Move master bedroom or not ?

3 years ago

Hi, we are just finalizing plans for extension and architect has suggested something that has put me in a bit of a dilemma. We are replacing an old conservatory with a two storey extension where the room above the conservatory will create a 4th bedroom. I always envisaged this either being a guest room or a room my son could move into as it would be bigger than his current room. We already have a nice master with an en suite bathroom but the addition of the 4th bedroom gets rid of the window that overlooks rear garden but does leave us with one over looking the front.

The architect has suggested us moving into the new bedroom and having door and juliet balcony that overlooks the garden (south west facing which does also have views of lots of other houses). This would mean also adding a new ensuite bathroom in the new master and also a big RSJ across the back to support new large opening. We have estimated the additional cost over original idea of just a box square room on £15,000 - £17,000. The architect says will be amazing room and can see that laying in bed overlooking the garden through the doors would be lovely but a hefty price to pay. We do intend to stay in the house for forseeable future and wandered what peoples thoughts were.

The existing master is bottom right on the picture with window to front of house. The architect proposed new master is on the left where the glazing is doors with juliet balcony. This would mean 3 bathrooms upstairs each with a shower, which seems a bit excessive but can see would be a nice new master with vaulted ceiling as well, In latest plans we are also going out a bit further and might swing bed 90 degrees as a bit tight on the wall where it is in diagram.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

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Angie
3 years ago
Well it would be fabulous, but if you swing the bed round you’d lose the view from bed. It’s a lot of money but if I had the cash I’d be tempted if there is a great view. You mention houses to the back, how close are they?

Angie
Jane Botham
3 years ago
Hello there. How about you block up the existing ensuite door and gain access to it from the new master ( ie where the shower is on the plan) Without the new ensuite you would have a larger room and would not have to switch the bed round. Plus you would have one less bathroom to clean (and pay for). Jane
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Thanks everyone. All makes sense, and the two bedrooms in the loft would be a good idea. Our plan was to do the ground floor work first, and because we are removing a bathroom, to add upstairs (but didn't want to lose a bedroom as we won't do the loft for a couple of years, and didn't want to go down to a 2 bedroom). i guess an option is to do the loft and upstairs first, then the kitchen/utility/downstairs loo. we'll have to look at the coatings. Do you think we could squeeze a little bathroom in the second bedroom and keep part of it as a small bedroom?
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Thanks, Jonathan. Your suggestion is excellent so thanks for taking the time to put that together. The walk-in wardrobe and en-suite would be luxurious, and it's great to have some hallway storage but we weren't that keen on such a small back bedroom (it could be a maximum of about c.3.4m x 2m, by my estimates, due to where the soil stack is, 30cm to the west of the current bathroom window). However, it got us thinking. A third toilet (particularly a WC) would be handy as both me and my wife work from home and would have, COVID allowing, clients visiting regularly. I came up with this spin-off from your design and wondered what you thought. What do you think of this? Is there another way to make the 2 other bedrooms double rooms?
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OnePlan
3 years ago
Ask the architect for alternative options with less high price tag maybe ?
Lawrence Meakins
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks for all replies, probably the nudges I needed to go for it - well at least get it priced as think it will be really good. Good suggestion on re-using existing ensuite but unfortunately the shower is on that wall so would take some major re-config, great forum.
Zoe Kelly
3 years ago
Which of the existing walls are there already? I reckon you could get to the same set of rooms without the rsj, albeit with the bathroom in a different place which may be a plumbing challenge (or may not, depending on where other things already are).

Make the wardrobe entirely in the existing house and push the entrance back a bit to use more of the hall and also pinch space from the bedroom, have wardrobes both sides of the door.

The wardrobes in the existing bedroom then go in some of the space the new en-suite is taking up.

The bedroom itself is now bigger (because it’s the whole depth of the extension) which allows you to put in an en-suite somewhere - if you want to keep the bed in the same place then perhaps along the wall where the wardrobes are currently marked, with a pocket door in the middle. That would likely not mean having a full set of wardrobes in the bedroom, but maybe that’s ok if you have lots of storage on the way in?

Let me know if that doesn’t make sense and I’ll try drawing it out!

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