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please help - upstairs layout reconfiguration

2 years ago

I am struggling at how best to reconfigure the upstairs. The family bathroom is quite small and would be best served as an en suite to the main bedroom but I don’t want to lose a bedroom for a main family bathroom. Any ideas or suggestions would be really appreciated. Not planning to extend the property or convert the loft.

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Wumi
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
You’re right, that is a tiny bathroom for a 4 bed.

With the either option you could potentially section off part of the adjacent room for a small en-suite off the master.
Jonathan
2 years ago
Personally I think you should be taking a more holistic view of how to plan this house.

I think you should be thinking of what you want from the house..... for instance you are planning a sizeable downstairs extension at the back.... having nearly doubled the downstairs space is the upstairs undersized? If you are going to extend the house significantly should you make it look more substantial and extend sideways? Do you need a garage and if so is the current garage wide enough? Do you need the option for further extension later in which case should you plan that now to ensure what you do doesn’t make it impossible?
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Jonathan
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If you were to build a new garage next to the house could this give you room above for a master dressing room and ensuite? (Thereby taking pressure off the main bathroom)
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