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Comments (6)If you allow £2000 per square meter you will realise that the extension you are planning will use all of your money and not leave anything for dealing with the damp or fitting a new kitchen. So I think you need to replan. A replan would have been advisable anyway because it looks like you are planning a downstairs single bedroom where your current kitchen is and I’m not sure there is a window. Presumably you are a semi detached house and connected on the stairs side of the house? Also by making the back sociable room the through fair to your extension you reduce how much use it is because it becomes a corridor with no window. So perhaps for you the first steps should be to list everything that you will want doing and then see what money is left for an extension. For example: Minor work to roof and gutters to deal with damp. Some replastering New kitchen. Some rewiring New bathroom New carpets for bedrooms and living rooms. Resurface drive. Google searches can give you an idea of what these will cost. If you end up thinking there is only £20k for a builder then you need to look at your wish list and prioritise. Realistically this means building on a space the size of your current kitchen and perhaps then the plan should be to have an open plan kitchen and dining space across the back with a modest extension to make it bigger than it is now. In reality that also means there isn’t money for an architect. If you post plans with some clear measurements I’m sure that you will get some creative plans....See More
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