Extension advice needed for Victorian terrace with downstairs bathroom
bellascarr
9 years ago
I want to increase the size of the ground floor of this Victorian terrace. It's generally quite dark so I want to get more light in and I want to make the kitchen bigger, which I can do fairly simply with an extension with roof lights, if I get rid of the bathroom... But where do I put the bathroom?! Is there another option? Any help/advice would be much appreciated...
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