Home extensions
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If you're looking for some extra space at home, whether it's adding an additional bedroom, extending your kitchen or simply creating more living space, we can provide architectural design and drafting services to help you bring you project to life, whilst conforming with building regulations and dealing with the planning permissions process.
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Home extensions come in many forms, from garage conversions and loft conversions to kitchen extensions and rear extensions. Here we break down the major types of extensions you might be interested in.
Side return extensions
A side return extension extends your home into the alleyway at the side of your house and is often a fantastic way to create a larger kitchen, dining area or living space.
Side return extensions are commonly carried out on Victorian and other period properties. While a side return extension can be relatively small extension, it can have a huge impact on the look and feel of your home.
Sometimes a side return extension can be combined with a rear extension to create a 'wrap-around' extension for even more space.
Wrap-around extension
A wrap-around extension is a side return extension combined with a rear extension providing maximum space and dramatically changing the feeling and shape of your home. For an open plan kitchen, dining area/living room a wrap-around extension may be the best option.
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The wrap-around extension can strengthen the connection between your home and garden using a bi-folding floor to ceiling door, as well as skylights and lightwells to let in plenty of natural light. Building a deck or patio that is on the same level as your home is another way to improve the sense of flow inside and out.
Rear Extensions
Rear extensions, as you might expect, extend out from the back of your property and are typical where there is no side return extension option or for detached properties. They can dramatically extend the size of your house and usually include a dining or living space in addition.
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A rear extension can help you create a dream kitchen with an island, as well as achieve an open plan living space. Open plan rooms are great for families as well as those that love to entertain. Often, these open plan living spaces are ‘zoned’ into three areas – a kitchen, dining area and a seating area – so when you are entertaining, friends and family can mingle and choose which part of the room they want to spend time in.
Double Storey Extensions
Two storey or double storey home extensions can be the most expensive sort of home extension due to the complexity of working across two floors. However, a huge amount of space and value is added to the home, for example giving you additional living space as well as an extra bedroom, office or a luxurious large bathroom.
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Whatever you choose to do with your new space, a double story extension will enhance your property but your home and family life too
Loft Conversions and Garage Conversions
Other popular forms of extension include converting the loft into an extra bedroom or office space and turning an unused garage into valuable additional living space.
