Please take a look at floorplan and let me know if you think this quote is right!

mylifemyrules

Hi, please see attached floorplan. Largest bedroom I want splitting into two. Two new Windows etc quoted 10,000 that seems like a awful lot to me or is it about right? 

alittlecynical

I think a little steep, where are you, are they decorating, flooring or e?

Silvertabby

Blocking up and making good (both sides) the current window.

Create 2 new windows.

Divide room into 2, with doors, skirting boards etc.

New flooring and decor.

See what your other quotes come back as, but £10K isn't raising my eyebrows (and I'm nowhere near London).

mylifemyrules

Thank you that's very helpful. Silvertabby said:

Blocking up and making good (both sides) the current window.

Create 2 new windows.

Divide room into 2, with doors, skirting boards etc.

New flooring and decor.

See what your other quotes come back as, but £10K isn't raising my eyebrows (and I'm nowhere near London).

Thank you that's very helpful! The latest builder who came round said 5500 and said we'd get two 10 by 7 bedrooms after split do you reckon that's correct? The guy who quoted 10000 didn't measure up only by 'eye' but said we'd have two very small rooms about the size of the bathroom and he gave be the impression that he didn't think it was worth doing. Problem is I desperately need two single bedrooms for my children. Do you think this room can be split? 

MikeJXE

The difficulty seems to be access to the second bedroom without going through the first 

mylifemyrules

MikeJXE said:

The difficulty seems to be access to the second bedroom without going through the first 

Perhaps I'm wrong here but could we not build a landing where the built in cupboards are giving individual access to the rooms , split the bedroom length ways replace the large window with two singles? 

mylifemyrules

Of course my only other option is to convert the garage into hopefully two single rooms but of course one room would have a oil boiler in it!

400ixl

mylifemyrules said:

MikeJXE said:

The difficulty seems to be access to the second bedroom without going through the first 

Perhaps I'm wrong here but could we not build a landing where the built in cupboards are giving individual access to the rooms , split the bedroom length ways replace the large window with two singles? 

Not unless you can levitate over the open stairwell you couldn't get to a landing in place of the built ins.

Is this a house you are thinking of buying? If it is I would strike it off your list, its not a layout to do what you want. If you do, the £10k doesn't feel too far off the mark but you will end up with either one bedroom off the other or losing space to create a larger landing next to the stairwell and then one smaller room that the other (losing the built ins into the smaller room, or having two odd shaped rooms if trying to even the space out. The layout just doesn't really work well. 

MikeJXE

mylifemyrules said:

MikeJXE said:

The difficulty seems to be access to the second bedroom without going through the first 

Perhaps I'm wrong here but could we not build a landing where the built in cupboards are giving individual access to the rooms , split the bedroom length ways replace the large window with two singles? 

Err no, aren't the cupboards over a void above the stairs  ? The top of the stairs are at the other end 

mylifemyrules

MikeJXE said:

mylifemyrules said:

MikeJXE said:

The difficulty seems to be access to the second bedroom without going through the first 

Perhaps I'm wrong here but could we not build a landing where the built in cupboards are giving individual access to the rooms , split the bedroom length ways replace the large window with two singles? 

Err no, aren't the cupboards over a void above the stairs  ? The top of the stairs are at the other end 

No they are not over the stairs they are next to the stairs 

mylifemyrules

Fair enough. It looks likes it will have to be the garage then