Summary of a House extension

jay0109

PMs sent

cobrakev

Hi Jay,

The extension looks great, love the external look and all glass back aswell. I am looking to do something similar soon myself. Could you PM the name of builder and schedule of works?

Thanks

rw53

Hi Jay, great post thanks, the end result looks great! Just about to start our own renovations and small extension, could you please PM the builder's name, schedule of works, laminate supplier and painter details as well please? Also if you could give me a rough estimate of time and cost as well? Thanks!

ButtersSuki

Jay, could you also PM me the builder details?

Thanks!

antodeco

I'm currently getting an extension at the side of the house. It's doubling size of the house, so a big job.

Picking the right builder is key, and if you notice anything, ask about it straight away! Better to be told it's nothing to worry about now, than having to get more work done later down the road!

croucher

Hi Jay, could you also PM the builder details to me, and if you could also send on the schedule of works that the builders used for the pricing element, that would be super helpful as we are embarking on something similar:eek:

jay0109

PM sent to all who requested info.

1 further recommendation.
I needed a room divider type piece of furniture to use along the drop in level within the overall room (the steps only cover part of the drop). I didn't want the standard rectangle bookcase type furniture from IKEA as it wouldn't fit the gap exactly and I just didn't like the look of them.

After much searching I got a recommendation of a company called Tylko in Poland
https://tylko.com/
You can design your own shelving unit/bookcase to the exact measurements you want. As many rows as you want and in different dimensions. Very good interactive tool on the site to design the unit.
They have sales on every couple of months offering 10% off if you go over €500. Production and shipment took a few weeks.
Quality product and very good after sales follow up service. Only took an hour to put it together- much more straightforward than the IKEA flatpacks. And much better product too IMO.
Highly recommend them.

Elle01

Hi Jay
Can you please PM builders details?
Thanks

FrankGrimes

jay0109 wrote: »

PM sent to all who requested info.

1 further recommendation.
I needed a room divider type piece of furniture to use along the drop in level within the overall room (the steps only cover part of the drop). I didn't want the standard rectangle bookcase type furniture from IKEA as it wouldn't fit the gap exactly and I just didn't like the look of them.

After much searching I got a recommendation of a company called Tylko in Poland
https://tylko.com/
You can design your own shelving unit/bookcase to the exact measurements you want. As many rows as you want and in different dimensions. Very good interactive tool on the site to design the unit.
They have sales on every couple of months offering 10% off if you go over €500. Production and shipment took a few weeks.
Quality product and very good after sales follow up service. Only took an hour to put it together- much more straightforward than the IKEA flatpacks. And much better product too IMO.
Highly recommend them.

Thanks for the tip, really like the idea of the Tylko shelves, do they look well? As in some shelves you just want out of the way doing their job, others can look well enough to be a feature in themselves if you know what I mean?

jay0109

They do look well, very pleased with them.
I'm no interior designer but some of the in-laws who work in Property have been very taken with them and got the website info off of me for work they have coming up etc.

Tylko's after sales service very good too. I had 1 small issue which I wasn't even going to raise with them but they chased it up and resolved it.

gooner99

Great thread. Do you have a pic of the Tylko unit?

jay0109

I don't have a pic on my phone and there's a lot of clutter on the shelfs at present!
But it's fairly similar to this pic I found online except ours is dark grey and longer

Pete56

Really useful post Jay, thanks. We are taking on an extension build ourselves at the moment, any chance you could PM me the schedule of works you mentioned earlier in the thread.

jay0109

PM me your email address and I'll forward them on

Pete56

Great thanks, PM sent.

finnyj

Hi Jay. Any chance you could send on a copy of the scope of work you used?

jay0109

Just sent

UL GRAD

Hi Jay - thanks for sharing your experience. Found it very helpful. We are just starting out on a similar process. Apologies - I know you have sent the schedule of works on to a lot of people but would you mind flicking it on to me as well if you get a chance as currently trying to put one together!

jay0109

Hi UL Grad, can you PM me your email address and I'll send the attachment to you that way

geo88

Great thread Jay, thanks for sharing all of that information with us!

Would you mind also sending me on the details over PM please?

Cheers!

jay0109

Hi, PM me your email address and I'll send it on

gomamochi1

jay0109 wrote: »

Just checked my phone and only have 2 pics that have no people in them!
Will try and take a few more over the weekend.

Basically, in pic #2, from the end of the island on is the extended area

Lovely job from the pics and detailed description. well done.

starface

Very jealous of your extension. We are hoping to get something similar. Getting drawings down up next week. I love the big windows but does anyone know if the add massive costs to the project. I’m talking about this kinda style



https://goo.gl/images/uoKkdZ

jay0109

I can't say for sure what extra they add but if memory serves me right they were about 1.5k each

Gumbo

starface wrote: »

Very jealous of your extension. We are hoping to get something similar. Getting drawings down up next week. I love the big windows but does anyone know if the add massive costs to the project. I’m talking about this kinda style



https://goo.gl/images/uoKkdZ

That door and glazing system would be 10k alone when you take account of the additional structural elements and the units themselves.

D9Male

This thread is very informative. Thanks. If there's any chance you could send me the details of the builder and the schedule of works, that would be great thanks.

jay0109

PM your email address and I'll send the info on