Ah yeah, had forgotten about matching materials - seems a ridiculous rule if it ends up with those ugly boxes!
Cheers for the advice. I am definitely open to using an architect but my worry is (as much as anything) finding one I like who wants to take on what will be a small-ish job for them, and then a residual fear about what will be most cost efficient. Might see if I can get in the house first, then scout around for some more info then (hopefully also with a better idea what will give us the biggest QOL improvements)
Ah yeah, had forgotten about matching materials - seems a ridiculous rule if it ends up with those ugly boxes!
Cheers for the advice. I am definitely open to using an architect but my worry is (as much as anything) finding one I like who wants to take on what will be a small-ish job for them, and then a residual fear about what will be most cost efficient. Might see if I can get in the house first, then scout around for some more info then (hopefully also with a better idea what will give us the biggest QOL improvements)