If you’re looking to increase the size of your property without the costs and headaches of moving house, we have listed a few garden fixtures you can install that can increase your property size. You will not need planning permission for these types of installations, which takes the stress out of expanding your space. Because you are adding additional space to store home belongings, you are therefore increasing your property size.
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Garden Rooms
A garden room is one way of increasing your property size without the physical upheaval that moving house can cause. These garden rooms have become a huge trend recently. Installed as an extension of your home usually in a garden setting, as a separate building. Many use bifold doors so they can be opened up to the garden creating a seamless flow between indoors and outside.
Skylights & Rooflights
Installing a skylight or rooflight doesn’t increase the space, but it transforms the feel, mood and perception of a room. Taking a room which is long and narrow, such as an extension or kitchen and opening up the roof gives a light and airy feel to your home, making it feel warm and homely. Opening up the space to be better utilised and enjoyed it will help you to reimagine your home.
Raised Decks
A decking area outside your home can really open up your garden, providing a bridge between indoors and the outside. Giving you a platform for entertaining friends and family for events, parties, and family gatherings. Whether small or large, a decking area can be perfect for adding a different dimension to your property and increases your living space, therefore increasing your property size.
Conservatory
Installing a conservatory is a great way of increasing your living space. Popularised in the 80s and 90s with the arrival of PVC windows, they are usually built onto the house with patio doors. French doors, bifold doors or sliding doors enable the homeowner to easily pass through from one room to the conservatory without having to go outside, enabling them to enjoy looking at their garden even on colder days.
Garden Sheds
Garden sheds are a fantastic installation option for your garden, whether they are used as a storage solution for all your garden supplies or they can also be decked out in other ways increasing the size of your property. These other ways include a summer house approach, where you can include furniture for sitting on during the warmer months, there is also the option of creating a man’s shed which would be perfect for keeping tools in.
Garages
Incorporate a garage into your space to increase the size of your property. Some properties come with a garage, but many homeowners choose to build them to increase their storage space. There are many uses for garages, some choose to use them for storing their vehicles which is the traditional use for a garage, others like to convert them into a utility room to keep their laundry appliances in, ensuring there is no noise pollution in your home. another use is to convert a garage into a home gym. This a trend which increased in popularity during the last lockdown.
Green Houses
The addition of a greenhouse within your garden can increase the size of your property because it provides you with a way of growing more exotic plants that would not survive in your garden otherwise. Whether growing flowers or organic produce, the British gardener has had a long-standing relationship with the greenhouse, it being a great way to nurture young plants and plant seedlings, protecting them from the frost. A greenhouse is ideal for someone with a small garden who wants to maximise their land for growing.
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