Will a new downstairs bedroom add value to a 3-bed semi?

OddjobKIA

in my opinion NO

who are you going to market it at

a family with 2-3 kids....where are they going to store all the garden toys, and other periphial junk that we gather??

your exixsting house is tiny its about the same size as our tent (royal toledo 8) are you sure the measurments are correct

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OddjobKIA wrote: »

your exixsting house is tiny its about the same size as our tent (royal toledo 8) are you sure the measurments are correct

How offensive Erm, the house isn't that small - around 25ft square on 2 floors - maybe not Buckingham Palace, but a bit bigger than a royal toledo 8

OverlandLandy

IMHO
You posted on here because you have a doubt in your mind.
If you have that now...will it ever go away?
If it goes wrong - you beat yourself up!
If it goes OK - you will still wonder - 'when we come to sell it what will people think.....' Thats 10 years of wondering an niggling!
If someone tells you to do it (and it goes all wrong)...you can transfer the blame to them!

If in Doubt - Don't!

Save your £44k - or look at what your house vale+£44k will buy you instead.

cupid_s

How much would a two storey extension cost instead? Get an extra bedroom or two upstairs at the same time and it might be worth the extra cost.

Also the jutting out bit at the front of the house would really put me off. You architect says it will add variance - but i've seen buildings with extensions like this and it just looks a bit strange.

If you're doing it for more space for you, great. But I don't think for a minute the amount you spend would be recouped when you sell.

System

Ye Gods! Did you actually pay an architect to dream up that monstrosity of an extension?

The layout isn't even halfway to being practical or useful.

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!!!!!! wrote: »

Ye Gods! Did you actually pay an architect to dream up that monstrosity of an extension? The layout isn't even halfway to being practical or useful.

Well yes, yes I did. Of course. Why not practical? Why not useful?

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cupid_s wrote: »

How much would a two storey extension cost instead? Get an extra bedroom or two upstairs at the same time and it might be worth the extra cost..

We can't do a second storey because we'd have to leave 2m to the property boundary if we went onto a second floor, as far as I understand

cupid_s wrote: »

Also the jutting out bit at the front of the house would really put me off.

There's a square bay window to the existing house (not drawn in) which would make the 'jutting' out sort-of symmetrical, with only the front door and a bay around it 'sticking in'.

This is all great feedback... thanks

Spendless

I'd love a downstairs study & utility room. Is the bathroom in addition to the upstairs one? Or is it being created so the upstairs bathroom can be an en-suite? The only thing I'm not keen on is it extending out to the current garage. I'd have been more tempted to make it a 2 storey building instead and have the extra bedroom/playroom up there. Some of the houses round here have had jutting out extensions and I like them.

ETA- just seen your reply about why you can't have a 2 storey.

robnye

my concern would be that the ex garage - new bedroom is likely to be cold a one.......!

or is it a knockdown/rebuild as apposed to a fudge.....

the symmetry does look a little odd....

as someone mentioned, have you looked at a 2 storey build, which will gain you rooms upstairs therefore assimilating into the sleeping areas better

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robnye wrote: »

my concern would be that the ex garage - new bedroom is likely to be cold a one.......!

This shouldn't be a concern as they are dry-lining and fully insulating the existing garage, and putting a new house-grade roof onto it (insulated). Very little of the existing garage will stand, except for the outer skin and the foundations... which saves a little cash... but not a lot, as you can see from the total price :O

To others' questions, the bathroom downstairs will be an additional bathroom... the existing house will stay exactly as it is.