Ideas for our mid terraced garden
June Cunningham
7 years ago
We have recently completed a side return rear extension on our Victorian mid terraced house and are at a complete loss with our rear garden. We have bifold doors leading onto patio and then 9x 6 metre area we don't know what to do with and patio at the end ..... any thoughts greatly appreciated ......
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Isidora Markovic
7 years ago
PROJonathon Charles Garden Design
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Comments (18)Been thinking about this one overnight:- ( i have a sad life! all say ahh ) You do not have to have a window to call it a habitable room, however, I believe there is a building control requirement for the room to be vented through another, check that out. So, in short, yes the bedroom could be moved and not have 'windows' . I don't know the arrangement of the wall top left that goes in to the garden area, but bear with me. ............ would it be better to have a separate Galley kitchen? I would prefer so. Is there a possibility of a window far top left? A stud wall only takes up 4" so not a great deal of space, plus it would make the lounge / diner look a lot nicer without seeing the kitchen on view permanently & of course you get a longer kitchen run. ( I think the proposed one is too small ). Plus you gain a wall to the lounge area, always handy for furniture placement, as this is what is lost in an open plan arrangement. I also changed the bathrooms round as previously suggested, and had the entrance in the hallway for the second one. Please bear in mind as a said before:- Not to scale - don't have dimensions as had to guess, but on the face of it, likely do'able. I like running plans through estate agents...........ones that I know well and trust as I know they'll give me their honest opinion on what would infinitely give a better price on re-sale. Contained living and dining with separate kitchens, good sized bedrooms etc. So do ask one. Estate agents are handy, they will want you to get more for the property because, if they smell a sale, they get more commission! Roughly where i was going with this after some sleep!Of course, if you still want to go open plan with the living / dining/ kitchen, then lose the top wall and maybe consider a door system to open and close for entertaining purposes - No doors, fully open plan .with doors!...See MoreHow to make our ugly 1930s terrace look pretty?
Comments (28)Hi - congratulations on your new house in our beautiful city! Your vestibule glass is stunning and if you like it as much as I do, I would consider taking design direction from that .... it will subtly remind you of/prepare you for that 'wow' factor as you approach your home. I wouldn't lose the external door if you value the heat retention/security, but you could change it to the style of the inner door, which will also add light. Mostly I would concentrate on using elements of those colours from the vestibule glass on the outside of your home - namely the yellow, deep red and black. I love Bristol painted houses, but if you want to keep to a neutral paint on the render then just experiment with ways you can use these colours as accents, eg door colour or detail on the door surround, dark window cills, dark brick red or nearly-black path, and definitely planting (especially the LHS of the path & RHS of the door). Depends on your budget but I'd recommend tiling the front step, and then maybe save money by using concrete paint on the path. Have fun experimenting with different ideas by 'photoshopping' a picture of your home before you spend any money! :-)...See MoreSmall terraced garden ideas that won't cost a fortune
Comments (1)Hi there Ruth, changing the paving would definitely help, but that would not be a cheap job. I would try to reposition the washline and the bins (they are currently the main features of your garden looking from the house!). Would introduce more greenery (low maintenance) to cover the walls and create nice focal points, maybe a garden bench, maybe would pain the walls at strategic places to brighten up the area. I would place these depending on your gardens aspects, conditions, your taste etc. I offer a range of online based garden designs from simple effective budget friendly sketches to garden plans with planting plans and I could definitely help you with this! Please have a look at my website and get jn touch if interested! www.therootedconceptgardendesign.co.uk All the best, Deborah deborahbiasoli@gmail.com...See MoreMid Terraced Extension layout advice!
Comments (14)Wow thanks @rinked really appreciate that, good point on soil pipe plumbing, would have to open it all up, we plan to move out whilst works undertaken so floor will be taken up. Thanks for insight into sizing, you see a lot of mid terraced houses with extra space but ours is quite narrow so your drawing will likely be not far off final floor plan. Only issue is chimney breast we were keeping to keep costs down, I’ve already employed structural engineer so will ask about removal and what’s required.. imagine more steel to support?!...See More
Barbara Brownie
7 years agoJune Cunningham
7 years agoruthfrench
7 years ago
PROTimber Decking and Cladding Association
7 years ago
PROGeorgia Lindsay Garden Design
7 years agoHi June, The original garden walls are a great feature and worth showing off if they are in reasonable condition? I would also recommend cladding or disguising the shed since it dominates your perspective.
Try to create some mystery and lead the eye around the garden with off set shapes and vertical features otherwise the shed will always dominate.
Good luck and happy gardening.
PROHarrod Horticultural
7 years agoA garden arch leading onto the patio would make a great focal entrance here with climbers growing up each side
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