We have a two-up, two-down terraced cottage. That has been extended downstairs with a conservatory (usable the standard two months of the year) and a small single storey extension off this giving the second bedroom. Upstairs is a bedroom and bathroom.
This is how we bought the house and we now need to make it work for us.
Thoughts are:
1.Remove the bathroom and put a small bathroom in bedroom one (this is what neighbours have done). Downsides the bedroom the old bathroom creates will be only just a small double room and bedroom one will be smaller just a small double room. (Will also give a third bedroom with the current downstairs bedroom two).
2.Move the bathroom to current bedroom two and put a WC, possibly with shower in bedroom one. Downsides bedroom one smaller and not excited about a downstairs bathroom. Especially one that is accessed through conservatory. Other downside moving all the plumbing etc.
(3)Replace conservatory with single storey extension and move kitchen to this area. (Current kitchen very small with no windows and stairs off it. (Due to house being tiny, conservatory provides light to kitchen and side door can be opened to remove cooking smells). Downsides cost and no bedroom 2, wouldn't work with being off kitchen.
3B.As replacing conservatory above is not a valid option. A double storey extension replacing conservatory with kitchen, current bedroom two a dining room/family room. Current kitchen dining room with WC under stairs and squeezing two single bedrooms in second storey extension. Downside cost!
With option 1 a woodburner could be installed in conservatory to make this room habitable year round? Becomes a family type room.
Unfortunately the conservatory has 6 stairs of side entrance into conservatory. Therefore knocking through from kitchen with a single storey extension not really an option.
Ideas please!
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HsePlanning · 05/03/2014 00:29
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