House extension is all about creating an extra space into your house for more rooms. It is about adapting your house to the growing needs of your family. House extensions are a convenient source of increasing the size of the house and making it more valuable and useful. They provide a better and more reasonable alternative to shifting to a new house and for this reason house extensions have become the top choice of those homeowners who want to have more space in their homes. The most interesting thing about house extensions is that they can be of any form and any style – upwards, outwards, side wards, or downwards – according to the wishes of the house owners. From simple backyard, porch and terrace extensions to the complex basement and multi-story extensions, house extension can be of various types. This article is going to tell you some basic types of house extensions.
Porch or garage extension
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So much can be done with the porches and garages when it comes to house extensions. Porches and garages are simple structured extensions usually to the front or to the side of the house that can easily award some extra space. You can incorporate a garage with the inside of your house to increase the size of your living room, or you can simply let it stay detached from the house and convert it into a small office, or an art studio, or a gym, or a workshop, or a green house or even a small multi storey house.
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Single storey Extension
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Single storey extension is the most common type of house extension and comparatively the easiest and the cheapest one. It involves enlargement of the house with additional construction. It can be in the front, at the back, on the sides, or in all of the three dimensions. Garage and porch extensions are also types of single storey extensions.
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Multi storey Extension
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Multi storey extension involves construction of more stories on the existing storey of the house. This type of extension is costly and requires well designing.
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Basement extension
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If your house already has a basement, then it is fairly easy to remodel it and convert it into your desired room. But if it lacks a basement and you want to create one from the scratch then it is not impossible. However, it is going to cost you a lot of money and time, plus it needs much investigation of factors like the quality of earth under your house, the drainage pipes underneath the house, and several others.
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Roof Extensions
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Roof extension is an addition or a modification to an existing roof. Some of the most common types of roof extensions are dormer windows and roof lights.