Shyam
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I wanted to start a thread to document our extension which has just started.
A bit of background, we moved in to a 1930s 3 bed, 1 reception, 1 dining room and a kitchen around 6 years ago. Over the years we've been working our way around the house modernising and redecorating. This has included creating a node zero under the stairs, 5.1 B&W setup in the living room and home automation using Lightwaverf and a Raspberry Pi. We've completed most of the areas apart from the kitchen and bathroom.
We decided to take advantage of the new planning law (well 2013) and plan a 5m single story rear extension. The new area and existing diner and kitchen will form a area with 3 zones; a seating area, a dining area and a new kitchen.
The existing and proposed layout is as follows:
In the proposed layout, the part labeled dining room will be the seating area and the space opposite the kitchen island will be the dining area. We're also planning on turning part of the existing kitchen in to a pantry and there will be a new WC in the hallway under the stairs (not shown in the image)
On to the techie part, we plan to have a new TV (maybe the Samsung KS8000) in the seating area with floor-standing stereo speakers set up, but also add wires for the rear and centre channel incase in the future they are required. All the connections for the TV will be wired back to the node zero under the stairs via ducting under the floor. The plan is to run at least 4 cat6 and 3 hdmi cables. Its a shame that Samsung don't offer a way to extend the one connect box cable.
We will also have a 2 pairs of ceiling speakers in the dining area and kitchen area, these will be linked to a 2 zone amp with a Chromecast Audio. This was briefly discussed here:Ceiling Speakers Advise
Generally downlights will be used, controlled by Lightwaverf, there'll also be other mood lights.
We just started the build and the foundations are being dug. I'll be following this post with progress pictures and questions for tips and ideas!
A bit of background, we moved in to a 1930s 3 bed, 1 reception, 1 dining room and a kitchen around 6 years ago. Over the years we've been working our way around the house modernising and redecorating. This has included creating a node zero under the stairs, 5.1 B&W setup in the living room and home automation using Lightwaverf and a Raspberry Pi. We've completed most of the areas apart from the kitchen and bathroom.
We decided to take advantage of the new planning law (well 2013) and plan a 5m single story rear extension. The new area and existing diner and kitchen will form a area with 3 zones; a seating area, a dining area and a new kitchen.
The existing and proposed layout is as follows:
In the proposed layout, the part labeled dining room will be the seating area and the space opposite the kitchen island will be the dining area. We're also planning on turning part of the existing kitchen in to a pantry and there will be a new WC in the hallway under the stairs (not shown in the image)
On to the techie part, we plan to have a new TV (maybe the Samsung KS8000) in the seating area with floor-standing stereo speakers set up, but also add wires for the rear and centre channel incase in the future they are required. All the connections for the TV will be wired back to the node zero under the stairs via ducting under the floor. The plan is to run at least 4 cat6 and 3 hdmi cables. Its a shame that Samsung don't offer a way to extend the one connect box cable.
We will also have a 2 pairs of ceiling speakers in the dining area and kitchen area, these will be linked to a 2 zone amp with a Chromecast Audio. This was briefly discussed here:Ceiling Speakers Advise
Generally downlights will be used, controlled by Lightwaverf, there'll also be other mood lights.
We just started the build and the foundations are being dug. I'll be following this post with progress pictures and questions for tips and ideas!