Hi Sam, The obvious comment is not to go too dark. Don't be scared to go for big tiles. We use big tiles in all our projects and in the showroom and doesn't effect it what so ever. I believe the bigger the better as there is less grout lines (and less to clean then). Maybe think about going for rectangle tiles for the floor and brick bind them. This way the grout lines can be positioned to make the room feel longer (like the picture I've attached). Please feel free to contact me if you want more advise on tile combinations. Regards Stephen Newton

I think that this house sits well and I don't think the rear is currently unsightly but I think if you block up one of the upstairs windows at the back it will look strange as a window will clearly be missing (further compounded by having difficulty matching brick). One possibility would be to render the back to hide patched brickwork but personally I think that if you were going to spend money on that you should spend the money on a drain and soil pipe (est.: £2500) which would allow you to take the big bedroom over the lounge as the main and to have a big ensuite with WC off the main (in bed 3) plus a bathroom with WC in the original position. To keep it as a four bed I would then have a modest fourth bed at the side where the current WC is or consider splitting bed 4/5 again (or only do that a week before selling if you prefer three double bedrooms). In my opinion you should work out what is the ultimate layout for the house and do that when budget allows rather than try to do everything on a shoestring. One further thought- if you are trying to make the downstairs feel bigger, free up a little space by moving your laundry facilities upstairs.

I agree that it is unusual now to find a new house without one but I think if you have space to put an extra shower room elsewhere so that you still have more than one then it should be okay. Ideally somewhere not far from the master bedroom. Also like the suggestion for you to put in all of the pipe work etc so that it can easily be added later. If you dont get round to it upon resale then atleast there is less work for a buyer.

Generally a 4 bed house wants two bathrooms but the room sounds too small to add even a tiny en suite. Is that the biggest room? Could one of the other rooms have the en suite added, or be reduced in size to accommodate the en suite to the master?