7 Tips For Extending Your Home

“House extension” If these words make you freak out or fill you with dread, you’re not alone. But if you want to transform your living space into an inspiring dream house you have to take that leap of faith. How to do it? Well by careful planning and research. Lots of it. Extending out is an incredible way to make truly necessary additional room in your home, regardless of whether to suit a growing family or to adjust to present-day living standards and is often less expensive than changing the house. Here are 7 tips for extending your home that we have compiled for you so that you can extend out with minimum stress, and maximum style.

1. Only Extend If It Makes Sense

In some situations, it is better to move than to extend. If an extension will spoil the property or will be a case of over-development (thus making an extension nonsensical from an economic perspective), then it is best to move. Be that as it may, if the expansion will improve the existing home, increasing the value of the property, at that point, it makes complete sense.

2. Plan! Plan! and plan!

Then plan some more. You need to work out every little detail before making the move. And don’t rush it. Why? Because it’ll save you so much time in the long run. And help avoid the heartache of something going wrong in the middle of your build.

3. Do your research.

Swot up on building regulations, materials and construction methods. That’s how you’ll make sure you stay on schedule and minimize surprises along the way. Our biggest mishap? Glazing. I hadn’t realized how long it takes for it to be made!

4. Truth time:

You will go over the budget. Deep breath. How to minimize the damage? Spend wisely. Keep an eye on your purse strings at ALL times, and learn to compromise. You’ll find ways to pull back that won’t take away from your vision. Promise.

5. Reach out to the experts

Even if you know how you want it to look, they know how to make it work. For our extension, we used an architect who made sure our design was as aesthetically pleasing on the outside as it was on the inside.

6. Eyes on the prize.

Stay focused on the end result. Know how you want it to look and what you need to do to achieve it. This will help keep you and your design on track and mean that you end up with a home you love.

7. Survey the Difference Between Cost and Value

At the point when you are arranging your build, work through the expenses at the beginning. No one but you can choose what establishes great worth. The expense can be dictated by the quantity surveyor or the builder yet just you, the customer can say if that is justified in, monetarily, fun wise or convenience wise.

Well there you go, we hope that you have learned from these tips for extending your home, now you have a good idea about how to extend your beloved home. Please visit our blog for more interesting furniture ideas and trends.

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