I wanted to keep my surround sound audio cables out of the way. I admit, I did not do this well. This is what I did. I used two 5.1 sound face plates, one positioned on the TV wall and one on the sofa wall. These plates are note really designed to work like this…
Planning and Design
Day 13: New Living Room Plan
by Jon •
Living room plan from photo taken today. Furniture marked out. Today I measured out the space needed for our 2 sofas, television and radiator. I used bricks to mark the corners of the sofas and a shovel to mark the position of the flat screen TV. Compare to the initial design idea below. This was…
Chosing Stone Paving for the New Patio and Paths
by Jon •
OK, so I will be throwing out the old concrete paving stones that Barratt homes put in, and upgrading to something new. But I am struggling to chose. Granite looks great, but worried it my get slippery – kids + water + granite my be a bad idea… sandstone could be the best option –…
Move Or Improve? Why An Extension Won
by Jon •
When you start to outlive your current home you have 4 options: Just put up with it Kick somebody out Move house Extend your home We are not the sort of people to put up with things, and the children are still far too young to be kicked out. So the options really broke down…
How Much Will My Extension Cost?
by Jon •
While every extension is unique and it is impossible to give an accurate price, builders and architects alike will be able to give a pretty good estimate of the cost of an extension just by looking at the initial plans. When I first spoke to a builder about my plans he said “about £25,000” and…
Hiring An Architect To Draw The Extension Plans
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Once we had agreed on the purpose and layout of the extension it was time to hire an architect to draw up the plans to be submitted for planning approval by the council (i.e. make a planning application). This was much more expensive than we realised, even though we had come up with the main plan…
The Initial Extension Design and Planning Phase
by Jon •
When I decided to have an extension done, rather than just build a conservatory, I started developing my own design ideas before speaking with an architect. I like to think I have a good idea of how to best use my space – I live in it every day and know what I like! However,…