Wanting to extend above single garage - help and advice
Good afternoon, and a Happy New Year.
We are soon to be moving into our new home and we are hoping to extend over the garage/utility to create a master bedroom with en-suite. The current owners have recently renovated the house, taking the back of the garage to create the utility and extending the kitchen back into what used to be the utility (the current owner is a builder). He is confident the foundations and skin of the wall is good to extend over and has already installed the wiring and pipe work ready? Anyway, his original plan was to use bedroom 3 as the opening to the new master suite creating an L-shape room - this would mean it remains a 3 bed house. I do not want to do this, I want to know if a door way could be created at the top of the stairs on the landing, so that we can keep bedroom 3 as bedroom 4 - I am aware this would create a long-narrow room but I envisage the en-suite being next to the main bedroom as I believe this is where the plumbing is located. Can any one offer any advice on whether this sounds realistic, feasible? My guestimation as that the extension would be roughly 2.3m x 6.10m (looking at the length of the bedroom 1 and 2 combined?
I have seem some lovely pro's offering design images of how the floor plan may look with the extension - this would be a massive help if this was at all available? Can anyone offer any estimations on cost of this, with a mid-range shower room and finished to decorating stage -assuming foundations are all good?
I would love to hear from others that have already undertaken this project? We are looking in BL2 in the North West.
Thank you so so much in advance.
Jodie
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Comments (1)Hi Ewa, Congratulations on your new house! I have attached a very quick sketch of how you could layout your kitchen. Have a look over it and please ask any questions you may have. I would definitely advise you going to see a kitchen studio (like ourselves) to help you design a kitchen that suits your needs. For example you may not want anything on your island. All the best with your project, The team at Modus Kitchens...See MoreRemodel / extend design advice needed!
Comments (4)We work with a lot of clients who've been in a similar position to you and have built out a cross the whole of the rear of the property ... You can, if you aren't adding above too, add in glass roof lights or velux or long glass strips to keep as much natural daylight into the mid part of the property too - if you husband has the garage set up as a gym it's probably just as is easy to keep it like that - trying to incorporate an office in there too won't work as gym needs to be cool, as body working hard - and office needs to be warmer as you are sedentary ! Looks like you have already sought professional help - so I'd suggest you go back to them and ask for a full extension idea too ! Might be just what you are looking for ! Good luck with it all ! :-)...See MoreHelp! Want to extend more than half original house
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