
2 Ways To Add More Space To Your Home Without Moving!
Moving house shouldn’t be your solution to every space-related problem. Yes, living in a small home can be frustrating, and you feel the urge to upsize to a bigger place. Before you jump the gun and make a major life decision, consider these two ways to increase the size of your home without dealing with the stress of moving:
Convert Your Garage or Attic
Why move home when you can get one or two new rooms in a flash? Converting your garage or attic to livable spaces makes a ton of sense – especially if you’re barely using them. Look at both of these spaces and ask yourself what you’re actually getting out of them. Nine times out of ten, they’re used to store things.
What a complete waste of your property!
Gather all of your junk and decide what to throw out and what to keep. Take everything in the “keep” pile to your local storage facilities and store it there. Sure, you’re paying for this service, but it’s more cost-effective than moving homes.
An attic can be converted into a new bedroom, a study, or a playroom for your kids. Garages are perfect for home office conversions or to turn into a laundry room. You’re adding one or two rooms to your home, and you don’t always need to do a lot of renovation work. It’s an excellent idea if you have these two spaces in your home and aren’t getting the most out of them.
Add An Extension
If you’re willing to put up with construction work for a few months, then expand your home with an extension. Many homeowners see this as the perfect solution; it gives you so much extra space without needing to pack up all of your things and move home.
But wait, aren’t extensions expensive?
It depends on how you look at it. Yes, an extension is expensive compared with most things in life. However, you should consider the cost of moving home versus the cost of an extension. Bankrate suggests an extension will set you back between $20,000 and $80,000. That’s a lot of money, but did you know that moving home can cost almost as much?!
Data suggests you’ll spend between $2,500 and $7,000 on removal costs. This only takes into account money spent on packing up your life and moving it to a new location – it neglects the fact you’re spending a lot of money on the new house itself! You’ll need a bigger place, so it may cost more than your current one, not to mention any improvements you make when moving in.
Overall, it works out as far more costly than adding an extension, and we haven’t even touched upon the stress of moving house. An extension gives you additional space and lets you remain in your dream home.
So, do you still think that moving house is the right idea? It still can be, but only in certain circumstances. If you only need an extra room or two, then converting unused spaces or adding extensions makes way more sense – and they’re both more affordable options!