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

Doozergirl

The house would look perfect plonked in alongside yours, LOL!

I'm not sure your utility will work. Mine is 4'11" wide; the layout is the same - it was built to fit into the end of the kitchen so it has just enough space for units and the door to open properly. You need 6" for the stud wall and architrive which means you'll be left with 2'5" for the corridor which is really tight! Especially that it has four doors coming off it.

Can't you make the extension so that outside wall by your patio runs parrallel with the existing garage? That way the door to the rear extension comes from the rear of the house rather than the side, creates an extension of what I presume is the existing hallway and then you have a little more room on the left for your utility.

Where are your stairs currently?

Doozergirl

LandyAndy wrote: »

You are right. It is my fault. All of it. The whole d@mn mess. I'll burn in hell. I think I'll end it all now.

Only appropriate considering the circumstances.

Tut.

warning_uk

Doozergirl wrote: »

Mine is 4'11" wide; the layout is the same

The utility is 4'3" (129cm) which should be enough fo 2 units width (shouldn't it???). I agree that it would be tight, but the corridor is 85cm wide (105cm to the 'right' of the utility room), which is the same as the other hallway in our house, and it's ok.

Doozergirl wrote: »

Where are your stairs currently?

On the left-side of the existing house, towards the 'front' of the property... why do you ask?

Thanks for the feedback.
Dave

MUSTBEFUNNY_2

Hi,

for what it's worth. I would not buy a house with a downstairs bedroom. I would be scared of leaving my window open in the summer...

setmefree2

Neither would I

Clara_Pereira

I have had an extension built to the side of my property, but have also changed the layout inside to make it work properly. My only concern would be that to get to the new part of the house you would have to go through the Kitchen/Lounge which I would find annoying. As for the bedroom downstairs I would not have a problem with this. It would be ideal for the children to play in during the day or for when you have visitors to stay. What you need to make sure is that the front of the house does not look as if it has been extended once the project is finished, it should blend in to the original house. We were originally going to have a small extension built just on the back and leave the side access to the garden or put a garage there. But we had had a few problems with someone coming into the garden through the side that we decided to close it off and build a garage. Then thought about it a bit more and realised that we only ever used the garage in our old house to store things, never the car even though it could fit easily. We then went for a double side and back extension. We have gained a very big kitchen diner, bathroom, very large hallway with cupboards down the side and a utility area built in to them. We have used the old dinning room which we nolonger need for teh childrens playroom/games room and have a sofabed there for when we have guests. It has been alot of hardwork and expense but the end result is brillant. We plan to stay here for a long time so the money which we spent didn't really come into the equasion as we are not planning on selling it. We looked at lots of houses before deciding on this option and all the ones we saw all needed work done to them, this way we got what we wanted and we know the quality of the work done. Sorry to go on but if this is what you and your family think will work for you then go for it. You need to live in a house that feels right for you and works for you as a family. Good luck