Move kitchen to dining room in Victorian terrace with PD extension
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Carolina
6 years ago
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Comments (11)Hey, G D! Glad you found it helpful. I'm afraid I don't have the original floor plans electronically; when I changed my desktop couple of years ago, I saved all the photographs on the new one but forgot the house plans. However, I also think our houses are similar, but for the width of the kitchens - our old kitchen before the extension was about 3.8m wide (I still have the estate agent listing saved). Have a look at this ideabook with pics of the house. Also, this old post with before/after of the kitchen https://www.houzz.co.uk/ideabooks/5800709/list/our-cardiff-house https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/total-kitchen-renovation-dsvw-vd~400397 As for the pocket doors, we didn't use an architect, so had no idea about the fire regs. However, we passed building inspection without any problems; although they asked us to get both a smoke alarm and a fire alarm in the kitchen....See MoreLayout advice pls: Wraparound extension - Victorian end terrace house
Comments (1)Kitchen space looks great, Ground floor living/dining as seaprate rooms - do you need a separate dining room? Do the rooms marked living/dining need a dividing wall - or would they be more useful as a larger room with flexiblilty over furniture/use? I guess its the island in the kitchen eating up the space. Issue with Islands is they are single purpose blobs in the middle of the room....See MoreVictorian terrace - kitchen layout ideas
Comments (4)I think the utility planned on design 2 is a counterintuitive idea. Why extend a space only to split it in two again? In my opinion and will isolate the middle room, divide the house in half and devalue your efforts to make it bigger. Given your bathroom is spacious I would put the washing machine upstairs but you could also leave the washer in the kitchen and if concerned about noise intrusion just put it on when you leave for work. And if your music is important to you then why not have the front room as a music room/ living space and the open the middle room up to the largest room at the back?...See MoreVictorian Mid Terrace Extension Advice & Creative Ideas Needed
Comments (6)Thank you for your comments @drpepe101 and @rosemonde. The kitchen on the new plan is how our kitchen is now, the new plan only includes a small extension to the rear. The kitchen is not actually that dark, the back of the house and garden is SW facing so luckily we do get a good amount of light. It also does not feel cramped but that is due to the fact that it has been badly designed with hardly any cupboards - the fridge/freezer and our food is currently in the 'office' behind the kitchen! So I definitely agree that in order to create a kitchen in that space with all the cupboards we need - it will end feeling cramped. I did really want to take out the wall and chimney stack that separates the current kitchen from the office room behind it. We have had three different architects to view the property and they all felt that whilst not impossible it would be a very difficult job. The wall (which is the original exterior wall) is 2 feet thick and is built from large blocks of local stone, as well as having the chimney stack running through the centre all the way up to the roof. I am now thinking the best solution would be a side return extension either for just the width of the kitchen (sketch attached) which would not require planning i believe as it would be under 6m or possibly a longer side return. I wouldn't necessarily need a separate utility if we are widening the kitchen as i could incorporate a washing machine etc in to the kitchen. I would like a downstairs WC somewhere though. Currently our shoes/costs are stored in the cupboard under the stairs. If we went with this layout i would like to create a better opening between the kitchen and existing dining area and put pocket doors or similar in between the lounge and dining room so we can close off the lounge to make it feel cosier when we want to. Will check out the George Clarke shows! Thank you for the recommendation....See More
PROCreate Perfect
6 years agoI think your layout is great. It provides good access to everything and will allow you to easily transport shopping to the kitchen and grab a coffee or drinks when entertaining in the other rooms without having to walk through the living spaces. I like the living spaces being at the back of the house with great light and views and don't think it will have much in the way of negative effects on kitchen itself due to the window and Velux placement.
If you're having trouble visualising the space maybe consider asking your architect or interior designer for a 3D visual of the space. We offer a 3D package like this and also offer three alternative designs shown at the same time in 3D so might help if you're also not 100% sold on the layout. They are used to help people decide on their chosen layout but whilst offering alternatives. I have added a few examples so you can see how realistic they are to give a true sense of the space when complete. Best of luck - I am confident it is going to be a great space!
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minnie101
6 years agoHi. Here's a couple of photos and you might find more on this link
https://www.houzz.co.uk/ideabooks/query/side-extension
Carolina
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