Hi Lisamarie. Do you have the measurements? It may hopefully encourage people to help rather than guesstimating based on the doors and kitchen cabinets. How will the internal corridor work in the garage? Will there just be a door knocked through from the drive? Is extending the flat roof extension an option although you may need to do something with the pitch of the roof? Have you had a quote for moving the boiler and electrics? How much storage do you need left in the garage? Can the stairs be moved?

I like Daisy England’s suggestion. Dependent on dimensions I would try to squeeze a WC along with the utility in what is currently the office. Keep the door from the hall into a WC and move the existing door into the kitchen along the wall towards the external wall giving access into the utility from the new kitchen. I would also be tempted to move the hall wall to square off the lounge and bring the stairs into the hall. You could open up the living into the kitchen diner for open plan or with doors for the option to close off. That depends on how you feel about open plan because it doesn’t suit everyone. Much of course depends on supporting walls and available funds.

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Hi, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately we are unable to extend into the roof as it’s very shallow. We like the idea of a double extension to gain another bedroom or at least turn them into 3 double bedrooms. However, we are finding it hard to change the floor plan of the upstairs to allow for a hallway to enter the extension. If we extend to the side we would need to go through the bathroom or create a walkway in one of our double bedrooms which then turns this into a smaller room. But this would allow us to create a downstairs bathroom, utility and either have an office or make the kitchen bigger. Alternatively, if we extended out the back we could move the internal wall between the small bedroom and double to make the small room bigger and we could potentially create a nook for a desk and have an ensuite. Downstairs we could move the lounge into the extension and open up the current lounge and kitchen to make a bigger kitchen and dining area. Do you have any ideas/suggestions on this?