Floorplan suggestions - kitchen-diner in an extended 1930's house
confused_house_layout
3 months ago
We are soon to be moving into a 1930's detached house with a single-story extension to the rear.
We would like to create an open kitchen-diner space and are looking for advice on what might be feasible without further extension.
We believe that the wall between the dining room and kitchen could be quite easily removed (creating a partial opening). However, the wall between the sitting room and kitchen is thicker, especially the section highlighted in the purple box (and shown in the photo).
Would it be feasible to open up the sitting room, dining room and kitchen into a large kitchen-diner spcae? Could anyone give a very rough estimate for this type of work?
Any layout suggestions would be welcomed - thanks!
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