Reduce The Cost Of Your House Extension

One of the most popular ways to improve the value of your home, as well as increasing the available living space you have, is to extend your existing property. This is, of course, if you have the land into which you can extend, but for most homes you will only need a couple of meters to achieve this.

There are several reasons people are usually put off by the prospect of having an extension to their home, one of which is the cost which comes with it. Although you hope to gain more value on your house than the cost of the extension, it is still more of an investment which pays off further down the line. So, to help you keep the cost of your house extension down as much as possible, we’ve come up with a few tips to help you reduce costs.

Simplicity Is Key

The biggest cost when carrying out any extension comes from creating bespoke, curved buildings. This is far more costly from a construction point of view so you’ll be better off going for something simpler, a square or rectangle addition is going to be more feasible.

The same applies to your fittings. The more things you have made to order, the higher the cost will be. Try to go for things which you can easily purchase yourself, such as flat pack furniture or standard kitchen fittings. If you do your research and you’re thrifty you can still make a well designed extension.

It’s recommended that you also try to avoid any unnecessary groundworks, because this involves sewers, drains, waste pipes, and any other underground structures, making the work that little bit more costly.

Do Your Own Decorating

Once the task of building the extension is complete, many people want to go the whole hog and have the builders – or somebody else – carry out the decorating. Whether this is simply painting or wallpapering, it’s cheaper for you to do your own decorating. This might take you longer than it would the professionals, but you’ll be keeping your costs down to a minimum in the long run.

Make Use Of Old Materials

The phrase “out with the old, in with the new” is usually one to stick to when transforming your home, but in order to save money you could actually recycle some of the materials you would normally throw away in your extension construction.

Any floorboards, brickwork and possibly your fittings, can be given some tender loving care before being reinstated. This works particularly well if you’re going for the fashionable rustic, industrial look, saving you money on buying new supplies and reducing the amount of space you need in terms of skip hire to throw everything away.

Here at AKB Loft Conversions we also carry out house extensions, helping you to make the most of your property with our professional services. Get in touch with our team today and we’ll be happy to talk you through the house extension process and provide you with more information about our services.