Need inspiration for house renovation/floorplan/extension
Morning all, I am currently looking at purchasing a 3 bed chalet in Essex which needs major renovation and modernising and I am now uncertain as to what can be achieved with the property.
We have had a couple of ideas about how we could move the layout around but I am struggling to visualize what the rooms will be like and how big.
Option 1 was to add a large rear dormer, adding a third bedroom upstairs and possibly an ensuite to one of the large bedrooms. Taking out the downstairs bedroom and dividing the space up for kitchen and lounge/dining area?
Option 2 was to extend over the garage at the side, try to squeeze in a third bedroom and family bathroom upstairs. Again remove the downstairs bedroom and also the bathroom, but leaving a small WC.
We have a maximum budget of £60k which will need to cover all building work including new kitchen and bathroom, rewire, boiler, windows and doors to the point of where only decorating is required.
Is this even possible with this budget? What are your thoughts on either option or a mixture of both?
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PROUser
5 years agoTony S
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Comments (34)Tough cookie. The footprint size is nice, but with a 6p family you'll need enough room to move around. If a loft can be added to the new part of the house, that'd be nice for storage. Folding stairs in the wardrobe? In the extension: First I'd like to say I imagined the extension to be designed like a house on it's own, glued together to the old one with a flat roofed 'corridor' with lots of rooflights. Main entry with wardrobe on the side. Kitchen with shallow cabinets on the front of the peninsula (storage instead of barstools) and row of floor to ceiling cabinets with a built-in 178cm fridge and a 178cm freezer, ovens, etc. Family dining area with french doors towards the back garden. Also managed to get each kid their own bedroom. Their bathroom has a shower and a toilet stall and two sinks. Separate toilet, for morning queues (and guests). No tub in the layout though, I don't know if you'd like one and what age your kids are.. Backdoor to enter the home (with your boots on) near the hall+toilet, with a hamper and also for emergencies. Footprint is slightly deeper on the left, but smaller on the right, square so you can add a roof similar to the old cottage? In the old house: Master bedroom with ensuite and closet area. Lounge room with a hopefully marvelous fireplace. Old front door stays the same from the outside, but unused. Maybe open up the ceilings and insulate the roof, so you'll have a vaulted ceiling with beams (all depends on what is allowed and how it looks in there). Haven't drawn in many windows, just imagine they are right where they need to be....See Morefloor plan / extension help for first home
Comments (6)Don’t actually know measurements but here’s some more pics of the side. I did consider that idea but to be honest I think I’d prefer to keep the kitchen where it is as it’s nice to look out to the garden while cooking! We can still see the view through from the dining room too. Perhaps if money were no object.. but I imagine moving all the piping etc will be a lot more expensive (?!), not sure of budget yet but am thinking through different options and considering the value it will add to our lives and potential added resale value in a few years or so. Also because of dogs it’s quite handy to have separate kitchen - we have it blocked off with a dog gate atm but I love those sliding wooden doors you see on Houzz. Basically am wondering if the cost of an extension is worth the hassle, originally that was our plan but now we’re in it I don’t think we would actually get that much extra space! At the moment the dryer is in the dining room (where the desk is in the photo) and there’s no dishwasher so that’s the main issue. If we could move the sink to RH and add in double/ sliding doors, fit a slimline dishwasher where the bin is in the photo on the LH side and perhaps squeeze in the dryer too somehow then perhaps extension not needed. Unless a conservatory would be a good option... (Alternatively was thinking about getting custom built cupboard around the dryer in dining room and get the washing machine installed on top, to free up space for dishwasher in kitchen...)...See MoreFloor Plan Renovation Ideas needed
Comments (9)Thanks for your advice & drawings really appreciate it. Now just maybe some additional info, on things we plan to keep: wall between living room and stairs to create more privacy & less noise keep the large sliding door but refurb with paint Ideas **To change: remove wall between kitchen & dinner and extension to dinning room add a wall in the corner of the living room to create an office space I have attached some pictures of what the house looked like with the previous owners, hope that can give more ideas on what is possible with the space....See More
Chris Goodchild
5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoGiven the total square footage I have made a good guess at the measurements and come up with a plan.
I think that when you look into it you will find that your budget won’t stretch to extending over the garage- plus it appears to be on the boundary with the neighbours which would cause problems.
In my opinion there won’t be enough room upstairs to have three bedrooms unless you forgo an upstairs bathroom which is undesirable or unless you move the stairs which will challenge your budget. So instead how about having two great bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs and then have an occasional bedroom and shower room downstairs.
That ever you decide - best of luck
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5 years agoTony S
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PROIkonografik Design
5 years ago- PRO
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5 years agoI agree with Ikonografik and Jonathan. I think you'd be surprised what you can achieve. At a very rough guess, I think the house currently looks like this, when you put the top over the bottom. The stairs on the estate agent plan and where everything is, isn't exact and it's very hard to guage with any degree of accurcty. ( plus you've got at least one if not two external Chimney's not shown on their plan:-
I think you might achieve something like this, but yes you'd need professional advice and plans drawn, so as i said it's a very rough guide. Without exact measurements it may be that this is not achievable at all. Maybe you could have a viewing and take an expert with you:-
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