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Would a house lose value if we combined a 2 single bed sized rooms into one bigger double bedroom?

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  • lika_86
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    Blank11 said:
    The 2 single bed sized rooms would be 2.65m x 2.3m - would you consider this to still be better than one big room? 
    We have a spare bedroom that we use as an office with a sofa bed in that is exactly this size and know it can fit a double bed depending on where your door and radiators are. A double bed is only 135cm wide and 190cm long. If you can put one long side against the 2.3cm wall then you still have nearly a metre and a half down one side (we installed a pocket door which means no need to take into account door swing). Obviously that doesn't leave much room for wardrobes but you could then make the third bedroom into a dressing room/office. 

    However, this depends a lot on your family set up and whether that works for you. It would potentially solve the problem of whether or not to remove the wall if you are worried about saleability.
  • Blank11
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    Ideally it would be long term and I know if you consider living in the house to not think of it as an investment. But really I can’t help but think about losing money when selling. It is a new build so I don’t know how much it will fare. This is the first time where 2/3 of the bedrooms are tiny. Maybe I’m being impatient given how long I have been house hunting…
  • Blank11
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    lika_86 said:
    Blank11 said:
    The 2 single bed sized rooms would be 2.65m x 2.3m - would you consider this to still be better than one big room? 
    We have a spare bedroom that we use as an office with a sofa bed in that is exactly this size and know it can fit a double bed depending on where your door and radiators are. A double bed is only 135cm wide and 190cm long. If you can put one long side against the 2.3cm wall then you still have nearly a metre and a half down one side (we installed a pocket door which means no need to take into account door swing). Obviously that doesn't leave much room for wardrobes but you could then make the third bedroom into a dressing room/office. 

    However, this depends a lot on your family set up and whether that works for you. It would potentially solve the problem of whether or not to remove the wall if you are worried about saleability.
    I was thinking it could fit a double bed but then again you wouldn’t even be able to add in a wardrobe or a chest of drawers. Could probably only have one bed side table. The pocket door is a good shout to having more space. 
  • lika_86
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    Blank11 said:
    lika_86 said:
    Blank11 said:
    The 2 single bed sized rooms would be 2.65m x 2.3m - would you consider this to still be better than one big room? 
    We have a spare bedroom that we use as an office with a sofa bed in that is exactly this size and know it can fit a double bed depending on where your door and radiators are. A double bed is only 135cm wide and 190cm long. If you can put one long side against the 2.3cm wall then you still have nearly a metre and a half down one side (we installed a pocket door which means no need to take into account door swing). Obviously that doesn't leave much room for wardrobes but you could then make the third bedroom into a dressing room/office. 

    However, this depends a lot on your family set up and whether that works for you. It would potentially solve the problem of whether or not to remove the wall if you are worried about saleability.
    I was thinking it could fit a double bed but then again you wouldn’t even be able to add in a wardrobe or a chest of drawers. Could probably only have one bed side table. The pocket door is a good shout to having more space. 
    Yes you'd have to only have one bedside table, but, realistically is this just a guest room? If so, how much in the way of a normal bedroom set up would you need? If it's just a guest room I'd be tempted to put a sofa bed in and then use it as a TV room/spare living area rather than have it as a full bedroom set up all the time. If it's not just a guest room and for a child, then have the wardrobe etc in the third bedroom and you've essentially got the same space they would have had but just split so that their storage etc is in a separate room (you can still fit a lot of stuff under a bed with divan drawers etc.
  • lika_86
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    lika_86 said:
    Blank11 said:
    lika_86 said:
    Blank11 said:
    The 2 single bed sized rooms would be 2.65m x 2.3m - would you consider this to still be better than one big room? 
    We have a spare bedroom that we use as an office with a sofa bed in that is exactly this size and know it can fit a double bed depending on where your door and radiators are. A double bed is only 135cm wide and 190cm long. If you can put one long side against the 2.3cm wall then you still have nearly a metre and a half down one side (we installed a pocket door which means no need to take into account door swing). Obviously that doesn't leave much room for wardrobes but you could then make the third bedroom into a dressing room/office. 

    However, this depends a lot on your family set up and whether that works for you. It would potentially solve the problem of whether or not to remove the wall if you are worried about saleability.
    I was thinking it could fit a double bed but then again you wouldn’t even be able to add in a wardrobe or a chest of drawers. Could probably only have one bed side table. The pocket door is a good shout to having more space. 
    Yes you'd have to only have one bedside table, but, realistically is this just a guest room? If so, how much in the way of a normal bedroom set up would you need? If it's just a guest room I'd be tempted to put a sofa bed in and then use it as a TV room/spare living area rather than have it as a full bedroom set up all the time. If it's not just a guest room and for a child, then have the wardrobe etc in the third bedroom and you've essentially got the same space they would have had but just split so that their storage etc is in a separate room (you can still fit a lot of stuff under a bed with divan drawers etc.
    I did a mock up of the sort of space you'd have. Obviously depends a lot on your room layout, windows/radiator, but it's not bad in terms of space if you wanted to fit a double in there. Obviously it depends a bit on windows and radiators but you could definitely make it work.
  • theoretica
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    How hard would it be to undo?  My parents knocked two rooms into one - the wall came down when looked at a bit fiercely, the second doorway had a bookcase built into it.  Making it back into two rooms should not be hard or expensive.  The challenge would be how to advertise it for sale as you need to put a number for bedrooms and want the right people to see it.
    But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,
    Had the whole of their cash in his care.
    Lewis Carroll
  • RelievedSheff
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    Blank11 said:
    Ideally it would be long term and I know if you consider living in the house to not think of it as an investment. But really I can’t help but think about losing money when selling. It is a new build so I don’t know how much it will fare. This is the first time where 2/3 of the bedrooms are tiny. Maybe I’m being impatient given how long I have been house hunting…
    If it is a new build make sure that they are not structural stud walls that you are taking down. If you remove these you can affect the stability of the house. 

    I would personally continue looking for a larger property with bedrooms that are more suitable to what you want.
  • housebuyer143
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    edited 28 August 2023 at 3:49PM
    A 3 always generally sells for more than a 2 bed, regardless of room sizes. People want 3 beds if they have kids, more than 2 beds and that will be reflected in the sale price.

    I lived in a 2 bed with the exact same downstairs space and layout as the 3 beds, and 2 really good sized bedrooms, while the 3 beds nextdoor had the it addition of a box room and smaller bedrooms. The 3 beds sold for £40k more, just because they are 3 beds. The sqm was almost the same on both properties.
  • user1977
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    How do you want to use the space? I might want to keep, say, a home office and a (small) guest bedroom separate.
  • ThisIsWeird
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    edited 29 August 2023 at 7:31AM
    Did you choose your username, OP, because you like to leave out pretty important info? :smile:
    Anyhoo, you'll been given the answer.
    Yes, it'll almost certainly drop in value.
    Yes, that value should be fully restorable by rebuilding the wall.
    Yes, the wall could have some/a lot of structural implication, so it needs doing properly - you need an SE to advise.
    No, we cannot advise if it's a 'good' idea as you haven't told us 'why' you wish to do this.
    It could obviously be a 'good idea' if all that you were looking for in the first place was a 2-bed house, and it was priced closer to this than a three. But surely unlikely to be a good idea compared to finding a 2-bed in the first place? 

    If you do this, some good ideas above such as retaining the unused door if possible, but simply removing the handles and overboarding it to be flush.
    If you are happy to post a link to the house, an idea of your max price, some details of the 'important' stuff, and the areas that suit, I've seen folk on here come up with good alternatives for folk.
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