Layout / extension ideas needed please
11 years ago
I currently have a conservatory/sun room (tiled roof) on the rear of my property which we use mainly as a playroom. The door and windows need a bit of attention and so does the kitchen. The kitchen is also very dark as a result of the sun rooms tiled roof.
The natural course of action seems to be to knock through and upgrade or replace the sun room with a kitchen extension. We are thinking of keeping the footprint the same as the garden is small and the side of the sun room gets a south aspect.
French/folding/sliding doors to the side (where there's a little decking area) and to the rear, possibly meeting in the corner with a small post together with 2 or 3 roof windows should make it a bright space.
it would give a space of approx 5m x 4m for the kitchen, but we would lose a separate playroom and depending on chosen kitchen layout probably struggle to accommodate a dining table or sofa.
Does anybody have any great ideas for this sort of space which we might not have thought of? I've attached a floorplan. Thanks.
The natural course of action seems to be to knock through and upgrade or replace the sun room with a kitchen extension. We are thinking of keeping the footprint the same as the garden is small and the side of the sun room gets a south aspect.
French/folding/sliding doors to the side (where there's a little decking area) and to the rear, possibly meeting in the corner with a small post together with 2 or 3 roof windows should make it a bright space.
it would give a space of approx 5m x 4m for the kitchen, but we would lose a separate playroom and depending on chosen kitchen layout probably struggle to accommodate a dining table or sofa.
Does anybody have any great ideas for this sort of space which we might not have thought of? I've attached a floorplan. Thanks.
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Comments (5)Hi SteffyTaylor, is it worth extending 1m back? Will you loose too much garden for gaining not a huge amount of space? Personally I think I'd spend the money on big bi-fold doors all along the back elevation. As the kitchen is staying where it is I'd suggest having the dining table running adjacent to the RH wall in the photo and have your living area opposite, with dual aspect into your new courtyard and garden. Lots of tall plants in the courtyard would be great and I'd think about adding a door from the bedroom (as well as the extension) out into the courtyard, that would be a lovely place to have breakfast on a summer's morning! Hope these ideas help! PB...See MoreExtension and layout ideas needed please!
Comments (28)In defense of my plan it is all about find a way to have stairs that rise all the way to the attic level and creating a slightly larger footprint so that there is enough space to justify extending upwards in the future while giving you 5 bedrooms now. The stairwell has a planned new window so would have light. The proposed plan to put a room on stilts above the garage sounds like you will be paying for engineering that could be spent adding square footage instead if you build out in another direction. In any case the garage is smaller than your current main bedroom and ensuite so seems like a master suite here would be a backwards step and you certainly wouldn't create a 5th bedroom in this space. I also think that my suggestion can be done in stages with the removal of the wall between the kitchen and dining room and the extension above now. When you have done this and bought a new kitchen and redecorated you will have used a lot of your current budget and will have a lovely four bedroomed house although it could be made into five by splitting the space across two of the biggest bedrooms to make three...See MoreRear extension layout design ideas please
Comments (9)Hi Ollie, How about moving the door into the Utility Room so that is accessible from the Kitchen side, thus freeing up the wall where the current Utility room door is, and I would recommend you have some form of wall storage on that wall, as you don't immediately see it when you walk into the room. The kids benches could be off that wall too, so that on either side of the chimney breast and as you walk in the room you could have some open shelves / artwork. When the kids are not playing, you could turn this area into a yoga place! And yes, I agree your table could overlap a little with your existing house, unless you have a large beam above, not hidden in the thickness of the floor joists above. Also, I wonder if a round / oval table will work better in your case, and don't forget the lighting relative to your rooflights!...See MoreRemodel and extension…ideas needed please!
Comments (6)I don't want to sound negative but in light of the fact that you would wish to change/extend so much of the house I would be tempted to keep house hunting. It is not impossible that you might find something closer to the layout that you are seeking to create. Everyone wants to put their stamp on a house but it's a slow, expensive and messy process....See More
11 years agothanks for your thoughts. We have discussed extending all the way along the back. It's still an option but we are reluctant to lose the decking area which is a nice little Suntrap. We drew up the first plan below going all on the way along.
We drew upon some other ideas too. The third one would likely be cheapest as services remain where they are and if cost became an issue then the Pilar between existing door and window could remain.
If we decided to push the boat out then we've considered moving the internal wall between lounge and kitchen (last plan) which would give a nice separate sitting room and the kitchen it's own door off of the hall. I quite like this, but that is a load baring wall.
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11 years ago- 11 years agothanks for all the suggestions. we do like having a separate utility and are trying to visualise glass dividers for a playroom.
we are leaning more towards option 3, perhaps with a slight change as below to avoid a zig zag walkway which annoys me at the moment.
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PRO11 years agoI doodled on your plan - just an idea ...
Green box is TV opposite fireplace. Assuming formal dinners are occasional. It's not too far to walk ?! Mostly grabbing a bite at the breakfast bar ?! This might give you a good set up where you can two living areas ie one less formal near kitchen and the lounge as a more formal using the fire place better too !?!
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- 11 years agoThank you for that. Mrs D likes your living room idea so we might experiment with it (there are floor to ceiling shelves on that wall and the TV point and sockets are where TV currently is to think about).
Like your island suggestion and have drawn it up below to see what size might fit and how much space around it. I've always been a bit against sinks in an island but might overcome that.
I see you snuck in a shower! Luckily there are two other showers in the house as I've just finished redoing the WC!
Time to do some 3D plans of these ideas I think.
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- 10 years agoUPDATE: After engaging somebody to produce the drawings and speaking with the planners we decided to pursue the full width extension as many of you suggested, as well as moving the internal wall. Planning drawings are being produced. We'll engage a kitchen designer once we have the the proper floorplans but our current thinking is along these lines..
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