How to refigure two bedroom ground floor victorian flat
The current kitchen/living room is awkwardly shaped because of the hall that runs from the entrance to the second bedroom. How would you layout this room or would you reconfigure the whole flat?
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Comments (15)All the above posts are excellent...................however, nobody seems to have mentioned the drain position. I'm a little concerned that some of the plans above may be unachievable because you'll never get to the drainage. Can you confirm where the main drain is. If you're really lucky, then they may cut across the property and it's conceivable that you have a drain outside the kitchen or even a manhole in the garage ( we've got one in ours, as the drain makes it's way to the front ). Like this:-...See MoreHelp reconfiguring a ground floor conversion flat in London
Comments (19)Hi One Plan...I know, and I agree that it seems strange but here’s the thought process. I’m 52, recently single and so it might well be my long term home and what’s important right now and what I can afford. I could extend the mortgage to do a full side return but that would make my monthly payments strangling as I also need to think about how long I’m going to keep working. What’s important is having entertainment space - which I can’t create currently so this was my next. Thought ( or move to something already suited to me but with stamp duty etc that works out just as expensive unless I move much further out and I’ve pretty much ruled that out. It’s a amazing flat loads of storage ( basement) and huge garden and prime location so I’m trying to make it perfect for me ( not necessarily resale atm)....See MoreBest layout for adding an extra bedroom (or two)
Comments (31)@Erwin, yes I do need for the freeholder to approve, I will ask him as soon as I find out what can and cannot be done. Also, we did find out that what's between the kitchen and the bathroom is indeed an unused chimney that currently hosts our boiler... Not sure if it's worth moving the boiler outside and demolish the chimney @LoftCraft London, yes it is a 1930s purpose built maisonette, I'm impressed by your keen eye! Do you have any experience with this kind of layouts? Like examples of what people have done to reconfigure such an unusual floor plan? I haven't been able to find any examples for inspiration...See MoreHELP AND IDEAS! Two bed ground floor flat side return/extension
Comments (4)Hi Saskia, Depending on your budget & site conditions you could build a very small light weight extention to serve as main entrance lobby. This will create a separate entrance without shrinking the existing reception. Regarding the glass to the other bedroom it all makes sense. Your utility cupboard could stay against the wall, flush with your new kitchen, which would move where the small bedroom is (I assume this is your plan for now). We've designed something very similar not long ago, please see link below. The project is currently under construction and will be finished at the end of June. https://www.houzz.co.uk/hznb/projects/victorian-house-rear-and-loft-extension-pj-vj~6159497 We would be happy to assist further with the design, please don't hesitate to contact us. Thanks Andrei Kay Moden...See More
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3 years agoGreat ideas - all will work but I agree with Jon R - you need to live in it to get a feel for it. I did start to sketch out what you could do - but marina has done a great job of that already 😍. Have you seen the programme ’My House Made Perfect ‘ (I think that’s what it is called) some eye opening and practical designs on there.
Simple solution is to move the kitchen into an L shape backing onto the front bedroom wall and creating a good space for dining or lounging area in front of the patio doors. As per my quick edit of your plan - (blue : kitchen , yellow : walls , red : storage units housing TV)
Note in this if possible I would move the wall back on the bedroom just a couple feet, which would make the world of difference , lining up the storage cupboard under the stairs.
You have high ceilings this gives you a sense of space - make the most of this but putting in floor to ceiling window/ patio - something like the crittal range look amazing.
Your investment money is a lot but with real feature items won’t go far. But those items could be the difference between WOW and practical, it’s already practical and my gut is to spend more on the WOW 😍.
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3 years agoHi everyone, I just wanted to give an update on the renovations and get your thoughts on the proposed new layout. Having spoken with a structural engineer it's not possible to do a side return extension as our ceilings as the back are too low to have an exposed steel beam hanging down. It's also too costly to lower the floors.
So, we've focussed on how we could rearrange the internal floor plan, maintaining both the light from the bay window at the front and the connection to the garden. I've attached an image for you to see. Great to hear your thoughts.
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