Can we create a extra room in our existing footprint?

3 months ago

We have a fairly modern double fronted house with a lounge from front to back one side with a small conservatory (2.2x2.8m) and a knocked through kitchen diner on the other. As a growing family we are looking to find a way to create an extra snug/social space for teenagers / future office use. I feel like there is potential to extend out to the footprint of the unused conservatory - we could go wider to about 3m but if we do that we couldnt go out as far, as the existing footprint avoids a drain, so max 220 deep. Then I am wondering if we could use some space at the front of the lounge for a snug. i cant see how to do that though without making it too small or making it a walk through space. Im postingin case I am missing something? The floorplan is an old one and doesnt show the kitchen / diner as one space or the conservatory but hopefully it gives the general idea. Plan b is a garden room but want to explore all possibilities first. Thanks in advance!

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n_c_
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3 months ago
I should also say that i find our current lounge a bit long and we could easily lose 1.5m without it feeling any smaller.
Kittihawke
3 months ago
Could you halve the lounge to create a second space so the teens aren't cramped into a tiny space? You could avoid it being a walk through room by putting an entry door to the rear half of the lounge, under the staircase if there was enough head height to do so. Or remove the loo wall of the guest loo to access the rear half of the lounge, leaving the existing door off hallway as the entry solely into snug for teens. Of course then you would have to relocate your guest loo but maybe you could put it somewhere else close to the existing utility room for water supply etc
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Isla Cherry
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It seems counter intuitive to divide a large lounge into two rooms. Most people are craving open plan space ATM. If you make it too small then it won't serve the purpose you are intending. As the fireplace is central it will look compromised whichever side you close off. Access is also an issue from the other side. I think turning your conservatory into a snug/garden room for teenagers is a better idea. I would like to see the current arrangement of your kitchen diner for possibilities.
n_c_
Original Author
3 months ago
Thanks both for your ideas. Kittihawke Moving the toilet to create another door is a really interesting idea, but it is a load bearing wall and I fear that it would push the cost too high for the max value of the house. Plus it would make our utility even tighter and it is tiny as it is. That idea has really had me thinking though thank you! Isla Cherry the fireplace is definitely a blocker in my plans. It would have to be remodelled to work and again that would be very expensive. The most annoying thing is that we never use it but as we have a chimney and the functionality of a gas fire in case of a power cut we can’t just block it off. The kitchen has a large 8 seater table in it as a priority so this does reduce alternative seating, we have one armchair in the bottom left corner but the doors to the right arent far enough along to comfortably put another chair in the right corner. I think the garden room would work well, Im just concerned with how well it would work weather wise ans longevity- we cannot afford a really expensive one. The conservatory doesnt really lend itself to being a snug room as it doesnt get any privacy from the lounge. i think we will end up taking it down if we get a separate garden room as its too small to be useful, it has a plastic roof so we have all of the usually thermal issues but a new roof might make the living room darker.

picture of yhe kitchen in case you have other ideas? Thanks

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