Ground Floor Victorian Flat Extension Help
Hi all,
Looking for advice and ideas on how best to build an extension onto our ground floor flat so that it turns from a 1 bedroom into a 2 bedroom with a large kitchen/dinner/living room at the back onto the garden.
This is the current design, note happy to think of ideas to convert the garage too as there is a driveway too.
Want to take advantage of the 100ft garden views too. (Note that neighbours have extended right across the width to where the garage ends so believe planning should be fine)
Any help will be muchly appreciated, as having trouble working out how to extend without losing the window for the bedroom.
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Comments (16)Great ideas - all will work but I agree with Jon R - you need to live in it to get a feel for it. I did start to sketch out what you could do - but marina has done a great job of that already 😍. Have you seen the programme ’My House Made Perfect ‘ (I think that’s what it is called) some eye opening and practical designs on there. Simple solution is to move the kitchen into an L shape backing onto the front bedroom wall and creating a good space for dining or lounging area in front of the patio doors. As per my quick edit of your plan - (blue : kitchen , yellow : walls , red : storage units housing TV) Note in this if possible I would move the wall back on the bedroom just a couple feet, which would make the world of difference , lining up the storage cupboard under the stairs. You have high ceilings this gives you a sense of space - make the most of this but putting in floor to ceiling window/ patio - something like the crittal range look amazing. Your investment money is a lot but with real feature items won’t go far. But those items could be the difference between WOW and practical, it’s already practical and my gut is to spend more on the WOW 😍....See Morehow to refigure one bedroom ground floor victorian flat london
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minnie101
6 years agoCould you incorporate a lightwell outside the bedroom window? That would allow you to use the whole of the garage for ensuites, maybe make bed 2 a larger jack and Jill ensuite so it can also be accessed from the living area?
Jonathan
6 years agoI also think that you should speak to a local architect who may be able to give you insight into the local planners preferences. If possible I would be looking to extend back further, keep the bay windowed room at the back (partly because I assume there is a flat upstairs and knocking out all of their supporting walls is likely very expensive.)
I also think that since you have such a long garden it you don’t have to make an internal courtyard pokey and could create a lovely secret garden in there.
Max
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6 years agoAll the above posts are excellent...................however, nobody seems to have mentioned the drain position. I'm a little concerned that some of the plans above may be unachievable because you'll never get to the drainage.
Can you confirm where the main drain is.
If you're really lucky, then they may cut across the property and it's conceivable that you have a drain outside the kitchen or even a manhole in the garage ( we've got one in ours, as the drain makes it's way to the front ).
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHi Max, I would suggest creating a central axis: an indoor garden to provide light and fresh air to the bedroom and bathroom as sketched in the proposed layout. This will widen the kitchen with the removal of the current bathroom. In the same way, I would use bifold doors and large windows to integrate the kitchen and the outdoor area in order to improve its view.
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Good luck!!! Ed
Darren Martin
6 years ago
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