70s bungalow - Any ideas please?
Emma
5 years ago
Hi, we have a detached true bungalow and I’m looking for ideas please.....
If you were to extend to give us say, a utility area, larger living area, given the current layout, where would you put the extension? I’m told the attic isn’t tall enough to convert. The living room is the front of the house, bedrooms at back, only one door in, at the side, other side too narrow to do much with. I’m struggling to imagine how the extension would ‘attach’ to the house given how the roof is. Current floor plan and rough plot layout below including newest photo with half built garage! (
I’m also looking for ideas on what we can clad the new concrete garage with, and what would match with the house. It’s second hand and was brick clad but this is all damaged now so we need to do something with it.
If you were to extend to give us say, a utility area, larger living area, given the current layout, where would you put the extension? I’m told the attic isn’t tall enough to convert. The living room is the front of the house, bedrooms at back, only one door in, at the side, other side too narrow to do much with. I’m struggling to imagine how the extension would ‘attach’ to the house given how the roof is. Current floor plan and rough plot layout below including newest photo with half built garage! (
I’m also looking for ideas on what we can clad the new concrete garage with, and what would match with the house. It’s second hand and was brick clad but this is all damaged now so we need to do something with it.
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Comments (10)Thank you for your comments and suggestions. Very much appreciated. Appologies for the poor quality drawing. I thought it would be a bit clearer than that. I'm not very good technically! You are right JenP, when the extension was added they moved the window to the back and made it into interconnecting bedrooms as they had a disabled child. So that room now has no window. The bathroom window is also facing into the extension. Not ideal but we thought we could install a light catcher in the roof and reduce the size of the window by installing some opaque glass blocks to borrow some light from the extension. The current lounge was actually two rooms when built, the one on the left with the bay window was the lounge as it has a fireplace with back boiler and the other a bedroom. We were thinking the same about making the lounge into two bedrooms so that we have our living areas at the back. Seems logical. We do like your idea JenP of the U shape living area that seems do able but the issue we have with the rear of the bungalow is the very limited space. We had considered maybe knocking down the excisting non matching extensions and rebuilding it a bit larger but that maybe to costly. We have a couple of local builders lined up to give us quotes but we are still undecided as to what is our best option. Kiwimills..yes, we are lucky to have Ikea and I can't wait to be able to go shopping. Thanks again Debbie...See MoreBungalow layout ideas please
Comments (10)Having had time to 'play' on the floor planner, I came to realise that gaining the two things that you would like the most, storage and an extra loo, were not that easy. If you go with my original idea of moving the entrance it does make for a much larger master bedroom ( gaining storage ) Going in to the Workshop from the house leads to more storage and the possibility of a guest room, which you also wanted. I think the only way to gain a lot of space and storage is to build the porch and it makes sense that if you were going to do that, you'd make it large enough for plenty of storage for the coats / shoes etc. At the same time ( as it would be cheaper and easier ) you would also build a utility room on the same patch as the porch at the rear of the kitchen. Instantly gaining huge amounts of storage. I know that you didn't want to extend, however, the plan allows for a re-jig without the porch or utility and for these to be added if you re-consider. I don't think the layout lends itself readily to a staircase in to the loft. You could put a staircase at the bottom end of the lounge, however, i honestly think the money would be better spent on a porch and utility. Bedroom areal blown up Kitchen / porch / utility blown up A concept planner is a must with this type of project. They take on board what you want, have a good old re-jig as above and come up with various ideas. They can then blow them up in 3d and give you a 'virtual ' walk about, so that you can visualise more easily what it will look like. I've done everything 'roughly' to scale and used full sized objects for the rooms, so you get a rough idea! You do need to start with a budget as Jonathan says, otherwise you can have all the grand plans in the world, but if the money isn't there, you need to taper the ideas....See MoreWelcome some advice on a 1960/70's bungalow renovation please
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5 years agoAs above, it a bit more info needed. Dimensions of all the rooms would be very handy, as would the actual plot size. You can extend to the back or the side with flat roofs ( cheapest option). However, the most important thing I personally think is to switch the internal rooms around so that the living / dining area is at the back .
So as Jonathan says lots of possibilities and all depends on budget and plot size / existing room sizes etc
Emma
5 years agoThank you very much for that, I think that would really work. I’m going to have a look at how we could split the front if we moved the bedrooms as there’s such a large window. I’d like to leave Bathroom if we can as it’s been done already and I think that works in your plan. Measurements below for house but I don’t have plot sorry.
Jonathan
5 years agoA couple of options.
But if you can find the money you would probably have a better return on your investment by raising the roof and making it into a three bedroomed house.
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5 years agoI re-jigged the lounge and made them bedrooms. Built a 4m extension on the rear and small one to the side for a separate utility ( although with 2 beds and a large kitchen it's not strictly necessary, but it's good storage. ).
Jonathan