ᐅ Floor Plan 170 m² – Utility Room Too Small? Suggestions for Improvement?

Created on: 9 Mar 2021 09:13
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Stephan—
Hello everyone,

My brain has been overloaded for days with the following question: "Is the utility room too small?" It is 6.8m² (73 sq ft).
My plan is to place the controlled residential ventilation and brine pump along the left wall, and the dryer and washing machine along the right wall.
The electrical panel is planned to be moved to the garage.

Do you have any useful suggestions for shifting walls?
The guest room / senior bedroom must be 3.2 x 3.5m (10.5 x 11.5 feet).

Grundriss eines Gebäudes mit Terrasse, Zimmern, Treppen, Maßlinien und Legende.


Grundriss eines Hauses mit Innenräumen, Treppen, Maßlinien und Legende.
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haydee
9 Mar 2021 10:57
Why is it absolutely necessary to put a bedroom downstairs, only for it to end up feeling cramped again? People don’t willingly move downstairs into restricted spaces. There are stairlifts available.
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Seven1984
9 Mar 2021 11:03
Hmm... the most important thing is having enough wall space to accommodate various equipment like distribution boards, meters, inverters, heating systems, buffer tanks, washing machines, and so on. It might be a good idea to add a partition wall somewhere to create additional space for installing equipment. You could also consider using ceiling space if possible (not a joke). In total, we have a 27sqm (290 sq ft) technical room, and there isn’t a single unused area. We also included an extra wall, otherwise none of this would have worked.
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Myrna_Loy
9 Mar 2021 11:15
ypg schrieb:

Thanks.
Move the staircase further to the left according to the plan. The children’s rooms upstairs are relatively large. The multipurpose room can handle that.
The small utility room will cause problems. Also, the technicians will arrange it in the way that works best for them, which won’t align with your detailed planning.

Oh yes,... our heating installer ended up with a ballroom—apparently, there was no other way. Now you can waltz between the components, and our utility room is far too small. 🙂
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Stephan—
9 Mar 2021 11:49
ypg schrieb:

Again: Move the staircase and small space over to the chimney side, remove the short wall near the kitchen and rearrange the kitchen furniture by rotating it. Mirror the staircase. Adjust the children's rooms upstairs accordingly.

I tried to follow your line of thought.

Floor plan: Left living area with dining table, spiral staircase in the center, right bedroom with bed.
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icandoit
9 Mar 2021 11:50
Washer and dryer can also be stacked.
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ypg
9 Mar 2021 12:28
Stephan— schrieb:

I tried to follow your line of thought.
Well, mirroring the staircase is not the same as rotating it. It also has to work at the top. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to adjust it myself right now 😕