Soldato
Cheers, have you had estate agents, or do you know that a £50k spend will add £xk to the homes value?
House Extension Project
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Based on the prices of houses around us I do expect the extension to add a fair amount of value to the house however at the moment we aren't adding extra bedrooms which is where the most of the extra value would come from.
We are making two of the existing bedrooms larger but keeping the existing but now empty airing cupboard between them (hot water tank replaced by combi system in loft); with the air cupboard door in place this would allow us at a later date if/when selling to easily move the internal walls around to create 1 additional bedroom.
Compared to the cost of moving with fees and re-decortating to your own tastes (not to even mention moving hassles/stress) this worked out to be the most cost effective solution.
Nice extension! Sure to be the envy of the neighbours. I wonder if councils are more predisposed to agreeing to sell up small parcels of land like this now to raise extra capital for the coffers. Makes sense considering there is still ample grass area behind your extension. Do you get to move the garden wall over in line with the extension as well?
Soldato
I like that extension as it looks natural.
No end of houses near me are extended semis that are 1 inch from the border.
They look horrible.
No end of houses near me are extended semis that are 1 inch from the border.
They look horrible.
Yes we get the extra width for both the front and rear garden so extra parking space in the front and plenty of options for the rear (possible conservatory), only bummer is a new brick wall for the year garden will be out of budget so it will be a wood panel fence for now.
Luckily there is still a fair amount of green curtilage next to us and then a public pathway and park so not imposing against anyone.
This is great, a brilliant job there mate, its looking like it was always supposed to be there.
Im in the process of buying a house, end terrace with brick wall to the right, the other side has 6ft of grass running all the way along it, 6ft x 30ft possibly. Do anyone have a ball park for how much councils charge per sq ft for land?
Im in the process of buying a house, end terrace with brick wall to the right, the other side has 6ft of grass running all the way along it, 6ft x 30ft possibly. Do anyone have a ball park for how much councils charge per sq ft for land?
Soldato
Looking good! nice work.
I think there is no ball park, all depends on how much land is available (size relates to options therefore cost per sqm can drastically change), which council in the UK, which department within the council that owns it and their own budget situation (i.e. do they need the extra money).
Thanks for all the positive feedback, so far this week the 1st fix electric's were completed, plenty of power in each room and plumbed each with cat6 ethernet all running up to the new loft which will be the AV distribution hub.
Then its been more plaster boarding and hopefully if ready the windows will be going in tomorrow.
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What are the benefits of a concrete suspended block floor over a slab?
Soldato
I'm planning a 6m x 8m ground floor extension and am just going for a slab, briefly looked into suspended, would be interested too
In my situation the land at which the extension sits on slopes off a fair amount so to keep everything level and lay a slab would be a considerable (and costly amount) of concrete.
Associate
I see. Will you be putting in underfloor heating?
No, in that room I'm putting in a couple go upright radiators.
Associate
Are you doing any of the work yourself? We've got planning approval and I'm researching which jobs I could do.
Not for the building no, hired one firm to do the lot then if anything goes wrong they are responsible (rather than having a plumber blame a carpenter etc etc for something that can't be done as planned).
Contract it to complete to a decoration ready finish (i.e. Plastered and bare carpentry) then I'll be doing the actual decorating (laying floors, wall paper, paint).
We also just had the rear garden wall and shrubbery removed yesterday so hopefully will be able to get the new fence up this weekend.
No not in central London (thats where I work) now living outside to the east in Chafford Hundred, as for the builders I'm happy so far but will wait until the project is finished before recommending.