The cost of extending is generally cheaper than moving. There are various reports on the cost of moving but the total will clearly vary depending on the property you are moving to and from. However, whatever the cost, all of this money could be utilized to pay a good proportion of the cost of your extension. A good way of comparing the cost of kitchen extensions London to moving is to add the cost of the proposed works to the existing property value and see if you can buy the space ready built cheaper. The usual reason for extending or moving is to gain more space but by extending your home, you are in control of the space you create at the design stage (obviously within planning and technical limitations). If you want more room in the kitchen and less in the bedroom or you want to make the whole building bigger, then that is your choice. When moving, very rarely do you find the layout and finishes exactly as you would like them and often this leads to further alteration costs once you have moved. Work that the vendor has recently completed is stripped out and redone as it is not to your taste. With kitchen extensions London, as well as deciding on the overall size and shape of the rooms, you also get to choose the finishes such as sanitary ware, kitchen units and flooring from the start. Extending can often lead to making more use of existing space by combining it with the extension. A small bedroom, for example could be doubled in size by extending it into the new space.
Unless your kitchen extensions London by Optima London Builders is designed and built to poor standards it will undoubtedly add value to your property. It is extremely difficult to be precise about the amount as this will vary depending on the number, size and use of the additional rooms. As property usually doubles in worth over a decade you are not likely to lose out in the long term even without extending but a well designed and built addition will increase the value even further. Opinions will vary from one person to the next as to the true added value but ultimately the only figure that really counts is how much a purchaser is prepared to pay for it. It is considered that living space adds more value than usual space but often estate agents valuations relate to the number of bedrooms in a property.
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