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Ideal Home
Sarah Handley

10 side return extension ideas to make the most out of the additional space

Side return kitchen extension with white walls, wood flooring, black kitchen island and fixed rooflights overhead.

If you're home allows, these side return extension ideas could have a hugely positive impact on your home. When adding to the footprint of your home, it can often mean sacrificing precious garden space. But fortunately, if your home has an alleyway at the side, it's likely a redundant space. By using this space to build an extension - a side infill or side return extension specifically - you can drastically improve your home's layout and how you live in it.

And when it comes to extension ideas, there is a lot you can do with a side return extension, which despite being small, can have a big impact. Experts at Resi explain, 'Side returns are often applied to Victorian terraced properties as a lot of them possess alleyways in their configuration. By filling in this side alleyway, L shaped properties are squared off, creating that all important additional space.

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