5 bedroom house - how many bathrooms?
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We have just bought a 3 bedroom detached house that needs a lot of work and a big extension and have a meeting with our architect tonight to start to draw up the plans for the extension.
One thing we're not settled on is how many bedrooms are "required" for a 5 bedroom house of probably around 200sqm excluding the garage.
As it is just the girlfriend and I living there at the moment we were thinking one bathroom, one ensuite off the master bedroom with shower and a downstairs WC. However a few people have told us that a house of that size really should have two ensuites with an eye on resale.
One thing we're not settled on is how many bedrooms are "required" for a 5 bedroom house of probably around 200sqm excluding the garage.
As it is just the girlfriend and I living there at the moment we were thinking one bathroom, one ensuite off the master bedroom with shower and a downstairs WC. However a few people have told us that a house of that size really should have two ensuites with an eye on resale.
Sorry, obviously meant bathrooms!
There isn't space to have an extra shower downstairs. There is a neat little pantry off the current kitchen (which will become the utility room) which lends itself very well to a toilet and WC. I think changing that would add a lot of extra hassle and expense.
Most of our friends live relatively close as do parents so I think additional ensuites would get very little use by us, unless we had loads of kids one day.
There isn't space to have an extra shower downstairs. There is a neat little pantry off the current kitchen (which will become the utility room) which lends itself very well to a toilet and WC. I think changing that would add a lot of extra hassle and expense.
Most of our friends live relatively close as do parents so I think additional ensuites would get very little use by us, unless we had loads of kids one day.
thinfourth2 said:
A utlity room upstairs makes huge amount of sense
- You have to take clothes outside anyway to dry- If there is a leak with the washing machine you have a fairly serious flood
- If the washing machine comes on late at night or early morning you don't want to hear it in bed
- It's less useful for storing clothes/muddy boots/dogs upstairs
- No use if you have an additional fridge in there
Sorry this is the best I have at the moment, it's a little tricky to work out but essentially
Kitchen front right, dining room front left, utility room on the right in the middle, WC in an extended space under the stairs and massive open plan lounge with two sets of large doors.
Five double bedrooms, two with an ensuite. Master bedroom is pretty large and has its own ensuite plus a walk in wardrobe. Apparently the smallest bedroom on there is 0.5m smaller than what Persimmon class as a double. I can use that as a study, no problems.
It's basic concept only but it gives you an idea. The extension element is 6m from the rear of the existing house. The roof will be two hips with a valley in the middle at the rear.
The front is totally unaltered.
Kitchen front right, dining room front left, utility room on the right in the middle, WC in an extended space under the stairs and massive open plan lounge with two sets of large doors.
Five double bedrooms, two with an ensuite. Master bedroom is pretty large and has its own ensuite plus a walk in wardrobe. Apparently the smallest bedroom on there is 0.5m smaller than what Persimmon class as a double. I can use that as a study, no problems.
It's basic concept only but it gives you an idea. The extension element is 6m from the rear of the existing house. The roof will be two hips with a valley in the middle at the rear.
The front is totally unaltered.
Edited by Muncher on Thursday 19th January 11:53
blueg33 said:
Looks quire good. Very efficient stairwell and landing. Bed 5 is quite a bit smaller than a double if the door sizes are anything to go by (no scale visible) and if the store cupbaord is retained, but would be a good study. (PS I have worked for Persimmon, their double beds in secondary rooms like most volume builder tend to have little space for additional fuurniture)
Get the architect to plot the double bed in the master bedroom as by the time you have a bedframe or duvet overhanging it could be tight at the end of the bed.
Ground floor is good, watch for headroom if the cloaks is under the stairs.
The nice rectangular footprint and stairwell really help.
Bedroom 5 is already there and is a bit small, it is taking up the space of the WC there at the moment and a bit of the hall. With that in mind I think it should be big enough, certainly to use as a study.Get the architect to plot the double bed in the master bedroom as by the time you have a bedframe or duvet overhanging it could be tight at the end of the bed.
Ground floor is good, watch for headroom if the cloaks is under the stairs.
The nice rectangular footprint and stairwell really help.
Headroom under the stairs I will check but I think it's ok.
The bed on there was drawn too large, then reduced and is to scale a super king size which is what we want.
anonymous said:
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It won't be used very often but you would want to be able to have family over for xmas dinner. It can also be used as a kids room, although we don't have any yet.What would you do with the space otherwise? It's going to be small in comparison to the kitchen and the lounge which will both be pretty large as it is.
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