En suite - increase value?

custardy

markin2 wrote: »

Its always a list of things that are wrong and the thing that breaks the camels back that is more likely to be said, lease and road for the other poster, and then it is only 1 compromise.


For a 4 bed its #Only 1 bathroom, #Small Garden, #no real Garage, and on, and on. It feels a bit over developed for the plot size.


I would not be surprised if most young couples today would want to just gut the back garden.

Must admit the garden jumped out at me as a lot of work and little space.
Mind Im not a gardener. We bought the ex show house and I gutted the fancy rear garden for a basic hedge and grass set up.

kdotdotdotdot

Well, I'm one of those people who DOES want a dining room. So there!

I've also got a conservatory, but that's only because it came with the house. It's terribly old-fashioned (at least 25 years old), but oddly, not cold. Otherwise yes, I'd be into a garden room with roof windows instead.

I'm also in the process of putting in an en-suite, but that's because I'm in a dormer bungalow and don't fancy traipsing up and down stairs in the night to get to the downstairs bathroom.

GDB2222

Rivernight wrote: »

Yes, the house was built in the 80's.

We've lived in it since 1987 and then an ensuite wasn't common in 4 bedders. We've put in an extension, put in new windows and fascias in the last couple of years, still under warranty. I don't think it looks too dated. We've never been shy of DIY and would have put one in if we'd needed it. I had three children and it was never a problem but I guess expectations are different now. For us, we didn't want to take any space out of the master bedroom to put in an ensuite.

I'm only going to make one comment, and that's a tiny one. The other house you posted has an en suite bathroom, but no space has been taken from the master bedroom. A small amount has been taken from the bedroom behind. The layout is different in your case, but you could do much the same.

Larac

Skiddaw1 wrote: »

Uh?? What's wrong with conservatories? When we were house-hunting a couple of years ago we saw quite a few new-builds with conservatories and there's certainly a fair few conservatories in our road (houses are generally only 6 years old). Am I missing something?

Conservatories have moved on considerably - particularly the roofing. I replaced the original roof on mine with a well insulated roof and this allows it to be used for most of the year. Has to be a really cold day for it not be used. Average temp in my conservatory during the day is around 19 during the day in winter.

Silvertabby

Larac wrote: »

Conservatories have moved on considerably - particularly the roofing. I replaced the original roof on mine with a well insulated roof and this allows it to be used for most of the year. Has to be a really cold day for it not be used. Average temp in my conservatory during the day is around 19 during the day in winter.

We use ours all year round as well. Glass roof, and more brick walls than the old style 'dwarf walls all round' style. Ours is brick ground to roof on the side next to our immediate neighbours, a triple window on dwarf wall in the 'bay', brick ground to roof, double french doors and brick ground to roof.

Rivernight

Larac wrote: »

Conservatories have moved on considerably - particularly the roofing. I replaced the original roof on mine with a well insulated roof and this allows it to be used for most of the year. Has to be a really cold day for it not be used. Average temp in my conservatory during the day is around 19 during the day in winter.

Our conservatory was only put in about 4 years ago. We've got heating in there so we pretty much use it all year round, including the summer. The only time it was too hot was during the heatwave last year.

markin2

Rivernight wrote: »

The downstairs loo is directly underneath where the ensuite would go and is straightforward, I know this because other houses in our road with the same style house have put in ensuites. Basically the master bedroom at the front of the house and the second double bedroom have a recess which is a built-in cupboard. They have taken the two cupboard spaces from both rooms and some space from the Master bedroom to make the space.

I was looking the the plans and got a bit confused, is Bed1 not usually the master bedroom on plans?

And if it go's over the stairs which makes more sense to me, then the plumbing is a bit more work.

Rivernight wrote: »

Our conservatory was only put in about 4 years ago. We've got heating in there so we pretty much use it all year round, including the summer. The only time it was too hot was during the heatwave last year.

As a buyer im not sure i would ever believe you, It may be something you have to live with to be convinced off, With the heater off and the doors closed will it keep warm over a winters night, over 16c? Or will the be a large heating bill if i want it warm all year?

warby68

I'd just give it a decent time to sell, consider reducing price a little if no joy and then reconsider.

The house had plenty of attractive features which may persuade someone to do the ensuite themselves.

Make it clear you will consider sensible offers - interest tends to spur interest so getting an offer can make others flow. Its weird but once a house has an offer it does suddenly become more attractive.

Its a gamble whether £10k will be recouped in the selling price so you only really want to do it if it won't sell within your timeframe as it is.

getmore4less

more like this 3miles upto 550


price...4b......5b+
0-300 01/03 00/00
0-350 05/12 02/01
0-400 17/29 05/02
0-450 27/50 05/03
0-475 30/53 06/05
0-500 41/65 07/06
0-550 44/74 09/10
0-600 46/78 11/16
0-max 75/90 34/26

no shortage of buyers

13 SSTC between £475-£500 people preferred those over yours.

Another 5 upto £525

that gives you 18 to compare against.

competing with 5 beds 6 sold upto £500k

Here are the sold through prices in the last years from 550 down

£440 sept 2019

£515 march 2019 asking 525

getmore4less

markin2 wrote: »

I was looking the the plans and got a bit confused, is Bed1 not usually the master bedroom on plans?

And if it go's over the stairs which makes more sense to me, then the plumbing is a bit more work.
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On the plans the upper floor is rotated 90 deg confused me for a bit as well.

plumbing can come down in the roof space over the hall and there is room for a window as well.