Home extensions

Extending your home can take many different forms. Take extending upwards – sometimes there’s already a first-floor roof to extend on top of and at other times, people will extend into another storey. Then there are cellar spaces to extend down into, or perhaps one of the most popular – extending to the side of a house with anything from a first and second floor extension to a bedroom or a open space livingroom. With so many great options, there are several reasons why you might benefit from extending your home. There are many options and reason to choose a home extension:

Adding value: Perhaps the most obvious of all, the main aim of all home improvements is to add value. Whether that’s value to your family in the form of a family room, to your guests in the form of a downstairs toilet or in the form of an extra bedroom to preserve family harmony, each reason has value in mind. In addition to these types of added value, there’s monetary value. Adding an extra bedroom to a home can add around £20,000 to £30,000 to its value if it was to then be sold. Similarly, conservatories, utility rooms and downstairs toilets are all extremely attractive to prospective future buyers if you intend to sell on your home one da

Providing another living area: Often as a family grows, so does the requirement for separate relaxation rooms. Having toys strewn about the room that you use for relaxing in to watch television, or to carry out work or chores like ironing, can be problematic. Add to this the fact that the kids will probably want to watch cartoons whilst you want to catch the latest headlines or soap storyline and there’s always going to be someone unhappy with just one living area.

Remodelling: Making homes lighter, more modern or even open plan are often reasons that people choose to invest in home extensions. Terraced houses in particular can often be very dark, but by opening up to the back of the property or adding in a loft extension with sky light, a home can be completely transformed.

Making the most of outdoor space: If you have a large garden, driveway or space to the side of your home, extending into it rarely detracts from your outdoor space, whilst it adds significant benefits to your indoor space. A conservatory for example, can provide another eating space and works well to showcase a garden space. Similarly, a porch would not usually take up too much space at the front of a home, but can add significant storage and security benefits.

There are many types of extension that can improve your dream home or increase its value on long term:

1. Rear extensions;

2. Single, double or multi-storey;

3. Wrap around home extension;

4. Cellar or basement extension;

Our team is available to discuss the range of extension options that are available to you, advice on whether you would require planning permission, and go through all the fine details with you. Bellow you will find more information about the most chosen types of home extensions.

Zekon Ltd. is an expert in building dream extensions, for more exemples visit our portfolio page or you can contact us for a location visit.

Where sufficient space is provided a rear house extension has enormous potential to change the very nature of your house. This type of house extension idea can include internal property alterations such as to open up your kitchen to your back garden and create an open-plan area that can be used as a combined kitchen, dining and living area. With this option you will not only benefit from the size increase of your property but you will also add a considerable amount of value to it too. You can use this type of house extension to increase the space of your rooms or you could use it to modify or even completely reorganise the way you utilise the interior floor space.

A well designed and constructed side extension will look and feel like a natural part of your home and not like a foreign body and Zekon Ltd. quality build can be seen in the projects we have created so far, as seen bellow too.

If your period terrace or semi-detached house has retained its original kitchen, this will probably be a small and narrow space that’s separate from the main living rooms and tucked away in a rear projection known as a closet wing or outrigger. The result is an L-shaped garden and a strip of land at the side of the house – the side return. This interior layout often doesn’t work for 21st century living, which is why many homeowners are opting to extend the kitchen into the side return. By reclaiming this space, you can create an open-plan kitchen and family room without sacrificing much of the garden.

A side return extension is a popular home improvement. Not only does it create extra space (ideal if your current kitchen is the size of a postage stamp), but it can also add significant value to your home. Plus, an extension is the perfect compromise if you’re looking to upsize but aren’t keen to move. You can view Zekon Ltd. portfolio for more exemples or you can contact us for a location visit.