will this plan work?
Jo M
6 years ago
Hi Houzzers, after advice on a tiny extension to give us a 2nd bathroom, under the existing roof line of our back porch. Planning to close in the porch and make a small bathroom. No bath, just shower toilet and basin. All the existing walls are load bearing, so will not be moving their location.
I believe it will work, but not sure about new back door location, which direction the steps from new deck should face, and placement of bathroom fixtures . I don’t think I can do anything else with door location. Love any input, thanks.
Floor plan is from real estate agent, area shown as dining room is a living area. And the rear wall of house extends another metre or so past end of porch.
I believe it will work, but not sure about new back door location, which direction the steps from new deck should face, and placement of bathroom fixtures . I don’t think I can do anything else with door location. Love any input, thanks.
Floor plan is from real estate agent, area shown as dining room is a living area. And the rear wall of house extends another metre or so past end of porch.
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oklouise
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Comments (49)my 2 bobs worth. as someone who works with the elderly-the en-suite for your MIL is still not right. if she ever needs walking assistance,especially with a frame, getting past that door into the en-suite will be a nightmare. swap the vanity position for the shower. ensure there is no step-down into the shower area, and ditch the shower screen for a curtain. will make access much easier. especially if she ever needs assistance showering..it will be virtually impossible, and dangerous, with your current design. thinking long term..MIL will not always be there with you, so presumably you and your hubby will at some point end up in the master bedroom? consider the long terms implications of this-no good building something that suits her now, but would need major modification to suit your needs later. I would actually do away with the WIR at this time. Plan to add it later, if you would want it for yourself, but i would just use free standing furniture for her-no doubt she probably has her own, so it would be nice to have some of her own furnishings when she moves in with you - to make it feel more like her home. it will free up some floor space, and make access to the ensuite easier, without having to turn corners. I would also do away with the extended passage into the master. Take that door back in line with the other bedroom. Currently, it adds nothing, and may well limit your furniture placement for your family room, as the walkway will need to go around it. i have issue with the 2 person shower and double vanity in the same room. s the kids get older, they /you probably wont be comfortable using the room when you are showering, so mornings will be slowed down. Have you considered a 3 way bathroom/toilet/vanity area? We had this in our house, and it was the best decision ever. The shower and bath were in one room, with a separate toilet, and then a double vanity which opened to the passage. Everyone could use everything at the same time, without encroaching on each others privacy. Not sure about your state -but here, the toilet door would have to open out-if someone collapses in the powder room, you would not be able to get in with the door opening in, as they would be blocking the door. I do empathize with your dilemmas. We have spent 7 years planning an extension and remodel, then 2 years (!!!) working on the design with an architect, going backwards and forwards, and then the last 12 months nearly, changing and fine-tuning along the way as things were being built. It is not easy, but worth it. Having said that, you are unlikely to ever get it perfect, as your needs will change, your likes/dislikes will vary, and you will see other peoples homes and go "why didn't we do that". (Now if only i could take that on board myself, LOL)...See MoreAdvice needed on Reno Plans: Exterior Solution
Comments (3)Either on the left or centred looks good. I preferred the centre one. I think it comes down to function. If there is enough room to comfortably use the garages, and your guest room works better I'd go for the centre one. IMO the only thing that Is not working is the little add on gable over the new porch. It needs something up on the second level, but I'm not sure it's that. Maybe the porch can be extended into a verandah on the second floor. Or just give the porch roof a gable. Good luck with it....See MoreLandscaping ideas please!
Comments (10)Great advice - stop living until you have the money for a pool, after just buying the property, Ugh. Is that a curb cut and open access to your rear yard on the property on your northside? If it is a right-of-way that you can utilize during work on your property, you had better make it legal, as all the work will be more expensive if it has to come in on wheelbarrows along the northside of your own lot. If you have not read my responses to homeowners in the past, I'll try to give you a short version, so as not to take up time from those who will follow. If you want the full advice, email me at cascio.offsite@gmail.com If I cut off in the middle, I have had to leave Houzz, but I shall return. analyze first, then plan Start with the engineer's scale drawing of your new property. Blow it up to a comfortable size and walk around the neighborhood making notes of views into and out of your site from the outside and from within the house. Note all the utilities, above and below grade. Have everyone in the family, and regular visitors, make a private list of all the activities they would like to see located on your property, let no idea be unreasonable at this point. Have a landscape architect study what you have developed and prepare some initial studies or concept plans for your immediate need, the next few years as you get settled, then perhaps a long-range plan that will include your pool, if it is on your "wish list". That should get you productive so you are no longer in a quandry. Good luck, and make it fun!...See MoreNeed help with Queenslander floor plan
Comments (15)Thank you for all of the suggestions. As we are currently getting renovations done elsewhere in the house it is hard for me to provide photos. The two exterior walls in the living room have floor to ceiling windows, whilst the dining room has three consecutive windows around 1m off the ground. One of the windows in the living room it is not possible to put blinds on as it is too close to another window (perpendicular from it). There are also a second set of glass doors onto the balcony which we do not wish to put blinds on. Therefore next to the front door there are four windows/glass doors, only one of which can be covered with blinds. So as you walk across the balcony and to the front door you have a substantial view into the house, even if a wall was built to separate the living areas from the entry. It is for this reason that we don't think a front entry way will work. We are not too fussed about the privacy as it is a raised Queenslander hidden front street view due to a number of large trees. However, we were concerned that having the kitchen in view from the front door could affect resale value (although it doesn't bother us). We enjoy having a large kitchen however could happily have a smaller one if it meant the space worked a lot better. We would like to keep the laundry in its current location if possible, to minimise renovations. The main reason we are concerned with the floor plan is, as I've said before, that we would like to have it open plan and we think that simply knocking down the wall separating the kitchen and dining room would not be the ideal way to go about this. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!...See More
siriuskey
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThere's already an ensuite available to the Master with an opening between it and the bathroom, it needs a WC as will the new family bathroom. possibly something like this
Jo M
6 years agoThanks oklouise, here are some rough dimensions, hope they are readable . The triangle section is a corner fireplace.
Jo M
6 years agooklouise
6 years agosiriuskey
6 years agoHi there Jo M,
I have resized your floor plan, it's not perfect but most likely as close as someone other then a Pro would measure, thought this might help as it can be a bit daunting cheers
Jo M
6 years agoJo M
6 years agoJo M
6 years agooklouise
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agothe extra space in the bathroom is space taken form the biw and the handbasin is in the hallway outside the bathroom to allow for a 90cm wide vanity with storage as there may not be enough space inside the small bathroom for more than a tiny handbasin but more precise on site measurements may allow another option
Jo M thanked oklouisesiriuskey
6 years ago
annb1997
6 years agogirlguides
6 years agosiriuskey
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoPossible mew bathroom and laundry, bathroom is small but functional, but with keeping the separate Powder room toilet between the kids bedrooms will be a bonus. Along with both bedroom doors opening to this toilet space. You could add a lovely barn door sliding across the opening to the bedrooms and the toilet (powder room) back across the bedroom wall
Laundry is now in the old porch space with direct access to outside and the new deck. You could use a sliding door into the laundry from the house, it could be made to slide behind the laundry cabinets in that space and built in which would work better than a normal door, three doors in that small space could be difficult
You mentioned having reinstated the hallway which I'am guessing is coming in off the front Verandah, So with this and alterations to the master to include the exisiting bathroom as ensuite with new vanity and adding a WC. should be the cheapest way to achieve the extra spaces that you are looking for cheers
Jo M thanked siriuskeyme me
6 years ago
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6 years agoJo M
6 years agoThanks all for the ideas. I haven’t been able to update house plan so far ( due to no nbn for the last week, ). Find it hard to do much on the smart phone...
I have taken these measurements though if helpful? I was thinking maybe I could move existing toilet wall out to edge of linen press ( like oklousie suggests), but just adding a hand basin to the space (no shower).
I like your idea siriuskey of possibly flipping laundry/ bathroom around. But I have a thing about the wc being located close to kitchen, what are people’s thoughts.
Currently back door as per plan is the only back door to yard, so I wondered if it is better moved to living room? Thanks again.
oklouise