HOUSE SIDE EXTENSION IDEAS
If you are planning an extension for extra space, we have plenty of side extension ideas to help you personalise your new room. Ensuring it complies with house extension planning permission is an essential part of obtaining and installing your new room. Read below for more information about side extension ideas and planning permission.
1st SIDE EXTENSION IDEA: KITCHEN
If your home is smaller than you wanted, a side extension is an ideal solution for you. Creating another room inside your house, our side extensions bring ample amounts of light and ventilation, making it perfect for you.
With stunning lines and clean aesthetics, your new house side extension will be full of light, creating a modern kitchen for you to use. Choosing to incorporate beautiful bi-fold doors as well means you are supplying your home with incredible ventilation.
2nd SIDE EXTENSION IDEA: ROOF LANTERNS
A popular way of planning an extension among our customers is to install a roof lantern. By doing this, you will not only be benefitting from a wealth of added light but also a stronger roof, with stunning views to enjoy during the day and night at your side extension!
Installing a roof lantern in your house side extension is a great way of increasing the amount of natural light that enters your home, as well as adding value to your property and improving its aesthetic appeal.
3rd HOUSE SIDE EXTENSION IDEA: CONTRAST IN DESIGN
One way to add a bit more to the personality of your home is to make your side extension different from the rest of the rooms in your home. Contrasting the design and brightness, using stairs, windows, and doors can make your home more interesting, adding value to the property.
4th: PERFORMANCE GLASS SIDE EXTENSION IDEA
Enjoy your glass side extension that’s built with light and comfort in mind while also delivering incredible aesthetics that people are bound to remark upon. Each one will include:
Our super-insulated columns deliver thermal efficiency levels five times higher than a brick pier built to the same size specification. Larger columns will sit at the corners, and smaller inline ones will complete the sequence in between.
Create a classic or contemporary glass side extension by opting for a flat or fluted design. Our super-insulated columns can even sit on top of a dwarf wall, meaning you’ll be able to achieve a traditional design that’s powered by truly modern performance.
Your internally plastered super insulated columns will work beautifully with our insulated pelmet, which can also accommodate bi-fold doors and accept the installation of speakers and spotlights. Resulting in a room that feels comfortable always.
You can customise your glass side extension by choosing a colour scheme, thereby ensuring consistency of design throughout.
You can also increase the width of the room by opting to install our Ultrasky Roof instead of the Classic (a width of 6.5m is possible). Adding a decorative cornice hides your guttering from view.
5th: LIVINROOF HOUSE SIDE EXTENSION IDEA
Choose a house side extension that uses a solid conservatory roof like no other. You’ll be amazed at the amount of control you’ll have over the light. Each one will include:
A hybrid design that’s glazed and solid.
With Livinroof, you’ll be able to focus illumination where it’s most needed. Even better than that, you’ll be able to ask your Ultra Installer to shape the glazing into any format.
Outstanding contemporary design.
Streamline the external appearance of the structure with a decorative cornice. Add super-insulated columns for dimension and style. Having contemporary grey panels on the roof enhances its modern appearance. You can even remove internal doors, making your modern house side extension more accessible.
6th: ULTRAROOF HOUSE SIDE EXTENSION IDEA
Similar in some ways to the Livinroof, this is a house side extension that draws on the benefits of glass and tiled conservatory roofs to deliver incredible performance and visuals.
Full-height glazing can be used to ensure your side extension is never too dark; Velux windows can be substituted, depending on your preference.
The high performance glass in your Ultra roof will block out most solar rays and make your house side extension thermally efficient.
Customise your Ultraroof House Extension by selecting one of three tiled colours, and improve your roofline further by adding a curved decorative cornice to hide guttering.
Super-insulated columns and an insulated pelmet will help you build a traditional looking or contemporary room for entertaining and family time.
SIDE EXTENSION PLANNING PERMISSION
In almost all cases, planning permission for side extension is needed. Even then, before you build your house side extension, you will need to make sure that:
- If you live on designated land – including national parks and areas of outstanding beauty – you cannot build a house side extension.
- Your proposed development isn’t built beyond the principal or side elevation in the event that it’s facing onto a highway.
Otherwise, consent should be granted as long as:
- The width of your home is not greater than half the width of your original home.
- Your proposed build is single storey and does not exceed 4 metres in height.
- The materials used in your new side extension match those used inside your home.
Other rules and restrictions may apply, so ensure you check them before your house side extension installation. To find out about any other rules and restrictions that may apply, simply ask your approved Ultra Installer.
Take a look at more house side extension ideas from the Ultraframe gallery. To hear more about the range of extensions we provide and discuss any side or even rear extension ideas you may have, get in touch with us today.
BUILDING REGULATIONS
Building Regulations may apply to your proposed house side extension design. These rules exist separately from planning permission and broadly cover:
- Access into and out of a building so that it is safe
- Windows, doors and roofs
- Electrical systems
- Drainage
Please speak to the department at your local authority if you want advice about building regulations or refer your queries to your approved Ultra Installer.
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