Ideas for renovating/extending a bungalow
We are planning to renovate our 4 bed bungalow. The bungalow is fairly old; 1946 built with and extension (Living and masterbed) that was built around 20 years ago. The bedrooms are slightly disproportionate (one extra large master bed + ensuite + walk in wardrobe, 2 double rooms and a study room) and we are looking to address this in the renovation.
We are planning to do the following:
- Take an extra bedroom (Ensuite)
- Enlarge the existing bedrooms
- Extend Kitchen and have Open Kitchen Dining area
- Access to shed from home
- Keeping a good front elevation in mind
- Have a store room
We've brain stormed some ideas and have uploaded the exisiting and proposed plan but would appreciate any recomendations or suggestions.
On the proposed plan:
We feel the walk in wardroble in Bed 1 is unnecesary as the room already has fitted cupboards. So we are thinking of utilising that space for something else. Any thoughts what it can be used for?
Also in regards to the access to Bedroom 1, we are debating within the family whether to have access from the hallway or living room. I personally prefer to have it from the hallway but unfortunatly this means we have to extend the hallway into Bedroom 3 sacrificing on room space. Not sure if this is a good idea or should we just leave it as it is?
Existing Plan:
Proposed Plan:
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Jonathan
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Comments (6)As you don't have a separate lounge / snug, I think I'd have a separate lounge so that you can escape the kitchen sounds and smells when you want to relax. You could have double doors connecting them so that they're not completely cut off from each other. Or you could look into moveable room dividers / panels to give you more options....See MoreExtending a 1960s two bedroom bungalow
Comments (14)Wow! Thank you everyone. I am certainly impressed by the potential you’re finding. We didn’t think our little bungalow had it in it! We currently use the conservatory/existing extension as a utility room so seeing that we could still squeeze in a utility in the new floor plan is very appealing. We definitely need to discuss priorities as I think some of these amazing ideas may be beyond our budget when we factor in a dorma and loft conversion to get the much needed third bedroom. Great to see different ideas on the space though and makes us all the more keen to improve the space we have rather than moving house. Thank you for your help....See MoreAshwin John
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago@Jonathan Here is a pic of the property. The shed is actually a garage that was part of the old construction. The previous owner built a double garage separate to the house when they extended the living and masterbed room. So we're using it as a shed to store garden tools, chest freezer etc It would be ideal to have a direct access from the house to the shed.
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2 years agoFor what it’s worth I think I would link the bungalow to the garage with an oversized utility room/ storeroom/study and then plan the living accommodation on that side and group the bedrooms on the other. I might then extend sideways on the shed side and have most of that as flat roofed with a pitched roof area at the front to maintain the curb appeal.
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2 years agoI think my plan is the same amount of extra square footage as your plan but I think my roof is a simpler and you don’t have to knock down as many external walls.
I have split the utility on my plan to deliver an office and quite like that it is separated from the family space.
As far as your front door facing the garage- I suspect some careful landscaping can sort that issue without having the cost of rebuilding the porch now.
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2 years agoHere are some more photos of the property to give you more idea. The gate opens to front of the kitchen/shed.
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2 years agoJonathan
2 years agoI estimate my plan is about 3 square meters extra but your plan means costly roof alterations to deliver the curb appeal and avoid a front facing flat roof over your bedroom 3
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoWhy not extend the left part of the house, create a new gable and thereby lift the roof, so you could add two bedrooms upstairs, with a shared bathroom that has a dormer. The bedroom behind the stairs could be the home office. The ensuites and toilet have the same roof as the shed, basically an extension of that, but insulated. I opened up the small study to let some light into the hallway (coats there?), imagine a rooflight in front of the toilet door as well (nobody wants a grim dark hallway, right?). And just look at that grand kitchen dining!
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2 years ago
I've recreated the exisiting plan with some measurements to give an idea of the room sizes.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago@Jonathan According to your plan extension has to be taken in the highlighted areas.
Vs my plan:
I like your plan but seem like it's not gonna sit within our budget as there is a lot more internal changes and extension area. I'm not aware of the cost associated with these works. We have around £60-65K available for the renovation. So staying within the budget is also very important.Ashwin John
2 years agoJonathan
2 years agoIf you are going to contrast the two plans it would be helpful to better compare the differences in the square footage.
I think you are wrong to suggest your plan is significantly less building work
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2 years agoHow deep is your plot in the back?
When adding another gable, it might be an idea to have them offset a bit. This way the right 'wing' will be bedroom only. And you'll be able to move the master bedroom door into the hall.
A semi-open plan kitchen-diner-lounge on the left would be lovely on the inside, but looking at the garage wall from your kitchen would be sad..
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2 years agoIt might not be very clear from this picture but the gables are slightly offset (left one is wider)
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