A home extension lets you increase the amount of space in your home by physically adding more area to it. Most people think about kitchen extensions in this regard, but there are multiple ways you can extend your home, depending on how it’s situated or where you want to add more space.
Rear Extensions
The majority of home extensions will be at the rear of a property because this is usually the most suitable place for one. You may have a lot of unused garden space, and so extending your house from the rear lets you take up this space while adding more practicality to your home.
Popular rear extension ideas include:
- Kitchen extensions (as mentioned earlier)
- Living room/dining room extensions
- Conservatories
- Orangeries
A great choice if you feel like your garden is too big to maintain, yet your home could also do with more floorspace.
Side Extensions
A side extension is a good choice for homeowners with space at the side of their properties. This is common in some Victorian or semi-detached/end terrace homes, especially those with a sloping garden that’s unsuitable for a rear extension.
The side extension helps you take advantage of a long driveway or unused alley, and it’s usually used to widen rooms in your home. Again, it’s a top choice for kitchen renovations, but a side extension could also help you widen a living space to create a more suitable open-plan living area.
Combination Extensions
You’ve got a rear extension and a side extension, but what if you fancied both of them? Combination extensions merge these ideas and give you an L-shaped extension that can transform the lower floor of your home. Some homeowners do this when they want to add new rooms to their property – or, again, they’re perfect for kitchen extensions. The L-shape often allows you to extend the kitchen and then add on some dining space.
While popular, they are definitely rarer as you need a lot of free space around your home to do this.
Over-Structure Extensions
What happens if you want to add space to your home, but you don’t have the right conditions around the bottom of your property? Your garden is nowhere near big enough to allow an extension, and there’s no space around the sides. You think you’re doomed, but there’s one more home extension option to consider: over-structure extensions.
This one is quite self-explanatory: you build the extension above an existing structure. It could be a garage or the top floor of your home, giving you way more vertical space. This choice is extremely popular with bungalow owners as it effectively lets you turn a single-storey bungalow into a two-storey house.
The main point here is that you can extend your home in all manner of ways. Most people will choose a rear or side extension, but combination and over-structure extensions are equally effective at giving you more space. In terms of home improvements, extensions are always one of the best you can make, as they improve the livability while immediately making your home more valuable.
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