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Home Extension Thread 2019

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4yearsnosleep · 04/03/2019 18:39

Time to start another extension thread. 2019 for lots of newcomers and hopefully lots of finishers too!

We're Day 5 of builders on site and have a roof framed. V excited about the big velux

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ShakespearesSisters · 21/05/2019 21:41

Apparently I hit post!!

I'm very pleased after reading one of these kitchen threads I bought a portable induction hob.
Only day 2 of using it though. Not looking forward to weeks of it.

soakedat3 · 21/05/2019 21:54

I'd not thought of a portable hob. Are they expensive?

WorrisomeHeart · 21/05/2019 21:55

Did you get the Ikea one ShakespearesSisters? How long until your new kitchen is in place?

The builders confirmed my worst fear today during their visit which is that the kitchen will basically be out of bounds from week 1. However they have said they should be able to hook up the washing machine to be used from about the end of week 2.

WorrisomeHeart · 21/05/2019 21:57

soaked this is the Ikea one.

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avocuddl · 21/05/2019 22:22

Wow what a brilliant idea and only £35!

WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 21/05/2019 22:29

Saw that hob recommended on another thread and it's on my shopping list.
Despite the "in" thing being bigger hobs, I need 5 rings once a year at Christmas. I'm just going to have a standard 4 ring one and use this portable one. More work surface!

WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 21/05/2019 22:34

Today kitchen designer emailed me 4 different possible layouts ahead of tomorrow's meeting.
Good thing is that Mr WheresDoes and I both agreed on which layout we preferred. Might be the last thing we DO agree on!
Looking forward to tweaking the plan tomorrow...

ShakespearesSisters · 22/05/2019 07:38

Yep, it's the IKEA one, works well. I feel I will be kitchen less for at least 3 weeks :-( Its adding a lot of steps to my Fitbit as the microwave, toaster, hob and good old George Forman are in the sitting room, fridge and sink and dishwasher ( that's going by next tuesday) is still in the kitchen and the kettle is in the hall to be more accessible to the builders in that they wont be on my nice living room carpet, just the hall one that's being replaced with tiles. It was by the sink until all the drilling yesterday and got covered in dust.
Dividing wall coming down today. Then they are dotting and dabbling ready for plasterer who is booked for 3rd June (he's on holiday next week) then tiles down, then kitchen in. The quartz people are coming to template on 17th June so it has to all be in position by then.

avocuddl · 22/05/2019 07:41

That's so exciting @ShakespearesSisters ! We are signing the contracts on Thursday with our builders and starting first week of September. Literally cannot wait now!

ShakespearesSisters · 22/05/2019 16:26

It's down. Can't believe how light it is in here already. Should look even brighter with some light coloured paint on the walls. Now to decide on the colours.

ShakespearesSisters · 22/05/2019 16:30

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Thatsnotmybaby · 22/05/2019 16:48

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avocuddl · 22/05/2019 16:51

Yay @ShakespearesSisters ! Looks so bright! What colour are you thinking?

WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 22/05/2019 16:53

@ShakespearesSisters lovely! Messy but lovely.
So does your extension with slope roof and velux have big doors to rear and side, or windows?

I think the colours you see during building - bare brick, breeze block and plaster - are the most room shrinking colours possible.
I looked round a new build house at the just plastered stage and even decent sized rooms looked poky.

WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 22/05/2019 16:56

Pressed too soon!
Painted a light colour, it will look even bigger.

WorrisomeHeart · 22/05/2019 17:28

Oh what a fantastic space shakespeareSister! I bet it’s great to start seeing the end result coming out of the rubble. How exciting!

Great news here - hero builder has spoken to the SE who has adjusted his loft plans to 2 steels only instead of the proposed 7. I am so pleased and now able to start feeling excited about it all again!! We have a flooring guy coming over next week to quote for the LVT and I should be booking our new boiler survey tomorrow. Eep!

avocuddl hope contracts signing goes well tomorrow!!

wheredoes how was the kitchen design meeting go?

WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 22/05/2019 18:05

@WorrisomeHeart that sounds more reasonable!
We need 4 steels but we have to support the first floor and loft space. 7 steels seemed like a lot to support a load of roof tiles!

Kitchen design went well. I can't decide if I am the perfect customer who has done her research and knows what I want.... Or a fuss pot customer from hell.
So glad we did the planning at my house, he could show me that this unit would come to here while that unit would only reach to there.
Despite the fact that he had a perfectly serviceable plan already done, we then spent another 3 hours moving and swapping units, and making island bigger and smaller.

WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 22/05/2019 18:09

But more importantly...

WE GOT THE PLANNING PERMISSION!!

(well it's actually Certificate of Lawfulness for Permitted Development but that is a bit of a mouthful)

ShakespearesSisters · 22/05/2019 18:21

@WorrisomeHeart, that's quiet a change, 7 to 2, will help the budget somewhat.

Where the window is by the sink will be floor to ceiling as the sink is moving.
There are some doors at the far end which will be blocked up to windowsill level and the units will run down the back wall, infront of the window and then at 90 degrees as a "c" shape to give me a peninsula to put the hob on.
In the new bit (where a damp, lean to conservatory once lived) there are windows along the front and will be bifold doors on the side which will lead to the first patio.
I've got the biggest velux they do in the roof, the back of the house only gets direct sunlight first thing in the morning so I wanted as much light as I could later in the day. 2 small ones wouldn't have had the same effect I think.
There are then some steps upto the next patio which is being extended to meet the conservatory wall so there wasnt a useless gap between and has had to be all damp proofed

The floor is going to be a v v light grey, the units I've kept as I like them and were just b&q classic cream (5 yes old and as good as new) and probably a light grey quartz worktop (they are bringing all the samples when they come and template)

I have a bit of a thing for pink and blue, the current kitchen is aqua and then I have some pink accessories (swan retro range and my kitchen aid)
I'm tempted to do the kitchen end in a similar colour and then the rest a lighter version, but a blush/baby pink wall may feature somewhere. I've got lots of small bits of wall due to nibs for steels so could have the odd splash of other colour.

I've seen some fab pink velvet 2 seat sofas which would go amazingly with the retro type look I'm thinking of to go in the new "conservatory" bit.

I just can't decide, I have lived in the whole house magnolia apart from the kitchen and I need to keep the colour in there.

Wow, I've waffled, sorry.

ShakespearesSisters · 22/05/2019 18:22

@WhereDoesThisToiletGo, fantastic news

WorrisomeHeart · 22/05/2019 18:45

Woo hoo wheredoes that’s epic!!

WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 22/05/2019 18:51

Waffle on!
You have to have vision to aim for to get you through the upheaval.
My outgoing kitchen used to be pale turquoise which does look nice with beech and maple, common in bathrooms but not so much seen in kitchens.

Rhica · 22/05/2019 19:25

@WhereDoesThisToiletGo where did you find the kitchen designer? And can I be really cheeky and ask how much? 🙈 Still unsure of the designs weve had so far so this may be a better approach for us.

Looks like great progress @ShakespearesSisters

avocuddl · 22/05/2019 19:46

Yay @WhereDoesThisToiletGo !!!! I'm so happy for you!!

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