Contemporary Home Extension

 

Modular House Extension

The owners' cottage has served them well over the past 20 years, but with two teenage children, it's beginning to feel a bit cramped. They have decided to build an extra 4.8m x 6m extension onto the home which will be used as a TV lounge and study for their children.

The home extension was built using a new product by APS Versiclad called the Spacemaker Building System. It is designed to increase the living space for much less than the cost of conventional building. The system consists of high strength, lightweight, thermal wall and roof panels which assemble quickly and easily to offer a fully insulated structure.

The 50mm wall panels combine a pre-finished interior with a polystyrene insulation core together with an outer, structural, plywood face and a waterproof membrane. The modules are made in widths of 1200mm and heights of 2.4m and 2.7m.Supporting aluminium extruded sections are available in a variety of matching or contrasting colours. They effectively frame the wall panels. A snap-on trim provides a neat frame to accommodate vinyl or metal cladding, or any other appropriate external finish.http://ourhouse.ninemsn.com.au/ourhouse/factsheets/db/makeovers/01/158.asp

House Extension Costs

An extension to your house can be a easier option to moving for gaining more living space, but how much will it cost for types of extension of different sizes?The table below gives examples of the range of prices we have had submitted. As a rough idea you can typically say that it will cost £1000 per m² or  93 per ft² including basic plumbing and electrician work. This price is per unit area of internal floor space and so a 5x4m single floor extension will have a total floor area of 20m² and a double storey will have 40m².