Keep bed 2 as a bedroom. Long narrow lounges are not very practical. Are the black squares columns in lounge if so spend some money removing at least the right one.
How wide is the garage corridor? You should retain garage access. Why do you need two ensuite rooms?

Hope this makes sense. Split the laundry into a powder room and laundry off the corridor. Rest of corridor add some storage and drying rack to complete laundry. Your existing extra toilet could be left or become a store room with access at each end or shower room. Basically I have kept laundry where plumbing already is and the sliding door can hide the mess.
In main hall I have provided access to powder room and reduced linen cupboard length to ease hall dogleg. Consider ditching it altogether depending on space.
The media room has no window and it and next room are a little narrow if enclosed so best to leave open for sale.

Ensure at least one bath in house.

Thanks much, Kate. Great suggestions. I appreciate your help.

- Garage corridor is around 2m wide

- 2 ensuites were recommended to add value

- Thinking about removing linen altogether

- Where you have added the Drying stack, it is the Alfresco entry (Looks like a window label, I understand)

- Thinking about removing both the pillars. Assuming the cost would not be double of removing 1 pillar on the right

Key questions:-

1. How do we utilize the garage corridor connecting to the kitchen/ alfresco area

2. How do we solve the problem of ease of access to the washroom from the alfresco area? Should that even be a concern if the aim is to add value to the house

3. The WC cannot remain as is since it has no wash basin. How do we solve it?

Open to any other suggestions, too !!

I have tried to minimise change. Do you have a pool? What is your budget to add value?

Morning - Don't have a pool. Keen to focus on max return rather than budget. Hoping after a few years this house goes for premium rate so need to keep that in mind. Current budget though will need to be in 50k-100k range.

Bigger family bath. No need for alfresco access. I hate dual access bathrooms

And you could lose robe in bedroom to make shower bigger in ensuite

Consider adding door from bedroom to alfresco. This would make a great living space

Or to straighten the hall

Love that plan OKL, I was just working on it and had the basic same idea, Changing bedrooms around and opening up the kitchen to the Alfresco. And I just wanted to ask a few more questions , like materials and aspect. I don't need them now as your plan is perfect.

Here is as far as I got with it as I was having trouble working with the dimensions and wondering where North was, well done

Thank you all - those are some great suggestions, and seriously considering them all !!

- The car front in the photo is facing North East

- Our thought process is to understand the end goal, and over the next few years and a couple of renovations, we could land at the end goal given budget constraints

In terms of adding value to the house, the optionality we seem to have is as follows:-

Option 1: Additional ensuite bathroom with small apartment-size laundry

Option 2: Separate laundry + powder room

Secondly, a key question we are grappling with is how valuable a bathtub is in a house that does not have a swimming pool and if it should be ensuite (easier to do) or in the common area?

Your existing garage hall is def big enough for laundry. I am not a fan of ensuites for a family. But great if sharing the house with another set of adults. I am not sure how you alfresco is set up. Looks like it is walled in. If it is outside entertaining space it would be good to have a living area accessing it.
For a large house you would normally have 3 toilets if one is in ensuite you would not do 4 even if 2 are in ensuite. You do want to ensure there is a basin in the room with the toilet. This could be a laundry trough depending on circumstance
Bath tub can be in ensuite. Def need 1 bathtub for this size house.
All we can give you are ideas for you to consider. You may exude your first choice is best for you. Good luck

Why the need for an extra large Laundry and what is your family configuration. Access from the kitchen to the alfresco out door area is far more important than an extra large laundry. You mention doing for resale so it's a must to have a bath even if the shower needs to be over the bath.

And $50- $100K will not go very far but it is best to have a plan to work towards.

Your budget is low. Once you move away from replacing like with like you’re in the territory of needing permits and paperwork and they have a cost.

Thanks all for the wonderful suggestions. I am looking to go with the below option, which would give the kitchen opening into an alfresco (partially), 1 ensuite, 1 common shower/ WC/ and 1 common WC/basin/bathtub (powder room+). Losing the garage access and using that space as a laundry. I feel like this would be the best balance b/w improving the house's value and not making too many changes to the current structure. Have increased budget to ~120k. Any thoughts?

What is the black thing in the "Home Office. Another thought for you to consider, 4 bedroom, 2 bath houses are in demand.

I like that plan from Siriuskey. I think you should keep the garage access. That is valuable.

Sharing a clearer version of the updated plan for reference.

In the plan shared by Siriuskey, what would be the placement of the Fridge ? Given the kitchen is largely done, I am not keen to modify it too much (e.g., put an island) however keen to open up into the alfresco hence have taken a middle option.

Garage access would be retained but only for namesake since it would be via the laundry.

Keen to hear your thoughts ?

Good to know that you have already done some work on the kitchen, What is the black thing in the current Home office?

The fridge in the kitchen as per drawing which could also have a pantry next to it. this gives back the space into the Wet rooms The new island offers more storage and for the family to sit up to

I bought the partially renovated property, and the kitchen, WC/ Laundry, WC, Bath, and 2 beds on the left part are already done. The previous owner was doing an owner/ builder renovation/ addition and could not complete it.

The black area in the home office is pillars.

Thanks for the suggestion on the fridge/ pantry location.

What do you think about having the oblique entry to the current Bed 4?

More information is required re the house, materials used, Bick, concrete slab, and any access under the house A google earth photo would also help.

Previous owners renovations don't always work for the new owner as it depends on the new families needs. Do you like them?, are these renovations show in the posted plan.

As mentioned 4 bedrooms 2 baths are in demand, a separate WC is also popular with families

Can you supply some photos and also show the pillars, is there a cabinet built between them?

Thank you so much for your help. Sharing additional photos below.

- We'll go with at least 4+2 (1ens +1 common) + 1 powder+(WC, basin,bathtub)

- We are happy with the current work done, and the focus is improving value for back re-evaluation and/or resale

- Cabinet is built b/w the pillars in the home office/media; however, it is opening up in the media (rather than what is shown on the map)

The google shot shows the extensions with white roofs, those piers were done to support the roof? is it open between them and the next room?

How many in your family and do you have an extended family living with you.

It will save money to try and keep the toilet in a similar position, do you have access under the house for plumbing

PS I would remove your second photo

Thanks much.

- No gap b/w the rooms, and they are all connected

- Not sure about the reason for piers

- Family is smallish - We sometimes have our parents living with us or may explore sub-letting room(s) to help financially in the short term

- Access under the house is available, so that's a positive. The house is on the decline, so the front is higher.

The block is sloping but the house is all on the same level on the interior?

The kitchen and alfresco both appear to have the same flat roof?,

Is the alfresco screened on two sides or are they solid walls with a sliding door near the carport.

Was your idea to make and ENS attached to Bed 3 for Parents and or to sublet, would you consider using the master bedroom with ENS and WIR for this purpose., Is there easy external access to this room

For re sale to command a good price: everything had to be at code and certified. Buyers are put off by self/ home renovations unless can prove certification. Three to four bedrooms, two car garage or carport, a multi purpose room, storage, a decent laundry not shared in a bathroom, must have storage for cleaning appliances. You should consider stages as your budget may not be sufficient for what you are aiming for.

All building is on the same level ; Alfrresco is 2 levels lower, and the Storage cage (not shown in the original pic) is massive and below the back-end of the house.

Roof is almost at the same level for kitchen & Alfresco. Alfresco opens up through a sliding door to the carport side.

No easy access to the master bed. Could arguably try and provide access to the side access --> alfresco --> original bed 3.

Discussions with the builder and council are on-going.