Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Feb 23, 2017 12:12 pm Hi Guys, planning to add do some extension to my existing house but need some idea pls. As you can below is the floor plan ideally I would like add a second living area and another bedroom with on suite. On the second image I have marked area where I would like to do extension but the only downside is the bedroom would too close to the kitchen [center] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [left]Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Share[/left] [/center] [center] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [left]Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Share[/left] [/center] Now the question is how do I design the bedroom entrance to avoid having direct access from dinning area to bedroom. Should I just add the second living area and don't worry about the extra bedroom ? Thanks in advance Re: Extension Ideas Pls 4Mar 07, 2017 9:02 am oh I see, ok. That seems like a very strange place to try and extend. I would look at moving the garage forward, to bring the REAR wall of the garage inline with teh rear wall of teh porch, then extend the living room sideways into where the garage was & turn the corner the follow the old garage footprint (making teh living room an L), with a bedroom/ensuite at the north end of it. Re: Extension Ideas Pls 7Jul 06, 2017 3:04 pm Hi Guys, Sorry haven't posted for a while now. I'm planning to go ahead with the extension but only adding a second living area and add a WIR to my existing master bed room.. How hard is to add the WIR ? Can anyone recommend me a good draftsman and a builder ? Also is it possible to have the height of new area 2.7m instead of 2.4m. regard Chris I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 3966 Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 5839 |