Home extensions in Sussex

Expand your living space with a design that fits your home and your life. From single-storey kitchen extensions to full wraparound builds. Combining technical carpentry expertise, creative problem-solving and collaborative delivery, we work with architects, designers and homeowners to deliver carefully considered extensions that feel integrated, functional and built to last.

Discuss your extension
The extension's hipped zinc roof and redwood walls from above at dusk, with the lit terrace and planting around it.

How it works

Most of our extension work is for design-led homeowners and architects who already know the standard contractor-led process won't deliver what they want.

We come in early, often before planning, to advise on detailing, structural opportunities, and where the brief and budget meet.

From single-storey kitchen extensions to wraparound builds and complex level changes, we focus on extensions where the design itself does most of the work, and our job is to deliver it without compromise.

Recent project

The finished extension from the garden: redwood cladding over a brick plinth, a zinc roof edge and black-framed glazing opening onto a stone terrace.
Findon, West Sussex · 2026

A polycarbonate conservatory that was too cold in winter and too hot in summer, replaced with a 48 m² insulated extension: zinc standing-seam roof, redwood cladding and black-framed glazing. Designed by Jake White Architecture, built by us.

Our extension has transformed the whole house seamlessly. I now have the perfectly lit exhibition space I had only dreamed of. Outside, the timber cladding and zinc look so contemporary, elevating the whole facade. But most of all Tidal Drift were so attentive to every detail throughout the build.

From conservatory to extension

The old 1980s conservatory on the back of the house, with its polycarbonate roof and white PVC frames.
Before
The old conservatory stripped out at the start of the build, with timber, insulation and tools on the floor.
On site
Full-height black-framed windows beside the dining table, with the kitchen beyond.
Finished

Ready to extend your home?

Tell us about your space and we'll outline what is possible.

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