Is it worth extending even further?
sleekydeak
3 years ago
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Ellie
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Comments (4)Hi Samuel, thanks for getting back to me. I think an extension would help and you have got the space for it. Roof lights will bring a lot of light into the extension and you could have a flat roof or mono-pitch. The only issue perhaps is by extending the house would be a little 'bottom heavy' but my thoughts are most of one's time in the home is spent downstairs! The extension wouldn't need to be as long as I've done it, and if you're under 3m from the current back wall you could potentially do it under permitted development (providing you meet the other criteria). If you wanted to extend, this what I was thinking. I've put together a little mock-up quickly, leaving the washing machine etc at the front of the garage. Door would need to swing the other way probably. Kitchen layout would need some thought. Might be nice to use the reduced height in the garage for office/ snug with new glazing to the garden. If you need more storage/ the utility wall could move to give you more space with a smaller snug area. Yellow boxes are Velux and green is flat roof windows could be put anywhere really/any size. These are the two options to give you an idea of roof options....See MoreAdvice on how to extend this small narrow house
Comments (10)Again putting in a door isn’t cheap but can easily be done (note the very important lintel above the door in your photo). However in this instance I would be inclined to put the door in the rear wall of your proposed extension immediately opposite the existing external double doors in your dining. This would ensure free uninterrupted flow through the house and would bring in light and offer views out from the dining room. It would also retain the twin aspect front to rear. If they are in good condition then you could relocate these doors to this new location in the proposed extension. This would save funds forking out on opening up a doorway in your existing house wall and purchasing new doors. You could also move the lovely light above the door or retain it in its current location. I wouldn’t put internal door between the new kitchen and dining. Leave it open. Taking onboard what Neasa suggested. Have you considered how much use you would get from your dining room? It is a big chunk of the ground floor space. Could you make do with the existing small kitchen but reorientate it by blocking off the door into the hall and flipping the U shaped kitchen 90 degrees. This would allow a kitchen island or peninsula between your existing kitchen and proposed extension. The existing dining could become a snug, office, library, music room, whatever takes your fancy. Do you have space to fit a utility in the hall up against what was a door into the kitchen but is now a proposed wall? It doesn’t appear to be too long a stretch to take the waste out to the drains....See MoreIs a narrow double side extension worth it?
Comments (8)I think it's important to look at the functions you need your home to fulfil for you and then you can start to allocate space to these functions. Are you looking for a 4th bedroom, is this as a bedroom or is it a guest room/office/property value reasons. This will say if 1-2m is enough. Car ports are worth googling, they have been designed for years and are much less expensive than cantelevering but give you that side access. Do you use some of this as a utility room or as the garden shed storage, it's working out the brief that will help work out what work is needed and what can be combined elsewhere. I've just worked with a couple who were resigned to a £50k extension in a few years because their sitting room is too small as the dining table has to go there …rejig of the kitchen and it's a kitchen diner and suddenly the sitting room is twice the size and the extension is now an option and not a requirement. If you'd like any help working out your brief and working out how the new flow of the house can work, feel free to get in touch, you can find out more on my website www.thekitchenladyuk.co.uk Good luck Emily x...See Moresleekydeak
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3 years agoThat'
s what we are worried about, our main issue is that the house doesnt flow and some rooms are forgotten about. I worry that if we go to all the time and money of extending it out even more it wont actually solve our main problem, we will have more space but its not the space we are lacking. Our original plan was to open up all the downstairs so it's more open plan (please see attached diagram) I'm starting to think that by extending the existing extension by only a meter more isnt worth it
sleekydeak
3 years ago
Ellie