meefloaf

Yes, this is the big question.we are higher than the neighbours to the left. Theres also a rockery built against the retaining wall. Theres a trapdoor in the middle room and you can stand up in there quite easily. I just wish i had a TON of cash to throw at it and do something spectacular.

Hi, thanks for the replies guys. Yes my preferred idea is to continue out at same level as ground floor, putting two bedrooms and a bathroom, and stairs leading down to a living area underneath. We have access from the back lane, so this would allow us off street parking, and garden for the little one.

Hi there, my name is Joe, and long story short, I'm looking to extend my house to give much needed space and need some guidance and terminology advice. Need to extend the house as running out of room, but unfortunately the back garden is lower than streetside. Currently you walk out the back door, theres steps down 18" or so drop to a six ft by width of property concrete area, with concrete steps leading down into the garden. The drop from "patio" to garden level is roughly 10ft, And garden slopes down. I've been racking my brain on ways to extend the house, maximise space usage, and obv costs. Long story is it will effectively be a "granny annexe" for my mother and her partner to live in, but also toyed with using the space for myself, partner and small child, as we can design the space and not the 1930s layout of the house aha. Just wondering what peoples advice would be. One idea ive had is to put our bedrooms backing onto the property, and having a living area at garden level. The other is extending the retaining wall into the garden and doing a one or two storey extension. The garden drop is so annoying. Cheers, Joe