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Extension and Kitchen layout help

5 years ago

I want to extend and combine the current kitchen and reception room to create a kitchen, dining area and downstairs toilet. Not sure about whether to do a flat or pitched roof extension and whether to block off the door to the reception or the kitchen. Have a few ideas but looking for inspiration.

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5 years ago
I just carried the extension across and re-utilised the narrow entry way in to the kitchen for a downstairs toilet and utility. I put the kitchen in the dining room ( you would need to get rid of the fireplace / chimney breast. The the new extension becomes the dining area.

All of the above is an artists impression as you need to inspect drainage, proximity to drains and it's restrictions on pipework etc.

A Concept planner would probably be invaluable to you as they'll get every last inch out of the space and arrange it to work best for you.
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5 years ago
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@Jon Burchfield thanks, that looks really nice! Slight issue is that we have a pitched roof on the new side infilled area. Unfortunately planning constraints mean that the height at the wall will be 2.6m falling to just 2m. I know the velux windows are recessed into the roof but if we have tall units on that side it might block out the light, how high are the units? Having a 450mm unit in that corner would be practical but I think it would look a little odd if we had 600mm units next to it. Perhaps 450mm either end with 3 600mm in the middle would look ok? @Mark Bassage @kwg kwg Thanks. Take on board the hob suggestion from everyone. Seems sensible to have it on the other side. The oven/microwave is a tricky one, if we go with the peninsula design unless we have them under the counter then the only space would be just on the left as you enter. That's practical, but we're slightly concerned this ruins the nice open feel you would get to the left as you enter. @i-architect that is something i'd considered, first impression from the company is that it would be possible but i'm not sure why. I'll check with the builders. It would make access to the under stair cupboard a little trickier but might be more practical to make the most of the kitchen space
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Melanie Tham
Original Author
5 years ago

Wow - thank you Man about the House! Love it. Since I posted I had thought about doing the following as I wanted to keep light in the hallway but will definitely think about your idea. OnePlan I will have a look at your site - thanks.
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BetterSpace: The Floor Plan Experts
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Hi Melanie, your plan is really nice. You may want to consider blocking off the door from the kitchen side, and have just the one from the reception. It would also add to the space, if you adopted open plan and have some or all of the partition walling between the reception and kitchen knocked –off. As for the toilet, there seems to be room for one, if you hived off some space from the store/pantry leading up to the garden, as this would allow natural ventilation to take place. So a pantry, bathroom and corridor to the outside in the now store is a viable option. I hope this helps. Do check out our site (www.betterspace.co) and If you need any further assistance, feel free to drop me a line. Ed

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