When you are buying a new home, your choice is usually based on your needs at the time.  But things have a habit of changing, and the bijou residence that had enough room for you when you bought it, might not suit you if your life unexpectedly changes.

Perhaps you are a mature female, choosing to live alone, but suddenly become responsible for  looking after an aged parent, but don’t really have enough room in your house to comfortably accommodate them.  If you’ve put your personal stamp on your home, and don’t want to move, there are other options to create more space, and in the process add more value to your home.

Making More Space From The Space In Your House

Make A Room In The Roof

When you can’t extend outwards, then look into extending upwards instead.  A specialist roofing company can advise if this is possible given the design features of your house.  Naturally you will have many questions about making an additional room from your loft space, but whilst the finished curb appeal is important, you also need to be confident that despite any alterations, your roof will still keep your house warm and dry. 

Extend Out Into The Garden

Perhaps you already have enough bedrooms to suit you, but your downstairs living area is no longer adequate for your changing needs.

A light airy space can be created by the addition of an extension onto the back of your house overlooking the garden. This can almost bring the outside, in, by seamlessly just stepping over a threshold onto a patio and into your garden.

Once built, you have a blank canvas to create exactly what you want from the space.  Perhaps you will want part of it to be a snug area for a parent, or you may want to free up some office space from a different part of your house, and make a cosy sitting room there instead for them.

Convert Your Garage

It has to be acknowledged that hardly anyone actually puts their car in their garage. Everyone starts off with good intentions, but fairly soon, it becomes just a dumping ground for anything that you are not using frequently. 

But garages are the perfect place to create a usable living space from an area that is otherwise wasted by just storing paint, rusty bikes and general rubbish.  Once you clear it, you will see at a glance just what a useful room it could otherwise be. 

A Purpose-Built, Portable Building

If you have exhausted all options, and none of them are working for you, then a purpose built portable building may be the answer.  With enough garden space, and the relevant permissions, you can create a lovely self contained room outside. Inspired by summer houses, and garden chalet’s, there are some amazing log style cabins available now, which have everything included in a kit form.  The suppliers will send a professional team to erect and install it, and with minimum interruption to your home. 

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If your life changes and you need more space, consider all the options before you take the drastic and expensive step of moving house. When you run out of room, if possible, just make more room but stay exactly where you are.  

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