Help with the ground floor layout
18 days ago
Dear all, my offer on this house has been accepted. I am trying to unlock more rooms and space down stairs as there are only 2 doubles upstairs as well-as a box room. I am thinking of making the front room a bed room with a noise proof wall put in. The bed room will start from the end of the first door, the previous owners had opened this room up into open living. I would like to keep the office room. Could I extend the garage to the front of the house say near the hallway window and make a utility, small shower room
and boot room at the back and keep a bit at the front as a garage? Ideas are much appreciated. Thank you!
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