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You will be aware of this sensation from many households the walls appear to be coming in around us. Your kitchenette seems tight, the children need additional house, or perhaps you are simply in search of a brighter place to spend your time. If that sounds like a home away from home, House Extensions Bristol households can depend on could be ideal.
Why Extend Instead of Move?
Expensive and disruptive, you might have to leave a favourite street, school or garden. With an extension you can stay on the same road and change your home it could be the simplest solution to creating the space and light you need.
No it's also a sentimental thing. You've put your heart and soul into your home and community, and an extension will give you more of the comfort and familiarity rather than restarting the entire process somewhere completely different.
Space for the Way You Live Now
Things change and we all change with them. Perhaps a new kitchen diner to be the new heart of your home, or the extra bedroom when your little people are no longer so little. Or perhaps a quiet room at the back of the house can make working at home more pleasant.
However, it's also an opportunity to fix some of those frustrations too poor storage, tricky layouts, rooms that never get any sunlight. With a good design, spaces can accommodate many different requirements.
The Types of Extension to Consider
Rear and Side Return
A one storey rear extension can sometimes grant access to the garden from the kitchen and dining room, if it's long enough, depending on the size of the property. On terrace and semi detached houses, side return extensions make use of that narrow strip of land running alongside the property to create a small additional room and provide more natural light.
Double Storey, Wrap Around and Over Structure
With double storey house plans, you gain rooms both up and down. Wrap around, side and rear extensions, over structure extensions on top of garages or outhouses and second storey build on's maximise the areas you would normally lose to the garden.
Finding the Right Team
So much for comparison! When you are ready to compare construction companies bristol you need to know who is doing the work, how they supervise the work and how they guarantee it. We employ our own in house trades, with a dedicated project manager from your first to final visit, and our structural work comes with a 10 year guarantee.
Not to forget, we're completely insured and hold a CSCS card. This means that you can relax knowing that everything is under control.
Demand to see some finished projects and how the team is kept during the build. Clean working practices, floors covered and polite, dependable people are just as important as the bricks and mortar.
Kitchens: Where the Magic Happens
Kitchen extensions are among our most popular projects for good reason. Knock through into a new space, add large glazed doors and the cooking, eating and conversation just all happen in one room. Light makes such a difference, and well thought out design makes space for worktop, storage and seating that works for you.
Reflect on how you typically use the space morning rush, the kids doing homework at the island, chill out night with friends. A plan that accommodates all of that can make the new room feel natural.
Light, Comfort and Value
A carefully designed extension brings daylight into the middle of your house and helps to connect your home with your garden. With good insulation and glazing, it can be a comfortable space to enjoy in all seasons, or perhaps increase the value of your home if you decide to move.
Small details such as roof lights, finding the right position for your windows and heating may seem like insignificant details; however, they make a huge difference to the comfort of your new home and can be best achieved during your build.
Planning and Paperwork Without the Panic
A lot of minor extensions are permitted development and bigger extensions, side xtensions and properties within conservation areas can require a full planning application. Regulations can change so it is always worth checking. We can help with design, planning and building regulations so you don't have to work it out on your own.
How It Works With Estrada Developments
Getting from start to finish made simple. A free consultation and survey, design and planning consent, and building regulations. Building with one of our own teams, with snagging, sign off and personal, careful handover. A fixed written price before starting work, free and without obligation quotes.
