Laurence737

The garden is West Facing so North is towards the left of the house, the whole extension overlooks the garden so views are pretty much the same all the way across. Our neighbours drive is to the right hand side of the plan and there brick garage will almost corner onto the bottom right of the diagram, our garden access and garage are on the left of the garden. And yes we are intending to used the right hand side of the extension to house the kitchen as there are probably way too many entrances on the left to have usable wall space?

Sorry totally my fault for lack of detail in my OP, I have put a picture of the space with this post. Ideally we would like either space for an american FF or integrated full height fridge and separate full height freezer. We need the space to be social and family friendly. Plumbing and electrics can be configured however we want and all walls on the right hand side are bare walls with the exception of the window on the front wall. Lifestyle wise we want this to be the hub of the house so a stylish good use of space is what we are trying to achieve. We are intending to use our existing integrated microwave, integrated dishwasher and Gas Hob, however we will be looking to replace our oven with an integrated unit and we will need a new sink/tap and fridge/freezer.

Hi Everyone, We are looking at a rear extension for our property with internal dimensions of 3mx8m. We have a 4x3m area set aside for the kitchen, but we are unsure what layout to go for. Does anyone have any images of their projects in similar sized spaces to give us inspiration? I guess due to the nature of the space we will be limited to either a U or G shaped kitchen? Thanks

Thanks for your reply, we are going to consult a loft specialist on Monday to see what can be done with the loft, it is W trusses, however the people we did speak to did say that the roof doesnt need to come off but structural steels will be required to take the load of the roof. We did consider opening the landing window and having a room off the back of the house, but the distance between the two bedroom windows is only about 3m so we were worried that the internal dimension of the new room would be pretty small? (only around 2ish m x 3m?) The 3m is restricted by the neighbours garage, we can go to about 3.2m before we start encroaching on that, so we are aiming to try and get a 3m internal width. We have considered moving, however the extension allows us to consolidate my partners medical education loan and gives us a bigger house, so if we can do the work that we intend we can remortgage to clear the debt and have the bigger house we desperately need (with a toddler and another on the way! plus my wife is Irish so we need a 4th room for when they are over) Yes our main worry is getting what we want in for our budget, we were considering moving the tank from the cupboard over the stairs up into the loft to allow us to use that space to run the stairs into the loft? Our list of priorities are - Create 4th bedroom - Create a play/toy room - Open plan kitchen diner with access to the garden.

We are South Nottingham, not far from East Midlands Airport

Hi, Thanks for the welcome, our house was built by a developer (Davidsons) and I do fly for a living (well I've not done a fat lot of that recently!)

Hi thanks for your input, we have checked with the developer and they have given us written permission for a single storey rear extension and a loft conversion, and verbal permission (although we would get written permission, as well as applying for planning permission) if we went for the 2 storey route.

Hi Everyone, We are new to the forum, a couple living in the East Midlands. For various reasons we would like to add an extension to our existing 3 bed detached new build (3.5 years old) house. We can comfortably extend out at the back to 3.1m and our initial thoughts are to extend all the way across the back of the property, and then either add a 4th bedroom in the loft (if budget will allow) or maybe a partial second storey extension to create the new room. We are however hitting a brick wall with how to arrange the space to make it work. We would like to achive - Addition of a 4th bedroom (to raise our property out of the 3 bed ceiling bracket) - Create an open plan kitchen/diner - Create a playroom/study We are struggling to work out if this is possible with our budget (£70k), we have arranged for some builders to visit to discuss over the next few weeks but were hoping that some creative sparks on here could give us some suggestions and inspiration for how we could achieve our dream home. I have attached our current floor plan and the proposed extension outline. Thanks in advance

Hi Everyone, We are new to the forum, a couple living in the East Midlands. For various reasons we would like to add an extension to our existing 3 bed detached new build (3.5 years old) house. Looking forward to learning from everyone