Upstairs reconfiguration
E Cole
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Comments (5)Thank you for your comments, it's great to get as much feedback as possible. There are a few reasons we plan to extend upstairs. The first, being we have a lovely view across our garden and the fields behind but from our master bedroom we have the view of a roof line of the ground floor extension below. So we either build an extension on top and it a master bedroom and reuse the roof tiles or make it a flat roof. Photos to follow.... The reason why we are keen to have a few en suites, is that at the moment we have 3 Monday to Friday lodgers that all share the same bathroom and we think it would be nice for the rooms to be self contained with their own bathrooms and it may add more value to the property in the future. The reason why I thought we could walk through the dressing room to the toilet, is my husband and I go to work at different times so we could sleep in the bedroom but get ready for work in the dressing room and sneak out whilst not disturbing the other sleeping beauty. Do you think I should have a door to the ensuite from the bedroom? Do let me know if I can answer any more questions...See Morereconfigure upstairs
Comments (18)I think that you have budget enough to consider extending. This plan is a little smaller so might well meet your budget. In my opinion you could research the cost of builders in your area, cost any additional work you want to do then when you know how much square footage you can afford to build start exploring different layouts. A concept planner would be a cost effective way to do this....See MoreReconfiguring space to fit a nursery and home office
Comments (10)I would, in no small way, be miffed that the architects incorporated a communal space without first checking they could! A basic oversight. I agree with Kingfisher. If this is a short term fix, meaning you don’t want to spend too much, then moving the staircase for such little gain seems to be throwing good money away. It looks like you could still have just about everything you require without moving the staircase. When I say just about I mean not to have an en-suite (you mention it but I cannot see it on your plan). On the lower ground you have room for the master bedroom and nursery with one bathroom. Your proposal to build a wall to make the nursery smaller, thereby continuing the corridor to the door, solves your cat flap problem and can still be done with the stairs where there are. I agree that you should remove that internal door and small wall in the hall. It would open out the space and let in more light. On the raised ground level again your plan is good and can be achieved whilst leaving the stairs well alone. You have indicated that you want the study to also serve as a third bedroom. I imagine this is for occasional guests so would primarily be a study. Have you heard of Murphy beds?They are an ingenious way to utilise your space to its fullest where the bed is stored vertically inside a cupboard. studybed.com is just one site of many that offer other combinations of transformational furniture. The studybed is a desk that folds out into a bed. That leaves your good proposal to convert the living room into the kitchen/living room and yes I would move the front door....See MoreReconfigure upstairs or possible dormer extension?
Comments (0)Hello, I would very much appreciate some advice and I am a little at a loss what to do. We have saved around 25k and would like to add one bedroom upstairs to our property. Initially we thought of adding a dormer similar to the one that already exists on one side of the house on the other side (red outline of plans/ replacing solar panels on overhead image) but are now not sure we have the funds currently to do that. We then thought about changing some things around upstairs and would appreciate any guidance that could be offered. Perhaps the solution reconfiguring with a smaller dormer. I made the drawings myself so they are not the most professional and we have an architect coming over next week who is going to do a survey of the property and make some existing and proposed plans. Advice is more than welcome about the process or the property. Best wishes and thanks, Adam...See MoreE Cole
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