@Slightlysurviving that does put it all in perspective, hope all is OK
@ wheredoes that kitchen is looking amazing
@lightlypoached your CAD looks great as well
@Unsureofthescore113 when you say you need more outside space what do you mean? More downstairs? I'd be tempted to separate off the living room at the front, extend across the rear of the house and make part of the current kitchen a utility/ loo (plumbing will be in place) and knock down the wall between kitchne and dining room to make a large kitchen diner. You might be able to do this with just a 2m full width extension (less depth is good because it doesn't limit light and is cheaper of course)
Sorry I've been awol. Huge problems here and I've been in a bit of a hole with it all. We discovered two weeks ago that the chimney breast had been built in the wrong place (by 20cm) so the whol living room was slightly offset and felt "wrong". So we made the builder move it....huge drama and he offered us £2k not to. Room had fire surround and wood burner in, coving was fitted and we were about to have the carpet fitted. Anyway it's done now, including moving a window. Pic below.
At the same time the kitchen has gone in, we have a problem with the extractor in that the one I have ordered would require the joists to be cut (and this would cause potential structural issues, and should in any case have been done before the ceiling was fitted)
Also at the same time the electrician has not been finishing jobs off, wants to charge us way more than quoted and wants £1k before he'll come back on site despite not having done the work that justifies the next £1k. fortunately the builder is acting as intermediary and we will hopefully reach a compromise.
Needless to say I've not been sleeping well and am feeling mentally unwell with it all - however the end is in sight and in two weeks we should be there
Photo of one of the spare bedrooms now done and also kitchen with the worktop in (the brown cupboards are MDF and will be painted to match the walls in a pale yellow)