Hello everyone,
We have been awarded the contract for a very nice house with a large plot of land.
The only downside: On the upper floor, there are 2 rooms each with its own walk-in closet. However, we need a total of 3 rooms: 1 bedroom plus 2 children’s rooms.
I will upload the floor plan, with corrections marked in red.
The simplest solution would be to remove the wall of the second walk-in closet, build a wall in the middle by the chimney, and add another door. However, the resulting children’s rooms would be really small:
One with 13.5m² (145 ft²) floor area and 10.5m² (113 ft²) living area, and the other with 13m² (140 ft²) floor area and 8.5m² (91 ft²) living area. The second room would be particularly small due to the steep roof slope.
Do you have any creative ideas? The wall between bedroom 2 and walk-in closet 1 is load-bearing.
Additional information:
The roof slope on the south side has a knee wall of 60cm (24 inches) height and an angle of 39°. The wall reaches full height only after 2.30m (7.5 ft).
The roof slope on the north side has a knee wall of 90cm (35 inches), with the same angle. It reaches full height faster, but I haven’t measured exactly after how many meters.
We have been awarded the contract for a very nice house with a large plot of land.
The only downside: On the upper floor, there are 2 rooms each with its own walk-in closet. However, we need a total of 3 rooms: 1 bedroom plus 2 children’s rooms.
I will upload the floor plan, with corrections marked in red.
The simplest solution would be to remove the wall of the second walk-in closet, build a wall in the middle by the chimney, and add another door. However, the resulting children’s rooms would be really small:
One with 13.5m² (145 ft²) floor area and 10.5m² (113 ft²) living area, and the other with 13m² (140 ft²) floor area and 8.5m² (91 ft²) living area. The second room would be particularly small due to the steep roof slope.
Do you have any creative ideas? The wall between bedroom 2 and walk-in closet 1 is load-bearing.
Additional information:
The roof slope on the south side has a knee wall of 60cm (24 inches) height and an angle of 39°. The wall reaches full height only after 2.30m (7.5 ft).
The roof slope on the north side has a knee wall of 90cm (35 inches), with the same angle. It reaches full height faster, but I haven’t measured exactly after how many meters.
Which dimensions are missing? In the original post, aren’t they all shown? Below that are the utility room, the kitchen, and part of the living room.
Yes, my husband also considered dormer windows, but in my opinion, they don’t make sense here since they don’t create additional living space, just some volume and light. I still can’t put a closet there.
I think we will keep the division on the left side as it is and use the smaller part as the bedroom. After all, we only use it for sleeping and changing; the children need more space ☺
Yes, my husband also considered dormer windows, but in my opinion, they don’t make sense here since they don’t create additional living space, just some volume and light. I still can’t put a closet there.
I think we will keep the division on the left side as it is and use the smaller part as the bedroom. After all, we only use it for sleeping and changing; the children need more space ☺