House renovation

Jigsy

I’m looking for any advice, quotes and suggestions please. I’ve just purchased a small end of terrace 1930s property. The kitchen is tiny and has a lean to attached. Outside there are two small brick buildings attached to the kitchen; one is a store and the other an outside toilet.
I’m thinking I’d like to knock down the internal walls from the living room, kitchen, and lean to and have a proper lean to extension built so that then a new kitchen could be installed in the area making one large kitchen living dining space.
Looking for estimates / plans for a lean to extension please.

REAR LOUNGE 12' 0" max x 16' 1" max (3.66m x 4.9m) Having central heating radiator, uPVC double glazed window to the rear, feature brick effect fireplace incorporating a log effect electric fire, door and stairs to the first floor, under stairs storage cupboard, coved ceiling, double opening doors and single glazed window to Lean To, further door and step down to

KITCHEN 9' 0" x 6' 11" (2.74m x 2.11m) Having a range of fitted wall and base units with work surfaces and tiled splash backs, inset single drainer sink with mixer tap, space for cooker, space and plumbing for automatic washing machine, space for under counter appliance, storage cupboard housing Valliant boiler, single glazed window to the side and obscure uPVC double glazed door to:

LEAN TO 4' 9" x 13' 1" (1.45m x 3.99m) Having polycarbonate sheet roofing, uPVC double glazed windows to the side and door to the rear.

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Jigsy

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FreeBear

Jigsy wrote: »

The kitchen is tiny and has a lean to attached. Outside there are two small brick buildings attached to the kitchen; one is a store and the other an outside toilet.
I’m thinking I’d like to knock down the internal walls from the living room, kitchen, and lean to and have a proper lean to extension built so that then a new kitchen could be installed in the area making one large kitchen living dining space.

If the walls of the store & outside toilet are single skin, you'd probably be better off knocking them down and starting from scratch. Even if the walls are cavity construction, it would be worth taking a very close look at the foundations, floor, and general construction before doing anything else.

Knocking through the wall between front and rear room is quite common, but you must get a structural engineer on board from the start. He (or she) will be able to draw up specifications for any supporting beams, and you'd need to show the calculations to Building Control when doing the work.

Davesnave

It will not be easy to alter the lean-to meet modern insulation standards. I agree it's probably much safer to assume demolition and a re-build with good foundations and insulated floor slab.


The structural engineer will be able to give you options regarding openings to the extension and between rooms.