Structural Post in Kitchen Island?
Kirsty Kirby
4 years ago
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Comments (10)I think the plan looks more like this?? Therefore, the plumbing is at the rear of the house as you'd expect. Thus the kitchen needs to be near that. So, i'm guessing that you may have room by the stairs for a little window or possibly a light tunnel. As you say the back garden is level to that floor, i'd put in french doors for extra light at the rear. I would not knock down the wall between the dining room and the corridor as, with the kitchen the other side of the rear, you will have no view of it from the relaxing area behind the dining room table - I would also retain around 500-600mm of the wall between the kitchen and the dining room so that a structural steel can sit above it without ( hopefully ) the need for underpinning or a party wall agreement. - ALWAYS CHECK! Thus, it could look something like this:-...See MoreTips for the structural pillars
Comments (11)The demolition hasn't begun yet. This is the current situation. De dotted stripes are support beams, the dotted squares are skylights. There are no windows in the walls, which is one of the big issues we want to tackle (hence the window to the new terrace). The walls which I have erased on my plan are easy to knock down. And to answer your questions: - When you say the kitchen maybe a long straight wall... is that into the (now marked) dining area? I am thinking about it, yes. The kitchen would run along the wall to the right. Seems the plan which makes the most sense. - Do you want to be able to see the playroom from the kitchen? If possible, yes. Though it's not a deal breaker :-) How many people do you want to seat? We're a family of four (two kids of 3 and 1 years old). But since we have the room for it I'm considering a bigger table which could seat 6. Love your idea of the booth! Pity that the pillars are close to a wall which we would like to keep free, as to not block the new window. I can see now that we would indeed have to check/test this in 3D before we decide....See Morekitchen Island - struggling to find pictures of island seating layout
Comments (28)Oh, you sound so stressed! Other than the 3D rendering, I would recommend the old cardboard box trick to show how tight all the spaces are. Not only will you not be able to stand in front of your beautiful sleek drawers when you open them - you'll have to stand next to them - imagine coming in the door from the hall with a bag of shopping or your kids coming in with backpacks and then sliding through an 87 cm space. You need a lot more circulation space for a comfortable, working kitchen AND you won't be able to visually appreciate this island of your dreams where it is currently (as Jonathan said). Perhaps move the kitchen and island down in front of the internal bifold doors so you can see the island from a distance and gain more width and then have the seating at the end with the TV on the wall you already suggested, like this photo that J posted: Good luck!...See MoreRecommendations for planning, design, structural engineer
Comments (2)I wonder if you need a designer. They will be able to help manage the project, can pull in the right professionals as you need them and may be able to help secure some trade discounts. In my opinion the change of layout with this project is reasonably minor but the purchases (kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, window covering, lighting etc) make up a much bigger part of the project....See Morerinked
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