Floor plan advice

Doozergirl

If it's similar to the plan here then yes, it probably is reasonable.  

DevilDamo

Agreed that the price quoted sounds reasonable. Have you got an architect/designer drawing up the proposals for any relevant approvals?

Stubabuba

I do. £300 it cost me through a friend.

DevilDamo

That is good. However, I suppose it is just internal alterations of which there is little involvement from the architectural side of things.

Stubabuba

Hi All, 

I'm back with an update attached to the current layout of the house which is largely in line with the advice received in here - thanks.  We removed the old external wall at the back and also created an entry from the kitchen diner to what is now a large family room having removed the partition wall.  Our living room is now entirely separate from the rest of the house - the full thing works much better for us as a family of 5 with 2 young kids and a soon to be teenager!

We're now on to sorting the layout upstairs - we are planning to merge two bedrooms into 1 in order to created a master suite with a walk in wardrobe and en suite.  My preference is to merge rooms rooms 5 and 6 however not entirely sure how to go about fitting in the walk in wardrobe!  Any help would be appreciated?!

Another option is to put two doors between bedroom 1 and 3 (and split this room in half) - one to an en suite and one to the walk in wardrobe.  These two bedrooms are better size / shaped bedrooms than 5 and 6 so would probably prefer to leave in place and lose 5 and 6.  Hope that makes sense.

Thanks

chunkytfg

Suggesting layouts for upstairs is harder to do especially if you are trying to add a bathroom as youve got so much more to think about than just where the walls and doors go.

You have to get hot and cold water too the bathroom along with getting the waste away.

if it was me I would look to merge 5 and 6 together putting the ensuite right at the front of the house making use of the ensuite to its left for a water source and waste route away.  Then opening right through into 5 losing all the wardrobes that are built in to create one big space.  Block the bit of hallway to the right of the stair landing creating effectively a large corridor.  Have the walk in closet as more of a walk through area to get to the ensuite.  

(sorry terrible with the graphics stuff so hopefully my explanation makes sense.)