Floor plan design 1920's bungalow - efficient remodel
Hi Everyone,
We are just about to move into a 1920's bungalow in need of full refurbishment, longer term plan is to carry out a back loft dormer extension and extend begin the current living and reception room to create a larger kitchen and living room however before committing, i would like to live in the property to get a feel for the flow and how we use the space, i am not a fan of the kitchen bathroom setup currently.
I will have a couple of months overlap in current rental and this bungalow in which time i am hoping to create as much mess as possible with the long term plan as a base, my thought process is to remove the double fireplace and chimney joining the two bedrooms (black triangle) as this is center of what could be the loft conversion and possible staircase location, while doing this the thought is there to remove the wall between the bedrooms to create a master and en-suit.
Has anyone got any advice on layout alterations that would work with the longer term dormer and extension plan without reworking the space twice?
The living room and reception extension are not full height, kitchen and lean to are flat roof extensions.
Below is the current floor plan and plot, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Comments (25)Because your needing to save some money for the project: I'm thinking unless your in a great area, your possibly putting too much into higher end elements and features. Because after all it is still a semi detached bungalow and your not planning to stay forever. If I was downsizing, I'd be after more living space. But of course you could have the option of using the larger bedroom for a separate lounge. If you were considering that option I'd leave the fireplace there. I think the finished house is still not enormous so I think 2 entries are sufficient. If your sure you need a separate utility, I'd look to combining the WC and utility. I have never priced up windows and doors in the UK but I'd expect that you could go double glazed and maybe even consider (everyone's favourite :I ) a not so ugly version of the plastic windows, if they exist. All the elements and the plans look really nice (except the smallish living space), but to get it into budget I think you'll need to downgrade some of the more higher end elements. There was a bunch of high end elements to my house that I renovated that was really a waste of money. For example, I sprung for a lot of beautiful aluminium framed windows, way more than I really needed, but they looked great in the design. So then I ended up with a really hot glass box which I had to spend even more cash to control the light, privacy and heat. Good luck with it all!...See MoreHouse Floor Plan Design Dilemma.
Comments (7)As a vague vision, (can help on detail if you think ok In principle) Ideally I’d reclaim the annexe for play/music/ kids room and annexe bed add ensuite as use for students. Turn cloak room to downstairs loo access from hall. current student bed into cloak/boots storage and utility. Open up current utility to access new cloak room and if you need extra kitchen space could put larder where wash machine etc is at moment, I would avoid too much wall movement as expensive assuming you need to save the money for new chalet in garden (friend achieved chalet style for around £65-70k). If you have budget I would certainly extend upstairs one side of house to make use of eades and up to full height so you could have as a minimum bunk bed arrangement or 2beds depending ages of your children. Pending budget could look into whether can get another bedroom up there. Obviously this is just a vision would need more detail to confirm, hope you can see mark up on plan attached...See MoreChalet Bungalow Re-model / configuration
Comments (11)Hey Lindsay, I've had a crack at re-configuring the space (no expert!) and definitely consult an architect and/or structural engineer to advice about taking down walls. An easy option for an extra bedroom is to convert the dining room / study to a bedroom, If that is a sink I spotted in the study, then it could make a great en-suite if it's in the budget and if you can run toilet waste. This would give a decent double room or if you have little ones two single beds with desk spaces and small walk-in wardrobe. The current bedroom is quite narrow, if possible, could you build out to the garage wall? That would give you some extra space for bedroom furniture. Maybe even separate the toilet and bathroom and create an ex-suite shower room (unless the bedroom upstairs is also using that bathroom!) If possible removing the corridor between the house and utility/garage makes the utility room feel more part of the house instead of an outbuilding and would allow for a better flow between the garage, utility, garden and kitchen. I would make the garage slightly smaller and the utility larger that way you can store items you use within the house but want out of site in the utility room (pet food, sporadically used / bulky kitchen appliances) and items like bikes, tools, seasonal decorations, sports gear in the garage keeping them separate. Square of the conservatory and convert to solid structure with a roof light, open up the kitchen and lounge walls and build out a doorway to the lounge from the hallway so the kitchen and lounge have separate entrances....See More1935's Bungalow Remodelling Help Needed
Comments (2)Hi there, Big development you have here, so many options and much potential. Don't hesitate to get in touch as we would love to design this for you. We've recently remodelled an old house with addition of front extension. This one is already two storeys but I'm attaching before and after pictures so you can see the (drastic) difference. Before After...See More- last month
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Couple of questions……. Am I right in thinking this is your plot?Is the sunniest part of the plot where your garage is?
Is there any garden to the left (presumably west side).
Is the road noisy- because if the best garden is behind the house you might decide to extend to the side rather than on the kitchens side.
Is there any possibility/advantage of moving the drive
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Given you likely have spent up buying the house the initial plan should be to work with the square footage you have.
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And assuming you don’t sell the house for the plot you could then extend in phases as budget allows.
This is one possibility out of many
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last monthMight this be an option: (Assumes you will put loft bedroom/s in)
-removing the corner fireplaces
-building a small extension off the current kitchen and living room
-conservatory sun room in place of the lean to
-rebuilding the reception room as one large living room eventually with bedrooms above
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And since this is an oversized plot you should find out if it could become a building plot- it could potentially make you rich
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Hi everyone,
The plot wraps around next door, red is next doors plot everything else is the plot for the bungalow. The current garage is concrete and will likely be removed or replaced.
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It’s clear that any upstairs would have the bare minimum of head height and I’m confident that the cost of the chimney removal is uneconomic not because it’s crazy money but because you have to spend too much to gain very little and you still need to steal off a downstairs room. It’s time to abandon the loft extension idea because all of the downstairs rooms are the right size and proportion for your over all square footage……. That wouldn’t be a problem if you were realistically going to build an extension soon but I think that’s a long way off.
Here’s what you should be doing. Use the current spaces only dividing the current kitchen to create a back entrance and utility and putting the kitchen in the living room that faces the garden.
You should then be trying to get planning permission for additional properties on the plot. If successful you would have an asset worth £700,000 you could pay off your mortgage, retain a good garden and build an extension……. although it is also possible that planners won’t like the new drive to the houses being where your drive is (given there is a junction opposite.). It may be that to divide the plot the entrance will need to be where the property is now, and for that reason you should anticipate its future demolition and reign in your spending to make it nice enough for the two years it will take to get the plans and find a buyer. At that point you will have the option of using one of the plots or taking your money elsewhere. But for the time being reign in the spending assuming that things could all change in a couple of years.
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