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Comments (74)I'm still concerned that the covered alfresco area is located to the NE, it will block much of your winter sunshine from entering your living areas, making your home colder in winter. Personally, I'd try to locate your alfresco o the eastern side of your living areas (& somehow moving the master further SE). However, if you are going to stick with your current alfresco location, I'd recommend you change from a hipped roof alfresco, to a gable roof alfresco. If you make it an opened gable, & have a cathedral ceiling you'll end up with quite a bit more winter sunshine entering your house. Similar to the images below....See MoreCurrent floor plan is awful... Please help with suggestions
Comments (14)One central/main properly appointed and positioned bathroom is better than 2x arguably compromised bathrooms. 2 toilets are important to achieve but you can get away with a single bathroom + a powder for the scale of this home, which practically is a 3 bedroom + study. To achieve a true 4 bedroom with a properly appointed master suite you're talking a complete overhaul or significant extension/renovation which is well beyond the budget. What you want to do is try and open up the back of the house more to connect to the rear area and if you take the opportunity to take over the current bathroom with kitchen/laundry/powder you'll end up with increased flexibility with the living areas (formal & casual) & more functionally zoned set-up that makes sense and keeps the bedrooms/bathrooms at the front and the living areas to the north/rear and minimising awkward bathroom runs across/through the living areas You re-renovate that bathroom at the back in it's current position you'll still spend similar money but not address the major issues. What you want to do with these projects is make changes/spend money to make big improvements to the way it works........bathroom refits in the same place when clearly it's the wrong place are an expensive renovation decision as whilst it may be slightly better and newer, it a "one dimensional" design move...See MoreExtension Advice
Comments (8)Unfortunately townhouses like yours are very limited in scope for extending or reconfiguring, especially if you are on a tight budget. When the developer built your townhouse he wanted to squeeze in as many as he could under the planning regulations of the time to make as much profit as possible, which leaves little opportunity to extend. In addition to navigating the council's planning regulations you will probably also have a body corporate to deal with? I would suggest taking your plan to the local council and having a chat with one of the planners who is likely to confirm that you have hardly any options to extend due to the council's requirement that you need a certain amount of parking and private open space (it can vary from council to council). So while there may be some options that could be suggested on this forum it is unlikely that they will get the approval of council and the body corporate. If you are really stuck with no other option then consider getting a tennant in, and renting a larger home, until the market picks up and you can sell. Best of luck with your research Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See Moreextension budget
Comments (6)@rosie acosta Cost per sqm will vary throughout Australia, but we are only taking marginally. First a renovation is going to be a custom build, I.E. there is no volume builder that can easily do these on their very thin margins. So a custom build is easily twice the cost sqm, you the small builders that complete these don't have the buying power on materials that the big guys do. This makes a massive difference to start. You do not know what you are going to find when working on an existing home. When you open up the roof or walls where it connects there are often hidden treasures (not in a good way) that need rectified or mean that design may not work as expected. Finally there is than the questions of what spaces are to be in the addition, is it a kitchen, bathroom or simply a living area. Are you expecting any built in joinery in the spaces, these all add it the cost of the addition that can not easily be reduced to a $/sqm. Often small (20-80 sqm) renovation that I have done with a kitchen, bathroom or both will begin at $4-5k sqm. So @afjp is much closer, a min of $300k could be more realistic. You are best to speak with a local architect that does these type of renovation regular and they should be able to sit with, understand what you are looking for and help you set your budget. Please understand this is not the final cost, it is an expected budget and it should be reviewed a couple of time before the builder has been ask to give you a final cost. Maintaining a project within budget is an ongoing task throughout design and construction. It is about consistent management of decisions along the way. There is less you can do about bringing the cost down when the project is in construction, it is the design Phase that this can happen, cheaply and easily....See Moreoklouise
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