Build an extension: what you need to know before expanding your house
Dressing room in the attic, playroom in the basement, glazed living room overlooking the garden, ... Push your walls will allow you to get the extra room you dream and, therefore, save space. Without changing your home, you will almost feel like investing a new one. Better, it is even an investment since an extension will bring value to your home. A significant detail for the day you want to sell it.
Choosing the right enlargement solution
The possibilities are many, you choose the one that suits you the most, depending on your needs and the additional area you want. Ask yourself a question: do you need one or more new parts? By answering them, you will have an indication of the preferred solutions.
Thus, if increasing the surface of your home is your priority, adding a floor is the solution to adopt. On the other hand, raising a house is akin to complex work. Before starting, it is imperative that an expert checks whether the weight of an additional floor can be worn by the existing home, without threatening its stability.
Increasing your living space is not always synonymous with construction, since you can also decide to develop abandoned areas, such as basements and attics. Because no, this place is not only intended to accommodate a cellar or a laundry, but also real living rooms can be arranged!
In the basement, you can, for example, consider the installation of an office, a games room or cinema, or a small studio for your teenager. Nevertheless, some points are to be taken into consideration to make these places a pleasant place: you will have to solve the humidity problems, as well as take care of the ventilation and the insulation.
A thoughtful project ... And thought with a professional!
Your extension is a piece that you will more than likely occupy daily. In order not to be riddled with imperfections and in the end, you are disappointed with the result, it is better to call on a home improvement specialist. The latter will be able to direct you, and you will see that his help will not be refused because such a project is almost like the construction of a new house.
He can also advise you on the style to adopt because, obviously, your extension must be in harmony with your already existing good, and not take the form of a massive block that one came to pose there, without any reflection upstream. You will see that you will also be valuable when it comes to administrative procedures. A new space is a major project that can not be realized on a whim: it's regulated, and you have to get the necessary permissions.
Before starting the work, he will also be able to share with you an important detail that you may not have thought about enough: building an extension often means giving up some of your living space. For example, if you want to build a garage, a piece of your outdoor space will have to be sacrificed. With you, he will therefore reframe the entire project, and its consequences, before starting the project.
He will also be able to inform you of the possibilities available to you to bring a maximum of light into your new living room, as well as not to darken the already existing parts of your home. Generally, it will invite you to opt for bay windows, large windows and glass roofs in the ceiling.
As for heating, it will also be best placed to inform you. In general, if the extension is intended to be heated continuously, it will advise you to opt for a connection to the circuit. You will see with him that the insulation is also highly important, especially if your new space is located under the eaves.