Floorplan advice needed!
We've recently bought our first home, a small 1960's 3 bedroom 1 bathroom that needs a significant reno. We've decided against an extension so just looking for some advice to best utilise the space we have. We're a family of 4 with 2 children aged 9 and 10. This isn't our forever home but we plan to stay here for 8-10 years.
We've had a builder round and can knock out the wall between kitchen/living (will need a beam put in but happy to do so with builders etc in the family) to create an open plan space but not set on the best layout for this. We plan to put bifolds in where the dining window is and build a deck. The windows in the corner of the living area are gorgeous floor to ceiling windows. Would love to squeeze a study nook in somewhere if we can as we work from home occasionally.
Also needing advice with the bathroom/laundry. Would like to keep toilet separate, and keep both bath and shower. Laundry space isn't super important - I'd be happy with a euro laundry behind cupboard doors if it meant the space could be used somewhere else. Linen cupboard could potentially be moved/condensed to make more space in the bathroom.
We're newbies to the reno scene so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Comments (36)Hi lovely lady's. I'm still going around in circles with the floor plan.. I've just found out that I can't put a toilet on the Right hand side of the house as it woukd require a very complicated and expensive trench to connect the existing sewer pipe to a new toilet on the Right hand side. So a bathroom woukd need to stay on the left. I have a structural engineer taking a look T the load bearing walls next week.. Any other suggestions would be great appreciated. I thought about leaving kitchen where is is and knocking the wall thrpufh to make sauna and dressing room one room and turning this into a dining room. connecting the kitchen with the dining room with an archway. but this looses some cupboard space on the left wall and with the current kitchen only being 3 metres wide it's a bit too small. The other challenge is I would like the laundry door relocated to the kitchen wall instead of walking through a bedroom to get to the laundry... I'm stuck.....See MoreFloor plan advice needed
Comments (75)There are certain "standardised" specifications and construction details that if executed by a volume builder can be achieved extremely cost effectively. Once you stray from these "rules" however, with things such as higher ceilings, skillion roof forms, high level windows or whatever, it immediately enters "custom build" territory, that will of course equate to higher cost. The "reasonableness" of this however needs to be rationalised from project to project, from builder to builder. Additional $90/m2 for skillion roof stick framed vs standardised truss construction is probably actually quite reasonable, if it involved reasonable spans, and it takes far more time/labour to properly pitch a roof from scratch (with a raked internal ceiling) in comparison to just throwing up pre-fabricated trusses, that involve barely any tools other than a nail gun. I'd suggest as a general comment, rather than rule out options at such an early stage, it's better to develop a vision and see how close you can get to it, get the design/plan sorted first, and then see where it's sitting and what opportunities there are to have raised ceilings or whatever it is and then methodically and logically work through prioritised spec adjustments if budget is becoming pushed with the scale/quality balance of the design. Be careful not to just make big design decisions because someone tells you it's cheaper or better or not or whatever one way or the other. Yes budget is always important, but don't allow fear of blow-outs potentially hamstringing/compromising the design process/journey and automatically ruling out opportunity. With the right designer you may come to find that with more efficient planning you actually can afford some of the interesting/custom features that appeal as well as all the function you require for your family....See MoreI need advice on a floor plan of an extension
Comments (14)imo the feature that restricted the new family room is the wide sliding door out to the deck and the central twin cavity sliders in the centre of the wall ...do you need/want a storage wall for TV books music etc in the family room and do you need full width glass from family room to deck?...consider a smaller sliding door near the dining room end of the family room with windows (1500 tall?) on the rest of the walls (unless you prefer the feeling of a conservatory) but smaller windows can better frame some views and are easier to dress and could allow for wall space and window seat with storage shelves or drawers for books, games, toys etc.. always depends on who and how you will use the room and if the new family room is a living area with TV how will you use the other living area and the upstairs sitting room ...maybe the family room could have no doors and become open plan with kitchen and dining area and the original living room could be closed off and access direct from entry to dining room could also allow for more wall space for the kitchen?...See MoreRenovation floor plan advice needed
Comments (3)as long as the bench etc in the entry is low and shallow there should be enough space in the entry and wiw although Kate's idea of stealing space off the generous bedroom would allow for more .. my suggestions also includes tall 150mm deep shallow shelves in the wip (partly recessed into the wall) provides storage for cans, bottles and packets and avoid the corner cupboards in the narrow space and i've included some ideas for the kitchen...See More
3 years agoYour home plan layout is a very well used, tried and tested plan, that works well. I would not change any overall set up, just renovate all the areas. I would only remove the fire place. If you remove the full wall then you start restricting placement of fridges, ovens etc. in a home where this is the only living area, open plan is not always the best. I would renovate the laundry and install doors across the entire washing machine sink area. The doors can stay closed and have a clean access to outside. I would close up the kitchen access. I would install a ,work from home nook, near the entry, by extending the entry hall and installing a desk that can be completely closed and hidden.
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I would also change toilet to one with integrated basin. Important to be able to wash hands if bathroom occupied nothing only one toilet in house. In the study I have said a cupboard at one end as there is limited storage in the house now. This could be accessed off entry or study. You will not regret having an enclosed study space. Too much open plan can be an issue with privacy and noise
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3 years agoHi Nikki, Love the Mid Century features in you house.
The following floorplan combines the Bathroom with a Euro laundry, A separate powder room with vanity to help with families getting ready for school etc.. A desk for computer, school working from home in front of the window with a tall store cupboard next to it. A sliding door to the new deck with bifold window above sink for serving. A coffee/tea station to the left of the cooktop. cheers
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My first preference when you have limited space would be to forget the Euro laundry cabinet and combine the laundry bathroom as one complete room only needs one sink/hand basin, (size and style as you like) tall cabinet for dirty laundry basket and storage plus mirrored shaving wall cabinets. You can position the White Goods to suit. KISS keep it simple. as per the following.
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