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5 Tips to Adding a Granny Annex

4 November 2017 by Eileen

5 Tips to Adding a Granny Annex to Your Home to Take Care of Your Elderly Parents

Taking care of your elderly parents sometimes can be a hard task if they live far away. You may not be able to hire a live-in caregiver for them since it may be expensive depending on the type of care they require. For more information check live in carer dot org.  In some ways, you may be inclined to live together with your elderly parents. This will require the building of a granny annex at your home and to do this you will be required to consider a few things.

5 Tips to Adding a Granny Annex

  1. Privacy

We all love our own personal space when it comes to our living areas. So when you decide to include a granny annex in your home, you should really consider the privacy of your home, if need be. You should consider whether you would like to live together or you would prefer to keep your home private. Talk it over with your parents so that you ensure that you can all decide on what to do and be on the same page in terms of living together. This will help you avoid family wrangles that may lead to minor issues and disputes.

  1. Planning

You should consider how you want to build the annex at your home.

  • Do you want to construct an annex or a flat?
  • Will it be an extension of your home or will you build it independently?

When you can answer these two primary questions then you will have an idea of what you really want to build at your home. In planning, you also need to consider the amount of money that you will use in the construction of the annex and in buying the building materials. Knowing the cost of all your expenditures will enable you to plan a budget for the construction and also put a timeline on the construction. You also need to have a floor plan and blueprints of the annex. This will help you measure the size of land that it may occupy and also the number of people that will be required to build the annex.

  1. Analyse The Impact of The Annex

When you are considering building a granny annex at your home, you should consider the impact it will have in your home and also your family. You should ask yourself if building an annex will be beneficial to you and your elderly parents. It will be beneficial if your parent requires medical attention and someone to take care of their daily needs.

  1. Have Options

You should give yourself options in terms of how the annex will be built. You should consider if you want to renovate a self-contained part of your home or build a new room adjoining your home.

  1. Comfort

You should construct a granny annex that your parents will be comfortable living in. Consider some of their interests and hobbies they generally have and try to accommodate them so that they can remain active.

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