Have you just completed a home renovation project to build an extension onto your home? How lovely! It’s always good to have some more room in the house, especially if you’ve now got a sunroom or conservatory to make use of, or an extra bathroom or some office space for more function.
However, on the rare occasion that an extension project doesn’t go quite right, the end result can leave you anything but satisfied! And if that’s happened in your house, it’s time to decide what to do with the extension you now have that you’re not completely happy with.
Extend the Extension
Got some cash left in the project budget? Good! Now’s the time to use it and get your extension extended again.
Sometimes all you need to do is go back to the drawing board and see what else can be done to create the extension you were dreaming of. If you need to take a couple of months to save up the money for this, go ahead.
Of course, make sure you hire a different contractor this time round, and one that comes with plenty more good reviews!
Find a New Use for it
If the extension itself isn’t so bad, it just isn’t what you really wanted, you may just have to reframe the way you think and feel about it. After all, you’ve been given some more usable space in your home, and that’s never a bad thing.
If it’s going to be far too expensive to try and fix the extension by adding to it, this may be the only option that’s actually available to you.
So, if it was supposed to be an artist’s studio, but it’s too small or the sun doesn’t come through the right windows, maybe it can be a simple hobby room instead? All you need to do to change its purpose is set up a storage system for all of your crafting materials and put in a work desk.
Tear it Down and Start Again
Finally, we have to consider the ultimate decision when dealing with extension results you hate: tearing it all down and starting again.
Because you do have the option to try this, if you want – as long as you have both the time and budget to get on with it.
You’ll need the help of a skilled scrap yard service to both knock down the extension and take the waste away, but this will make it a lot easier to have the extension ripped out with ease and no issues.
Once you’re done with the demolition stage, you can move on to the replanning of your project. This time, make sure you factor in the things that went wrong and prepare for them!
Hating the result of an extension project is quite rare, thankfully, but it can happen. If you’re left resenting the look of your new home space, try out the tips above to get the result you want.
