Ballpark for budgeting. Replace conservatory with extension.

[Dr G]

Further to last thread on house we're considering, it remains on the list although SWMBO hesitates in that she'd like a small amount more living space.

It has a conservatory that was built with the house in 2009:


Wife feels that the doors (rather than the doorway) make it feel like a convervatory rather than a room. I disagree, but my disagreement is irrelevant

...which fits in like this:


Dimensions are 3.02m by 2.56m if that isn't clear. The conservatory was built with the house, all the houses on the development have similar and as in photo one side wall is already a 'wall' rather than glass. I assume a new roof could/would follow the line of this wall.

I realise there are a number of considerations to factor in but were we to want to make this a room (i.e. remove conservatory and build extension with new footings) what 'area' of a budget should I have in mind? I rightly or wrongly had thought +/- £15,000 but would value the views of someone with more relevant experience.

Edited by Dr G on Thursday 23 February 10:38

[Dr G]

Bumpety bump; any useful words for my wallet? Thank you please

[Dr G]

One wall is the back wall of the house (to the right of shot), the side wall is in the back of the photo, the other two are more traditional conservatory glazed panels with ankle height walls. The photographer is standing by the door to the back garden. I think it's more the doors between sitting room area and conservatory that she feels stop the conservatory feeling like a part of the house.

Do heat/security become an issue if you were to remove the doors? I like your idea of plastering the brick, actually. That would never have occurred to me.

I suppose I'm thinking more a worse case scenario, so as to have the option when winning wife over

[Dr G]

Harry Flashman said:

Hope that helps! This is in London, so I dare say you could do better in another part of the country...

Yes, massively so (and thank you). Having never done anything like this before it's difficult to know if my inklings are madness or something feasible.

doogle83 said:

There appears to be a garage missing off this floor plan, where do the cars sleep?! :P

Here:



...and a ping pong table

[Dr G]

Yes, and I put it there too

[Dr G]

The house next door is a mirror of this one; the sloping wall you see in the back of the photo above has an identical (but backwards) conservatory behind it. It is a party wall, but only parties the conservatories (if that makes a scrap of sense).

[Dr G]

Murph7355 said:

If it were me, and there was nothing physically wrong with the conservatory, I think I'd just take the doors off and potentially do something with...

I am inclined to agree with you and think there's a lot of scope to improve with some simple changes.

kurt535 said:

The you need to read this I'm afraid.

https://www.gov.uk/party-walls-building-works/over...

That's a useful link and I'll read it in detail. A glance suggests there's nothing unreasonable in there. I've spoken at length with the current occupant and they're on first names with the other 7 houses in the cul-de-sac.