Extend your kitchen - add space and light!
The kitchen is the heart of our homes — the warm and friendly place everyone squeezes into at a party. But while most thought and square footage go into the bedrooms, the kitchen can often feel cramped and neglected.
At Cool Buildings, we aim to change that! A high quality, stylish and practical kitchen extension will both add value to your home and change the way you live within it. We create single-storey, multi-functional living spaces. You’ll be cooking, living, dining, relaxing and entertaining in this new, bright and airy space for years to come.
Currently one of the most popular building projects for homeowners, a kitchen extension creates one large open-plan room with well-defined spaces for cooking, storage and seating. As well as adding more room, of course, it can also increase the value of your home when it comes to selling.
The two main types of kitchen extensions are a rear extension or a side-return extension. The more common is the rear option simply because at the back of a property there’s usually more space to extend out into the garden. The side-return is great though for utilising dead space along the side of your house — particularly useful for those who own either a semi-detached or terraced property.
Rear Kitchen Extension
If your kitchen is already located at the back of your house then extending out into the garden space beyond is the most sensible option. Minimising the need to move electrics and waste pipes means less cost, too! Adding bi-fold doors means you can open the room out into the garden extending the space even further during the warmer months. Roof lanterns are a stunning addition allowing even more natural light to flood in.
Rear kitchen extension with kitchen by Ashley Lewis
Side-return kitchen
A side-return kitchen extension is less common because it relies on having dead space along the side of your house. You may also lose any side access to your garden or property, and planning permission can sometimes be a bit trickier as it will be determined by how close you are to your neighbour’s boundary wall or fence. The reward for turning this dead space into living space though is tremendous. Think additional storage, perhaps a downstairs loo or just loads more light flooding in!
Side and rear kitchen extension, Ealing, London
While it can be difficult to envisage what may be possible for your own home, at Cool Buildings, our experienced team can create kitchen designs bespoke to you, offer advice and provide guidance throughout the entire process.
We have taken great care over the years to build our business and our contacts list is second to none. We partner with the very best planning consultants, structural engineers, party wall surveyors, high-end kitchen designers, interior designers and landscapers allowing us to offer a full design & build service for your bespoke kitchen extension.
Your completed Cool Building will not only look impressive but add practical space to your home and no doubt become the backdrop for future family get-togethers, drinks with friends or Friday night suppers.
If you are looking to add an extension to your kitchen, be sure to get in contact with us! We would love to help you bring your dream to life and support you through every step of the process.
At Cool Buildings, we offer the full turnkey service across London and the south-east of England — a design & build service like no other. From the 3D-drawings we supply to help you truly visualise your new home addition, to the project management of your extension using our own in-house experienced and friendly building team and key partners. Our attention to detail and the care and effort we take is what makes our customers so happy. At Cool Buildings, we love what we do and we want you to love it, too. You can read more about our process here.
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