Hello Dear Community,
My wife and I plan to purchase a courtyard property where a multi-family house is located at the front and is currently rented out.
We would like to convert the rear area, marked in red, which was formerly used as a bakery with adjoining rooms, into a residential unit (floor plan/sample) and move in there ourselves.
The layout should include 2 children’s bedrooms, 1 master bedroom, a living room with dining area and open kitchen, a guest toilet, and a large bathroom. If there is space for an additional room, we would gladly accept that as well. I have marked all the existing windows on the plan.
The space between the bakery building and the new unit, with a distance of 6.50 m (21 feet 4 inches), is intended to be used as a terrace and should extend to the end of the bakery, where there is vehicle access to the garage.
Demolition is not an option because it would result in significant loss of space, as the exterior walls are located directly on the property boundary.
All buildings at the rear are single-story, and in my opinion, adding an additional floor would be difficult due to warranty issues (developer). Of course, anything is possible, but the costs for structural engineering and related work would, in my opinion, be too high compared to the benefit of usage.
I estimate the cost to convert the ground floor into comfortable living space to be around €200,000.
We would be very grateful for your suggestions and thank you in advance.
Yours, hahesc
My wife and I plan to purchase a courtyard property where a multi-family house is located at the front and is currently rented out.
We would like to convert the rear area, marked in red, which was formerly used as a bakery with adjoining rooms, into a residential unit (floor plan/sample) and move in there ourselves.
The layout should include 2 children’s bedrooms, 1 master bedroom, a living room with dining area and open kitchen, a guest toilet, and a large bathroom. If there is space for an additional room, we would gladly accept that as well. I have marked all the existing windows on the plan.
The space between the bakery building and the new unit, with a distance of 6.50 m (21 feet 4 inches), is intended to be used as a terrace and should extend to the end of the bakery, where there is vehicle access to the garage.
Demolition is not an option because it would result in significant loss of space, as the exterior walls are located directly on the property boundary.
All buildings at the rear are single-story, and in my opinion, adding an additional floor would be difficult due to warranty issues (developer). Of course, anything is possible, but the costs for structural engineering and related work would, in my opinion, be too high compared to the benefit of usage.
I estimate the cost to convert the ground floor into comfortable living space to be around €200,000.
We would be very grateful for your suggestions and thank you in advance.
Yours, hahesc
But your plans cause more confusion than clarity. Both file names include the term "EG." I assume this refers to the ground floor and the upper floor, but then the rooms shown are different when asked about, and so on.
I also like to remodel existing houses myself, but I can’t do much with your plans.
I also like to remodel existing houses myself, but I can’t do much with your plans.
Would a blank floor plan be more helpful for you here?
The information about the ground floor is correct; on the upper floor, where the staircase is located at the back right—which is already existing—only about 50 m² (540 sq ft) of additional space will be added, but no more than that.
For this reason, most of the rooms should be on the ground floor.
Good luck
The information about the ground floor is correct; on the upper floor, where the staircase is located at the back right—which is already existing—only about 50 m² (540 sq ft) of additional space will be added, but no more than that.
For this reason, most of the rooms should be on the ground floor.
Good luck