"Is it cheaper to extend up or out? This is something I've been thinking about a lot just lately as I plan, early next year, to submit plans to do both as a way of adding some much needed space to the home we have decided to stay in rather than sell and move."
"I am no stranger to building an extension. We have already added both a two storey side extension as well as a flat-roofed single storey kitchen extension to this house. This time around, we intend on building up above the kitchen extension, in order to give us a new master bedroom and en suite. Additionally, we want to fill in the L-shape to the side of our house with a new single storey utility room extension."
"Obviously we are way off breaking ground, but it makes sense to begin to formulate some idea of how much the work is likely to cost us. The plan is to carry out all the work at once to minimise disruption, but I'm keen to find out which section of the extension is likely to cost the most."
A homeowner plans to add a master bedroom and en suite by building above an existing flat-roof kitchen extension while also filling an L-shaped side with a single-storey utility room. Previous works include a two-storey side extension and the flat-roof single-storey kitchen. Plans will be submitted early next year and all new work is intended to be carried out simultaneously to minimise disruption. Early planning focuses on estimating likely costs and identifying which element will be most expensive. Simple assumptions that a single-storey outward extension is always cheaper than building up may be misleading.
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