Renovation, extension plan

Aud L

7 months ago

last modified: 7 months ago

Hi everyone,

I was looking at some opinions/advice of what can be done and perhaps budget I will need.

I would like:

- a big living room with open plan kitchen with a small counter island

- 1 room & 1 bathroom

- 2 rooms, 1 bathroom and small walking closest upstairs if possible

I would like to add a stove downstairs and remove all carpet with wood floor.

I would want to make sure there are enough built in wardrobe and cupboard in the kitchen and bedrooms that is something that I’m always missing.

The property is a share of freehold and already have permit for extention approved

thank you in advance

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Isla Cherry

7 months ago

I'm not sure your wishlist is achievable, that's a lot to fit into the space. I would be very careful of overspending. Look at the comparable properties in your area doing the sq. metre asking price comparison.

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Jonathan
7 months ago
Is that loft over next doors property? Presumably you intend to extend into the loft? Firstly you need to ensure it’s yours. Then you will need freeholder agreement to make structural changes. You need to consider what head height is available. And you need to ensure you have the budget- personally I think this will cost at least £140k but there are so many variables beyond the scope of this forum that it could easily be more
Aud L
Original Author
7 months ago
Thank you, Yes property is a share of freehold and already have permit for extention approved.
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Do you need to keep a downstairs bathroom, or are you happy to have only the en suite until the loft is done? (bearing in mind this may put buyers off if you end up selling before you do the loft). If you do then I agree with SpaceMaker’s idea of moving the bathroom to the dining room area if soil pipe allows. Or if soil pipe does not allow (eg if soil pipe runs back through the garden rather than under the house) then at least move the shower and sink, so as to leave only the loo carved off the kitchen. The dining room could divide into a bathroom and utility on the left hand side (using the under stairs space as well) and then a corridor through to the kitchen on the right. If you decide you don’t need the downstairs bathroom then you could have the same sort of division but make it a utility and study space. You will free up quite a lot of space if you take out the chimneybreasts - in your shoes and budget allowing I would keep the one at the front so you can have a nice fireplace/woodburner as a lounge focal point, but then take out the others. Certainly a side return extension, with glassed over side roof and glazed doors to the garden at the end, would have a big impact on the size and feel. Rooflights are cheaper than a full glass roof and have the benefit of being openable for ventilation in the summer.
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Jonathan
7 months ago
You could also consider moving the living room upstairs, and then the big reception room becomes a bedroom and the kitchen becomes an Ensuite.

Check the terms of the lease for sound proofing requirements that might exclude the possibility of wood floors
Aud L thanked Jonathan
Aud L
Original Author
7 months ago
Thank you for your responses. I would like to keep the layout with the living room downstairs. Oh I did not know that you could not chose the floor you wanted.
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Canmore Design
7 months ago
Downtaking the wall between the living room and kitchen, plaster and paint about 1200-1500. New kitchen with island (assuming Howdens mid range) £7-8k installed. A partial loft conversion, expect 50k+ depending on the structure of the floor and roof. You need a building warrant to convert a loft and engineer drawings so that’s about £4k there. If you need planning permission, for instance, if it’s a shared loft, then you’ll need additional drawings from an architect, though some loft installation specialist may handle that for you. If you live in London or parts of south England prices tend to be circa 40% more than the north.
chloeloves
7 months ago
I would knock through living room into the small bedroom at front and make this your open plan kitchen diner area. You can then turn kitchen into a bedroom and enlarge it slightly. That gives you two bedrooms on ground floor with shared bathroom - I don’t really understand the space available to extend into the upper floor - maybe you could draw onto the plan the extra space that you will be able to extend into upstairs?
Rosy W
7 months ago
I'd do what Chloe suggests. Knocking those two front rooms together would make a lovely kitchen/diner/living space. Bring the wall of the exisiting kitchen forward to the line of the small bedroom wall to make a decent sized bedroom and both bedrooms then have easy access to the bathroom.

I also don't really get the upper floor/loft space. Can you say more about what you want from it? A main bedroom suite perhaps?

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