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Wood extension
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Found a house which I love which has a single storey extension which is wood. All looks done to a high standard and the main house opens into the extension which has a study and dining room.
About 30 feet x 11 feet and glass doors nearly the width out to the garden.
Vendors say it is 5 years old, they love it, no problems with heat, etc.
A friend is putting me off a bit by saying the heating bills will be huge and I might as well burn 20s and that these kinds of extensions are temporary things probably with a life span of 20 years tops and then will need redoing. I'm near the top of my budget and 51 so don't want that kind of problem.
Does anyone know if this is the case and what I need to look for in an extension. I notice a number of the houses in my search area have similar - either wood extensions or conservatories but I'm not keen on conservatory extensions.
Advice very much appreciated
Found a house which I love which has a single storey extension which is wood. All looks done to a high standard and the main house opens into the extension which has a study and dining room.
About 30 feet x 11 feet and glass doors nearly the width out to the garden.
Vendors say it is 5 years old, they love it, no problems with heat, etc.
A friend is putting me off a bit by saying the heating bills will be huge and I might as well burn 20s and that these kinds of extensions are temporary things probably with a life span of 20 years tops and then will need redoing. I'm near the top of my budget and 51 so don't want that kind of problem.
Does anyone know if this is the case and what I need to look for in an extension. I notice a number of the houses in my search area have similar - either wood extensions or conservatories but I'm not keen on conservatory extensions.
Advice very much appreciated
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If it's 5 yrs old and built to Building Regs standards, then it will be well insulated and no real difference in heating costs to a brick-built extension. And if it's built to Building Regs standards in terms of installation of breather membranes etc then no reason why it wouldn't outlast both you and me.
Big difference between a modern, well insulated timber extension and a 'shed', which seems to be what your friend thinks it is!0 -
Agree with Johnandabby - If it is done to Building Regs (just ask now, and your solicitor will confirm later anyway) then you have absolutely nothing to worry about.
Insulation will probably be better than any other part of the house.
Sounds like a lovely extension to me. A real feature.0 -
Thank you both. Think you're right in her mind she's thinking shed!0
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Does she feel sorry for all the poor people in Scandinavia, whose entire houses are wooden, not just the extensions?
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