Critique my proposed floor plan for granny flat
josh1823
6 years ago
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siriuskey
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Comments (6)Hi oklouise, In the shorter term, I was going to live in the granny flat and rent out the main house to people I know or 2-3 international uni students. In the longer term, I would like to have it as a lowset living option for my mum who is in her late 70's. Somewhere, low maintenance, where she can keep her independence (as would I), but has me close by to provide her assistance where required. The original house has 3 bedrooms (the 3rd one is only 3.1 x 2.65m with no built in wardrobe. The back of the property backs onto a council park. The house is set back further from the front than all of the neighbouring properties (greater than 7 metres). The area under the current house would just be used for carparking and storage. The remaining length of my backyard from my back steps is 18.6 metres. I don't think it would necessary add value to my property, but rather provide me with an income as well as options for family or friends that need the accommodation. I hope to keep the house for the long term....See MoreHelp designing a granny flat extension
Comments (17)i would also prefer to have the granny flat face north but it really depends on the local climate so my suggestions includes the laundry within the flat in favour of a bug screened mudroom alfresco area between the two buildings and a smaller verandah but, adding the wide internal doors and arrangements better suited to potential disabled use and keeping guests out of the bedroom has resulted in an ens/wiw/dressing area without direct connection to bedroom but there's more storage, dressing and standing space and night time users of the bathroom won't disturb sleepers so much ... the study is big enough (with or without a separate hallway) to be a small bedroom with room for double desks and a single bed and the kitchen has space for wall oven, big fridge, small island, reach in pantry and lots of drawers but i'v left out the external laundry door in favour of a front door into the living area...total floor area of the granny flat (excluding alfresco and verandah) is 102SQM including brick veneer external walls...See MoreGranny Flat design advice.
Comments (41)don't forget your washing line needs to be where there is ample sun, not just where it fits... So to the north or east is good, or for me being too lazy to get up early, west/north. I stayed with someone in a shiny new house and they had a clothesline on the south side! they ended up setting up racks in the living room because it had a window that faced north! I'm not sure if I missed you saying which way is north? forgive me. It also needs to be easily accessed from your laundry room. And IMO those fold out on the wall drying rack things are not sufficient a long line or rotary is better. A thought on the granny flat.... the loo. It has no ventilation, which I think isn't great in a small house. Can you get rid of the powder room and have the loo in the bathroom making it a bigger space? I would swap the shower and toilet then and have a little window above the loo for ventilation. surely its easier (and cheaper?) to plum the loo when its on an external wall? You'll need a clothesline for the granny flat too? Is the laundry area in the bathroom for the flat?...See MoreCouncil approval, granny flat conversion
Comments (11)we've had several new slabs built over the last few years and each time the engineer inspected the grounds and took soil samples as well as designing specific thickness and extras for the slabs two of which involved extra underground concrete piers on sloping sites ..we've also had an engineer inspect and design new floors to enclose a room over two separate old concrete verandahs ..one of which involved removing the original concrete and starting new and the other suspended slab had a 10cm slab added to raise the height to match other floors (and assume that would have also included some waterproofing) ... we've also had engineers inspect and advise about structural changes for renovations and advise about cracks in an old double brick building and each time price was based on hours of work and i can't be specific but assume at least $1000 for basic inspection and taking photos (maybe an hour or two on site) plus they need a copy of any existing and proposed plans so a few hours for off site research and a written report with plans and recommendations for any new and/or remedial work and each job will have individual challenges...See Morejosh1823
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