Adding a Bedroom Extension

A frequent problem with first home buyers is that while the family grows, a home does not. Planning ahead and buying a larger home with more bedrooms is not usually an option because of the expense. A more viable option is to buy a home with a view to adding a bedroom extension later, when your home equity and increased earnings make it more affordable. Adding a bedroom extension also adds value to your home, making it an investment that can potentially pay dividends.

Adding a bedroom extension is not just a matter of tacking on an extra room. If it's going to be a bedroom you enjoy having and enhances the value of your home, it should fit seamlessly into your existing home design and modernise the home as well. In an ideal situation, you will have space for adding on a bedroom that is perfectly situated. Ideal situations rarely exist, though. That's when a little lateral thinking comes in handy.

Brainstorming Your Bedroom Extension Options

Before deciding that attaching a new bedroom to your home is your only option, brainstorm your other options. Start by looking for existing rooms that could be converted into a bedroom. For example, if you live in an older home, the living room may be separate from the kitchen. Would converting the living room into a master bedroom work? This might be an ideal time to have that living room you've been dreaming about built. Have the children outgrown their bedrooms? Maybe knocking out the wall between the kids' rooms and converting it into a master bedroom would work. One of the children could commandeer your existing master bedroom and a bedroom extension could be built for the other.

If converting a room doesn't seem to work and space is limited, look for ways to maximise your available space. Do you have a spare room you use as a home office? If you can find or make room for a pocket office somewhere else in your home, you may not have to go to the expense of adding on a bedroom extension.

Have you considered converting your garage into a bedroom? Doing this can save thousands of dollars in construction costs. You will need council approval for this and will need to add insulation, interior walls, and flooring, but the basic structure is already there. Plumbing and fit-outs for an ensuite bathroom, if needed, will be a major expense, but even if you include the a carport in your costings, you will probably find it is still less expensive than adding on a bedroom of the same size.

If a Bedroom Extension is Your Only Option

If, after brainstorming your other options, you decide a bedroom extension is your best option, consider getting a building designer or architect to help you with your plans. Yes, they will cost money, but their expertise can help save you money on construction costs and their ideas will help ensure your new bedroom is as you want it to be or even better.

Whatever you decide to do, our Get a Quote service can help you find the help you need with your bedroom extension. The service is free and you are under no obligation to use the services of the professionals who get back to you with quotes. Use the hipages.com.au Get a Quote service for everything you need, from designers to building contractors, or materials for your DIY home improvement project. Why not try it now? It could be the first step towards adding a bedroom extension that you'll love at an affordable price.