Many people have at least one room facing the garden such as a kitchen or dining room. Installing glass doors and glass extensions is a great way to open up these spaces and create a whole new design. At Total Extensions Kent, we’ve got a good deal of experience helping home owners to convert garden …
It’s surprising the number of people who own a garage but don’t use it for their car. For most of us, it quickly fills up with all kinds of junk and debris and tends to be the most cluttered place in the home. If you’ve been thinking about creating more space, however, converting your garage …
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There’s no doubt that a renovating a home or building a new house extension not only provides you with more room it can boost the sale value of your property. The big challenge for many homeowners, however, is finding the finances to do it in the first place. If you don’t have the money already …
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Most people who have an attic or loft lying at the top of their home have thought about a conversion at least once or twice. That space can certainly go to waste if it’s not utilised properly. It has the potential to can only give you an extra room but also add value to your …
How often have you looked at your home and thought it could do with a big redesign? If only the dining room opened into the kitchen, what a great space you could create. The truth is that open plan designs are becoming more popular and if you have the budget it’s a great way to …
At Total Extensions in Chislehurst we are frequently asked what an orangery is and asked why we recommend adding an orangery to your home rather than adding a conservatory Essentially an orangery is a kind of home extension that combines the main benefits of a conventional home extension and those of a conservatory, while avoiding …
Although any kind of extension provides a versatile space that can be used in many different ways, certain kinds of extensions lend themselves to different uses. Below we look at the most usual types of extensions, their benefits and some of the uses that you can put them to. The extensions include side extensions, rear …
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If your family is anything like mine, they simply love to hang around the kitchen. After all, as they say, it is the very heart of the home. Naturally most of us invest more money in the kitchen than we do in any other room but, let’s face it, it’s worth every penny. Who isn’t …
An extension is an excellent way to add space to your home; it can add a considerable value too. But for it to fulfil its promise and live up to your dreams, then it must be done properly. No doubt that you will be discussing your plans in detail with your builder, and maybe your …
Once you receive planning permission, it is important to look at the attached conditions. Should you overlook them, then there could be problems ahead. Planning conditions are essentially the small print that comes with the document confirming that permission has been granted. In fact there are always some conditions with every successful planning application. They …
When I began this post on reasons for renovating, I had in mind an in-depth piece on the human psyche. I mean, why is it that we as a species find it so enjoyable, impressive and pleasing to make big changes to the place in which we abode? But really, in today’s day and age, …
Building your own home, adding extensions to your existing property, undergoing exciting renovations inside – these are the sort of projects a lot of us think of when we first discuss home improvement or DIY. But for big fans in either of these fields, making smaller items or adjustments in your home can be just …
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One of the most exciting undertakings for homeowners is the oft-maligned renovation. I use ‘exciting’ and ‘maligned’ in the same sentence because it is a process that we all love to plan but hate to mess up, which happens particularly often with DIY projects. But home renovations don’t have to be stressful. The joy you …
In today’s property market owners not only need to focus on how to increase the chances of selling their home when they’re ready, but also how to capitalise on individualistic features and add value to the property.
It has been said that once you discover a good builder you can have a lifelong relationship, but should you encounter a bad one then you will be recounting how traumatic the experience was every time anyone mentions a building project well into the future.
Working in the industry that we do – home renovations and extensions – we naturally feel an affinity with people across the world renovating their home, be it building an extension, doing a small DIY job in the backyard, or refitting an entire kitchen. Sometimes, those people just so happen to be famous, and Ashton …