Hi vicky. To help we would need a dimensioned plan

Hi Kate, here are the rough dimensions hope this helps.

First thought. Make the parents retreat into your walk in robe, and enlarge your small ensuite into the current walk in robe.

Example of my thoughts. Where do you access outside areas, and which way is north?

Hi dreamer, thanks for your ideas. There are double doors where meals area is, there is also a door where current laundry is which we will block up and potentially put a door in new laundry.

Another option.

Thanks Kate thats a food option too.

Good* 

Appreciate your help guys thanks again.

Since north is at the front. You could look at putting large windows in the living area to let that northern light in.

You're right, would love to do that as its rather dark in the house however we're trying to minimise costs & just make it as comfortable as possible for now

How long is for now? What's your climate? Is the house on floorboards or concrete slab? Have you done your asbestos assessment? Are things like butlers pantry and walk-in robe relevant to your individual needs, by which I mean as opposed to doing it because everyone seems to be doing it?

I'd really try to utilise north, depending on your climate.

You say you want to make it as comfortable as you can for now. Then I would put larger windows on the north side. Then you won’t live in a dark home and will get winter sun, for now and forever.

Hi macyjean, you raise some valid points. 2-3 years as were planning to develop, unfortunately it wasn't in a liveable condition & climate is Melbourne.

Asbestos has been removed, we are down to the frame so I really need to nut out this floor plan. House is on floorboards.

Butlers pantry and wir not imperative, I was thinking of combining bp with laundry in the existing kitchen space.

How do you suggest utilising North?

Dreamer, I know what your saying. The other thing is the car port is right in front of the living room ὡ5

in order to make more suggestions we need to understand what you already have and attempting to reproduce your plans there appears to be a large unused central area and the entry doesn't fit as shown in your plan??...please confirm my dimensions and correct what i've drawn wrong and what are the internal and external walls built out of?

I had the same problem OKL, I read bed 2 as 3700 which doesn't work,

For 2-3 years I'd be looking to save as much as possible to invest in the redevelopment. Questions like bigger meals area or fourth bedroom are really for you to decide what you see being needed in that timeframe.

North is the most useful side of a house because it gets sun throughout the day which is allowed in during winter when wanted and blocked by the eaves in summer when not wanted. It works with the angle of the sun during the seasons. You don't have to pay for it, like various sustainable features, you just have to design for it. Not to say other features are not worth paying for, but orientation is for free. Definitely worth keeping in mind for whatever you do next. For this house, and with other considerations such as the carport in front, it depends on your priorities I suppose.

https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation

Floorboards are good for renovation as it makes changing plumbing around much more easy and cost effective. Longer term, concrete slab with edge insulation is best, or if floorboards again they should be insulated.

Oklouise & siriuskey, from what I can see the entry is actually opposite the bathroom not bed 2, bed 2 measurements are correct 3.7 x 3.3.

Apologies i don't have a proper floor plan of this property.

External walls brick, internal plaster.

Thanks for the advice macyjean :)

Bumping above the spam.