Extend, Remove or fit conservatory

[pfenwick]

We have no dinning area as such, but have a downstairs toilet, we want to create space for dinning. We don't know what will be best have done

1. fit a conservatory on the back of the house

2. Build an extension on the back for a dinner

3. remove the downstairs toilet for dinning space (not sure if it would give us enough space???)

4. Covert existing kitchen into dinner the extend on the back to create a galley kitchen.

any opinions please.

 

[Steve]

i'd go for the extension for dining.

conservatories are no good in winter, unless you install a heat pump air con system like ours, but even then they loose heat like no tomorrow.

downstairs toilet - selling point, dont want to loose this

moving kitchen - still an option with the extension, depends on the layout of your house.

 

[pfenwick]

Down stairs layout is front door to hallway, which leads onto the lounge door through to the kitchen on the right and down stairs toilet on the right with rear door to the back garden.

We had thought about putting an extension on the back for a dinner as we are south facing or make the extension kitchen.

 

[Bazdaa]

conservatories are no good in winter, unless you install a heat pump air con system like ours, but even then they loose heat like no tomorrow.

ain't that the truth. We tried to use the conservatory as a dining room, while we are doing the dining room. This is not joke the room is cold. I'm currently trying to work out how we can heat this room up a bit (without using a fan heater AND radiator).

downstairs toilet - selling point, dont want to loose this

We also have this and are keen to keep this. Problem is it's next to the dining room! Still thinking of a solution.

 

[pfenwick]

Our local conservatory supplier/manufacturer company do conservatories with slate roofs which I have heard they make a difference with lose of heat but not sure, haven't seen any to go and ask anyone.

We had thought about a conservatory with two radiators or under floor heating with a slate roof.

Also i am not sure we can afford an extension yet but would like to do something soon.

 

[masona]

conservatories are no good in winter, unless you install a heat pump air con system like ours, but even then they loose heat like no tomorrow.

ain't that the truth. We tried to use the conservatory as a dining room, while we are doing the dining room. This is not joke the room is cold. I'm currently trying to work out how we can heat this room up a bit (without using a fan heater AND radiator).

What about one of these mobile gas heater?

Give me enough heat in my conservatory

 

[pfenwick]

If we have the conservatory done, we may look at a couple oil-filled electric radiators with climate control and timers to save on plumbing costs.

Have a look at:

http://www.delonghi.co.uk/product_page.php?id=89&key=Oil Filled Radiators

may even look at wall mountable oil filled panel radiators.

All depends on what we decide to do.