Help with layout kitchen, for double fronted home.
27 days ago
Current house layout:
My current idea:
Hi! I'm trying to work out ideas on a potential new downstairs floor plan. I'd like to keep the cost down by keeping plumbing close to where it currently is and the current lean to will need to be rebuilt for it to be a proper room so l'm unsure about knocking down the walls between the kitchen and that because it's a retaining wall. The lounge is small but cozy and the sitting room we will use for a study so we do need one large room. We will want to grow into this house with kids in the future and I want a nice space for cooking and sitting around a large table, a downstairs toilet is essential and a utility will be nice. It would be nice to have a connection to the garden and patio which is why Ive added a sunroom and not sure what else to do with the space! Recommendations would be great! The front of the house has too big bay windows so we don't want to impose on them. Thank you
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Comments (13)Whilst I understand the constraints of budget I think you are approaching the planning wrong. I think the way to do this is to decide on the layout that works best and then work out what you can afford to do now- perhaps you can make economies on purchases such as the kitchen cabinets to get a better Gliw in your home. An architectural designer or a concept planner are worth considering to help with this- they would also help you visualise the finished space too. If this were my house I would be thinking the entrance wasn’t big enough for the size of house and I would be concerned about privacy of the bedrooms at the front, I also don’t like the current kitchen being some distance from a window and being a heavy traffic area. Although I can’t see the layout properly I think I have got the sizes about right to show how I would do it. I have moved the front door to the middle of the house, shown a vaulted hall with stairs to two big upstairs spaces, shown the living space as completely open plan but with the option of using one of the downstairs bedrooms or one of the upstairs rooms as an extra living room. In my opinion there are often houses with long narrow extensions across the back that should have been better considered as invariably people need bigger spaces rather than more small rooms and retrospectively opening up the original house into this space is more difficult that building in the steels originally. So my plan doesn’t change any of the external walls of the original property but a couple of internal brick walls have been removed. I have just shown what is commercial and probably wouldn’t cost the earth but a designer would spend time trying to better understand your needs....See MoreHelp with layout for my new home
Comments (13)Some Ideas below for your questions: Downstairs we want to convert the garage into another room, that can act as a guest room when needed. In terms of the rest of the downstairs we are thinking opening it up and possibly an extension at the rear. Would love doors across the back and potentially moving the kitchen to the rear. A separate utility would also be good. You are able to open up the whole of downstairs if you wanted to, the key is the structural supports that would hold your house upstairs this work can be expensive, however with smart design from the architect and structural engineers would help reduce the costs significantly, Converting the garage of the existing house it is a straightforward process you might require planning approval for this. usual costs are £6000 to £8000 plus vat to do this depending if you require to move the services such as gas and electricals or add a en-suite. Opening the rear of the house, the most common practices when it comes to open plan kitchen, dining and lounge is the beam that acts as a box beam to hold existing structures this will give you an open plan kitchen, dining and lounge areas, options are amazing to what you can achieve whether you go with flat roof where you can have 3m by 3m lantern or pitched roof that has 3 or 4 veluxes and kitchen with the island or 5 panel bifold-doors making your house look and feel great. This will come at an "cost" if you imagine a terraced house extension that is 3 meters out 5 meters wide will cost £35k plus VAT and that is only for building cost(to plaster finishes considering your foundations are 1m deep only and no manholes or other services required to be relocated) plus your second fixes such as kitchen, windows, doors, flooring, painting, paving and gardening etc.. by time you calculate all in you will be on £50k - £60k plus vat (depending on type of finishes you will go for) The key is to prepare properly and really make sure you can afford it. The consultation costs are additional you require architectural drawings and technical drawings, structural engineer drawings and calculations, party wall agreements if within 3 meters from neighbouring properties, build over agreements if thames water owns any pipes on your land, planning permissions, building control for inspections, clear overview of any trees that are around your property this can really push your costs up of underpinning if required. Consultation costs by the time you are ready to build can cost £3k to 5k all in above depending on size and details. Hope this helps and clarifies some questions about design, construction and costs. You can read more about design and build process on our website: https://www.nuhous.co.uk/design-and-build...See MoreForever home, wrong downstairs layout. Help please
Comments (46)Hi Suzanne, Here are a few ideas that will give you everything you want with the least impact on your budget. Please understand that I'm only working with a floorplan and a small write-up of preferrences, which limits some of the imput without pictures. Starting from left of your floorplan and working our way to the right: Current Office = new 2nd reception Taking advantage of your southfacing garden with best views: Convert current office into the second reception room/snug/tv den/second closed off living area that you wanted. Knock down wall between office and breakfast room. Add wall - deviding breakfast area in two - this will give you a triple aspect room, taking advantage of the light and garden views & access. Depending on preferrences and your fence line, change windows to double doors and-or enlarge window space on south-facing side to add concertina doors out onto the garden. You mentioned you didn't need an office downstairs - put added a desk in this room if you keep that window as a window rather than convert to doors in case it is helpful. But of course, you can configure your furniture in any of the rooms for how it works best with your lifestyle. This will be a narrow room - hence a snug, garden room, extra tv lounge. A chaise lounge type sectional will give you the snug seating along with a chair or two. However, if you do want to do any extention work, you could think of adding that to the left side of your home to make this room wider and more all-purpose. Breakfast Room = new 2nd reception lounge & utility/hallway As already suggested above, divide the room into two to gain a triple aspect snug/enclosed lounge board up the doorway, or put wall where the doorway is not impeeded (as shown). Convert the rest of the Breakfast room into a tidy (appliances hidden behind cabinets or closet doors) utility area. You'll want to make this room look more like a hallway when not in use as a utility, connecting the rest of the house to your second enclosed lounge. Leave the wall and door between the current kitchen & the current breakfast area as is - which will hide this utility area when in use and muffle any noise from appliances. Garage = Garage you mentioned your partner wanted to keep the garage. moving it seems silly as doing so would possibly knock-out some of your light & views. also by keeping this as is, you will get the benefit of having access to the rest of the house via the garage & 2nd reception lounge, rather than having to go outside. Kitchen/Dinning Room/Hallway = Open Plan Kitchen / Casual Dinning Placing the kitchen cabinetry from the front current dining room window - along the wall shared with the garage & on the opposite wall traveling out into an extended countertop/breakfast bar. This will create a galley shaped kitchen that you can use a number of triangle patterned work stations to make this kitchen functional & beautiful. Put your casual dining area where the kitchen now is and add double doors to take full advantage of the views and the days you'd like to have the doors open onto the garden. Enjoy the double aspect light & open plan space. Keep your privacy at the front through the new kitchen with appropriate window treatment or frosted glass treatment if necessary Living Room = Open plan living room / dining room + kitchen / casual dining By placing a support in and partially removing the wall going from the new open plan kitchen / casual dining into the current living room, you will get the open plan lounge - kitchen - dining that you want. Open the wall from almost to the door next to the downstairs w/c to almost to the stairs (where the current living room door is now) (as shown). The current living room is very large, and can house both a living room - lounge area and a more formal dining room (if that is what you want) or a hobby space - music area or other ??? (there are many possibilities). Keep as is = Porch, Downstairs w/c, stairs with closet underneath for storage Porch gives you extra insulation, privacy & storage Downstairs W/C allows you not to have to move & install new large toilet waste plumbing which is often a higher end budget item Closet underneath stairs - storage! (cleaning stuff like mop & vacuum or coats or whatever) Stairs - by not changing the layout or location of the stairs, you won't have to do costly renovations upstairs (just do any cosmetic updating you desire instead as you didn't mention wanting to do major changes to the upstairs) and can use your budget more wisely downstairs. This plan should give you everything you said you wanted on your list and give you the most bang for your buck without needless spending -- or at the very least give you a few new ideas to jump off from. I've added a picture here. Sorry so un-professional. I am retired, so just keeping my hand in. Best wishes & good luck!...See MoreLayout help for kitchen/lounge/diner. Please help
Comments (4)I think shortening the lounge is a great idea. Could the new kitchen door go through the cupboard in the hall next to the shower room? This would make the new wall nicely balanced with the window in the new dining room. If you want help with visualisations, I offer 10 hours of design work for £250 which gives you a full design and the confidence to proceed with any supplier of your choice. If you want to have a no obligation chat to bounce some ideas around, feel free to get in touch 😊 Emily x...See More- 26 days ago
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