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To think an extension is not the right move?

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TheBeautifulMoors · 19/06/2026 14:11

To think extending the house is not a good idea. We live in a detached house, road on two sides and fields on the other two, in a busy town. We have two teens who use the garden for a bit of a kick about and some wildlife projects various corners.

Our kitchen is small - 3.5m x 2.2m.

DH would like to extend it by 2m so we would have 5.5m x 2.2m ( we initially thought 1.5m but decided it’s not worth it).

The problem is the garden (grass area) is appx 9m x 7m, although we do also have a concrete driveway appx 2.5m x 8m with a garage at the end of it. Our garden furniture sits at the end of the driveway on a raised area in front of the garage, so on concrete not grass

My concern is that the garden would be too small so we could just fit out the kitchen as it needs to be done and then build a
conservatory next to the current dining room for some extra space.

Im close to preserving the kitchen sold feedback before I do so.

Aibu - The garden would still be ok if the kitchen i extended

Ainbu - Don’t extend, it’s better to have more garden pace

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TheBeautifulMoors · 21/06/2026 19:32

Just popping by to say thank you all for your responses. I will respond to all the posts. DH and I are seriously looking at extending sideways towards the current ‘kick about’ area.

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