How to extend

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How would you extend this house?
I would like a bigger kitchen and downstairs loo.
Dh thinks the kitchen should be all across the back but I would like a utility room with door to garden as I have cats and would prefer a catflap to lead into there rather than kitchen as they would be all over the worktops etc..
They also often bring in rats and massive moths at night 😱

Getting the garage converted / knocked through would be much the most cost efficient way, surely?

I have questions....
Do you need the full garage?
Do you want to build an extension across the back or just reconfigure the interior?
Do you want to retain a separate dining room/second reception?

We would like to keep the garage
We would prefer an extension across the back.
We would prefer to have a second reception room, we have a huge family and entertain a lot

I'd make your utility slightly narrower but still have access from the outside and make longer by using some of the garage and then knock through dining and kitchen
Rough scribbles added to your pic below!

Assuming you have side access, I would do this…

Thanks, some stuff to think about.
We don't have side access though..would that be an issue?
Ideally dh wants to keep the garage for all tools and bikes etc..we have a lot of stuff.

So this is what I initially was thinking but it would be a long expensive job if I did it this way?
Also we do have a budget but just trying out ideas for now..we're a bit away from actually going ahead and doing anything.
Hopefully my scribbles make sense..the kitchen as it is now would join the dining room making a big reception room and then new kitchen at the back..we probably wouldn't extend the entire length though if that makes sense

Also ot would probably be narrower than what I've done...it would be a massove extention

Having outdoor access from the utility is making it tricky with no side access. And keeping the murderous mucky footed felines out of the kitchen .

Something like this?

@SoupDragon that could definitely work, thank you, that would mean less of a job to do rather than knocking more walls down like in mine 👍

The area in the middle where the dining room door is is a bit messy (but it already is!). An architect would have better ideas but it's definitely doable. All the plumbing remains in the same place which helps with cost a bit.

Maybe this would work, sacrificing the blue bit of the garage to make a big storage room/pantry with a door to the garage.

I had meant to put it wouldnt be a massive extention in the above post!

I think my dh wants a massive open plan kitchen and dining area but I would rather keep the kitchen separate..I cook alot and i don't like the smells in the house.

So we will have to discuss it together.. I will be consulting an structural engineer too as some point as not sure about that wall separating the dining room and kitchen like you said its a bit messy. Some of it may have stay there

less building

Yellow is a larder
Green is a decent coat cupboard/storage
Red kitchen diner
Blue is utility and loo
Garage stays the same as does lounge
Doors to outside from utility and kitchen

The rooms that work the hardest is our house is the larder and utility - they make the rest of the house function better

And the picture

You don't need a full car sized garage for bikes, use the Utility room window hole for a door and a narrow cat utility that opens out in the back third of the garage and has a loo too, maybe extra access from under the stairs. Then knock the kitchen into the dining room and have pocket sliding doors between dining area and living room so you can open out to entertain. I'd also turn the front of the garage into a snug, having two seating areas if good as kids stay up later and build a shed, or get a bike store, will work out much cheaper.

See dh wants to keep the garage as it is, we have a lot of stuff and could store a lot in there but it is something to think about.
Garden is big enough to have a shed tbh.
I had a pantry in a previous house and absolutely loved it so I would be more than happy to have one again.

Bumping for more ideas

This gets my votes as it's less building and semi separate kitchen from the dining area. I'd have sliding glass doors between the kitchen and dining bit so you can open it for post- school snacks, homework chat or drinks with friends but close if cooking smelly stuff or want to shut in/out noise.
Our utility has a loo and shower in it- no separate wall which saves space/cost and it feels fine/ nice as one bigger room instead of two poky rooms.
Also Boiler needs to go in utility too to keep noise out of kitchen if that's a consideration.