Four or five bedrooms?

6 years ago

When our house was renovated five years ago we had a toddler. We would have had three really good sized bedrooms upstairs and we converted the in built garage to obtain a fourth as we have three children. However, the builders convinced us that we should add in a partition wall upstairs to divide one of the large bedrooms into two. This was done in a hurry with little thought. As our youngest child was little we crammed into one of these small bedrooms, leaving the room downstairs as a spare (with en suite)

We are so cramped upstairs and our youngest's bedroom, who has the room on the other side of the partition, also has a small, awkwardly shaped bedroom.

Should I remove the partition and claim back a large room? It would mean having one of the children or us move downstairs but now that they are older, this is definitely an option. My reservation is making the house a four bedroomed home, given that having a fifth may add value in the long run, but we are living here for a long while yet. It is a real luxury having a spare room, but it is used periodically. Advice and thoughts much appreciated.

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OnePlan

6 years ago

If you replace the partition with a sliding divider - you can open up the room for most of the time and then reinstate it when you have guests and the children need to share ? Also shows people the versatility when /if you move. Ie best of both worlds.

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wendy Anderson
6 years ago
I believe massively in making your home work for you if you are planning to live there medium/long term. Remember if you come to sell in the future, an estate agent could always advise you about relative values and the dividing wall could be reinstated if worth it. I totally get the luxury of a guestroom, but all of your family live there all the time - that's who the house should work for. We pay a lot of money to live in our homes!
Liza C
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6 years ago
Thank you- I needed to hear that.
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6 years ago
4 I much prefer fewer, larger rooms
tamp75
6 years ago
Definitely make it work for you, especially if you’re not considering selling yet. We had a similar issue when we renovated our three bedroom bungalow. We added an extension & did loft conversion but still have 3 bedrooms. We could have had four, but it would only have been a ‘spare’ room. Instead we have a large bedroom downstairs & two large bedrooms upstairs, each with ensuite & one with a dressing room. We have tripled our kitchen / living space & have a laundry room. It wouldn’t be everyone’s choice but works for us.
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Active Builders London ltd
6 years ago
Hi

I'd say, if it's just partition wall ,then it wouldn't be a big problem to re-do it in the future and have extra bedroom again. I'll agree with everyone, it's you ,who will be living in the house so the house should suit you and don't be carried away by the value for now.

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