Need some inspiration!
Hi everyone!
I have just purchased a 1960s house to do up. Normally I can "see" what needs doing but the ground floor has got me on this one! Prior to purchase, downstairs I planned to install downstairs cloakroom, open up the wall between the kitchen/dining room, remove the internal chimney wall and replace current lean to with a small extension (1.5m deep) to get a better view of the garden/ increase kitchen. BUT went in this weekend and now realise that the house is smaller than I remember and every wall is structural and solid. Do I cut back plans and just do a nice refurb job and no structural changes, or carry on with original plan? BTW the stairs (intended putting cloakroom here as I have done before) are supported on solid walls- groan. Head says revert to minimum because pulling out walls will incur engineer/ building control costs plus builder's time.
A cost effective option to add useable space, and not take down walls, could be to block off the hall to add a cloakroom (door into new smaller hall) and utility (door into kitchen) but owners would then have to walk through rooms to get to other rooms. Would that be a no-no in your view? Over to you guys for some sensible advice or creativity (knowing that this is a reno project so working to a budget). To help get your bearings the front door is on the side of house. Thanks in anticipation! Natalie
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