changing upstairs layout
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Comments (3)I think your space is going to be very tight but you might just manage to replace your bathroom with a narrower shower room. With a 1000mm shower width, you could gain a single bedroom of the dimensions shown in my very rough sketch (I cannot be more definite as your plan and dimensions do not indicate particular wall lengths). Pulling the shower room door towards the stairs gives more space in the shower room. I would try to achieve a built in wardrobe for storage too if possible. The layout suggests stud walls upstairs so this could be achievable fairly inexpensively. Building-in the bed and buying a bespoke mattress would also help you to make the most of the space and available storage....See MoreUpstairs layout
Comments (6)I'd have to question if putting a bathroom in the middle of the two big rooms was possible. I'm guessing the joists, due to the current orientation of the stairs, go from left to right. Therefore the waste pipe would not only have to have the right fall on it, which is doubtful given the distance, but that it would also have to go through most of the joists. Given that they will only be 7" deep, it would weaken the whole structure. Clearly, I doubt that's possible but you might get away with a macerator type. ( I wouldn't), and you've also got the bath / shower waste to also go through all the joists - I don't think Building Control are going to go for that one. Plus - You would end up with three small bedrooms, two of which now have oddly sited Fireplaces due to not now being central on walls. The only sensible conversion to a three bed, would be to go in to the loft using the stairs on the side, You have to have a steel beam in under bedroom two, and you make the second bedroom smaller, however, it gives good placement for the stairs on all floors. Anyhow, just my opinion! I've done a few of these, and they all have their own problems, not least of which, that when you start banging on lime plaster, it often all falls off - another storey!! You need to start off with a fixed budget, where the drains are and a structural engineer....See MoreLayout help for kitchen and upstairs master...
Comments (17)I am concerned that you feel that the loft conversion suits you because are imagining a much better space than you will end up with. Your specialist has told you that this room may have previously been used as habitable accommodation and this may have also swayed your feeling about the loft. But since there are bare rafters, no evident of any lathe and plaster, no fireplaces for heat, and no doorways that are tall enough to walk though I think his opinion may be wrong. Your video shows that the actual height is limited so the orange area shows an estimate of where a 6’ person could stand. The yellow room shows what it might be like after the conversion and of course you will have to go through one room to get to the next. You do also have the option of adding a dormer- this won’t give you a higher ceiling but will increase the amount of standing space. Obviously there are ways of doing a dormer that are more attractive than others. Lastly you need to consider the stairs - as I can see where you intend them to start I am concerned that as they ascend they will intrude into the bedroom next door. My concern remains that the money earmarked for a loft conversion will leave you with space that is less useable and less impressive than if you spent it on adding a second level to your ground floor extension plans. It could also be argued that converting the outbuilding could be more cost effective than the loft and again you might well end up with a better space....See MoreUpstairs layout help
Comments (6)Thanks Jonathan for your plan, that is a plan we have been debating but think we are struggling to keep the bedrooms good sizes but at the same time have a good sized bathroom!...See More- 2 years ago
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