Ground floor layout dilemma
Lee Stothart
5 years ago
Hi,
can anyone guide us with the attached layout of the ground floor plan.
it currently has 5 living rooms. The flow of the house doesn’t seen to work.
Looking for ideas into how we can change it.
regards
lee
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Ellie
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A S
5 years agoLee Stothart
5 years agoHi,
We have two young children so a playroom would be great, the property is a dorma bungalow with three big bedrooms upstairs and a big bathroom.I'm thinking would it be better to make the upstairs bathroom into a extra bedroom modifying the rooms to have at least two en-suites and moving the bathroom downstairs?
Jonathan
5 years agoThis is a great house but you are probably aware that the red line marks the original house and taking out any of those walls will be expensive. Do you have a renovation budget in mind?
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5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoAnd I wouldn’t have a downstairs bathroom with kids- especially since there is plenty of room upstairs
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