Proposed floor plan help please
Hi All, please could you help with this layout before my builder starts next week? I've divided the games room into two rooms (an office and smaller games room). Is this how you would position the doors for it? Any suggestions on how to improve the very narrow entrance (90cm), which has the stairs on the left as you go in. I've made the toilet door open outwards, as it's cramped and put a pocket door on the utility, but should I be concerned with noise transmission as they don't seal as well? Many thanks
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Jonathan
18 days agoAnd now I see the upstairs layout I realise the two bathroom windows aren’t two different rooms. In which case I would have one large window to balance the window below.
If you have any privacy concerns then shutters are the obvious solution.
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18 days agolast modified: 17 days agoIf you do decide to make window apertures deeper and narrower you might want to consider if you would ever want two windows above the current lounge window- you might like a dressing area.
Robert Colder
16 days agoThanks everyone, I really appreciate your comments. Think we will go with Jonathan's great idea, but will keep the toilet in it's current position as there is still a decent view through if we add double door into the kitchen diner
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5 days agoHi All, we had a last minute change and decided to put the stairs near the entrance to have an office downstairs. Downside is we have lost a good upstairs room and created a box room. Please could I have some advice on the outside, does this look OK?
Robert Colder
5 days agoAlso, we have been told that brick slips across the right handside isn't possible but we could have cladding on the top and bricks added underneath. Does brown cedral cladding look OK?
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5 days agoHa, yes I am, I like the fake wood on the rear dormers, but it feels like too much on the front
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4 days agoJust been told that the cost to replace the stone cladding with bricks is quite high and might not tie in well. What if we did something like this, with cladding and render?
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3 days agoThanks Jonathan and Rinked, do you think this looks better with a matching front door as well?
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3 days agoI very much like the most recent image of the front. I like the cladding and render combination and I think the multi pane windows are far more interest than the current windows too. You might also consider simpler heritage windows
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3 days agoThanks Jonathan and Rinked, you are both stars. I like your window comment Jonathan and agree a simpler style would work better (i haven'thad chance to mock this up yet). Think we're going to stick with the brick though on the gable part, but switch the door to match the cladding. I do like your idea of just having two materials Jonathan, but it will add to the cost and not tie in with the street (no one has render or cladding)
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3 days agoJonathan
3 days agoThe fact that no neighbours have cladding isn’t an argument to keep some of the front brick. Personally I think all render and cladding is such an improvement you will start a trend.
Separately there will have to be a transition between render and brick on this corner section. I think you will need assurance from the builder that it is possible and will be water tight.
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3 days agoIf we did go with the cladding on the gable, what's your opinion on door colour, wood, blue or same as cladding?
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3 days agoAgreed Jonathan, it was more to show the colour. Something like this might be a better match
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3 days agoAlso Jonathan, I see what you mean about the bit to the side, this is the view everyone will get approaching the house and it could look like we haven't got round to finishing it...
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yesterdayWe've decided our latest design doesn't match the back of the house, so we quite like this, what do you think?
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