House Renovation Floorplan help
I would so appreciate thoughts/suggestions on our floorplan please! We are in the process of buying a house that is in need of full renovation. We are keen to adjust the existing floorplan to include the following:
Open kitchen/dining/family room
Separate "snug"
Entrance hall with door at the front of the house
Shower in the downstairs toilet
We've come up with the below floorplan which meets our needs but I don't like the fact that you have to walk through the snug to get into the rest of the house.
Does anyone have any suggestions for how we could avoid this or how else we could improve the layout?
Comments (12)
Nicholas Scott
3 years ago
Louise
3 years agoThanks Nicholas, sorry I should have been clear, the original floorplan is the first image. Have uploaded the Rightmove version but it doesn't show the garage in situ so thought it wasn't too clear. I've uploaded the original with all the dimensions I have.
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Comments (15)Hi Dalida! Yes, your flat needs a renovation, specially in the bathroom and kitchen. The wooden floor looks nice. Before starting the redising, it will be necessary you make a 'wishlist'. I would recommend a bigger kitchen . Have you considered having only 1 bigger bathroom? How many peple wil be living in the flat? How many bedrooms do you need? Is the kitchen entrance as nice as the main one ? Would you consider turning the kitchen entrance onto de main entrance to the flat? Then you'd be able to enter to the kitchen space ( it can be an attractive open-plan design - look at this one we fitted in a small apartment) Imagine that where the mirror is, is where your window is. If you turn this entrance onto the 'main one', you'll be able to have a big bedroom on the other side of the flat ( where the main entrance). You can keep the entrance and use it, but not for guest ( not nice to have visitors entering through your bedroom). As you can see there're a lot of options to discuss. I would recommend you to contact a profesional that helps you with the process, because if you meet him/her you can design together a really nice flat. Which style do you prefer? Would it be posible to change the position of the gas boiler? How much storage space do you need? For the new bathroom I would recomend to have storage space, and a large mirror will help to make the space feel bigger. As you can see, there're a lot of questions and lots of decissitions to take. Don't hesitate contacting a profesional to help you in the process it will sabe you money and headaches! We're based in South of Spain, so we're not close to help you with the renovation, but I hope my comments help you! Good luck with the renovation, Sara Leiva Architect @ Mirasur Proyectos SL PS- My recomnendation is not to divide the flat into 2 smaller ones - it will be much more expensive, messy, and you'll have 2 non- attractive tiny flats...See MoreFloorplan/layout help on 70's detatched house ground floor overall
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CWD
3 years agoLouise
3 years agoI love this suggestion and if the configuration were different I would definitely be looking at this. However, I'm not sure it how that would work as the access next to the toilet is down a small alley. It would probably have been helpful if I had included a picture of the front. The access by the toilet is to the right of the house.
CWD
3 years ago
PRONest Estimating Ltd
3 years agoWumi
3 years agoI'd keep the entrance the same and divide the old kitchen into an entrance and snug (or replace snug for a utility room or office).
Louise thanked WumiWumi
3 years agoShower room downstairs is definitely a good investment considering you have 4 bedrooms.
On the first floor you could knock into the airing cupboard to make a larger family bathroom and maybe fit in a separate shower. Maybe knock the master doorway back, have a little linen cupboard (green) and push back the doorway to open up the landing area.
LouiseOriginal Author