having a designated granny flat can be extra expensive with specific council and structural requirements including fire walls, separate parking, laundry and clothes drying requirements etc but, having a bigger house, that can be divided for use by separate tenants or extended family can be a more cost effective way of adding flexible living arrangements...i estimate the original house is about 215sqm and i've included some variations to make better use of available space but, by adding an extra master suite to make a total of 240sqm, allows the same house to be easily divided into two separate homes with the front area suitable for singles or a couple (with private gardens and shared access to the laundry if necessary) and the separate rear house suitable for a group of singles or a family with the double garage and back yard...and when no longer needed for rentals the small kitchen can be restored to a pantry and the mud room restored to a hallway and the whole house becomes a generous 5 bedroom family home and, although i haven't included a separate linen cabinet the small bedroom are bigger, the biw are twice the size, there's a separte powder room and linen can be stored in biw and/or vanity cupboards and, with so much available land, i would increase the front set back for off street parking, increase the north set back to allow for occasional drive through access with more northern garden and allow the 1500 south setback for more open access to the side entry and rear gardens ... then future owners might use the big back yard for a pool and gazebo and/or separate granny flat if necessary

Thank So much for your help, it looks pretty good.

You have helped me before as well and I really appreciate that.

1) Can you pls also shed some of your wisdom to make my original floor plan better like without caveat of additional unit etc. Just something impressive than what its now, like I really dont like that kitchen floating in the centre.

2) Also I also thought this as an option for unit, whats your view on this.

thanks

shishir

Can you explain what you are wanting to do with the property? Investment, sell in the future, income from granny flat, it's confusing? Have you checked your local rules for dividing properties? I mean different councils have different rules for second households. Whatever you do rule-wise you'll have to revisit if you put the property on the market.

If the front bedroom forms the basis for a separate household, not having a separate wc in the larger home is a drawback. What about laundry, clothesline, parking, for each? The long corridor is a waste of space.

to get the best return for your investment it would be better not to spend too much on major changes to your builders plans...so this is the original plan with some basic modification..

.my original idea was to add the extra master suite to make a big family home that can be easily converted into two sections but if you want to make separate flats i think you should research duplex or specially built units with a volume builder

Thanks all for your valuable advice. I would stick with standard builder plan with some variations.

Quick question, do u think It will add future value of I sell this house in 15 years or so to make it bigger like around 260 sqmt from current 205 sqmt. I know the upgrade will be around 30-40k but given it’s a bigger piece of land. Is it better to do build a better house to realise full selling potential

Or the other thinking is that 15 years later trends would have changed completely and it will sell primarily on land component alone. Build will be scrapped any ways or people would want to scratch and rebuilt

TIA

if I had a crystal ball then I would tell you....

You have a large piece of land. Look at the other homes in your area. myself I would prefer a slightly well designed larger home. even with 260sqm of house you will still have 410sqm of land.

Homes are sold on the location first, then the home. It would be a consumer and environmental nightmare if well designed homes that are only 15 years old, get demolished.

I think in 15 years people will be taking sustainability more seriously, meaning size and orientation and insulation and materials will be carefully considered. Hopefully reliable power generation will be part of it too, but it will be more than merely a trend to stick a solar panel on the roof as the latest must-have green accessory.

Of course things wear out and new things become available, so in 15 years you might well do some renovations to bring the property up-to-date, but there are some things that are difficult if not impossible to adjust later. Orientation is a big one. It hugely affects comfort for the occupants and if done right reduces heating/cooling bills. In 15 years I think buyers will have a better understanding of how it works and will know what to look for.

Wow, is that how small people are making rooms these days?!?!

for such a generous block of land with great orientation i would research options for building a duplex or build yourself a new home but check with local real estate agents to clarify likely tenants and what they want in a rental

I suggest doubling the size of the pantry, it appears too small for a 4 bedroom home