how to get a larger dinning room and a larger or another bathroom

3 years ago

Live a in 4-bed detached house in Southeast. Its dining room is small with a non-regular shape. There is only one small bathroom (upstairs) plus a cloakroom (downstairs).

So desperate to have a larger dining room and a larger bathroom (or another bathroom).

Ideally if I have the money, I would consider 2-storey rear extension, so I can have a larger dining room and a larger bathroom (upstairs) and two extended bedrooms containing ensuite.

But I do have limited budget (£50K), so I am considering rear extension by 4 metres including the original 2.6m extension in 1970. One of the concerns is the new bathroom (ground floor) will be next to dining room. I was thinking about a split bathroom as shown in the floor plan, so won't see the toilet when sitting in the dining room? But not confident about this idea.

Another concern is roofing. The existing 2.6, extension has flat roof. I would assume 4m extension wouldn't provide sufficient angle for a pitched roof?

Any idea or suggestions? Thanks,.

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cannonja
3 years ago
For what it's worth,

I would redesign the full downstairs floor plan, assess what are load bearing walls and where possible remove and reconfigure the plan.

Your current proposal is problematic and doesn't solve the issue , room ratios are evidently wrong and the proposed layout isn't going to add equity to your property

I ain't trolling or looking for business, and wish you luck in your venture, but advise that you think more adventurously and refine the spaces as they are cluttered
Sorry haven't time to sketch up ideas

Would push kitchen dining across back with utility room
Bathroom on right hand side where old kitchen is
Turn cloak and office in to one room, even use as walk in wardrobe
Endless possibilities, engage an architect and qs
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Jonathan
3 years ago
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cannonja
3 years ago
Excellent Jonathan
Great proposal
X Chi
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3 years ago
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Thankis both. We would have an architect now if there was no covid 19.

One of the good sides that my other half and I like most if the very spacious living room (which was merged from a living and dining in 1970), as for a few years we will have a grand piano there.

Downstairs studyroom also proves very useful as two of us both work from home.

Did think about turning downstairs cloakroom into a bathroom. Perhaps merge with part of the study room to get a bathroom? At the same time, extend the study room to the front with a narrower porch so that we still have a similar size study room?

Thanks

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