Hi Carlos1849 First think what you want to acheive with the new space and what you wan to put in it, roughly draw up design layout types of windows etc. 2nd have a good look round on the internet for inspiration Houzz is a great place to start. Once youve done those parts and your ready to move forward then get a architect in, they will then be able tto tell you what you can and cant do. some may or may not charge for a initial consultation but there will be a cost to draw up some plans. Once you have some plans then call in some builders for quotes these should be free of charge, and also at that point consult a few kitchen companies. We normally quote 12 weeks from order to install which is pretty standard for something handbuilt add the design phase in to that and your around 12-14 weeks and on average a single story extension of around 30-40m2 would take about the same time to build so this need to be done quite early on. We dont charge a upfront fee for designs but you wont get to keep them ( most bespoke kitchen companys do the same), they are only released once a desposit is paid. Hope this helps

Hi. I have to agree and disagree with Jonathan on kitchen layout. Unfortunately, it is a common mistake to leave the layout as the last thing to consider. Your kitchen will be the center of your house, space between the dining area and living room. Your family and friends will spend most of the time rather around the kitchen table, chatting, having a drink, coffee, breakfast (add a lot of more) than around dining table or on the sofa. To properly establish the layout may be the most important choice you will have to make. How you cook, how you will move around the kitchen, how do you prepare meals and hundreds of more questions to be answered. Therefore the position of the fridge, what kind of extractor will you choose (island build in, ceiling extractor or maybe skylift by Faber) can be vital to rest of the works. Nicely pointed by Jonathan the position of the soil stack, another very important for layout and positioning of the sink. All those may be easily resolved if you ask for help professional designer who spends with your family couple of hours and helps you to make correct choices. I hope my post will make an impact and you will show us awesome pictures of your home next year. Good luck!

Hi there, it will be hard to achieve an open floor plan with this side extension . In fact, it seems it would just complicate things in a very expensive way. If you don't need a 4th bedroom every day, but just occasionally for in-laws, can you make the garage into a small, compact guesthouse? If your kitchen feels too small, you might just want to relocate it to the room with the fireplace. I hope this helps, please let me know if you have any further questions, I will be more than happy to help. just drop me a line to service@betterspace.co

So the whit bit sticking out shows the nib of the original wall that the steel sits on. It’s not that deep now but we are waiting on building regs to confirm the min size we can have. It’s just to the side of the chimney breast so will only be about 400mm deep maybe? Or less as we are building out the alcoves to insulate them so it won’t fit a rad on it. I can put a vertical one by the dining room window wall - think we have about 650mm width there. And a larger one behind the dining area that we could turn down if it gets too hot? There will be space behind the chairs as the table will sit under the rooflight which is about 600mm from the wall side.