Victorian terrace entrance
Anna Matylda
3 years ago
Hi!
I just bought Victorian terrace house. Current owners have moved the door so it lost it's porch - the house originally would have doors a bit into the front wall. I'm trying to find out is it possible to move is back where it originally was and how much could it cost. Do you think the original tiles would remain intact under the flooring?
In picture on the left what I wish to achieve, on the right what it currently looks like:
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jody73cat
3 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (5)Lots of scope for interesting family room and kitchen dining space here - don't stress about the angles ! I do freelance concept planning for kitchens ( and other internal rooms !) I don't sell furniture, so I charge for design work, but the plans, perspectives, item lists are then yours to shop around with ! And I work with you on the design - to keep you in the loop at each stage - I take about five days on each bespoke project - so gives you time to think about stuff - it's not rushed - it's all done by email ! I'm not sat in your lounge all week !!! Might be one way to tackle the best way to work with this addition... (Click where it says OnePlan to be taken to my pro page ) Or you could visit a kitchen showroom to see how they would design the space - they might not let you keep any design work though, until you commit to buy and they will only design using items from their supply pool. ( but it's free !)...See MoreRenovation of London Victorian terrace - need creative layout advice:)
Comments (36)Hi there! I’d love to hear what you are using the under the stair spaces for. It looks like the bike could fit under the stairs near main entrance comfortably. You then could use the current bike area for the utility i.e. muddy stuff mops and sports equipment. As such you would need to install shelves to add on the storage space. I’d like to agree with Minipie that, if you really love for the bike area to remain as is, as I feel you might, the next best position for the utility is in the basement. The basement offers several advantages as compared to hiving off a space on G.F, especially when you consider the available space which you’d require to store all the stuff you said. I imagine sports equipment for example would need quite a generous area. I like the idea of a cosier retiring area for the library and I would really recommend an alterations for that. As for a pantry usable from the kitchen, options look really limited but I’d know what you think about moving the toilet across to the opposite void area, and then converting the new space to a pantry. It’s both proximal to the kitchen island, and will also not complicate the plumbing process, since you also want to introduce a sink in there. Hope this is useful! If you need more guidance, feel free to drop me a line or check out our site: www.betterspace.co...See MoreVictorian Terrace - Ground Floor Layout - Creative ideas
Comments (11)I don’t have much to add apart from be honest with yourselves about how you live and what you need - will you really use a cinema room? We had a similar extension and left a small courtyard area as 123 suggested - this was mainly because we also left a side path to get into the back garden. If I’m honest with myself, my own middle room is wasted - our front room and middle rooms had been knocked through years before we bought the house. The door into the front room was blocked up and we only have the door into the middle room. It means the room is pretty much a thoroughfare but with a couple of pieces of nice furniture. We simply don’t really use that half of the room. It looks nice, and it makes the room feel spacious though... we have a gorgeous desk in their that we inherited and we have tried to make it a study space, but in reality we don’t use it for that. If I was to start again, I’ve seen a few examples on here where the middle room has been turned into a lively big utility and also a pantry space for the kitchen. I actually think for a family, that’s far more useful!...See MoreVictorian terrace - Kitchen layout advice required!
Comments (8)So the bit in the light blue circle looks like a cupboard, perhaps with a stacked wachine machine/tumble dryer in it? (good idea if so). But do you mean just past that cupboard, ie along the left hand wall as you come into the kitchen? If so then yes you absolutely could put the fridge there, it’s just going to be a bit bulky as will stick out further than normal units, and you may feel it’s in the way a lot as that’s your main way in and out of the kitchen. Also it wouldn‘t be able to go right in the corner, it would need a slim unit to the left of it so you can open it fully. So that would push it further towards the island and again that means it’s blocking the main walkway more. You could however push the island further towards the garden than shown in the plan, which would mean you have more space in that entrance area, and then it is more feasible to have the fridge along that left hand wall, as people can get past. Anyway, there are certainly options, it’s just worth planning the kitchen layout and checking it all works ergonomically before you commit to the window! As regards kitchen units under side return: you can have wall units or tall units under a side return, it depends how you make the roof. It’s true though that most people prefer to leave that wall clear of wall/tall units, usually that’s where a dining table or sofa goes. Here are some pictures of side returns with tall or wall units under. The first one looks the neatest as they have the roof part glass part solid and have tucked the units under the solid bit, but I suspect they have an unusually wide side return:...See More
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3 years agoAnna Matylda
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Sonia
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I was referring to this house for inspiration. Tbh this is the best and most original looking house.I’m confused, which is your house? I assumed it was the white UPVC bay one.
And yes the double bay looks like a later addition.
Anna Matylda
3 years agoSonia
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoSarah U-S
3 years agoRowland
3 years agojody73cat
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