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Extending your home can bring a multitude of critical decisions, especially if the choice is to go up or out.

In most cases, the need to extend the home is based on growing families, the need to create extra living space or investing in renovations to maintain or increase the home's value.

According to leading Sydney builder, Ian Cubitt, simplicity is the key to a successful home addition.

"If you do decide to add another storey to the home, the process is much longer. Not only the construction, but the pre-development period where you have o consult with neighbours who could object, especially if a neighbour's view could be affected,"

"Construction and disruption to home life can also take much longer than a ground floor extension," he explained.

"Cost is also a major consideration. Upper floor additions can cost twice as much per square metre in comparison to ground floor extension," he said.

The home addition and renovation industry is now able to offer homeowners a range of extension options that are functional, attractive and extremely cost effective.

Ian's company, Ian Cubitt's Classic Home Improvements, is able to offer Sydney's largest range of ground floor extension options.

His multi HIA Award winning designs and installations include conservatories, glass rooms, Classic Spacemakers and tailored design and build extensions and renovations.

"One of the keys to a classic home extension is imagination. We say 'dare to be different'. You should create a 'living' space rather than just another room."

"Colours, textures, building materials, the use of natural light and the ability to control internal environment are just a few keys to creating a distinctive home extension, no matter what its ultimate function," said Ian.

"The best way to start the thought process is to have a look at what other people have created, then use your own creativity to work with a builder to create your own design," Ian recommends.

Ian Cubitt's Classic Home Improvements' showrooms are a great place for thought starters with an extensive photo gallery of hundreds of successful ground floor extensions created by his quality designers and tradespeople.