Could we convert the laundry to an ensuite?
Shelley Gross
2 years ago
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Comments (4)first sketch out a rough idea of what you think you want, talk to local council and check on line building regs to find out what's legal, look around your suburb to see if there's any obvious sign of a similar conversion and knock on their doors, ask some builders for a guestimate of what they think they could do, draw up some more detailed plans and go back to council and the builders (aiming to have a firm idea of what's legal and possible before you start spending money on final plans) Keep in mind that it's sometimes cheaper and more efficient to build new rather than renovate so think about if it's a new room you need or that you want to renovate the garage roof space just 'cause it's available..perhaps there's a better spot elsewhere around the house or property..i suggest that you would need a building at least 8 m wide and 6 m tall to give a worthwhile attic room but dropping the ceiling height above the cars to minimu may help expand the available space but a floor plan showing ceiling and roof ridge heights could help invite more skilled suggestions than mine...See MoreHelp with en-suite
Comments (34)Alright let's see if we can put this to bed. There's nothing at all wrong or amateurish with your home. Agree seeing photo it's arguably too much of a compromise nor cost effective to move/change the window considering outcomes. The solution here will come in the fit-out and how to balance that as best as possible within the constraints set. You can do it with a 1500 size bath option, 900x1200 shower. and it's essentially a tweak/fine-tune from the idea you had originally. (I shouldn't really do this but here you go/I'm feeling generous today ;) ) You run a ledge all the way around the back and end walls. Mirrored cabinets all along the end above the basin. This will feel massive and luxurious with the ledges/more dimension & interest. But you'd need a concealed in wall cistern. Any privacy concerns (in bathrooms) can be managed by combination blinds/furnishings - arguably much more flexible (and cheaper in this situation) than changing glazing to frosted glass. And then you still retain an outlook/light to your ensuite during the day etc... Good luck & Merry Christmas :) PD...See Morechanging layout and adding a en-suite
Comments (4)it should be easy enough to use bed 2 as space for an ensuite but that means losing a bedroom...do you have any other long term plans to add extra bedrooms, new kitchen etc eg the old extension seems like a much better location for the kitchen, make a bigger dining area and maybe add a screened room across the back to take advantage of your good climate but neither idea solves the problem of the missing bedroom, could the living area be converted to extra bedrooms but how you would access the clothesline from a laundry in the garage...is there space to add an external door on either side of downstairs? maybe the cellar would be a better location for the new laundry with closer access to the stairs and an existing external (front) door and add laundry shute from the upstairs bathroom but making scaled plans is difficult as the real estate plans are inconsistent ...please confirm the dimensions of all the rooms (including bath, toilet, biws and hallways and i can make a better scaled plan to share...See MoreNeed advice for converting room to WIR and Ensuite
Comments (9)there's not enough space for a wiw but you could have a good sized ensuite with biw and a bathroom with laundry cupboard ..but new bathrooms could be also be installed in the old living area and use the current dining room as a separate living space or bedroom but either way i would remove the fireplace in the old living room ... we need more information about the back yard to understand the best options for the rear deck and outside stairs but the kitchen works best as an L shape with full sized extendable dining table instead of the peninsula...See MoreC P
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