What would you do with this?

iksbedd

This place is in our ideal location but having viewed it once (and looking again this weekend), it's not quite spacious enough for what we're looking for.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-68007843.html
We're looking at having a budget of around £40k to do it up; what would you do to make it work?  Ideally we'd be looking at another living space as having a smallish kitchen/diner and a living room, and all bedrooms on the ground floor, I'd feel we'd be living on top of each other (we are 2 adults, 2 children).
The annexe outside is useful - would you join it up?  I think the roof is too shallow for a conversion without replacing the roof.  
I know the obvious answer is to look for another property that fits the bill, but very few come up in this location and we're running out of time to find somewhere before we lose our buyer and my job offer expires....
Thanks in advance

iksbedd

This place is in our ideal location but having viewed it once (and looking again this weekend), it's not quite spacious enough for what we're looking for.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-68007843.html
We're looking at having a budget of around £40k to do it up; what would you do to make it work?  Ideally we'd be looking at another living space as having a smallish kitchen/diner and a living room, and all bedrooms on the ground floor, I'd feel we'd be living on top of each other (we are 2 adults, 2 children).
The annexe outside is useful - would you join it up?  I think the roof is too shallow for a conversion without replacing the roof.  
I know the obvious answer is to look for another property that fits the bill, but very few come up in this location and we're running out of time to find somewhere before we lose our buyer and my job offer expires....
Thanks in advance

Doozergirl

Joining it up would be the obvious choice with that money.  Remove the side walls of the annex, build up the walls at the side and re-roof it, I guess. 

Or reduce the size of a bedroom, lengthen corridor, put in a tiny link extension, maybe with glass sides and have it as another big lounge.   I don't actually know what you want.  That's the simplest/cheapest option that keeps you dry.  

My eldest is 19 so I'd just whack him in the annexe.  

We have two lounges.  We only use one.  The kids are in their rooms if they're not with us,  and have been for years.  

lees80

Didn't you ask about this recently? The property has definitely been on here  and not that long ago. 

FreeBear

Assuming the two adults share the same bed, that leaves one room each for the children - Plenty of room in my opinion. You still have the annex should any friends or family stay - To link it to the main house either means losing space in a bedroom to make a corridor, or you put in a veranda along the back. Not sure that would work too well being on the up hill side.

timeism0ney

Why is it not enough space for 4 people? I don't understand! We're a family of 4 with 2 teenagers and I would consider the space more than adequate.

First world problems.

I would do nothing and live happily ever after.

markin

The kitchen/diner, living room could be swapped and opened up, Or a new large living room extended off the kitchen/diner.

iksbedd

Yes, well remembered!

we can’t afford to go up and there is nothing else coming in the market so desperately trying to bake this one work 

Davesnave

What's ideal about the location? It's a rather long 9 miles from Barnstaple and in a steep sided valley, so be sure you'll be comfortable with the 'enclosed' feeling that will be part of the owning experience and the inconvenience of extra travelling. Where will the sun be when you get home from work? Not sure where exactly it is, but east facing at the bottom of a N-S valley with loads of trees around isn't great.

We have similar, but the annexe bit was built on. We sit on top of a ridge even further from Barnstaple, but there's 360 degrees of sunshine, plus health care, schools and a train inside a mile; just no Sainsburys. We don't work or have kids to worry about now, so it's fine, but it was still a major shock to the system relocating here from town.

As for what I'd do.....we spent over £100k, but I'm with Doozer,; do the least possible and spend more time in the garden/on the beach.