The Guide To A Single-Storey Extension in 2024

The Guide To A Single Story Extension In 2024

In recent years, the demand for single-storey extensions has massively spiked among UK homeowners. As the demand for functional living space grows, lots of people are looking to expand rather than move, and what a better solution than building an extension. With the rise of people working from home and a desire for more room to accommodate families and hobbies. Extensions offer a versatile way to enhance your living environment.

Benefits To Expanding Your Home In 2024

• A well-planned extension can significantly boost your home's market value offering a very strong return on investment if you decide to sell in future.
• Enhance your home’s overall functionality, making it more suitable for family life or remote work
• Your extension is all about you, you can style it how you want it. Create a space that reflects you personally and is unique.
• Increase natural light with your extension design, to make your living space promote healthy living and be more inviting.

Design Considerations

• It’s your extension, creating a unique space that reflects you.

• Take the opportunity to increase natural light and space wherever you can to make your home more appealing.
• Look into using sustainable materials, and ways to make your extension energy efficient. With the use of natural light and specific appliances.
• Have a look at design trends over TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest or any website/application as such. These are great places to feel inspired!
• Work with architects and designers to come up with a design plan that best suits you.

Budgeting For Your Extension

• Have a look at the material costs, labor and additional expenses.
• Have a look at financing, loans, savings and government grants.
• Research tips for staying within your budget during the project.
• Browse around to estimate the costs of anything inside, appliances, decorations and such.

Choosing The Right Builder To Do The Job

• Ask around, what to look for in a builder or contractor?
• Closely scan over reviews and references with the builder.
• Look at past projects they have been involved in.

Again, single-storey extensions are a fantastic way to boost your quality of life at home, you can take this opportunity as well to increase your presence on social media, take your followers on a journey through the project, updating them as you go along and showing before and after photos. Posts like these get really good engagement over platforms like TikTok and Instagram