Bungalow extension - call for ideas

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Hello all,

Some ideas for how to configure rooms would be great,
and any thoughts on appearance at the front would be great.

We are buying a bungalow (for the garden!) and would like to extend out the back / to the side where the car port is / upstairs. All 3 if we can but depending on price we will have to prioritise. It is a low pitched roof but we can raise it slightly and get some bedrooms up there. It is on a cul-de-sac of bungalows so cant make into a house we doubt.

Things we want to try and have in....

Extending at the back and maybe removing bed 3 will give us a really nice open plan living / dinning / kitchen space.

Downstars toilet, utility room.(probably in the side extension?)

I am an artist and would love a work room with lots of light (maybe the side extension with window to front and ceiling windows?)

At the moment it is a narrow hallway, I would like to open up the hallway somehow.

Playroom downstairs / maybe double as spare bedroom??

Upstairs - family bathroom, 3 beds if poss.

LOVE idea of a Mezzanine floor somewhere!

South West facing long rear garden. Good views all round.

Like render but probably works out too costly and the bricks are good condition. Like wood if not loads of maintenance.

Want to update the front somehow.

Reduce size of garage at the back - not sure of implications with this and resale.

Thanks All!!!

see attached photos.

we really like this kind of thing...

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karenhenderson

9 years ago

Looks remarkably like the layout of our bungalow before we converted. We turned what is your bathroom into the stairs, with downstairs loo behind. And extended back and to the side (where your carport is) to make a big kitchen family room & utility.

Because we could lift the walls on the 1st floor we have 4 large bedrooms/4 bathrooms, but if you can only lift the pitch slightly you might only fit 3 beds in.

We have a large flat roof section, so although the walls go higher the height of the roof is not much more than before. I will try and attach plans.

Ours wasn't cheap, but much less expensive than an equivalent new build.

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karenhenderson
9 years ago
Plans attached changed slightly but give you idea!
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oddjob99
Original Author
9 years ago
OOo thats amazing! Just the kind of info I needed! Do you have photos of what it looks like from outside / inside too? We can increase the height of the walls slightly and increase the pitch slightly as the neighbours pitch is higher but not too much I think. So you have no sloping ceilings in the bedrooms? We cant do dormas to the side as it overlooks the neighbours
thanks
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oddjob99
Original Author
9 years ago
karenhenderson - are you able to send some photos of the exterior of your house please? I am very interested to see what it looks like especially wih the flat roof. thanks for help
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karenhenderson
9 years ago
Will take some photos later today and post for you!
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oddjob99
Original Author
8 years ago
Hi Karen, any luck with sending photos? I am very inerested in how it looks insode and out. thanks
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oddjob99
Original Author
8 years ago
OnePlan I see you have lots of great ideas on design on other posts, any thoughts for this one please? thanks We have ideas coming together, I am mainly stuck on on just a couple of things now - the look of the front: we may widen the entrance and replace one of the downstairs bedrooms with a hallway and stairs, so we have one door, one window to the hallway and one to the downstairs room. I like the idea of a seating space at the front as the kids may playoutside at the front,
Also the look of the front upstairs (If it is 2 rooms or one large room - the best design of window)
I also want a porch

Any other great thoughts about the extension in gernal would be great.
thanks
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OnePlan
8 years ago
Hi - have a big project going on this week - so not much free time to Houzz sorry !
The council might be able to offer some idea of what they will and won't allow - worth popping in to discuss as this could sway wether you purchase the place or not ! You may find other owners has approached with a view to adding a top floor too ! So could be positive ! Look online at the planning dept portal too !! If you find nothing for that cul-de-sac - try looking for similar ones for ideas - as you should be able to access plans on there !
Hope that helps !!
oddjob99
Original Author
8 years ago
Hi OnePlan. Yes I have been to the council and it should be possible to lift the roof about a meter or so and go into the room with roof windows (not dornas as overlooking neighbours. The bungalow next door has a higher pitch and they have permission to go into the roof. So it isn't a problem for us as long as we don't go too high or square I think. So going up isn't a pro me. It is just how to make it look attractive from the front with the upstairs conversion.
Thanks for ideas.
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carvellassociates
8 years ago
http://www.houzz.co.uk/pro/carvellassociates/carvellassociates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bjoT7xPEH8&feature=youtu.be

Utilise full height energy efficient glass on South/East/West elevations where possible. The link above may provide you with some ideas-I design extensions with solar gain and energy efficiency in mind. Use velux rooflights in place of glass in sun rooms as insulated roofs do not overheat and retain heat in in the winter.
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