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Single storey rear extensions are the most popular home improvement project in the UK, with hundreds of thousands built every year. Whether you are adding a kitchen diner, a family room or a utility space, getting your material schedule right from the outset saves costly over-ordering, prevents mid-build shortfalls, and gives your builder or merchant a solid basis for quoting. This project kit covers everything from strip foundations and brickwork through to roof covering, insulation and internal plastering - the full material journey of a standard single storey extension.

Enter your extension dimensions and roof type once in the form on the right and the kit pre-fills the relevant calculators with your measurements. Work through each stage in order at your own pace - foundations first, structure, then roof and fit-out. Your project is saved automatically so you can refine figures as the design evolves.

What this kit covers

Steps shown below reflect your selected roof type. Enter your dimensions once and each calculator opens pre-loaded with your measurements.

Brick Calculator
Calculate bricks for the external walls of your extension. Enter wall dimensions and bond pattern - the calculator works out quantities with mortar joints and waste.
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Masonry Mortar
Work out bags of sand and cement (or pre-mixed mortar) for laying the brickwork, including bed joints and perpends.
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Concrete Volume (foundations)
Calculate the concrete volume needed for strip foundations. Enter trench dimensions and the calculator works out cubic metres and readymix quantities.
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Rebar Calculator
If your foundations need steel reinforcement, calculate the rebar lengths, spacings and total weight required.
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Aggregate & Ballast
Calculate hardcore, MOT Type 1 or ballast quantities for the sub-base and concrete mix aggregate.
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Roof Tile Calculator
Work out the number of roof tiles or slates needed for your extension roof, including ridge, hip and valley allowances.
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Flat Roof Membrane
Calculate roofing felt, EPDM rubber or torch-on membrane quantities for the flat roof waterproofing layer, including laps and upstands.
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Felt Membrane (tile underlay)
Calculate the rolls of breathable roofing membrane needed as the underlay beneath the tiles, with correct overlap allowances.
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Insulation Calculator
Work out insulation quantities for cavity walls, floor and roof to meet Part L Building Regulations.
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Plasterboard Calculator
Calculate plasterboard sheets, screws, jointing tape and compound for drylining the internal walls and ceiling.
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Interior Paint
Finish with interior paint quantities for all internal surfaces - walls, ceiling and woodwork.
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Start this project

Enter your extension dimensions and we'll create a project with pre-filled starting points for each calculator.

Angle of slope - typically 30-45 deg for extensions

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