Would this put you off?

System

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

As I say, unless you want the whole ground floor to be open plan, or you wanted to reshuffle things so that there was a large room where the bathroom is right now, I don't see how it's a problem. The bathroom no more splits the extension from the rest of the house than the walls around the bedroom and kitchen do.

Have you actually looked in detail at the plan? The bedroom and kitchen both have windows. The bathroom doesn't.

Are you trolling? None of your responses so far even seem to have looked at the actual house. If you are telling me that putting a room in the middle of a floor where it could never have a window is normal then good luck to you. Normally house layouts have each room with at least one wall facing the outside for a reason!!!!

System

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

I agree; the whole house looks dark. Although, what with some of the decor, such as black curtains covering all of the kitchen windows, it's hard to tell if the problem is with the house or if it's just the decor.

Decor? Are you kidding me. The reason it is dark is, and like i have said many times but you ignored, because there is a bathroom right in the middle of the ground floor. It splits the whole floor because that room itself has no windows. Therefore the light only goes through the front or the back and stops at the bathroom wall.

ca55ie

I'd be bothered that the Dining Kitchen looks out onto a Lean-To and a Store. Hence the Long dark curtains - to hide the view!!

fairy_lights

having looked at the floor plan I don't think the shape of the kitchen is too awful, but the lack of natural light would bother me. If the windows all open out on to the lean to then ventilation might be an issue too.

Anatidaephobia

Walcott wrote: »

Have you actually looked in detail at the plan? The bedroom and kitchen both have windows. The bathroom doesn't.

Are you trolling? None of your responses so far even seem to have looked at the actual house. If you are telling me that putting a room in the middle of a floor where it could never have a window is normal then good luck to you. Normally house layouts have each room with at least one wall facing the outside for a reason!!!!

Yes, I have looked at the plan several times; sorry for having a different opinion to you :huh: I've lived in a flat where the bathroom did not have a window but it had good lighting and an extractor fan so it wasn't really an issue.

I don't recall saying a bathroom in the middle of the floor is normal; I think my point was confusion over your query about the kitchen when all along it was the bathroom that was the problem. However, I guess the simple answer is if you don't like the house, don't buy it! Problem solved

missprice

Walcott wrote: »

Have you actually looked in detail at the plan? The bedroom and kitchen both have windows. The bathroom doesn't.

Are you trolling? None of your responses so far even seem to have looked at the actual house. If you are telling me that putting a room in the middle of a floor where it could never have a window is normal then good luck to you. Normally house layouts have each room with at least one wall facing the outside for a reason!!!!

I too have looked at the floorplan.
The bathroom would never bother me, I have lived in plenty of places with no window into the bathroom.
Why would anyone assume that a bathroom HAS to have a window?
I would be more concerned with the lack of garden and the stupid shape of the kitchen. Because the garden can't be made bigger unless you knock down the extension, and the kitchen could well need a carpenter to build new units. Currents shed kitchens would not fit very well in such an awkward space.

System

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

Yes, I have looked at the plan several times; sorry for having a different opinion to you :huh: I've lived in a flat where the bathroom did not have a window but it had good lighting and an extractor fan so it wasn't really an issue.

I don't recall saying a bathroom in the middle of the floor is normal; I think my point was confusion over your query about the kitchen when all along it was the bathroom that was the problem. However, I guess the simple answer is if you don't like the house, don't buy it! Problem solved

The bathroom not having a window wasn't really the point though. Flats with no windows in the bathroom generally don't have those bathrooms carved out in the middle of the flat itself. The point was that it isnt just 4 walls as you said. Moving it is major work on a house that is priced at the top end.

This has gone off on a tangent. It is a lively house for someone that wants lots of space at that price and I don't want to be critical of it.

Anatidaephobia

Walcott wrote: »

The bathroom not having a window wasn't really the point though. Flats with no windows in the bathroom generally don't have those bathrooms carved out in the middle of the flat itself. The point was that it isnt just 4 walls as you said. Moving it is major work on a house that is priced at the top end.

That's why I had mentioned things like open plan living; I was trying to get an idea of what you wanted from the house. Everybody will have different ideas and opinions but what matters is a) what you want and b) if what you want is compatible with this house.

TBagpuss

I don't like the house and agree that the layout is odd - I would be put off by the fact it has no garden, and the downstairs bedroom is such an awkward shape, it really limits the usable space and the options you have as to furniture and layout for that room.

I'd see it as a three bedroomed house with a study, rather than a 4 bed, and you'd have to take into account that it is an odd layout and has no real garden, both of which are negatives. if you like the house, then take those factors into account and make an offer.

mynameisclare

Why didn't they put the kitchen in the square end of the room and have the dining area in the wonky end?