Double extension drawings...your thoughts?

[NandM]

Hello,

 

After a couple of self-inflicted planning resubmissions and getting a final approval, I've now received my first drawings back from our architect. The property is a 3-bed 1950's detached that has already had some work done to it - namely modernized and small box room removed to increase size of bedroom at front....so currently only two beds!

 

What isn't clear from the drawings is that we're having a completley new roof structure, going from hipped to standard gable. The reasoning beind this was to get more headroom in the loft space, with the added benefit of being able to get more solar.

 

I've aleady submitted some changes to be made, but thought it'd be great to get your thoughts. I've attached the drawings and some of the changes I've asked for:

1. Ground floor stairs to not have the second turn at the bottom and finish facing the snug room wall.
2. Lounge to have large window as specified and not doors to garden.
3. Pocket door between lounge and kitchen to be replaced with standard door.
4. Kitchen sink at specified location
5. New rear bedroom reduce to 3.3m
6. No ensuite for new bedroom
7. Move rear bedroom window to centre of wall
8. Remove ensuite remnant from existing rear bedroom
9. Increase storage room size on first floor to 600m as MVHR is to be sited here.
10. New window for loft landing
11. Relocate bathroom window to accomodate wall change
12. Relocate second window in office
13. Internal walls to have sand-cement render with skim finish.
14. Increase size of porch to include portal window.

21CO-BR01B Proposed Drawings(1).pdf

Edited October 15, 2022 by NandM
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[ETC]

Looks like a steel fabricator’s dream job - far too much steel!

 

Why are you stepping the ground floor out or stepping the first floor in from the ground floor. Seems strange and expensive.

 

Don’t forget that you will need 400mm minimum at the bottom of the stairs.

[NandM]

We need to leave approx 1m between the first floor extension and the neighbouring property and I wanted to maximise the floor space for the kitchen.  I'll have a play about and see what redusing the kitchen width by 1m would to do our layout, but I don't like the idea of having 'dead' space.....although we could use this as means to connect the garage to the garden, without going through the kitchen.

 

[NandM]

I've had the drawings from the SE and @ETC was right, there is a lot of steel going in. My builder thinks it's way over the top and I'll discuss with the SE in the new year, but what do you think?

 

 

 

[ETC]

The only way to reduce the steel is to omit the step in the RHS external wall.

[NandM]

Yep - looks like it.   If I can get away with a 500mm gap with the neighbour wall, then that makes it easier to work with. I can push the utility into the garage area, squeeze in ground WC using some of the under stair area and a into the garage. 

 

I'll have a play around over the next couple of days.