Which should we do first?
There are five of us in a small three bed house. DH and I have the biggest room (it's about 11x12), DS1 is 11 and he shares with DS2 who is 2, in a room slightly smaller than our (10x10, say).
DD is 9 and has the box room.
We currently have no second loo, a dining room/playroom/piano/drying washing room and a front room, but all open plan. Small galley kitchen.
Loft conversion will give us a big master suite and we can borrow from our room to make DD's bigger, so three small doubles and a master suite.
Downstairs we can go back about four meters and gain a family room, utility and downstairs loo. It will mean sorting the garden out as well as we currently have a garage in the back which will be demolished to leave a big square (currently a squashed L shape).
We need both, but can only afford one now (with a remortgage) and one in 18months (endowment).
So which one now? What will benefit our family more in the short term, and extra bedroom or more living space.
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We can do a loft extension and a rear extension, but only one now (the other in two years).
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Reality · 06/10/2013 11:10
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