ᐅ Bathroom in the south, bedroom in the north. Would you swap them?
Created on: 28 Jun 2015 10:53
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SirSydom
Hello everyone,
Our house is oriented north/south, with the street to the north. On the plan, that is exactly at the top.
Currently, our bedroom is located in the north (northeast) because it stays cooler there. We don’t mind having less natural light in the bedroom since it’s mainly used at night. The bathroom is in the south, so it’s a bit warmer and the window can face the (private) garden instead of the street. The distance between the house and the street is about 6 meters (20 feet). The bedroom window is also not far from the front door.
We are often advised to move the bedroom to the south. However, somehow we feel that privacy in the bathroom is more important than in the bedroom.
What do you think?
Our house is oriented north/south, with the street to the north. On the plan, that is exactly at the top.
Currently, our bedroom is located in the north (northeast) because it stays cooler there. We don’t mind having less natural light in the bedroom since it’s mainly used at night. The bathroom is in the south, so it’s a bit warmer and the window can face the (private) garden instead of the street. The distance between the house and the street is about 6 meters (20 feet). The bedroom window is also not far from the front door.
We are often advised to move the bedroom to the south. However, somehow we feel that privacy in the bathroom is more important than in the bedroom.
What do you think?
milkie schrieb:
And I would keep the bedroom and bathroom as they are. But consider an east-facing window in the bedroomAnd sleep with your head facing north 🙂
milkie schrieb:
I like it 🙂
And I would keep the bedroom and bathroom as they are. But consider adding an east-facing window in the bedroom.ypg schrieb:
And sleep with your head facing north 🙂In addition to the north-facing window?
East is not the best side, since the neighbor’s house is quite close to the boundary.
We still don’t know if we want to orient the house exactly north-south.
Or maybe rotated 15° so it aligns parallel with the street to the north:
Downside: The terrace gets sunlight later in the morning.
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willWohnen3 Jul 2015 13:25@SirSydrom Hello, the street to the north seems to be the wider of the two roads bordering your property – is it very busy? I ask because I am particularly sensitive to noise when sleeping. That’s why I definitely didn’t want to have the bedroom facing the street (also on the north side for us), even though it’s just a residential area. I would also be bothered by the proximity of the front door. Imagine I’m already asleep, my husband comes home later and says goodbye to friends for a while, jingles the keys, and the door possibly closes audibly – that would annoy me.
These are just some thoughts. I don’t know the perfect solution for your floor plan. A bedroom facing south could become uncomfortably warm in summer, but perhaps that’s no longer an issue with well-insulated houses??? Swapping the bedroom and walk-in closet would mean losing the option to go directly from the closet to the bathroom.
Maybe the suggestion from ypg to move the northern window to the east is the best one, but you should check the exterior view from the north first.
Good luck
These are just some thoughts. I don’t know the perfect solution for your floor plan. A bedroom facing south could become uncomfortably warm in summer, but perhaps that’s no longer an issue with well-insulated houses??? Swapping the bedroom and walk-in closet would mean losing the option to go directly from the closet to the bathroom.
Maybe the suggestion from ypg to move the northern window to the east is the best one, but you should check the exterior view from the north first.
Good luck
@willWohnen brought up another option:
She is completely right about visitor noise and the door. There are always situations where someone prefers to go to bed earlier. Also, when ill, you probably don’t want to hear what’s happening at the door.
That’s why I would actually change it but move the bedroom window to the east to prevent the room from heating up too much.
She is completely right about visitor noise and the door. There are always situations where someone prefers to go to bed earlier. Also, when ill, you probably don’t want to hear what’s happening at the door.
That’s why I would actually change it but move the bedroom window to the east to prevent the room from heating up too much.
Our current bedroom has only one window facing east, and I can tell you: it’s already 27°C (81°F) in there *sobs*. It doesn’t cool down at all when we ventilate at night or early in the morning. The west-facing room, on the other hand, does cool down.
Anyway, I would prefer to have two windows per bedroom for cross-ventilation. It just makes sleeping better in such heat. We’ll soon have that in the new house, facing northwest 😉
Anyway, I would prefer to have two windows per bedroom for cross-ventilation. It just makes sleeping better in such heat. We’ll soon have that in the new house, facing northwest 😉
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