Extensions

We want to buy a house that will need an extension but have 2 questions which we'd like to find answers for before we put an offer

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.44 PM

Hi, My husband and I have seen a small 1930's semi detached house which only has 2 bedrooms but it does has plenty of room on the side and rear to extend (which the neighbours have done). We would prefer to extend at the back as we would want to keep the garage which is on the side. We have a couple of questions 1-Can windows be put on the side of the house on the upstairs level which means they would be facing out into the neighbours garden (they gap between the houses would be approx 4m)? 2- When we move we could only afford to extend the ground floor (kitchen and bathroom) so would have to wait a few years to extend the upstairs? Is it possible to phase a 2 storey extension into two, and is this cost effective? Any advise would be really appreciated Kind Regards Lauren