Which floorplan please? A or B?
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First time user - hello! Would love some advice for our ground floor layout? Thank you
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PRO8 years agoDepends how much space you need and how you would use the areas. If you need inspiration, take a look at some of our designs -
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Comments (14)Thank you so much for the input, especially to Jonathan for adapting the plan. It's really interesting because our initial goal was absolutely to open up the line of site right from front to back, but the reason we changed our minds is because we were going to end up with a very small utility room, that seemed almost not worth having. We also have a dog, so the goal was to have some way of containing the mess! We are changing an existing window to a door to do this in the utility room I showed. 1. Moving the kitchen to where Jonathan suggests means we would lose use of an existing chimney breast, where we planned to have a wood burner in the planned 'family area'. 2. The existing wc also needs to be made larger as it's currently under the stairs and my husband can't stand up(!) I am attaching another picture that the architect initially drew where you can see the small room to the right of the 'corridor' is intended to be the utility room......See MoreOptimal Floor Plan: Which walls go and which ones stay?
Comments (6)I like your idea of the layout. There are a couple of places where I thought the cost implication probably isn’t worth it. For instance you have moved a door and wall for the larger of the entry level bedrooms. The net result is that you gain a little in the hall and a walk in wardrobe. Personally I think you shouldn’t spend the money moving walls here you should just buy nice furniture. I notice you have moved out the hot water storage tank. Of course this is possible- were you going to change the boiler anyway? If you were going to make a new boiler I would try to move it into one of the loft voids but if you are already stretching the budget then leave well alone. I like the kitchen being open to the living room but you will have to have a door to the hall to meet regulations. I think that the kitchen design could be improved by moving the sink, having no units under the window and a bigger island. Consider what surface you want on the island and how easy it will be to get it up the stairs. I think that you should think about how many people you want to accommodate in the lounge. Currently it looks like you can sit more at the dining table than the sofa area. You need to think about where you want the TV. If you want to keep the fireplace the TV above may be too high up. I also think you should investigate where the waste from the upstairs bathroom flows. If it flows straight down near the hot water cylinder then you may have options for moving the bathroom or making an extra ensuite. Upstairs I would try moving the clothes rails out of the way and placing the bed on that wall rather than half in what was probably once a wardrobe. I think then you will feel much better about this room. You should also consider your budget and how much work you are prepared to do yourself. At this stage most people need to prioritise- for instance I would be looking at spending £25k on a kitchen, £4k on decorating, £5k on flooring, £4K on window treatments, and £6k on each bathroom, £7k on new boiler in a new location. If this is a first property you likely need furniture too. How much is available after the finishing jobs to knock walls around?...See MoreFloorplan help please - Kitchen and master bedroom ensuite / wiw
Comments (17)Hi Rinq, thank you so much for taking the time to draw up some possible floor plans for us - this has been incrediby helpful. I love your proposed layout for the kitchen. My only concern with your design is that the wall with the kitchen- diner entrance is load bearing and would therefore require structural work to move. Presumably this would not be an issue, just something I will need to discuss with a builder for an estimated cost. Do you think there would be enough room in the kitchen to add a pennisula on the external wall of your design, turning your design into a G shape kitchen? This is something we are considering but it is hard to tell whether the area would feel cramped. I have attached a screenshot of another kitchen design that my partner likes which utilises an island although I do not think our kitchen diner has enough space for this. Again, thank you for considering and proposing a floor plan for the 1st floor. Your approach to moving the master suite to the left of the property makes complete sense and appears a better utilisation of space, although walking this through in the house we have realised the views are much better on the right hand side of the property from the existing master bedroom and feel it would be best to keep this as the master. Do you have any recommendations on how best to use the extension for an en-suite & walk in wardrobe i.e. layout of bathroom items, which way round to have the two rooms, and also considering the window positioning & soil pipe that will need to be inserted to remove waste at the front of the property. Appreciate this is a lot of considerations I am seeking help for so any feedback / comments would be great. Thank you in advance....See MoreExtension - existing floor plan is split level! Please help!
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Trying to find a pic of a L shaped extension on google images. So, on this one for example, the brick wall with the white window would be replaced with the same doors (first set of black bifolds on white wall in pic) at the back of the house, but go right round and open up, so no visible corner if that makes sense? The black bifolds in this pic at the back of the L would be replaced with large window as sink would be on this wall. Thoughts please?
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