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We have the luxury of living at my grandparents around the corner until the work is done

We have 2 young children (3 and 1 year olds) so it would work better for our family life - having their bedroom next to the kitchen isnt ideal for us from a safety perspective and having them in bed 2 next to the living room is too loud after bedtime

A rethink on initial costs and were thinking to leave the garage as is for the time being - block off the internal access by extending bedroom 3, making the kitchen into another single bedroom then putting our efforts into converting the living area into a kitchen diner.

We need 3 decent sized bedrooms and an extra toilet. and a kitchen next to the living areas - it doesnt seem to flow having a huge living room and dining room with the kitchen past the bedrooms. I can't think of any other way of arranging it

Hi Peter, we want to move the kitchen to the current living room - then the old kitchen and garage would be knocked through to create a master bedroom. Groups all the bedrooms together and the living spaced together (Bed 2 would become an office/snug)

Thanks so much! I really appreciate this advice! I've reached out to a couple of builders in the area too. The bungalow is marketed as a 'Link detached' with the garage linking to next door and the roof doesn't extend over it so I'm guessing the Kitchen to garage wall is supporting the current roof?

I have no idea of the type of floor unfortunately - it was built in the 1960s. The nearest drain I can see is the external wall of bedroom 1 near to the current dining room. However, this is a drainpipe drain and I'm unaware of the drainage situation if they are combined or separate. We'd likely be looking for a cheaper kitchen (maybe even researching second hand options) and also a budget bathroom to tide us by for a while. Thankfully the bungalow had a new boiler fitted last year so thats one less expense and the windows are double glazed so would see us through in the interim if we needed to cost save.

The current kitchen sink is at the front of the house where we'd like the new en suite to be.

Hi! We viewed a property today that we potentially may offer on. However, the current layout of this 3 bed bungalow doesn't suit for family life and the whole place requires updating (Bathroom, Kitchen, Artex walls removed etc) But i was wondering, if its possible to move the kitchen to the centre of the bungalow where the existing lounge is? The idea to have a kitchen diner leading out to the garden, the lounge will replace the current dining room. then convert the current kitchen / garage into a master suite. Is this even possible? and if anyone has gone through anything similar, what are the costs involved? Current and proposed floor plan are attached. The current living room looks like it has a gas fire so I think the services in would be okay but i'm concerned about drainage. Any help is much appreciated!