orangeries - compared to an extension
I am looking at a new house, I know I can build a 16sq metre extension for less than £25k
But would an Orangery be much cheaper? I would need it to be about 5x3m internally and it would also have to be insulated sufficiently so as to not need external doors between it and the main house.
Has anyone built one recently or had one of the major window suppliers build one? What did you think? How does the price compare to a solid structure?
Thanks in advance.
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Patrina
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ideas for extension layout
Comments (4)Planning a Fitted Kitchens Step 1: Getting Started Designing the most important room in your home requires careful planning. So, before you do anything else there are some key questions to ask yourself. As you do so keep a record of your ideas so you can refer back to them as your project progresses. Step 2: How and when you want to use the space What do you like and not like about your existing kitchen. What really works for you in the current kitchen layout and what frustrates you? The negatives are just as important as the positives as they can help you form a clear idea of what you do or don’t need in your new fitted kitchen. Step 3: Key areas of the kitchen There are four vital zones that will create a natural and efficient flow to your kitchen design; cooking, food preparation, sink and storage. However, increasingly kitchens are used for all types of activity. Do you need a room that can cope with the rigours of a busy family? Are you going to dine in your kitchen? If so, plan enough room for a dining table, breakfast bar or island is a great place to congregate. You may be a keen cook and if your cooking for a large family a range cooker may figure in your plans along with plenty of worktop space. You may want to turn your kitchen into a open-plan design in which case a area to relax, and room for a sofa and TV may be important. Ultimately, it’s your kitchen, and the most important thing is how you and your family are going to use the space. Design the space and features (must have items) around the activities that will take place in your kitchen, and most of all ensure you match your kitchen to your lifestyle. Step 4: Finer details As you become clear on the demands you will be placing on your new kitchen make a wish-list of your preferred products and materials. From a practical perspective consider what you will require from you appliances, worktops, storage solutions and sink and tap. You may already have a look in mind of the kitchen in terms of colour, style and finish, but it’s a great idea to gather ideas from magazines or websites. Enjoy creating a scrap-book with cuttings of furniture, flooring, taps, even paint finishes, crockery or vases- anything that inspires you. Even just images with right ‘feel’. Step 5: Budget With a kitchen the cost of key elements such as appliances, units and worktops can vary dramatically. For instance, appliances may account for a considerable percentage of the total cost of the kitchen, however if branded top-end ovens, hobs and extractors are specified this percentage can escalate dramatically to become the most expensive element of the project. Similarly the choice of worktop materials and door materials may increase the budget substantially. There may be areas of the project where you may have to be prepared to consider a compromise to stay within your budget. Step 6: Layout As a rule of thumb this will be dictated by the existing dimensions of you room, or you may be lucky enough to be planning to extend. If you are extending you may wish to consider an open-plan kitchen to seamlessly link through to the living area. Whatever the shape there are clever design options that will ensure you can make the most of the space available to you. Even in a tight space a clever designer can still work miracles....See MoreNew house kitchen layout
Comments (12)I see what you mean, It's a good idea in theory, however, practically, I don't think it's going to work, and you will end up ruining the nicest room in the house. There are no walls that remain unbroken by doors or windows, so where are you going to put units and unbroken worktop space. They can't go on the left as there are three doors. There's a door on the right, which although you could put a unit and a bit of worktop back right, it wouldn't be very big, and the biggest run of wall goes straight down to the glass doors, so you probably can't and wouldn't want to go straight up to them. You could move the door into the hallway from the front end to the bottom end by the patio doors and this would give you a better run of wall. If you put an island in the middle, 5' into the room to give yourself room to walk in and gain more worktop, it'll only leave you with around 6' at the other end for a dining space. However, i'd still advise getting a kitchen planner onboard before you start, as i'm not convinced the room is big enough to achieve what you want with the available wall space, and it stands a good chance of spoiling a very nice and elegant entrance to a house. The other big problem is the plumbing, there isn't any currently in that room, so you'll need to dig up the floor for drainage and almost definately that of either the utility or one of the bathrooms! I vote for keeping the house exactly as it is!...See Morepolished concrete
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Comments (14)Thank you so much for coming back to me, I really appreciate it. We are now thinking a max 30 sq metre extension and we'll have to tear down the poorly constructed extension that's there at the moment that houses the kitchen and utility etc. The front room will be a formal Living room and the next room which is currently the dining room will become the open plan living dining kitchen. I need to include a utility playroom and office in there somewhere too...See More
PROOnePlan
4 years ago
Ribena Drinker
4 years ago
PROAt No 19
4 years agoOne of our clients had a similar dilemma a few years ago. We opted for a mid way solution. Opened up the kitchen into the new extension, added French doors with side panels on North and South elevations linking front and rear gardens, high level windows on the Eastern elevation and a partial glass roof with solar control film. Pleated blinds were added to all windows which are the best solution for heat control. It met their needs perfectly. See photographs below.
Barton on Sea kitchen and Orangery · More Info
Barton on Sea kitchen and Orangery · More Info
Gabby Wong
4 years ago
Leslie Tamani
4 years ago
Anthony (Beano)
4 years agoNot sure of the cost sorry but I’d be more basing it on how it would look with your property, I feel they suite a more period style property and the one you posted looks lovely as does the first one I’m posting a pic of but my fear would be that it could look like the second which I feel is more like a converted conservatory.
Jonathan
4 years agoThanks to everyone for their time in replying.
I am with Beano- I think my taste level demands it is not like a conservatory with fancy bits added and there is obviously a consideration of how to make it work with the new house.
For this reason I am erring towards something that might well still be classed as an orangery because of a roof lantern but will actually be a modern extension.
Anthony (Beano)
4 years ago
Laura Thorndyke
2 years agoJonathan
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