3 Double Bedrooms vs 4 Smaller Bedrooms?

gazfocus

MultiFuelBurner said:

Perhaps share the upstairs layout?

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housebuyer143

gazfocus said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

Perhaps share the upstairs layout?

Here you go

That's a proper 4 bed house. Don't make it a 3. The bedrooms are fine sizes and I think you will knock resale a lot if you make it a 3 bed. 

BungalowBel

My initial reaction was to make the bedrooms bigger, but having seen your floorplan I would leave it as it is.  You could fit a small double in those rooms if necessary.

Albermarle

Also from a purely financial point of view. As it is now vs a 3 bed minus all the costs involved in converting it , then the former is going to easily win.
I think when you see some actual quotes for any work, you will probably agree

gazfocus

Albermarle said:

Also from a purely financial point of view. As it is now vs a 3 bed minus all the costs involved in converting it , then the former is going to easily win.
I think when you see some actual quotes for any work, you will probably agree

We would be doing a lot of the work ourselves and just getting professionals in for anything structural/electrical/plumbing related. We are already going to be taking all the walls back to the block work and re boarding everything, all new woodwork, etc which is why we are looking at whether we can improve the layout along the way. 

MultiFuelBurner

gazfocus said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

Perhaps share the upstairs layout?

Here you go

Thanks for this, the mental picture is complete.

I would not change a thing upstairs and definitely not reduce the number of bedrooms.

From a purely logistical exercise it's complex because the bathroom sits between the two bedrooms at the back that you may want to turn into one large master with maybe Jack and Jill with bedroom two. (Not worth it but my mind always plans these things out)

Bigphil1474

That's the house we've been looking for - 4 beds with a study downstairs. I wouldn't change it, and you could potentially market it as a 5 bed as there is a shower room next to the study. For us, beyond wanting a good sized master, we are happy with the other bedrooms being just big enough for a double bed and maybe a small wardrobe at most.

lincroft1710

gazfocus said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

Perhaps share the upstairs layout?

Here you go

That GF layout looks as if there has been a semi integral garage conversion to form the shower room and study. Don't do anything to the FF, it is an acceptable layout for a family with 2 or 3 children and at today's materials and labour costs would be uneconomic to alter 

gazfocus

lincroft1710 said:

gazfocus said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

Perhaps share the upstairs layout?

Here you go

That GF layout looks as if there has been a semi integral garage conversion to form the shower room and study. Don't do anything to the FF, it is an acceptable layout for a family with 2 or 3 children and at today's materials and labour costs would be uneconomic to alter 

Almost... when we bought the house (14 years ago), the previous owner had converted the garage to a downstairs bedroom and en-suite shower room for their disabled son. We altered it to create the hallway and study and left the downstairs shower room as it was.

With the upstairs, I'm thinking we will likely leave most of it as is but get rid of the en-suite to improve the master bedroom. (We will leave the plumbing under the floor for future options but it's the one thing we hate the most about the house). 

lincroft1710

gazfocus said:

lincroft1710 said:

gazfocus said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

Perhaps share the upstairs layout?

Here you go

That GF layout looks as if there has been a semi integral garage conversion to form the shower room and study. Don't do anything to the FF, it is an acceptable layout for a family with 2 or 3 children and at today's materials and labour costs would be uneconomic to alter 

Almost... when we bought the house (14 years ago), the previous owner had converted the garage to a downstairs bedroom and en-suite shower room for their disabled son. We altered it to create the hallway and study and left the downstairs shower room as it was.

With the upstairs, I'm thinking we will likely leave most of it as is but get rid of the en-suite to improve the master bedroom. (We will leave the plumbing under the floor for future options but it's the one thing we hate the most about the house). 

Do NOT get rid of the en suite, it will cost time and money and make the house less desirable and lower its value