How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Handles are hard, these are the only two I've found that I like so far... The circular cross section is winning for me right now...

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I prefer the round ones too

My first school's locker door handles.

Are garden rooms/sheds with stairs up the side and walkable roofs a thing?

I feel like I saw this on a gardening show once but can't remember.

Probably not. An accessible raised platform like that generally requires planning permission as you might overlook neighbours. Add in requirements for balustrades etc and it is likely to be over height for permitted development anyway. You would have to really want one for it to be worth the bother.

Someone round the corner from me had to reduce a kids climbing frame after the neighbours complained because it was too tall.

I have a steeply sloped garden, with a raised deck already that is ground level at the back but 2m or so above ground level at the front.

Which according to forum people is fine because the height is measured from the highest ground level.

So what I'm thinking is, instead of having just a void under a deck, could I have a shed with the roof serving as the deck.

Agree it does sound difficult though

So what I'm thinking is, instead of having just a void under a deck, could I have a shed with the roof serving as the deck.

Maybe. Depends if the planning officer thinks you have a deck with a shed under it or a shed with a balcony.

planningportal includes

If the decking forms part of a larger piece of work (e.g. an extension with additional decking), then there may be different/further rules which apply to the entire development.

so you might come under different rules once you add the shed.

If it doesn't overlook neighbours and is tucked away below the slope getting planning permission shouldn't be a problem though. You don't need professional plans for something like this if you can draw a decent diagram and explain what you want to do.

Maybe Joel bird - won shed of the year and wrote a book and is now on telly a bit - his shed has an allotment on top. ?

Yes!

This is exactly what I want. Almost certainly cannot DIY and dread to think what it would cost to pay someone

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Thanks, this is helpful

If it doesn't overlook neighbours

My deck already does though. Even if I didn't have a deck, the slope is enough that by standing at the back of the garden I could look into their top floor windows. Reckon this is the be all and end all?

Reckon this is the be all and end all?

If the gardens are small and your neighbours complain I think they might have a point. I'd speak to the council before spending a lot of money.

I'm ready to order some sliding doors and a fixed window for my kitchen overhaul. How aggressive can I be when trying to haggle?

I have a couple of comparable quotes. For the company I would like to use their slider is a couple of hundred quid more than the cheapest quote - I'd like to aim at around 13% discount on the this. The fixed window however is nearly double the cheapest so I'd be looking at 50-60% discount.
I don't mind having an honest conversation with them, but don't want to piss them off before we've even started.

We've just received our initial design proposals and I'm keen to hear anyone's opinions as we're meeting with our architect tomorrow.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-yC6iWRTLQIpUeMEr9ph9EgpLKD_vqkA/view?usp=sharing

(Please let me know if the link doesn't work or if you can see a load of stuff you shouldn't be seeing)

Not sure how important it is to you but where will the TV go in that lounge area? Can't tell scale but I imagine there's nowhere to wall mount with that glass on either side which means a corner unit - a bit 90s.

Of course, if you're not having a TV then ignore me.

I like the roof design..

Thats going to be lovely!
Wouldn't have the peak of the roofs in the centre make the whole extension feel a little bit higher with more headroom?

Nice! Are you dead set on the dormer being en suite? Could the door be on the landing to make it a stand alone shower room and toilet? IE two doors between someone night pooping etc.

Got a proposed location for a boiler and flue?

Presumably in the living area with the bay window.

Surely civilised people go downstairs for night pooping. Personally I'd say stick it all in one, the additional space required is minimal and you can often squeeze a toilet in the eaves where you can't fit a shower.

@chrisbmx116 I also thought this for yours, can you not fit the ensuite together?

My personal opinion is to infill the side and gable end the extension. This will make the space much less segregated and clean the roof design.
It may require a pillar but a cranked beam should be enough.
*will add significant cost.
**additional planning

Hah - we used to live in Blenheim Park.

Aye possibly, but I feel having them separate has their advantages, en suite is basically using a cupboard in your bedroom as a loo, that plus heat and moisture from a shower is a hard no from me, plus separating the two means the toilet can be got to from either room and the shower can have a glass wall to allow more light into both rooms.

I like it - the double pitched roof is nice, is there a reason for it or just because?

Bench seating internal and external of the picture window could be nice (it’s what we’re doing) and might help with connection

How do those corner doors work - in summer will it be easy to get in and out and the house/decking feel connected?

Are there windows all along the side of the utility? Seems like a lot of nice light to be giving that space over the main living space

• it's cool
  
• be interesting to know how the rear extension roof(s) drain.
  
• I don't know what your objectives are for the top floor room, but it might be worth exploring exactly how much space remains in it once there is a king sized bed in it, and whether there are options for increasing the size. I'm slightly confused by the diagrams how the proposed design accommodates the chimneys - does it envelop them or not?
  

Also as this looks like your stage 1 - make sure they have a really clear idea of your costs and that any designs you go forward with won’t suffer endless reduction due to requiring value engineering.

Nice, I like the matched slope of the roofs and that angle will give more of an open view while providing a bit more privacy for and from the neighbours.