Floor plan Dilemma on extending ground floor
This is a three bed semi detached .. the ground floor lacks dining area , can anyone kindly advice how to change this plan with a budget conscious extension to add more space and value to propery, my goal would have closed off reception room which can be used as gues bedroom if required and have an open plan with kitchen and dining.. the house is in zone 6 of london .. thanks
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Comments (6)As Kerry says you need the actual dimensions for proper comments. I would say one thing though, it's very unlikely that you'd be able to move the kitchen to the front room as your drainage is probably not at all conducive to that. I presume the drains are at the rear on the right. Either they are at the back or to the side of the kitchen if it's a semi or detached. My initial thoughts would be somewhere along the lines of blocking the end of the Hall, creating a downstairs loo. Changing the entrance to the kitchen by using the dining room and getting rid of the french doors. I would have the lounge as a room on it's own, the kitchen / diner as the open plan bit and a second lounge area off the kitchen. I don't have time to have a play at the mo and without dimensions it's too hard....See MoreGround floor semi-detached extension plan dilemma
Comments (13)Thank you for the replies. I have taken inspiration from a house nearby and really like the idea of a rear extension that opens up the back bedroom into a mezzanine area (which then becomes a home office / gym / laundry room. This requires the side extension to be of a higher height (~1.5 stories high) with a glass roof slanted towards the top of the mezzanine level. Given the back of our property is set down at a lower ground level than the neighbouring property by ~ 1.5 metres they will not be overlooked anymore than a regular 1 story side return. Do you think Lambeth will give planning for this kind of extension? bearing in mind we want to go back by 3m with a regular rear extension too. So it will essentially be a rear extension and side return (rather than a wraparound). The link to the photos of the house extension on the next street along that did this are here: https://www.zoopla.co.uk/property-history/8-northstead-road/london/sw2-3jw/18089869 The planning for this was granted back in 2004 so I can't find any docs related to it. Thanks fro your help!...See MoreGround floor layout dilemma, full open plan or separate living
Comments (11)I think you're right to move the kitchen into the new extension. You can close off the living area with a stud wall or I've seen some half walls with sliding window partitions that allow in light and the ability to open up the space whilst still remaining enclosed. If you want some flexibility, you could design the windows, services, UFH, flooring etc in a way that would allow you to easily add a stud wall to close off the snug/back lounge, if you decide the 'openness' doesn't work for you further down the line. I feel like you could make the middle room (anteroom) work harder by relocating some of the doorways from the hall. If you push back and rotate the toilet, the door wouldn't then open out to the front door and you claw back some breathing room at the immediate front entrance. You'd also have light and an open-able window in the utility/cloak area as well as more wall space for the sofa in the front lounge 1 = 100 x 60 x 200 wardrobe for cloak cupboard 2 = 40 x 60 x 200 cleaning cupboard...See MorePlease help with floor plan ground floor!
Comments (2)Could you put it under the stairs and knock through to use the pantry for size? or is it very low?...See MoreHU-18857958
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last monthHi,
there are quite a few options, but one option could be a side extension, with a sloped roof and skylights. or even a window that would be south-facing, but neighbours might object or you might object due to privacy, so skylights/roof windows would be a safer optionIf you wanted you could reconfigure the stairs a bit as well, and get more of an entrance with storage, ( place to hang coats ext.. which would also give you an option to open up to the living room. As of now, you have to walk all the way around. I think this would give you better flow throughout the ground floor.
You could also have a small island in the kitchen with counter seating, and a dining area with an L-shaped bench seating.
Let me know what you think.
The extended area is relatively small ( under 6m2) which does affect cost, but opening that whole external wall will require a large RSJ that is quite long, so that would be one of the bigger expenses.
To get any costing, I advise getting quotes from the builders.
Let me know what you think, and best of luck with your project.
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last monthSome fun with your floorplan :)
At the bottom two versions of the ground floor. One with only a staircase extension, the other with roughly 4m full width added. By moving the staircase you'd create a traffic line, which allows the front of the kitchen to be used as small dining area. Reducing the downstairs shower room to wc creates room for coats and shoes. The L-shaped wall seems loadbearing so i left that in.
Then above them is your first floor, where a bedroom was sacrificed to make a family bathroom. I removed the small 'toilet extension' as the staircase went up there anyway (and the tiny flat roof right next to the sloped roof looked off, imho).
The second floor dormer was replaced for a significantly larger one, it's window lining up wth the new staircase wall. And by opening up half of the gable, the dormer 'cuts into' the storage space, allowing for a small ensuite. (Hope my explanation of this makes sense.)
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last monthWithout extending, in case of low budget, there still is a way to make a dining area. I would suggest adding a porch, so you have some buffer before stepping into the kitchen and hang your coat, leave your wet shoes, etc.
However i do think a house this size 'deserves' a proper hallway eventually. So when your kitchen needs replacement and you have saved up enough to do a makeover, you might turn the front part of the kitchen into a hallway, move the front door over a bit, add a wc there. And then move the kitchen towards the rear extension.
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last monthAnd i'm not a structural engineer, so please do get a report from one to find out which walls are structural and thus require an rsj when you want to open them up. This will massively help plan ahead. Here's my estimated guess, shown in blue:
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I used rinked‘s photo here (because i cant seem to reply) i will try to use this plan and just open the living room and close kitchen and try to fit units in the hallway/kitchen 😀 if we decide against extending as 50 k would be an absolute budget if we do it which is why im not sure about doing it now but im saving all ideas for now 😀 i will ofcourse discuss with a builder that will take up such projects .. thanks all
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last monthExtension example, long term planning. Added 3.5m to the rear left, in the darkest corner i put wc and utility. Added 3m to the right hand side of the house, all the way up, basically elongating the existing hip.
Moved front door (hallway with internal window) and replaced staircase, opened up the whole ground floor. First floor now has two double bedrooms, one single and a family bathroom. Second floor has the existing small bedroom, a showerroom and a storage/spare with rooflight (or make it gable instead of hip roof and add a north facing window).
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29 days agoMade it 3.5m and had fun with the layout. Sorry, as it's obviously not a realistic idea with a 50k budget.
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29 days agoSo let´s assume you could add 1.5m (+/- 1.2m internal) to the rear, without fancy finishings, this could possibly be achieved:
And if you'd opt for a single storey extension, the downstairs bathroom would just be a wc, but at least you'd gain extra space for a dining by removing part of the showerroom (vertical dotted line). I would suggest making the foundation suitable for an eventual storey on top, just in case.
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29 days agoOr leave everything inside as is for now and build an orangerie on a foundation suitable for that double storey?
And i will stop spamming now :)
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