I have one builder had a look and he is to quote and another one coming on Saturday.
The roof we are unsure of pitched or flat but whatever it is letting in as much light as possible.
Great post thank you. The middle room should the extension happen is our kitchen/dining so it's not going to be possible to not spend lots of time in it. We live in it all the time, extension will add to it and give us a better view of the garden. The extension itself will be light filled it can't not be how it will face its just filtering enough light through in into the existing space! Plenty of glass I suppose!Plan to have your little used areas in the middle part...eg utility space (we have a cupboard). I use it max ten mins a day so don't mind that it is lit artificially. Maybe fridge over that side too as it will always be lit by the interior light. See if you can reflect light from roof lights onto opposite walls and add mirrors to those walls. We have floor to ceiling glass across the whole back of the house, and once I cracked it and the whole pane cracked. I couldn't believe how dark the entire space was as a result of the back wall being partially opaque. Also consider that sometimes if a space is dark keep it dark and cosy with furnishings, colours etc rather than trying to lighten it. Also we spend v little time at the sink these days with diswashers, the traditional placement of the sink was against the back wall at a window. No need for that any more if you now have the opportunity to move the plumbing around. Good luck! We are 7.5 years into living in our extended space and we love it, especially since lockdown, we have seen so much out the back sliders! Currently chasing birds from our strawberries as we can spot the movement as we work in the kitchen
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