Thanks guys.
No I don’t ‘need’ the extra space. Rationally it doesn’t make sense to only increase the footprint by such a small amount. However it’s a v. Good point that by increasing the length of the kitchen diner by 1m, it’s a 25% increase, so could make quite a difference to the feel of the room. I guess it just all feels a bit tight and in my head, that 1m would just give everything some breathing space.
our neighbors have gone wider, but they also went out the front an extra meter…but that was 7 years ago when you could get a detached garage built, two story extension and loft converted for under £100k. Feel like I really missed the boat as now it’s all just so expensive! Their kitchen diner feels lovely and they live in it ( rarely use their living room) though it is bigger than mine would be.
switching the kitchen and dining space… the back of the house, where the kitchen is, is pretty dark as our back garden is raised level so think it’s nicer to be eating in the brighter section, otherwise I think this would def make sense!
Yes, there is potential for a loft conversion although it wouldn’t give us a fourth bedroom., just give us a double as the third room rather than a box room. There is also potential to build above the utility space if it was rebuilt properly. Def not something I can afford right now but the potential is there…which is what my neighbors have done (they have essentially created a 6 bed house). There is always the ceiling price to consider though, I could easily sink several 100k’s into the house!
In terms of loosing the utility room, we’d still have one, it’d run the depth of the house and be 2m wide so still space for boots etc. Just not for bikes and bigger things….would need to make a shed for that (which I wouldn’t mind as it annoys me dirty bikes in the house. I do agree though, having a decent sized utility room is useful, but it feels like it’s at the detriment of the slightly cramped dining space.
In terms of moving….I am looking all the time to see if something comes up but like someone said, I’m looking at at least 400k and they are doer uppers 3 beds or smaller new builds, plus I feel like the cost of moving would be better funneled into doing up this house. I like my current locations, neighbors are all lovely and nice views etc.
I think I know that the sensible thing is to just make good the space I have, it could look so much nicer than it currently does. But I feel as though I’d always be slightly regretting not sorting everything out properly and having a warmer more livable space.
As mentioned before my partner doesn’t want to go down the building route, however the money is my inheritance so I feel like I want to do something that will make me happy! Sometimes I wish I was married to one of those men that was equally keen on home improvements. He’d happily live in a caravan