Is there any other work you’d like to do to the house that you could plan at the same time? Otherwise the cost for plans and permits will probably make it too costly, as they are the same regardless of cost. And it sounds like you’re talking about 7 metres of accessing an exterior wall which is one of the most expensive methods to do. Best bet it to pay a builder to come give you an idea of costs.

Can you post a floorplan of the house, how deep are the eaves as you night be able to push out to that depth.

Yes need to consider the roof impact and how it fits on site. There may be cheaper changes than modifying ensuite. But yes it can be worth it to improve your liveability

How do you like the idea of having the laundry more outdoorsy. I can see how a small roof extension and hard floor could accommodate the laundry as it seems to be the problem. Now that would also probably save you up on the hustle for permits as you are not doing a structural modification or altering your current house plan. Do you have a floor plan that we can see

we extended one house by removing external walls and rebuilding the roof and the total extra floor area was only 6sqm ... very worthwhile but extraordinarily expensive so post a floor plan of the existing house and distance to the side boundaries as it may be possible to suggest some options that don't involve removing whole walls or changing the main roof

Thanks all. Here is a floor plan. As you can see we are very tight on space - but the laundry where it is currently is a huge problem 1) very inconvenient - noisy, next to dining/living space, 2) block any option for natural light so our dining area despite being on northwesterly side is dark all year around. There's also no side window on the family room so it's also dark. Ideally we would move the laundry and cupboard (somewhere??), open up the entrance corridor to a U-shaped kitchen and put a barn door on the corridor to the bathroom and bedrooms. The front living room is a beautiful bright sunny room. Also, on further investigation I don't think we can push out sideways anyway due to large setbacks in our local area. Interested to hear any opinions!

Would it be unthinkable to move the laundry into the storage area at the back of the carport? Or a similar small external laundry next to the ensuite? The rest of the house layout seems pretty good

I'm not sure it's feasible at the side of the house by the car port: mainly because of the 2m setback we have so there's no space. Next to the ensuite might be possible - entry would be from the deck and it would go where the water tank is. Again - I guess I wonder would this be a huge expense (foundations, roof etc) for such a small 'extension'? Though it wouldn't be great for resale (which I'm not too worried about as we'll be here a long time) I would prefer the external entrance laundry to our current setup. Thanks for you advice - will have to ponder!

another option could be to steal space off the main bathroom for a new Euro laundry (with sound proofed walls) and move the toilet and/or add a separate powder room taken off the bigger bedroom with a new biw made with a bump out under the eaves in the storage area without the need for extra foundations or changes to the roof and, removing part of the entry hall, allows for changes to the kitchen and extra windows and more spacious family dining area

Why not simply move laundry into bathroom, shifting door to middle so laundry can be next to vanity. Add a row of cupboards along wall of kitchen in living for extra storage

How many people does the family bathroom have to cater for? Definitely look at it for the laundry cupboard.

The poster Rthhouse, said in yesterday’s post with the floor plan. That “the position of laundry is very inconvenient, noisy, next to dining living space”. Opening up the left side of the home with a window is great. But the laundry is still in the same room with Siriuskey floor plan posted.

This with the laundry coming off the family room, moving the dining to the living room and adding a desk to the kitchen family

Hi all, thanks so much for your responses. The laundry in the main bathroom is clearly the easiest solution but I hadn't been able to really figure out how to make it work. I hadn't actually consider moving the door though - this definitely open up more options and makes it feasible!

Oklouise - your solution looks great and really simple - esp the little WIR extension and powder room on the easterly side. Our eaves are quite large so I think that should be feasible.

Do you think that laundry set up could be made to work opening out on the bathroom rather than the corridor? Interestingly - I had thought that the kitchen u would be orientated sideways to what you have it, with the peninsula going horizontally. But I think that layout gives more cupboard space etc. Great to see!

Siriuskey - I quite like the second laundry/bathroom set-up too, another layout I hadn't considered. Dreamer was right about the euro laundry right next to the dining table. I don't mind a euro laundry but it's not great having dirty kids clothes etc right next to the kitchen table. With the big/open kitchen and living - have this this work before? Would it end up being a very noisy space? It would be wonderful to have that much light in, and would allow for a really spacious kitchen too.

Thanks everyone - fantastic ideas so help move me forwards!

building on Syriuskey's idea of entering the master bedroom from the family room and using space from the master hallway my suggestion also moves teh central hallway and creates a new laundry and bathroom with separate powder room and linen storage without any changes to external walls