ᐅ Is the size of the terrace sufficient? 4 x 4.5 meters

Hello

We are remodeling a house. The living, kitchen, and dining area will be on the first floor, with the bedrooms on the ground floor. The ground floor also has a garden with seating areas, a table, a fire pit, and so on. However, since we will be living on the upper floor, we want to have an easy way to go outside for everyday use, like having dinner or sitting outside a bit during the week. This terrace would be 4 x 4.5 meters (13 x 15 feet) in size. We want to put a table on it (about 1.8 meters / 6 feet), a grill, and if possible a small sofa or something similar, nothing large. On weekends or when guests are visiting, we would probably spend more time in the garden (at least in theory), but during the week we would like to be close to the kitchen.

What do you think, is this size sufficient? Will everything fit? Does anyone have a similar terrace and can share how it feels?

Sofa… I don’t think so, but there should be enough space for the rest. Just draw a floor plan, place the items you’re planning to include to scale, maybe even as movable paper cutouts, and then you can easily test different layouts.

NicolettaZ schrieb:

We want to place a table on it (about 1.8m (6 feet)), the grill, and if possible a small sofa or something similar, nothing large.

Nothing big, not much… maybe a pool and sandbox if there are children around… ???

NicolettaZ schrieb:

On weekends/when we have visitors, we would probably spend more time in the garden (at least in theory)

Are you planning to carry every drink for the guests up a floor?
Maybe you should switch the floors??? That might make more sense!

A rough estimate:
Table 180x80cm (71x31 inches) with chairs and a bench -> 300x200cm (118x79 inches)
Grill plus space in front 100x150cm (39x59 inches)? It could also be 200x200cm (79x79 inches) if the grill is larger
Sofa 200x200cm (79x79 inches)? With a small table?
Walkways -> ??

It’s best to take a sheet of paper and roughly draw everything to scale, including walkways and the patio door. Where you place your grill also depends on where the smoke will drift.

I also looked through one of my garden books, which suggests an area of 3x4m up to 4x4m (10x13 feet up to 13x13 feet) for a table with chairs.

We have a 6x4m (20x13 ft) area. A table, 6 chairs, a grill, a storage chest for cushions, a few plants, some walking space, and suddenly the terrace is actually already too small.

In my opinion, clearly too small. The circulation paths are missing.