are you planning an extra single bedroom or long term bigger renovations? what is the condition of the existing kitchen, bathroom and laundry? what are the walls, floor and roof built out of? are there any steps anywhere? is the kitchen and laundry part of the original house or an old extension? what is the shape of the roof? what is the distance from the house to the front fence and side fences? how much do you want to spend? where is north, please describe your climate

Down the track we do want to do a major extension but won’t afford to do so for another 5-10 years. So we are currently planning to do an extra single bedroom extension for the sake of the bank approving our current renovation plan loan. I will attach the plan we were originally thinking which makes the current “third bedroom” a walk in robe/en-suite for the master bedroom. But taking away that third bedroom the bank won’t deem the house to be of a certain evaluation because it’s only two bedrooms. Condition of existing kitchen is fine we were not planning on touching that yet until the major extension later on. Floors in most part of the house have floorboards. Except for the “third bedroom” and the kitchen/ laundry area. The laundry is a waste of space it’s a large room with toilet/sink. Laundry is not part of original roof. North is facing the back of the house.

cheapest short term option might be to divide the biggest bedroom into two small bedroom or swap the laundry and bed 3 or combine the laundry and bed 3 and move the toilet and laundry but depends on floor and roof.....is there a step down from the living area to the dining, laundry and kitchen and is the roof "flat" over the kitchen dining and laundry?

There is no step down from living to dining. But there is a step down to the laundry so bedroom 3 and laundry are not the same level.

And the door to go outside is through the laundry so if we were to make the laundry bedroom 3 what’s the best way to overcome the door to outside?

what is the height of the ceiling in the laundry and dining area and you can add sliding door to the dining area to go outside but how many bedroom do you need for your family as it seems as though you are really only wanting to improve the bathroom and adding an extension for only a single bedroom is expensive if you don't need the extra bedroom

It’s just my husband and I, no kids yet. We are planning to have kids in the future but think 2 bedrooms is sufficient enough for us for a while. We are just thinking of creating the third bedroom for the reason of the bank evaluation.

i suggest that you consider improving the existing floorplan without adding a small extension that would be far more expensive and probably need to be altered when you want to do the bigger extension...it will take some time to draw up some ideas for you but we can't make good suggestions without more information about what you already have so you should check the measurements of all the rooms including the bathroom, kitchen, laundry, toilet and hallway and also add the extra information that i asked for earlier

This has all the dimensions I’ll get back to you on the other details

thankyou...in the meantime something like this might work and makes the bathroom more suitable for a family without changing the existing plumbing too much..

Walls are solid brick, roof is tin, floor is floorboards in majority of house, except kitchen and laundry has tiles and so does the “third bedroom”

Do these pictures help for the shape of the roof

Also we like the idea of having an ensuite for the master bedroom if that is still possible. Does it work so squeeze in the laundry and extra bathroom into the “third bedroom” or do you think the current lounge room could be made smaller to fit a laundry in there and make the third bedroom another bathroom.

it's a lovely house and deserves to have quality improvements but we also need to see the rear and sides and/or an aerial view of the roof...and is the floor under the tiles concrete to the ground or tiles on a raised floor....but it's midnight here so enough for now!!

any other suggestions?

I agree. I’m all about not ruining the space so that when the extension comes later on it’s well thought out. I think that option is really smart with the shared toilet.

Depends on budget but if you're to live in it for 6-10 years before major renovations then you could convert bedroom 3 to laundry and make existing laundry a 'bedroom'. Really it would be a living area/TV room perhaps. Its already 'bedroom' size. I would also allow some funds in the budget for fixing any maintenance works such as stormwater, new gutters, etc.

While I understand the '3 bedrooms for bank evaluations' but if you already have it why the need?

Instead of the laundry going where the current bedroom three is, my husband is of the impression a second bathroom should be added in that place. And thinks a temporary laundry fix can go in between the kitchen and the “new bedroom”. See attached a basic plan of the kitchen, laundry and new bedroom. He says that a proper laundry will be added in with the bigger extension down the track

consider adding a laundry in the garage instead of using the limited space inside...

From what I can tell you guys want to do a big grande master with the plans for a bigger extension later. But if you turn the only bathroom into an ensuite now, where will visitors go to the bathroom? Would you be happy with them walking through your bedroom and robe? And if for some reason you never get to the big Reno and need to sell, this could really turn off buyers. Could the sunroom be added onto the master and then the robe put before the bathroom? Allowing the bathroom, at least for the short term, to have 2 a way entry. Or could you just put a euro laundry in the 3rd bedroom (current laundry) or on the current laundry wall of kitchen/meals area. If it were me I'd be doing up the plans for what you want to do in 5-10 years so you're not moving anything unnecessary twice. Building a laundry now and another later could add a few thousand to your budget. Good luck.

If there are only 2 of you, why do you need a laundry room? Cant that be part of kitchen or bathroom?

Why do you want an ensuite? If you will rent out bedrooms then it might be a good idea - or if you have a permanent house guest. Otherwise not sure why you would want one at this stage of your life other than 'a want' not a 'need'.

How do you live when at home? Could the lounge be the third bedroom / study / media / quiet room ? Then the current laundry/third bedroom be combined into a large lounge/dining/kitchen as one room with direct access to rear garden (and future extension)?

I think this is the best way to fix this: move the wall between bed 3 and the laundry, swing the toilet round its drain position, move the sliding door between meals and laundry.

I would turn the sunroom into an en-suite. I would turn the lounge into a bedroom. Create a hallway to kitchen.I would then add on a family area onto the kitchen at the back, with large French doors opening onto the new back porch leading out to the decking. You have the room at the back to extend. Save your money, and when you have decided then extend. That sunroom is not a bedroom, and should never be sold as that. That’s real estate agents for you.

The sunroom has been knocked out as it was originally the porch which we are restoring

Also, combine bathroom and laundry into one to save space. Do it tastefully though.

Before and after of the “sunroom”

It looks so much better well done. I like Oklousie floor plan with the new powder room, this is the rough idea I did this morning.using her plan, thanks OK. The Laundry and 3rd bed? are both on the same level at the moment

From this your new house extension would include the old laundry meals and kitchen to extend out to include a new Master suite and family room. when you have money available. Happy to draw a proper plan if needed cheers

The following is a clearer floor plan showing what you could do with out spending heaps of money, The original WC opens from the laundry, as you mentioned the laundry and bed 3 are on a different level to the other parts of the house. The idea would allow you to extend out from the living room wall (Load Bearing) to add a new maser suite and kitchen family when and if you are ready. You could also do a double garage/carport on the rear lane way, which would bring access to the kitchen family family closer.

I like the plan from siriuskey. I would just knock out some of the wall between lounge and kitchen, so it’s more open plan. Good luck

Porch looks great.

Another thought is to use the newly created bed 3 as the family room, by opening up the wall between the kitchen and it using a railing on both sides of the steps, you can always call the living room a bedroom, it's just a name

Haven’t read all comments but have you considered the sunroom as a third bedroom by making bed 1 smaller? And bed 3 with bathroom can be as planned for WIR and/or en-suite? Also opening up lounge to dining a bit would make house feel larger and more open. Laundry could be used as second bathroom + laundry space as it should be large enough to include at least a shower and sink.