Opinions needed on potential house purchase
Discussion
Can I get some opinions on this property from the wider audience?
http://www.hortonestateagents.co.uk/properties-for...
I like the house and location wise it's spot on. It's a residential area with well kept properties. Garage and drive all good. The only thing causing doubt in my mind is the size of the rooms. Particularly the bedrooms...
What do people think/ how does it compare?
This will be the first house I buy as I have been renting up until now and it's just for me and the other half, no kids yet but likely in the next 5 years.
Thanks all
http://www.hortonestateagents.co.uk/properties-for...
I like the house and location wise it's spot on. It's a residential area with well kept properties. Garage and drive all good. The only thing causing doubt in my mind is the size of the rooms. Particularly the bedrooms...
What do people think/ how does it compare?
This will be the first house I buy as I have been renting up until now and it's just for me and the other half, no kids yet but likely in the next 5 years.
Thanks all
Not huge, bedroom 4 is a box room/study.
Enough room for beds, as long as you don't need too much in the way of wardrobes/chests
If it were me
a) Main bedroom
b) Spare bedroom
c) dressing room
d) storage/study
But we do seem to have a lot of stuff.
ETA
Hasn't Leicester gone metric yet?
Enough room for beds, as long as you don't need too much in the way of wardrobes/chests
If it were me
a) Main bedroom
b) Spare bedroom
c) dressing room
d) storage/study
But we do seem to have a lot of stuff.
ETA
Hasn't Leicester gone metric yet?
Edited by PositronicRay on Friday 26th May 20:17
It ain't huge but people used to raise families in smaller. 2 up 2 down 12' sq rooms.
A bed is about 6' long so just enough space to walk round.
It's annoying how house builders make very awkward floor plans, all for the sake or cramming in an extra (useless) bedroom.
Turning it into a 3 bedder would make sense. (looks to around 80sq m)
A bed is about 6' long so just enough space to walk round.
It's annoying how house builders make very awkward floor plans, all for the sake or cramming in an extra (useless) bedroom.
Turning it into a 3 bedder would make sense. (looks to around 80sq m)
Edited by PositronicRay on Friday 26th May 21:45
Bedroom 1 is far too small to be your main 'living' bedroom. It would piss you off after a while being squeezed into that space. Two people would get in each other's way just trying to move around in it.
I think there are two options:
1) Use bedroom 2 as your master bedroom. It's a better size, albeit without en suite. Use bedroom 1 as a guest room.
2) Sacrifice bedroom 4, knocking down the wall between it and bedroom 1 (wall being probably only a stud and plasterboard wall). This would make bedroom 1 nice and big, albeit a strange shape. Sure, you'd be turning the house into a three bed house, but to be frank it's a bit marginal as a four bed. When selling you could always point out how easy it would be to restore the wall, or even do it yourself and sell it as a four bed.
Great value for money though!
I think there are two options:
1) Use bedroom 2 as your master bedroom. It's a better size, albeit without en suite. Use bedroom 1 as a guest room.
2) Sacrifice bedroom 4, knocking down the wall between it and bedroom 1 (wall being probably only a stud and plasterboard wall). This would make bedroom 1 nice and big, albeit a strange shape. Sure, you'd be turning the house into a three bed house, but to be frank it's a bit marginal as a four bed. When selling you could always point out how easy it would be to restore the wall, or even do it yourself and sell it as a four bed.
Great value for money though!
Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Saturday 27th May 07:09
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
Bedroom 1 is far too small to be your main 'living' bedroom. It would piss you off after a while being squeezed into that space. Two people would get in each other's way just trying to move around in it.
I think there are two options:
1) Use bedroom 2 as your master bedroom. It's a better size, albeit without en suite. Use bedroom 1 as a guest room.
2) Sacrifice bedroom 4, knocking down the wall between it and bedroom 1 (wall being probably only a stud and plasterboard wall). This would make bedroom 1 nice and big, albeit a strange shape. Sure, you'd be turning the house into a three bed house, but to be frank it's a bit marginal as a four bed. When selling you could always point out how easy it would be to restore the wall, or even do it yourself and sell it as a four bed.
Great value for money though!
Bedroom 1 could knock into Bed 4, it'd make a decent size room with 2 x windows. Seal up the original doorway, then you could actually get into the ensuite without banging doors. And/or make a bigger ensuite with some storage. I think there are two options:
1) Use bedroom 2 as your master bedroom. It's a better size, albeit without en suite. Use bedroom 1 as a guest room.
2) Sacrifice bedroom 4, knocking down the wall between it and bedroom 1 (wall being probably only a stud and plasterboard wall). This would make bedroom 1 nice and big, albeit a strange shape. Sure, you'd be turning the house into a three bed house, but to be frank it's a bit marginal as a four bed. When selling you could always point out how easy it would be to restore the wall, or even do it yourself and sell it as a four bed.
Great value for money though!
Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Saturday 27th May 07:09
When I see the layouts house builders come up with words fail me, a 5 y/o could do better!
PositronicRay said:
It ain't huge but people used to raise families in smaller. 2 up 2 down 12' sq rooms.
A bed is about 6' long so just enough space to walk round.
It's annoying how house builders make very awkward floor plans, all for the sake or cramming in an extra (useless) bedroom.
Turning it into a 3 bedder would make sense. (looks to around 80sq m)
My two bed flat is about 90sqm.... About the same size as a small three bed...A bed is about 6' long so just enough space to walk round.
It's annoying how house builders make very awkward floor plans, all for the sake or cramming in an extra (useless) bedroom.
Turning it into a 3 bedder would make sense. (looks to around 80sq m)
Edited by PositronicRay on Friday 26th May 21:45
Agreed with the other posters. As a 3 bed it's a nice house which would suit a couple with regular guests or with 1 child. In that respect it is similar to our house. With a second child due at any time, we are converting the loft to give us a large master bedroom with en-suite, 2 double rooms and a small box room.
PositronicRay said:
Bedroom 1 could knock into Bed 4, it'd make a decent size room with 2 x windows. Seal up the original doorway, then you could actually get into the ensuite without banging doors. And/or make a bigger ensuite with some storage.
That's a very good point. Knocking through means you no longer need the existing doorway, and then you could extend the en suite to the right to bring the wall flush with the stairs. The en suite would be a much nicer size then.This really depends on your budget/circumstance is this top whack or just somewhere in the middle? Did you only expect to be able to afford a 3 bed in your budget? Really dependant on your position. That aside, it looks like a corner plot, it doesnt need much doing to it on the face of it, garage, reasonable drive, nice open plan kitchen living. Biggest neg for me is the garden is tiny, but that might be ok for you. A floor plan would be nice, I didnt spot one and knowing what direction is faces. If that garden is South - West ish itll be nice in the summer. Im not surprise the 4th bedroom is small, they nearly always are on this type of house.
Thanks for all the feedback, it's much appreciated.
To answer a few questions, top budget would be £300k so depending on what the sellers would take we would have a bit of a saving on what we are willing to spend. Not looking for 4 beds specifically, just 3 or more.
The "master" bedroom we would have as a guest room and use bedroom two as our main room. Then the box room as a walk in wardrobe type of affair and the back bedroom as a bit of an office.
The garden we would be happy with, we both work a lot so a big garden that needs a lot of work although would be nice wouldn't be realistic for us and probably get out of hand.
Going for a second viewing on Monday so we're going to pay particular attention to the room sizes and take it from there.
The current owners have changed the downstairs layout quite a bit and the bit beyond the dinning table is an extension to the original house
Thanks all
To answer a few questions, top budget would be £300k so depending on what the sellers would take we would have a bit of a saving on what we are willing to spend. Not looking for 4 beds specifically, just 3 or more.
The "master" bedroom we would have as a guest room and use bedroom two as our main room. Then the box room as a walk in wardrobe type of affair and the back bedroom as a bit of an office.
The garden we would be happy with, we both work a lot so a big garden that needs a lot of work although would be nice wouldn't be realistic for us and probably get out of hand.
Going for a second viewing on Monday so we're going to pay particular attention to the room sizes and take it from there.
The current owners have changed the downstairs layout quite a bit and the bit beyond the dinning table is an extension to the original house
Thanks all
Edited by jgy6000 on Saturday 27th May 21:38
PositronicRay said:
Bedroom 1 could knock into Bed 4, it'd make a decent size room with 2 x windows. Seal up the original doorway, then you could actually get into the ensuite without banging doors. And/or make a bigger ensuite with some storage.
When I see the layouts house builders come up with words fail me, a 5 y/o could do better!
This. Check to see if it's a stud wall, if it is you could take it down and seal up the door, make good with some slight electrical adjustments for under a grand...When I see the layouts house builders come up with words fail me, a 5 y/o could do better!
If you don't touch the en suite and used the door from B4 then that alcove you create could be a desk as it has a window, just drop some power down.
Also agree with second comment... where is the boiler? If in the garage then the AC should be above it next to the en suite and providing instant hot water but more money in the extra bedroom so the squeeze it in awkwardly into the corner of 2 rooms.
Looks well built, tidy and well presented though - get it bought!
Edited by CorradoTDI on Saturday 27th May 23:28
CorradoTDI said:
PositronicRay said:
Bedroom 1 could knock into Bed 4, it'd make a decent size room with 2 x windows. Seal up the original doorway, then you could actually get into the ensuite without banging doors. And/or make a bigger ensuite with some storage.
When I see the layouts house builders come up with words fail me, a 5 y/o could do better!
This. Check to see if it's a stud wall, if it is you could take it down and seal up the door, make good with some slight electrical adjustments for under a grand...When I see the layouts house builders come up with words fail me, a 5 y/o could do better!
If you don't touch the en suite and used the door from B4 then that alcove you create could be a desk as it has a window, just drop some power down.
Also agree with second comment... where is the boiler? If in the garage then the AC should be above it next to the en suite and providing instant hot water but more money in the extra bedroom so the squeeze it in awkwardly into the corner of 2 rooms.
Looks well built, tidy and well presented though - get it bought!
Edited by CorradoTDI on Saturday 27th May 23:28
Nothing much to add really other than whats said already, very strange layout but for where the house is in the UK, a good price.
Four beds have been squeezed into a space that should have had 3 decent bedrooms in it though.
If money wasn't an issue, and 3 bed was big enough (can the garage be converted to a bedroom at a later date if needed?), would using the door to B4 be an option and get rid of B1 door and widen the en-suite to the top of the stairs? I know the main issue is the size of the master but the en-suite does seem to be quite tiny too. Even joining B1 & B4 together, not sure you would have a decent space around the bed to get a table and to be able to get around it easily. Also, by doing this, the master would share a wall with B2 and so any nocturnal noises from the master WILL be heard in B2. As it stands, at least B4 will act as a sound barrier from the master and where I assume the kids will sleep (B2 & 3).
Downstairs is a nice flowing layout
We used to live in a ex LA house, two of the bedrooms were about 12 feet square and with having a super - king size bed, it had to go on a corner (so we could get in furniture/wardrobes) - it was a pain for the wife to keep clambering down the bed to get out. Obvious from the EA pics, that is what someone has to do at that house now. It will get boring very soon!
Four beds have been squeezed into a space that should have had 3 decent bedrooms in it though.
If money wasn't an issue, and 3 bed was big enough (can the garage be converted to a bedroom at a later date if needed?), would using the door to B4 be an option and get rid of B1 door and widen the en-suite to the top of the stairs? I know the main issue is the size of the master but the en-suite does seem to be quite tiny too. Even joining B1 & B4 together, not sure you would have a decent space around the bed to get a table and to be able to get around it easily. Also, by doing this, the master would share a wall with B2 and so any nocturnal noises from the master WILL be heard in B2. As it stands, at least B4 will act as a sound barrier from the master and where I assume the kids will sleep (B2 & 3).
Downstairs is a nice flowing layout
We used to live in a ex LA house, two of the bedrooms were about 12 feet square and with having a super - king size bed, it had to go on a corner (so we could get in furniture/wardrobes) - it was a pain for the wife to keep clambering down the bed to get out. Obvious from the EA pics, that is what someone has to do at that house now. It will get boring very soon!
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