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Structural wall removal & kitchen remod

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Hi. We're considering getting our kitchen remodelled, once we've removed the structural wall between kitchen and diner. The idea is to move the kitchen currently on the left, to the right handside in the dining room side (it will all be one big room when the wall is removed). Firstly, has anybody done this before and is it worthwhile? There will be water and possibly gas cooking lines to move... and whatever services a kitchen usually has/needs, incl. Electric points. Not sure if there is anything else. We have an L shaped garden, and I love the idea of having bifold doors opening up onto the patio/paved area...and hence moving the kitchen to the back, and dining table area by the bifold doors, with the intention of maybe even installing a pergola in the future. Currently, we only have a small kitchen side door. And a conservatory on the otherside. The garden wraps around from the conservatory to the kitchen single door area.

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Natalie S
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last year
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We've seperated lounge/diner with stud wall. We will be removing the structural wall between kitchen and diner. I am thinking of moving kitchen to the right (from yellow left to blue right) and adding bifold doors on left... so it opens up to patio area
Natalie S
Original Author
last year

Something like this...
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Natalie S
Original Author
last year
Or possibly even this? Extend into the conservatory and make one big open space?
Natalie S
Original Author
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chloeloves
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Hi Natalie I guess it really depends on budget. Do you want to pay for an extension? The cheapest option would be to leave kitchen as is but create a U shape with a peninsular where the kitchen / diner wall is currently. If you don’t use the conservatory because it is too hot / too cold you could remove it and have bifolds where the existing doorway is into conservatory and have your dining table there opening into garden. If you have the money and it’s a good investment in your area then go whole hog and build extension!

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