Guest Blogger: How to Beautifully Add Space to Your Home

Guest Blog Entry #18, Entry #250, August 20, 2010

At the beginning of the summer I had a blog post on how to enjoy porches to gain inspiration for relaxing and entertaining.  Today, my guest blogger shows us how to gain square footage in our home and save more money than the conventional addition.  Of course, adding a room or a wing on to the home isn’t always an economical option for everyone.  See how a sunroom may be the answer to your longing for a porch that you can use year around!

Rob Stone from Simply Conservatories, explains how adding a sunroom can be a great alternative to a brick extension, and it can be used throughout the winter months as well.  If you are considering a renovation and/or addition to your home – think of adding a sunroom/conservatory.

A sunroom/conservatory can add needed square footage to your home

Many of us would ideally like some added space in our home, be it for a growing family or additional space to entertain friends. With the price of housing being affected by the credit crunch, many people cannot afford to move to a large home so instead look to expand the space they already have. The first thought from many of us would be to build an extension to our home but there is an alternative which is the conservatory, also known as a sunroom.

When it comes to brick built extensions, they are a very practical way to extend the room indoors but with the drop in conservatory prices, they have become a very good alternative. A conservatory or sunroom usually consists of a material called uPVC which you also find on standard double glazed doors and windows. The double glazing which consists in a conservatory has come a long way over recent years and now very good at keeping heat in during winter months whereas older conservatories could easily become bitter cold for several months of the year.

Enjoy the outdoors and indoors all year long!

The uPVC material has a very good reputation of being very low in the need of maintenance compared to older timber frames found on some sunroom designs. Once your new added space has been completed, it can easily allow for a full dining table and chairs if you wish to use as an entertaining area. If relaxation is on the agenda then the added space can easily fit a range of very comfortable furniture to make the most of the extra light and warmth coming through the double glazed windows.

Small additions to your new space can make a new structure come a very warm and comfortable living area. This includes small plants or even an indoor waterfall which added together can be a very relaxing oasis for both family and friends to enjoy.

A sunroom can be cheaper than a typical room addition

The overall price for your the new addition to your home can usually be found to be much lower than a brick extension. Adding to this, you can easily find the resell price of your home can easily rise to which may not be something you are looking for right now, but can be very beneficial in the future

Rob Stone writes many articles on conservatories such as the latest uPVC Conservatory Prices that can be found online.

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