Renovation newbies - send help!

last month

Hi all,

So myself and my partner have just been accepted on a new house and its abit of a fixer upper.

It comes with the added bonus of a brick outbuilding which has been connected to the house via a mini conservatory (i am fully aware that wont be the formal term, its just too early in the morning for my brain 😂)

It has plumbing for the downstairs toilet but no electric as far as we could see.

My dream is to brick the entire area so it is fully connected to the house and turn it into a utility room and downstairs toilet with extra storage in the larder area shown above the toilet. Has anyone done something similar? Any tips? lessons learnt?

yellow - brick up (think the righthand side is already partially bricked)

green - weird little sun room - knock it down

red - new walls. Will be removing window in kitchen diner to replace with french doors.

The roof is leaking in the coal room so first job after moving in is to replace the roof and then assess costs to renovate it (depending on whether we can afford to do it immediately or whether we need to save for a year or so). Providing it is water tight, it can remain as is for however long it takes us to save and just be used as storage.

I’m asking on here with photos and floor plan as seem to really be struggling to find anything online for ’outbuildings’, etc. Maybe im just not aware of the correct term.

As may already be evident, i am a novice in the renovation area so looking for any advice of guidance from the people in the know.

Included floor plan, ideal layout, photos of ’conservatory’ and what i assume was a coal shed/room.

thanks in advance guys,

looking forward to our doer upper journey.

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Jonathan
last month
I wouldn’t rebuild this as a massive utility room because I think it’s a barrier to the garden. I think I would probably take part of this for the main house and replan in order to get a better kitchen.

Ideally you don’t want the kitchen to to be a thorough fair so I would more it to the dining room. Then I would rebuild the outhouse with a higher roof, insulation and move the windows and doors wherever is convenient.

And lastly I would replace the glass link with a better structure. It could have the same roof as the outhouse or you could make it another glazed structure that connects the main house with the garden.
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Jewel Dream Homes
last month
My best tip would be to go slow and not make quick decisons on changes that need to be made. Or you could call us to help :)
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I think most of the non-pro's who comment on here love interior design so aren't likely to have used a pro tbh but I may well be wrong! I'd have a word with AJ, you can also look at her design dilemma suggestions for others houses if you go onto her profile. alternatively click onto the find pro section and search for designers in London. You can have a look at their galleries, reviews and indicative costs. Or you could just post each room on here and all types of people will provide feedback! The potential downside of this is you may not get a cohesive look, plus it may be time consuming for a whole house. In terms of the hall, white needs light to work and the end looks a little dark although that may just be the pic as my iPad turns even the brightest rooms dark! The tiles also appear more cream than white so maybe a white with a yellow or even a red undertone may work best or a pale, warm neutral. You could also go for a colour, the floor will stand out whatever
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