Help me redesign the floor plan of this house

[GasX]

So, my wife and I are thinking about buying this house. If we do, we will convert it from a multi-family to a single family. I need your help in figuring out how to reconfigure the floor plan to make this happen. Please take a look at the floor plan pics and post your changes/suggestions. One consideration is minimizing the chages to keep the costs down...

Thank you in advance

first floor - we want to open up the floor plan and have a great room, bathroom and office.

second floor - we want to create a master suite and have 2 bedroms and a bathroom as well.

an example of a thought i had is this proposed 1st floor

Anyone have any good ideas?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Make the bathroom on the first floor direct access. One of the bedrooms could be a computer room, or a mod shop if you do that.

 

[GasX]

what do you mean by "direct access"?

 

[GasX]

nobody has mad ms paint skills?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
what do you mean by "direct access"?

It's going through a bedroom right now, looks like.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

Originally posted by: Mwilding
what do you mean by "direct access"?

It's going through a bedroom right now, looks like.

I don't think it is. You can enter directly from the kitchen.
The door setup on that front bedroom is a little out of the ordinary.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

Originally posted by: Mwilding
what do you mean by "direct access"?

It's going through a bedroom right now, looks like.

I don't think it is. You can enter directly from the kitchen.
The door setup on that front bedroom is a little out of the ordinary.

Oops, I messed up. I didn't see the other door there.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

Originally posted by: Mwilding
what do you mean by "direct access"?

It's going through a bedroom right now, looks like.

I don't think it is. You can enter directly from the kitchen.
The door setup on that front bedroom is a little out of the ordinary.

Oops, I messed up. I didn't see the other door there.

gotcha

now, how about a design suggestion?

 

[imported_weadjust]

You can't just move any wall. You have to determine what walls are load bearing.

There is no way to answer your question or give advise with the information you have provided. You need an architect or someone that has experience in home restoration and remodeling.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

Originally posted by: Mwilding
what do you mean by "direct access"?

It's going through a bedroom right now, looks like.

I don't think it is. You can enter directly from the kitchen.
The door setup on that front bedroom is a little out of the ordinary.

Oops, I messed up. I didn't see the other door there.

gotcha

now, how about a design suggestion?

Take out all the walls upstairs and use it for a giant home theater.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: weadjust
You can't just move any wall. You have to determine what walls are load bearing.

There is no way to answer your question or give advise with the information you have provided. You need an architect or someone that has experience in home restoration and remodeling.

I am going for a walkthrough with a contractor today. Nevertheless, I just want to see some creative ideas....

 

[LeadMagnet]

since you are going to spend $200k getting this done, spend the extra $15k an have an architect draw you up some good plans.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
since you are going to spend $200k getting this done, spend the extra $15k an have an architect draw you up some good plans.

we may do that, but for right now I am just curious if ANYONE has a floorplan concept...

 

[LeadMagnet]

I'll see what I can do when I get home and have my CAD tools working, any demensions I can work with?

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
I'll see what I can do when I get home and have my CAD tools working, any demensions I can work with?

unfortunately, no

My best guess is 30x60 for the whole house.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

If you can reconfigure the stairs on the back side (are those going to the yard only? put in a deck) then something like this:

link

 

[Armitage]

Where are the sinks & drains in the kitchens?

 

[LeadMagnet]

You may be approaching the "cost vs benifit" point of just doing a teardown and rebuild on that foundation, or even pouring a new one. I have links for that stuff on my homepage

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

well, unless you want to spend LOTS of money, you'll want to try to keep the kitchen and bathroom in the same general area as they are now. Most likely the wall running the length of the house is load bearing, so you won't be able to do too much with it. Just remember that you don't want to sink so much money into this house that you won't be able to recover most of it should you need to sell....

 

[samgau]

Originally posted by: weadjust
You can't just move any wall. You have to determine what walls are load bearing.

There is no way to answer your question or give advise with the information you have provided. You need an architect or someone that has experience in home restoration and remodeling.

You have to indicate on the original floorplan which are the loadbearing walls.... then you can move the walls that aren't...
And if its an old house... It might be difficult to find out without the original floorplans....

 

[samgau]

Its a very nice house btw....

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
well, unless you want to spend LOTS of money, you'll want to try to keep the kitchen and bathroom in the same general area as they are now. Most likely the wall running the length of the house is load bearing, so you won't be able to do too much with it. Just remember that you don't want to sink so much money into this house that you won't be able to recover most of it should you need to sell....

Thanks - already considered. One of the nice things about the current real estate market is that there is a very high return on capital improvements - especially in an "up and coming" neighborhood such as this one...