A SIP home extension – is the idea worth your consideration?
Firstly, you need to question is an extension right for you or should you just move?
“Housing Market set to be the worst for 20 Years” – so say the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors this month. Low numbers of house sales and falling prices (in most regions) make for a bleak outlook for those thinking about moving house.
“Shall I move?” or “Shall I Extend?” – the latter option is looking more attractive.
And who doesn’t need a little more space in their life, for such a variety of reasons?…
- A new light and airy living room that connects with the garden
- A newly combined kitchen/family/dining room for great family life
- A home office or hobbies room – maybe freeing up a bedroom
- An extra utility room
- A downstairs bathroom or cloakroom
- An attached living annex for a relative
- Part of a complete improvement/makeover of the house layout
5 Reasons A Home Extension May Be The Superior Option To Moving House
- Avoid professional fees of many thousands of pounds to estate agents and conveyance’s
- Avoid the uncertainty of the stressful and challenging process
- Speed – from start to finish, a Swift Home extension could be completed in much less time than a house-move
- Avoid the upheaval of the actual moving process – sorting, packing, storage, etc
- Retain your social infrastructure – schools, neighbours , doctors, etc.
A SIP Extension Can Transform Your Home In As Little As 2 Weeks!
What makes a Swift Home Extension Different?
Firstly, here at Swift, we use systems and materials that we have been successfully using for the past 10 years in our garden rooms. Instead of the traditional bricks and mortar construction method, we use SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels). To read more about SIPs CLICK HERE
One of the biggest dreads associated with a home extension has to be the disruption. Talk to anyone who is the muddy middle ground of an extension turmoil and they are very likely to say something along the lines of “I’m starting to wish we hadn’t bothered” or “I don’t know how much more I can take”…
During a traditional build extension your home and garden is really going to be turned into a work site for a gruelling 3 month period. It’s enough to sway even the most patient of us over to the ‘move’ camp.
With a Swift SIP home extension, however, our team can have your new space complete in as little as 2 weeks… without a doubt the fastest way of adding more space to your home.
3 Main Benefits of a SIP Extension
- Speed. The SIP system of construction allows most of your extensions structure to be manufactured off-site in clean, dry factory conditions. When the appropriate groundwork has been done our pre-designed SIP kits are delivered to site and our installers can often have the ‘box’ constructed in 1 or 2 days.
- Cost. Although a SIP extension is unlikely to be the cheaper alternative to a traditional build extension, long term there are savings to be made. The airtight quality and superior insulating properties of a SIP construction help to tick all the right boxes in terms of keeping the cold out and the warmth in. Result – savings!
- Design Freedom. The versatility of SIPs allows our designers to be more ambitious in their designs and interpretations of your ideas. Wide doorways, large skylights, stylish overhanging roof lines… they are all possible.
So, perhaps the question should be – why not a SIP home extension?!
Complete our PROJECT PLANNER or call us on 01625 875588 to take your quest for more space to the next stage.
Great Blog. I love my traditional brick garden room extension but wishing now that I’d considered the option of a Swift SIP extension.
’I am looking to have a modular extension and attached the plans which
have been submitted to the local authority for planning permission.
do you cover SE London?
We are an osteopathic clinic and therefore need to be closed for as
little time as possible and a modular extension seems logical.
We will need a flat roof with a skylight in.
I am looking for a company to do the whole thing from beginning to end
including the fit out of electrics. No water or sewage waste will be
needed.
old conservatory to be taken down and removed.
end of terrace so ease of access.
i am in the very early stages so have not thought of all the things needed at this point so happy to answer any questions.
will be attached to existing house and use existing door. so this can be covered up while extension is built
I look forward to hearing from you
Paul Musk
Hello Paul,
Thank you for your message. Swift are currently not undertaking any new extension projects, but are working to re-introduce the option of attaching your Garden Room to your home.
If you are as excited as we are and would like to receive our newsletter, we can keep you up to date with all our progress on this, including launch dates. Please email us your contact details to support@swiftorg.co.uk, specifying ‘Garden Extension updates’. Thank you!