ᐅ Renovation of an Older Building (1966): Two-Family House – Floor Plan Sketch
Created on: 30 Jul 2018 13:39
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HappyDee45
Hello everyone,
We are currently planning a renovation of an older house built in 1966. Over the years, the house has been extended and remodeled several times. It has previously served as a two-family home. We are taking over the house now and do not want any "stranger" tenants living in it. This means we want/need to live in the house ourselves as a single-family home for the next 1-2 decades at least.
So, we have the challenge—or luxury—of being able to plan a lot of space.
You can find our first draft attached.
Basement:
We do not want to make any changes here for the most part. Only the electricity meter and related equipment need to be removed from the stairwell as part of the electrical upgrade. We have discussed with the electrician to create an “electrical room” in the workshop for this purpose. Everything else will remain as is.
Ground Floor:
On the ground floor, we plan to remove three walls to create a large open living and dining area including the kitchen. The pantry will be prepared as a potential bathroom (water supply and drainage will be renewed). We might want to add a bathroom there in about 10 years. A full guest bedroom is essential for us, due to family circumstances. The office will serve as a home or remote work space for both of us. The “home theater” will probably remain an unused room for now until we have more budget to invest there.
Upper Floor:
On the upper floor, we plan to move the door to the terrace (currently located in the "children’s room") and relocate the wardrobe wall to create a new hallway with access to the terrace. In the bedroom, we will add a wall to create a second bathroom on the upper floor (currently, there is a kitchen in that space).
Attic:
The attic will remain an unheated area and will remain unused or serve as an attic storage space.
This is roughly our current plan. A structural engineer has already reviewed the walls. Most of the work will be done by ourselves. But here, we want to focus on the floor plan.
We are open to all ideas. Please share any constructive feedback.
Thanks and best regards
We are currently planning a renovation of an older house built in 1966. Over the years, the house has been extended and remodeled several times. It has previously served as a two-family home. We are taking over the house now and do not want any "stranger" tenants living in it. This means we want/need to live in the house ourselves as a single-family home for the next 1-2 decades at least.
So, we have the challenge—or luxury—of being able to plan a lot of space.
You can find our first draft attached.
Basement:
We do not want to make any changes here for the most part. Only the electricity meter and related equipment need to be removed from the stairwell as part of the electrical upgrade. We have discussed with the electrician to create an “electrical room” in the workshop for this purpose. Everything else will remain as is.
Ground Floor:
On the ground floor, we plan to remove three walls to create a large open living and dining area including the kitchen. The pantry will be prepared as a potential bathroom (water supply and drainage will be renewed). We might want to add a bathroom there in about 10 years. A full guest bedroom is essential for us, due to family circumstances. The office will serve as a home or remote work space for both of us. The “home theater” will probably remain an unused room for now until we have more budget to invest there.
Upper Floor:
On the upper floor, we plan to move the door to the terrace (currently located in the "children’s room") and relocate the wardrobe wall to create a new hallway with access to the terrace. In the bedroom, we will add a wall to create a second bathroom on the upper floor (currently, there is a kitchen in that space).
Attic:
The attic will remain an unheated area and will remain unused or serve as an attic storage space.
This is roughly our current plan. A structural engineer has already reviewed the walls. Most of the work will be done by ourselves. But here, we want to focus on the floor plan.
We are open to all ideas. Please share any constructive feedback.
Thanks and best regards
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HappyDee453 Aug 2018 10:29Curly schrieb:
I don’t quite understand where the entrance to the house is. Where is it exactly?
Best regards,
SabineThe staircase is located between the basement and the ground floor – in the plan, you can see exterior steps at the ground floor level.
HappyDee45 schrieb:
Whether the cabinet xyz is positioned facing left or right is something we will leave open at this point. On its own—excluding the insight that it would have been better to move a new partition wall 10cm (4 inches) elsewhere—this is about as relevant as the swing direction of the room door and window.
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HappyDee453 Aug 2018 11:3611ant schrieb:
By itself – even without considering that it might be better to move the new partition wall 10cm (4 inches) elsewhere – this is as relevant as the swing direction of the room door and the window.Since I still need to make a final decision on whether the partition wall should be moved 10cm (4 inches) or the door should be hung the other way around when I build the wall or install the door, we still have some time.
Then use the time to furnish your house. That is, until the sledgehammer falls, make sure the measurements fit.
I don’t quite understand the entrance either.
I would try to open up the wall from the dining area to the hallway/entrance/staircase more, so the staircase disappears.
I don’t quite understand the entrance either.
I would try to open up the wall from the dining area to the hallway/entrance/staircase more, so the staircase disappears.
HappyDee45 schrieb:
Since I still need to make a final decision about whether the partition wall should be moved 10cm (4 inches) elsewhere [...], if I move the wall The wall must be built exactly where it was approved.
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