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Oh, I thought it was the other way around! 45 for single storey, 60 for two storey... But I might have my angles inverted (I was going from the house, not perpendicular to the house). :oops:

Turns out that window I was worried about is a utility room, which isn't a "habitable room" and therefore doesn't count for the 45 degree rule.

Excellent, that makes sense. I'll have a go at the drawings myself. That's really helped, and it's good to know I can explain that I'm making it up as I go. Wife's just asked if we can squeeze a utility room in, along the front, as we don't have one. I can't see a reason why not...I'll have...

Nice. Great sketch! It's a really good idea. I'm not sure how I'd split the front up, I guess 60% of it could be in the living room side and the rest designated as a porch. Sorry to hear you're in the hospital. Hope it's nothing too serious.. For funsies I've attached another photo taken...

Thanks biryani. To be honest I believe he was talking out his a***e and saying what he wanted to believe. You're right I think I'm too close to this project now, and I'm probably fixating on one particular approach. This is why it's great to get other people's opinions. :D I've attached...

Thank you @thomp1983 , this is really helpful. Actually, I've been using sweet home 3D as well for the floor plans... It's been very helpful for the internal layout. I got a bit carried away with it and started adding every single detail! This has been very useul. Cheers

Yeh, I've used auto cad once or twice a very long time ago, and remember it being a steep learning curve (I didn't master it then either). This might be a stupid idea, but ... I've no objection to paying a pro for plans, but what I'd like is a really basic (cheap) outline of what I plan to...

I'm joking. I will take some soon (y) - I want to avoid conflict if I can help it (but, I'm not sure I care about that anymore)

Interesting idea! Hmm... I'd dismissed extending out the entire length of the house because of the stupid window half way up the wall. I thought whatever we do with the roof there might look like a bodge. Also the stairs run up the wall there where that window is, so i guess moving that wall...

Thanks @Old Salt To be honest I couldn't give two hoots if it bothers him or not. The fact he told me what I can and can't do, then walked off.. pretty much brushing his hands together, probably thinking "well that's him told, silly boy".. just made me more determined! He's going to object...

Thanks @Designs.3DR . Yes, I've had a bit of a look, and a big range of drawings, from rough sketches to very detailed tech drawings... They all appear to have been accepted though, but most of the front extensions are small porches. I'll probably give autocad / autodesk a try but i haven't...

Thanks again, that's really useful. I might be able to do the plans myself... maybe. At the moment though I haven't taken into account wall thicknesses and cavities etc (it's like all my walls are made from paper at the moment!). I'm reluctant to pay someone at this stage, plus the...

Thanks so much for replying jeds. I've followed the link above, and wasn't that surprised when it said there's no documents available for neighbour no 1. These houses were built in c1980, before the land registry began or something (I'm not sure of the terminology) ... I remember now that we...

Hi. First time posting here; sorry if this is the wrong section; and sorry also for my terrible diagram - I'm still looking into something a bit more professional - suggestions welcome! (If you don't want to read my waffle, skip to the bold bits). We've been throwing ideas around on ways...