I think balconies off bedrooms are a luxury. If you can afford them, great, go for it. If not- invest elsewhere, where something will get more use. Where we live the council are stopping all balconies due to privacy-loss from over-looking, lots of people now doing the juliet balcony/window as suggested above. I think they are awesome for living areas. Again a luxury for a bedroom. I imagine it is not a cheap build option either with glazed balustrade and waterproofing the inside of the room? I work with teenagers. Their idea of decompressing now involves many hours holed-up in a cave (dark bedroom) and on a device!....fresh air and sunlight pfft- what's that!?!

We went with Monument and I am delighted. I was worried about it making the house hotter, but not at all as we added some extra insulation while the roof was lifted. We look over our roof to Mt Dandenong and it really feels like we are floating above the rooftops now (previously had a lighter color). I have also noticed there is far less glare being darker. Pic below is not my best shots ... but you get the idea. Forgot to add we also have a flat cliplock roof and used a combination of Monument and Dune on the house.

first check with the body corporate to find out if what you want is acceptable and/or if it's already been done in any of the other apartments and, with permission of the owners, arrange a building inspection with builder and carpenter to clarify options (i would expect an extra toilet and moving and/or replacing HWS would cost several thousand dollars in a separate house with underfloor access so you need to know that the extra cost will add a comparable level of value and comfort (you could also check out a product called Saniflow that advertises to enble bathrooms in impossible situations) ..the floorplan looks good and the rooms are generous but the most important issues to consider are aspect and outlook especially if you have long periods of cold weather when a sunny living area or a private deck with a nice view will help make the unit a great buy

Few things 1. Still not enough space in the store for a bathrub. 2. I will loose the storage space, storage is very important with growing kids, this way i will have a nice big store room to store. 3. Cost and risk - to run drain i need to cut a lot of concrete and you dont know if there are beams underneath, cutting the concrete slab all the way to store is like cutting the the house by half. There is same risk involved when i remove that single brick wall for the new bathroom,. but i am planning to do another wall first then remove this. 4. Upstairs bathroom is big enough to accommodate all - its a 2030 x 3600 in size 5. The hot and cold water coming behind the wall(bedroom1) where i put the new bathrooms, so just need to drill it through the brick. I know either way i have to cut a lot, one is to cut the concrete slab, other is to remove a brick wall. I thought about putting one outside, but then i have to involve a surveyor, council etc. to much time consuming that way.