Which adds more value to a house

Woby_Tide

if you intend making it a 4 bed house then only having 1 reception IMO makes it very unbalanced, 4 beds and 2 reception is a better deal, and as you retain ORP for 2 cars plus can have a shed on the site of old garage in the garden I personlly would value that more than 4 beds, 1 reception and a garage. Would find the living space too small especially if existing receptiom room is on the small side, if you are buying a 4 bed house, it's normally because you've a few people to fit in. Unless it's a mother-in-law when a garage would suffice

Andybez38

IMO i would build a second reception room and possibly downstairs toilet if you have not already got one. Then on the second floor i would try to fit two bedrooms one with an en suite. I think this would be greatest way of adding value.

Jorgan_2

Make sure you demolish the old garage if you make it inaccessible. This will give you a bigger garden. Then get a decent sized shed, the majority of people don't use a garage for putting a car in, only storage. By providing a secure, weatherproof storage area you will have overcome this issue when you come to sell.

dander

I agree with the reception room people. I think in a four bedroom house you really need more than 1 reception (unless it's 1 big open plan living diner).

vicstar_2

mr218 wrote:

whatever you do, make sure it is tastefully done. we saw quite a few houses last year where they were advertised as 3 bedroom and basically they had done this by tagging on an extra room somehow in the first floor or ground floor in the garden. it all looked rather haphazard and done just to add value but it was not aesthetically and ergonomically pleasing for that house.

it is better to have a smaller house with good proportions and layout than adding rooms willy nilly and making it look like a mess. not that i am suggesting your extension would be like that. it is just that i saw a lot of people extending their house to get that extra bit of space and advertise it in a different category and it just does not work

We saw one house recently where the owners had built a side extension which was a bedroom and en-suite. It all seemed very nice except that it had no windows at all :eek: - apparently they couldn't get planning as any windows would have overlooked a neighbour's garden. It made it a complete waste of space especially as there were three bedrooms upstairs.

mummytofour

House I am moving to had a garage which has now been turned into a bedroom, if it were still a garage I would not be buying it! the drive way is big enough and I need the room, not a garage

mummytofour

vicstar wrote:

We saw one house recently where the owners had built a side extension which was a bedroom and en-suite. It all seemed very nice except that it had no windows at all :eek: - apparently they couldn't get planning as any windows would have overlooked a neighbour's garden. It made it a complete waste of space especially as there were three bedrooms upstairs.

But maybe it was what worked for them? maybe at the time they NEEDED the extra room?

Jay1b

Well going against the grain, but whats the area like?

Some area's i wouldnt mind my car being left on the road and would rather the extra room. In other area's a garage is a MUST!

Woby_Tide

the OP said there is space for 2 cars ORP, so parking on the road isn't necessarily an issue

robwend

id rather stick with garage, tha average garage is 16feet by 7feet, hardly room to swing a mouse width ways, the house we have just brought has a integral garage and we was going to convert it to a seperate dining room, but to be honest for the space you get having one done to buliding regs its not worth chucking the £6000 at it,id rather have a junk room:spam: