New Ground Floor Layout ideas anyone?
Hi All, This is the current floor plan of my recently purchased 3 Bed semi detached house alongside my idea for a new ground floor layout. The house hasn't been touched for decades so will be a complete overhaul job. But this is my first renovation project so interested for ideas or possible improvements that I'm not seeing. The thinking is knocking 4 walls down, the 2 around the shower and toilet (as its not functional) and the 2 betweeen the current utility and lounge. This will then become a large 9mx3m kitchen/dining/living space with a large window fitted at the rear end matching the window at the front of the house. The old kitchen will become a new utility room with a wall going up at the right end of it to create a downstairs WC. The old dining room will become a snug. The dark shaded triangle between the current kitchen and dining room is a bricked up chimney breast so the cost involved in removing that all the way up is why I'm not doing the obvious knock through of kitchen/Diner. But open to ideas...
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29 days agolast modified: 29 days agoYou'll need to check the cost of the connecting to the sewage pipes from the bathroom above your new WC, they can be surprisingly high.
Do you need garden access from the new kitchen/living room space, you mention a window but not garden/yard access?
I'd also think about the circulation space, the very rough picture below allows you access around the ground floor and minimises the congestion at your front door. I've drawn a pocket door from the living room to that space so it can be open or closed.
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Comments (4)If you upload a current floor plan in jpg, you may get some helpful comments. Indicate which walls are bearing walls and where the addition will go....See MoreMore workable layout ideas needed for bungalow ground floor pls??!!
Comments (7)Is the downstairs bedroom just for guests or is it the master bedroom? If it's for guests, the you probably don't need it ensuite as long as there's a shower in the main bathroom. Definitely put in a utility, using that left hand side of the kitchen. No need to have a door through from kitchen to utility, just block it off and it's perfect with back door for running to washing line! Run a counter along left hand side with washer and dryer underneath, put in a sink for hand washing etc, and have shelves above for storage. On the right hand side, a bench with shoe storage beneath and coat hooks above. Can also double as a 'mud room' for storing wellies, umbrellas, footballs etc! Then knock the wall between kitchen and dining, but retain wall between kitchen and lounge to provide space for kitchen cabinets. To keep the open plan room sociable my main advice would be, no TV in there! Put the TV in the family room. this house has great potential, good luck!...See MoreIdeas for better layout of extension on ground floor please
Comments (16)Hi Ellie. It's a good point. I assumed these detailed points have already been discussed between the architect and the client. If Chris wants to have the fireplace for the lounge/lliving space then the room with a dining table to the front and the kitchen + island counter to the rear will be split. My understanding was that the room at the rear extension is the main dining space and the room to the front was going to be used for occasional formal dining. It all depends on how the space is going to be used. It looks like it's possible to have a smaller dining table in the rear extension if the island is reorganised or removed. There are severalf physical and planning constraints so Chris needs to define his priority....See MoreKitchen diner ground floor layout ideas?
Comments (8)Hi Will, I don't think there is any form of industry standard or even a regulation minimum (although enough space to fully open a cupboard door is the bare minimum). However different sources give recommended spacing. the link below gives 36in (90cm) as a minimum for walkway widths. but some recommend more (eg 100cm or even 120cm). It really depends on what you feel is more important for your kitchen layout: more cupboard/worktop space or a more open walkway in and out. https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-much-space-you-need-and-what-to-do-if-you-dont-have-it-stsetivw-vs~95713633 Personally, I aim for 120cm or more between cupboards in the main kitchen, but 90cm is fine for the entry into the kitchen area as it is less likely for someone to stand in this space whilst someone else needs to pass into the kitchen. Absolutely the best idea is to live in the space for a bit to see how you use the current layout and ways that you want to improve it and it gives you plenty of time to come up with ideas. What would you think if the garage/office/playroom be accessed from the living room instead? If you really needed a second freezer, then is there space in the area under the stairs that isn't going to become the W/C? I hope that's given a few different things to think about! I hope everything goes well with the move in, rewire and renovation. Please keep us posted with your progress and any new ideas! Kind regards Phill...See More- 28 days ago
Would this work for you? I'd rather have the relaxing area away from the front door. You might fit both utility and a small shower room in the old kitchen. If the current extension could take the weight, I'd put the new ensuite on top of it.
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Wow Tab Darcy thank you for this! Plenty of food for thought here! I definitely hadn’t thought about extending the upstairs for a new master suite but I do love that idea. I’d put the ensuite in a different position in that room tho as the house has a relatively small rear garden but it backs onto open fields so that bedroom would have great views, but thank you I will look into this! I have a structural engineer coming on Saturday so may ask a few questions about it and the potential costs involved. Also your kitchen/dining/living room is an interesting layout. It’s not shown on the floor plan but there is a chimney breast on the left side in the current lounge area so I just immediately thought that’ll be the tv/sofa end. Kitchen on one wall with an island I will now also ponder! I will attach a photo of the current lounge so you can see how big the chimney breast is at that end of the room.
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With the left being narrow, could the attached work? It means losing a snug but better flow. The door from hall to living room would reman in place for emergencies but not be used daily. Right hand room could have a large, airy utility / hobby room, using internal glazing to bring light into the new hallway.
PRO27 days agoIf you want to add master bedroom on 2nd floor extension I would advise this layout so you can get small WIC
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