Generally people change their house altogether when they think that they need a bigger home. They do not think to extent their house for that. Because of the economical situation and the high prices of the houses they get loan and that can cause them problems. Paying the full payment that you have loaned can get years. For all these reasons extension of house is better option than buying a new one. It can be less costly than a new home and you will not have to put yourself in debt issues. Moving to another home especially when you have kids with you, is itself a very hectic ideas, also when you are living in one place for long time, you get emotionally attached to it and have friends and good neighborhood and don’t want to leave it, so the best way is that you enhance it rather than move anywhere else.
House extension means that to add more space to your living room or if the base of your house is good you can add another story to it. You will not have to do anything with your existing house, because it already will be according to need, it will also less the cost. You will definitively have to make some changes and renovation if you buy a new one and you will have to pay for renovation as well as the actual cost of new house. If you are going to have a baby you can add a nursery to your house or a conservatory to add a wow factor to your property.
You will have to get permission from your house authorities if you are planning a extension or even for building a new home. They will let you enhance your home but may be they will want to make sure that the design or the colors are according to their other houses or will match them. You will have to use the same material that has been used in other buildings. It is important that whatever you have added in your home, match with old one. Paints can get fade so maybe you will need to repaint your whole house.
It will be more beneficial if you plan all the extensions before you build a home that way everything will b decided you will build your home according to that and there will be no need to plan everything again.
You will have to hire an architect for planning your home extension also you will have to get permission for your plan from authorities and it can cost you very much. Your neighbors can also object and go you. Extension sometime affect badly on the original architect of your house, you will have very less choice if your property space is limited. Even there are these problems, enhancing house is still better than changing it.
