Floor plan for replacing conservatory and extending kitchen - help!
We want to replace our conservatory with a permanent structure (keeping the light) and open it up to the kitchen / dining room / living area.
Potentially thinking of a utility room in the garage as there is currently a dummy wall into garage which wouldn’t needs knocked through.
An architect suggested to extend the conservatory the whole length of the house but feels very costly and eats into the garden which is on the smaller side for size of house 15m long and odd shape (slightly pentagon). Don’t really want to lose any more of it but feel a decent size kitchen would be important.
Thanks in advance for your advice
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Comments (1)Sounds like you'd benefit from it all ( playroom and utility room too ) being drawn up and worked on with someone who will spend time working with you to get everything so it totally fits the bill ... If you have committed to one supplier, then ask for a good long appointment with their design team - or if you want to shop around - consider working via email with a freelance designer ( like me ! Sorry for shameless plug !) who can draw everything up and show you options discuss everything that you are concerned about and offer years and years of experience etc etc etc...See MoreIs converting a conservatory to extend the kitchen going to be cheaper
Comments (4)We’re in the process of taking down our conservatory and having a rear extension for exactly the same reasons - a bigger kitchen and it’s terrible in the depths of winter and height of summer. You can try to sell your conservatory if it’s in reasonable condition. We got £350 for ours which is much better than the £600 in labour and skip hire it would have cost to have it removed. Even giving it away for free can still be worth it if it saves labour costs. I would assume that nothing about the conservatory can be reused. Generally the foundations and flooring are just not good enough. But if it turns out yours are then you’ll be pleasantly surprised rather than having a hole in your budget. Cost wise it depends on how big the area is, where you live and what you’re having done. We’re around £50k for a build of 23 sqm, but it also involves some drainage work and a very large steel beam. All decorative works (including the kitchen) are excluded from that as you can spend anywhere from £5k to £50k+ on a kitchen depending what you’re looking for. We got an architect and a structural engineer as ours is a bit complicated with the span of the steel beam, but if it’s quite simple you may be ok just with a builder. You can usually find a few architects who will come out to quote (or do a video call in the current climate) and they will be a good source of advice. We struggled to get builders interested without architects drawings as the drawings show you are serious, but they could just be because everyone is extending their properties where we live so builders are in high demand. When you need layout advice there are lots of people on Houzz who can offer very valuable input so never be afraid to ask....See Moreadvice on decorating an open plan extended living/dining/kitchen
Comments (2)Hi, the plan shows you how to decorate everything. It shows where to put the furniture. The ceilings look too high and the rooms are too square so add softness and ground the space. Use oversized pictures and floor lamp and plants to play with height and texture and to ground the space....See MoreOpen plan kitchen vs conservatory dilema
Comments (6)Some ideas instead of an extension: Convert your dining room to an entrance hall with plenty of storage. Switch the stairs the other way round so they come off your new hall. Then knock through so you have open plan kitchen/dining/sofas. Convert the back of the garage into a ‘garden room’ - looks like you get the sun in your back garden. If you don’t need all your bedrooms, convert the larger one downstairs to a snug/tv room or home office. Good luck!...See More- 8 years ago
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PRO8 years agoA think Jen is on to something there if you have somewhere to park. It would make the garden and patio area far more inviting and bring them more 'into the house'. I would then move the doorway into the open plan space to make use of the space as best as possible. I will attach a plan :)
It maybe worth looking a concept planner or designer to draw up a few ideas for you so you can see how the space works and what fits in.. before making costly mistakes or adding extensions if they are not needed. Our 3D plans allow you to see the plans in a 3D virtual tour which are really helpful for working out your space. I hope it helps. Regards, Gina
PRO8 years agoHi Tommy, good choice to ask the forum - you should stay away from architects who are not attentive to your needs... I think that you can work with the size of your current conservatory. Just Re-design the kitchen layout and remove the wall that divide the kitchen from the dining room. Your dinning room could be the where the current conservatory is so that you could take advantage of the light. Make an opening between the sitting room and the current dining area, that way you can have a bigger family room and get the feeling of a cozy space.
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Good luck,
Ed
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