1930's semi downstairs renovation

[Elliot]

Hi all,

 

New to this but hoping I can throw the odd question out to those with more experience.

 

The house already has a 3m single story extension done back in the 80's. The extension is sound but not very well insulated in the roof or outer wall.

 

The original owners decided to extend the galley kitchen and to have a third room at the back. Essentially from the front living room to the back is open through 2 arches. This has resulted in the middle room being pretty useless.

 

The plan is to knock down the galley kitchen wall and wall up the living room so the back of the house would be open plan. Barring the odd decision to extend the galley kitchen, the previous owners also decided to keep the garage to which resulted in the extension wall being angled inwards. Ideally I plan to knock down the garage and rebuild the extension wall to be straight and inline with the rest of the house.

 

 

[Ferdinand]

Plans would  help.

 

My 10p worth - make  sure you raise your fabric to high quality, inlucing underfloor insulation. Get the fabric quality right, and your energy bills should fall substantially.

Edited January 26, 2020 by Ferdinand

[Elliot]

Thanks for the note Ferdinand, and good point for the insulation. I'll add a picture of the current plan to give a better idea of what we are playing with.