Extension Natural Lighting Problem
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Letting natural light into a dark corridor in a French house
Comments (2)Hi JScott001 it's tricky to comment on the glass blocks idea without seeing photos of the house or having an idea of the age of the house. Instead of glass blocks you could look to incorporate a high level more traditional style internal window/s instead? If the corridor is on the top floor, other ways of getting light into a dark space are roof lights or sun tunnels.... getting natural light into the corridor would be the ideal. Maximising the amount of light in the corridor with well placed mirror/s will help too. PB...See MoreRight of light issue on rear extension
Comments (4)Hi, I am a builder and the bulk of my work is extensions just like the one that you are planning. I my time and some most recently I have built extensions on terraced houses up to the boundaries on both sides and 3m out from the back of the house two stories high, completely blocking the sunlight on to adjoining patios. As long as you get planning permission granted you will have the right to build your extension but before you get it people have the chance to oppose it, and in my experience the "right to light" has never stopped one . Privacy issues with windows looking into adjoining properties is more common, but if you don't have any of these I wouldn't think that you would have any problems. I hope this helps...See MoreKitchen extension problems
Comments (9)Hello ! Re 1. Changing to window... I agree - perhaps a window seat might work well there ?! Re 2. I wouldn't remove the door - but perhaps consider replacing the wall with a crittal style glass divider and opening, if it is compliant with what's needed for fire regs ( as can't see how many floors you have in this building !) but agree that improving the sight lines from the front door would be a bonus! Re 3. That's probably very similar to how I would do it initially - they can be zoned so not all on at once ! Pendants over island might be nice - but again depends on what's going in the island - lighting really needs to be designed at the same time as detailed kitchen design ! Re 4. I think the utility needs to be sub divided so that you can gain access to the study without wandering past (dirty) laundry - so have left half as boot room / en route to/from car things - and route through to study - and have laundry on right half . Put laundry appliances on right outside wall so sound transference lessened in study and tumble dryer can be vented. I would maybe consider reposition the fireplace in kitchen so it's central to space left for dining - rather central to whole room, but again that's dependent on the finished kitchen design, which should be designed to suit your family and routines etc - not just to suit the room shape ! Hope that helps a little - drop us a line if you are interested in a freelance concept planning service - as that's what we do ! Working with you to get the design just right - So you can then shop around with ease, and compare like for like. Yours is the sort of 'whole ground floor project' we often undertake - we don't 'just' design kitchens !...See MoreExtension Above Kitchen Extension Planning Permission Right To Light?
Comments (3)In planning terms there is a 45 dec rule i.e draw a 45 dec horizontal line from the centre of the nearest first floor window of your neighbors house towards your house and your first floor extension should not pass this line...See MoreA B
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