maximise your extension budget

If the addition you want seems beyond your means, listen up. Here are 20 ways to make your extension spend go further

Make your money go further

The money you require for an extension can mount alarmingly as you add in the sums incurred by the various elements of the project. As well as the costs of construction and materials required for the addition, design work, plans and drawings and necessary permissions all come in. The interior of the new space plus its connection to the existing house weigh on the budget, too, and all the more so if a kitchen or bathroom is part of the plan. Employing someone to manage the work on your behalf will also cost.

But if you’ve done the financial planning and the extension you’ve dreamed of seems impossible to achieve without over-stretching your finances, take heart. Whether it’s performing some of the roles you might otherwise have handed over; adopting design tactics that mean build costs are lower; shopping cleverly for the essential elements of your extension; or even selling old materials to put money into your spending pot, it is possible to make a budget go further. Crucial too is the forward planning that will avoid expensive last-minute changes. Ready to get started?

Use our guide to spending and saving cleverly.