Design Help Please
Hey guys
we are completing on the sale of our house next week and was wondering if anyone can help how can we create more bedrooms upstairs and is there anyway of creating a ensuite or walk in bedroom off one of the large bedrooms. As much input would be appreciated.
1. Downstairs we plan to knock the wall through between kitchen and dinning room but still keep the utility area to separate for washing and the downstairs toilet.
2. the living room and dining/kitchen will have access through a double door as we would like to sometimes close that off as kids may play in the dinning area.
3. we plan to either put a extension or modern conservatory at the back of the house leading out from the dinning room.
hope anyone can help or if they have any views on our design ideas
thanks
front living room
dining room
kitchen
bedroom 1
bedroom 2 rear
dressing/bedroom 4
bedroom three which leads into dressing/bedroom 4
shower room
main bathroom
what you think putting a modern conservatory at the rear?
garden we've got kids so was planning to replace with astro turf as we dont want the headache of cutting the grass.
final image of the floorplan
Comments (34)
Maths Wife
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYou may well be able to get more bedrooms by splitting Bedroom 1 and having a re-config, but this is a bettter layout to start with. The pic of the main bathroom looks large, so should stand to be split in to two.
I personally wouldn't put a conservatory up these days..........If you think you need to, then you could extend the Kitchen / Diner for more space, but it's not strictly necessary.
I would convert the garage to a second reception room, as they aren't much good for cars these days as they are nearly always too small.
A floor plan with room sizes would help enormously.
Bradley Singer
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J
4 years ago
How about making the entry to the master suite through the main bathroom. That becomes your ensuite, and room for built in robes. Not huge amount of cupboard space, Maybe you could take some space from bedroom 3.
Reinstate the shower over bath in the shower room.
If you want another bedroom upstairs I think you'd need to extend over the utility / WC. With the entry from the landing next to the existing shower room. And you could extend your kitchen at the same time.
I'd also consider using at least part of the garage for another room. Study, playroom or another bedroom.
Maths Wife
4 years agoThe sizes of the bedrooms can't be right:- Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 4 ( dressing room ) don't work. Bedroom 4 has to be 3.48 wide as it's the same as the bathroom beyond it, Bedroom 2 can't possibly be right as it's quite large and none of the rooms look like they measure 2.77 x 2.67.
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4 years agoMaths Wife
4 years agoI don't think you'll squeeze another bedroom unless you go over the extension at the back ( if you are able ). Therefore, I'd go for this layout if not extending.
If you could extend backwards, it changes the ball game considerably, and, after much consideration, i'd probably do something like this:-
rinked
4 years agoWhat doest the front of your house look like? Because when I add up the lounge and diner, the depth is quite a bit more as the bedrooms together.
Maths Wife
4 years agoI did that Rinq, they don't add up, the dining room / kitchen / utility are all extension. Take them out. Bedroom 4 and the main bathroom don't add up either, so i went with this:-
kerry_greenhalgh50
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4 years agohey guys thank you for the advise! really appreciate your help!
rinq - here is a picture of the front of the property
the extension at the back only houses the utility room and the small window on the left is a small downstairs bathroom.
Dimensions - as for dimensions these were taken off the agents advert page when it was listed online.
Maths Wife - thank you for the designs, is there anyway in putting the ensuite to the large front bedroom as my wife prefers having a bedroom to the front. We probably will extend the house in a few years time but at the moment money is being spent purchasing it and refurb.
kerry_greenhalgh50 - ive got 5 young children all under the age of 5 so wanted to try and accommodate for them for the long term. But, who knows maybe 5 years i may sell and go for something bigger.
Garage - I was thinking converting the whole garage into a room and building a separate garage infront of the house but wasn't sure if it would be possible? the garage would go on the grass area. my neighbour where the garage would be going is a bungalow so would this affect them?rinked
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4 years agocould i put any skylights in the roof of the pitched roof covering along the front of the house?
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Jonathan
4 years agoGreat house. I have lots of thoughts too.
Firstly- check with the planning office but I would bet you will never get planning to build a garage in your front garden. Even if you could I think it would devalue the house as your main reception room would loose any outlook.
Secondly you need to check if you have enough head height to do a loft extension- you might not.
You also need to be realistic about which walls can be moved- the 1990s extension will be built on the side, the wall between that and the original house is not going to be cheap to remove (although putting in an extra aperture is easy.). You also can’t just shift the middle front bedroom along as this would require moving the window which adds significant time for planning and work to make the house handsome again.
Your stated plan is to eventually extend behind the dining room- I think your plan should be to extend behind the current kitchen and utility because this way the extended rooms are close to hall spaces for access.
Personally I think you should convert the garage and buy a garden shed for tools and toys. Personally I think that with five young children a boot room near the front door would be invaluable for coats and shoes and push chairs and school bags soon. I would use the front of the garage as bootroom- the next people might make this into a study.
I think a big utility room will be invaluable to store all the supplies your growing family needs- there is probably an argument for more than one washer and dryer too.
Whilst few people can afford to extend as soon as they have bought a new home I think you need to be planning for it- you have bought a three bedroomed house with an extra bedroom over the garage that you can only access through another. Soon you will need more bedrooms although of course the kids are currently at a great age for sharing. Personally I think you should extend bedroom three making it the master by taking some room from the current master, using the bedroom over the garage as a dressing room and creating a new ensuite and smaller family bathroom above the utility. That would leave two good double for the kids now and the plan would have to be to extend later.
Later on I would put a 3m extension at the back for a new kitchen with two bedrooms above- I suspect this plan adds the most value too.
Maths Wife
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4 years agoJonathan
4 years agoThanks Mrs Math.
Here are the plans again as they appear to be showing as tiny on the app.
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