Stone house in conservation area

[Stonehouse]

Hi all.

 Just at the starting process developing designs for bungalow renovation to a 2 storey  family home.

 

 Looking for tips on how to maximise wow factor and good design cost effectively

[Big Jimbo]

Simple square or oblong. Simple roof. Both for costs, and ease of build. Try and add wow with your external finishes, and landscaping. Silly shapes cost lots, and are hard to build well. Insulation, airtightness, etc.

Welcome to the club. Exciting times ahead for you.

[joe90]

Have you considered demolishing and rebuilding?, allows you to claim VAT back on it all and gives you a chance to build a very well insulated new home foundations and all..? Photo,s and your “wants” please.

[Stonehouse]

Yes Joe90 exploring demolishing and rebuild vs Renovation. Will need to keep and reuse existing black face stone and stone tiles for conservation purposes .

Will compare costs when have final design.

 New build will have higher regs to follow- not an issue if were planning this anyway

 

Will try to stick to simple shapes and things able to build without difficulty.

 

[joe90]

4 minutes ago, Stonehouse said:

New build will have higher regs to follow

Yes and with energy prices rising like they are will give you a much cheaper to run house. My build was a simple rectangle and i rotated it 90’ to take advantage of solar gain on the longer elevation. No heating costs for 9 months of the year 🤷‍♂️