Extension Architecture

Most homeowners think of a garage as a place to park, or more often, a place to store junk. But a garage is also one of the best places to add real space to a house because so much of the hard work is already done. A well-planned garage extension can go up, out, or over, and each direction suits a different need and budget. Here are the three routes, and how to pick the one that fits your home. Why the garage is such a good starting point A garage comes with things a normal extension has to build from scratch. Foundations, walls, a floor slab, and often services are already in place. That existing structure is why garage projects tend to be cheaper per square metre than a ground-floor extension on open land. You're paying mainly for the new structure, roofing and fit-out, rather than starting with a hole in the ground. So before you think about losing garden to a rear extension, it's worth asking what the garage you already have could become. There are three directions it can...