Help needed with ground floor flat extension

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Hi - looking into extending and
reconfiguring my Victorian 2 bed ground floor flat in Ealing. Current floor
plan shown below.

Would like to engage an
architect with experience of these kind of small extension projects.
Thinking side return for open plan living/kitchen area at the back, two
double bedrooms and bathroom. Any ideas on budget for this kind of
project?

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Will
Original Author
7 years ago
Here is the floor plan
PRO
Resi Design Ltd.
7 years ago
Hi there Will,

This is a great project. I love the transformation of flats into open plan
living/connecting to the garden. Your floor plan is huge and the final product
would be fantastic. I have worked on over 600 residential developments and
these are still my favourite.

The extension costs will be in the region of £45-60k + VAT and
generally
clients would spend in the region of £100k + VAT on the redesigned space
once
they have purchased a kitchen and glazing products etc. At this stage it
is
almost impossible to determine a more accurate figure without a design
being
produced/specification finalised and further investigation works being
carried out, hence
the range. A few questions/pointers. Do you own the share of freehold or
are
you a leaseholder? When designing this, consider a small courtyard
outside of
the bedrooms to enable you to retain daylight filtration/ventilation.
Have you analysed the market to see what the value of a 3 bedroom flat
would be? Might be worth considering this as part of the design to
maximise value, if you are interested in this. Note that the extension
may need to be bigger, however if you end up spending an extra say
£15-20k increasing the SQFT/gaining a bedroom, then this could be a
sound investment.

Happy to assist if you have any further questions.

Nick
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