prepare the drawings, structural calculations and paperwork and submit it for you, then see it through building-regs sign-off.

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Recent extensions in Dorset

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Kitchen-diner · Poole
Wrap-around · Wimborne
Double-storey · Ferndown

The back of your house, reconsidered.

We draw it, gain the permissions, build it and sign it off. One team, one fixed price, one point of contact.

What our customers say

The back of the house is unrecognisable, in the best way. Watertight in three weeks, finished in nine, and the price never moved.

The HendersonsKitchen-diner · Poole

They handled planning, party wall agreements and the build itself. We made one phone call at the start and that was genuinely it.

Paul C.Wrap-around · Wimborne

Two bedrooms and a kitchen-diner for less than moving house would have cost in stamp duty and stress.

Aisha & Rob T.Double-storey · Ferndown

That dead alley beside the kitchen is now my favourite part of the house. The roof lantern makes it glow all day.

Gemma F.Side return · Broadstone

Living on site through a build is never fun, but the crew sealed off the works and left the kitchen usable until the final fortnight.

Mike & Jo B.Rear extension · Christchurch

The instant online price was within a few hundred pounds of the final quote. Refreshingly honest from day one.

Steven L.Kitchen-diner · Dorchester
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Will your extension need planning?

Many single-storey extensions don’t, and when permission is needed we prepare and submit everything for you.

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Help and inspiration

Do I need planning permission?

The rules are friendlier than you’d think. Four numbers decide it, and our guide covers them in plain English.

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What does it cost?

No mystery pricing here. See our real 2026 bands and what sits inside them, or build your own project online.

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See one in person

The best way to judge our work is to stand inside it. We’ll arrange a visit to a finished project near you.

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Ready for the house to fit the family?

Plan your extension online for an instant price, or call us to talk through what your plot allows.

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