Extending? (sorry no windows/doors in yet)

Kitchen becomes playroom, dining becomes kitchen. Large open space (structural engineer might have a say about pillars required or not) for dining and lounge, but kept the separate lounge.

Or stay on the current footprint (and if possible move staircase over to create a more grand entrance):

Hi James,

How exciting! Depending on how solidly your conservatory was built, the foundations might not be reuseable for building straight on to and so it might be an additional cost to sure up etc. Also, does it make the current hallway quite dark?

I like your idea of turning the current kitchen into a playroom and then you can knock the dining and hall together to create the large kitchen, diner, snug you want. The utility door can be accessed from the main hall. The fireplace in the dining room can either be removed, or if it's a nice one, it would be fun to perhaps keep that as a story of the house and work around it.

An extension isn't necessarily needed, this money can be spent on putting large windows or doors to link to the garden and creating a really beautiful space.

If you wanted to bounce some ideas around with a no obligation zoom call, feel free to get in touch www.coveykitchens.co.uk

Good Luck

Emily

Hello James,

The house has very generous spaces. I think creating a big space would be an interesting idea but there are some building regulations regarding fire control. This may not be possible. Would be something interesting to look into before starting the refurbishment.

But there is always a solution such as a glass partition wall. I do not have information about the existing style of the house but you can always opt for a classical partition or for a modern one. I have attached 2 pictures.

For the extension to further have some suggestions would be interesting to see a garden floor plan, how the access works and of course some images of the existing one.

The utility room could be smaller and the access to the kids playroom would be wider , such as the one to the new kitchen. This will allow the light into the hallway.

I think this is a house with great possibilities.

I Hope this helps.

Warm regards,
Anca

Quart apartment More info

Fire regs state you can’t make the route of escape from bedroom less safe than how the property is now. So unless you open the kitchen upto the hallway and stairs they won’t apply.

It you move the kitchen to a different room you will need to comply with building regs in the same way that major changes to electrics will also need to be compliant, as will new heating, as will an extension- no biggy as competent trades people can deliver this without needing glass partitions.

Before planning an extension work out how much you need to spend inside the original house and then calculate what budget is remaining for building- this can be the guide for how big you can build. I suspect the kitchen may have previously been a garage, if there is no separate garage you might consider building more on the back to reclaim a garage space. In my opinion you should consider if you are going to have a sitting and TV space in your kitchen and then if the current lounge will become an underused and wasteful space. You might also consider if the children will actually use a separate playroom as younger children generally want to play near you and older children like their own space.

Thanks everyone for your ideas. Interesting to see different solutions. I think the simplest thing to do is to knock through the dining room, rear hallway and rebuilt conservatory to make one big space.

We purchased the house yesterday and have an architectural technologist and builder coming round tomorrow to discuss options.