60's 3 bed semi needs enlarging, ideas welcomed.
Mandy Ryan
6 years ago
We have bought and lived in now for 6 weeks, a 3 bed semi bungalow and looking to go up and out along the back and side.
We have a large family, mainly close by but need a minimum of 3 beds, open plan. Preferably 1 or 2 beds and bathroom in loft.
Hoping to take roofline along to a table end overlooking the road.
Hope the photos are of use
Tia
Mandy
We have a large family, mainly close by but need a minimum of 3 beds, open plan. Preferably 1 or 2 beds and bathroom in loft.
Hoping to take roofline along to a table end overlooking the road.
Hope the photos are of use
Tia
Mandy
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Comments (19)It looks like you'll gain lots of space, so definitely worth playing around with plans to make use of it. I don't know how many of you live in the house or how you use your living space, but here's a few thoughts... - a utility is always worth it - no one will use a downstairs bath or shower if there's no bedroom down there, but a downstairs loo is really valuable -if a few people are sharing the upstairs bathroom, one door off a hallway is more practical and easier in terms of privacy -if you can get a small double into the third bedroom, do. Extra space for guests is always a good thing -some separate, quiet living space is always a bonus in an open-plan house. You might not get a full separate room, but dividing some of the space with a half wall will help. Or you could use an open bookcase as a divider. - storage is key in an open plan space. No point in having lots of floor space if it's cluttered with stuff, so include lots of big built in storage. I didn't really use measurements in this sketch, so I hope it's not way off......See MoreRenovating a 1960's 3 bed semi - help with layout and kerb appeal!
Comments (65)Hi all, Thank you so much for all the helpful comments and suggestions, and sorry that it's taken me so long to respond - house renovation and work have been keeping us on our toes! This has become a long post, so a quick reminder - we were looking to renovate and rewire our 60s house to update it and also make it more wheelchair friendly downstairs for when my mother-in-law comes to visit. We employed an architect and came up with what turned out to be an 'aspirational' design (much more than the budget!) so we ended up deciding to split things into two stages: Stage One to add a downstairs wetroom for accessibility, remove chimney throughout and add a porch Stage Two to do the extension across the rear, removing the conservatory to open out a large kitchen/diner and add a utility room The layout below shows both Stages One and Two as complete. Bits shown in red are existing walls which have been/will be removed (apart from the wall in red in the seating area below which is between the existing kitchen and dining room - that's a mistake). So.....the building work is now done - hurray! Stage One is complete, we are much poorer, and we now need to decorate the whole house :-) Some before and after photos below - please bear with the terrible photography skills. The rooms aren't big enough to allow for expansive photos!: We've re-plastered throughout, apart from in the kitchen and upstairs bathroom, as we'll deal with those later. Current challenge is deciding how on earth to pick paint colours and flooring throughout.... Anyway - hopefully that gives you a sense of where we've got to. Best wishes...See MoreWhere to start ? Extending 60s Semi Detached. Help Please!!
Comments (6)hi Toby With a 130k£ budget as covey kitchens mention it below you would have a lots of potential in your house. Back to your must list here my opinion Our main goals are: 1. Must - our main living room moved to the rear, facing on to the back garden. By the look of it with your new floor plan compare to existing you would have quite a lot of structural works involved this would takes lots of money out of your pocket because of a profession fees remodeling and structural works. You need to be sure you know exactly what would you like to have and you try to use as much as possible out of the existing area to have spare money on a longer therm. By the look of it your floor joists are running from the left to the right and sitting on a studwalls. That means whatever you take off there it would be structural works involved too. Good to have your existing drawings for a first floor too just to check any other studwalls you would like to remove is it continues or not. Structural works are one of the most expensive method of a built so if im you and would like to have all of my must list to happen i would try to use as much internal partition walls as possible and keep it as is. 2. Must - We also want a much bigger kitchen and dining area. We are a bit traditional, and are not big fans of the huge open plan spaces which seem to be all the rage these days. We would prefer the flexibility of being able to close the kitchen and dining areas off from the living room when required (so you don't see all the mess and washing up for example!). That can be easily done with doors but at a same time be aware about fire regulations when you choosing the door in between the living room and kitchen. 3. Must - refurbish the upstairs bathroom and main bedroom. Bathroom refurb for a normal size usually about 4-5000£ depends on your expectations. 4. Should - Have a bigger porch/hallway for storage. What type of storage you looking for? Understair most of a time you have lots of space to save up for shoes and other household stuff. We built into a first 3 steps 3 chest of draws last time for a client for all there shoes and its always a dead space anyways. (It can be a nice future by the way) 5. Should - Create a space for a home office (convert garage?) Garage conversion can be a really good idea but if you would like to convert all and have windows and door by the garage door again might be architect and planning involved. If you would like to use as a home office better to shut down one third of it on a front and use it as a bin and bike storage with a garage door and 6. Should - Maintain storage for lawn mowers, ladders, etc that are currently stored in the garage door and use a rest as a home office. If you cant go ahead with a storey on a top you could fit a roof light in too too have some natural space to come through. 7. Could - Build over the garage and extend the tiny third bedroom to make it usable as a guest room. Thats can be a possibility as mention before but first you suppose to have a structural survey to be done to have a look at the existing footings and check if another storey can go to the top. Few time if its not enough you still have a chance to build over with a timber to timber structure and brick clad around as the weight of a structure is 3 rd them the standard. I hope so this would help for you....See MoreMaking a tired 3 bed into a beautiful 4+ bed
Comments (11)Hi Abbie, I came across this discussion in the forum and it looked like a house with lots of potential and I couldn't resist sketching out an idea. Did the purchase go through? I thought that a side and rear extension wouldn’t add much space whilst also costing significantly more. But a rear extension which is slightly wider than the original house would be very beneficial. Downstairs the old kitchen becomes a utility and W/C. The hallway opens onto an L shape kitchen/dining/living room, which is also attached to the front lounge with double sliding doors. Upstairs the existing bathroom becomes an ensuite for a new master bedroom with a dressing area. A new bathroom is added in part of bedroom 2 which is enlarged into the extension. Bedrooms 3 and 4 also slightly increase in size. Please let me know what you think? I have a few more alternative ideas as well. And I wish you all the best with your project!! Phill...See More
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