I'm curious about something and have poked around the internet numerous times but really don't find a whole lot that seems to help.
Here's what I'm thinkin' about...
We bought a house a few years ago. Built in about 2006 or so, so it's not that old. Stickbuilt. It's around 2,000 square feet but not laid out particularly efficiently. It's a ranch style so all one level, over a crawl space. Basements here are difficult because of a lot of rock not far down. It's 3br, 2 ba, small kitchen, small dining area, almost too large master bedroom, and hallways that are big enough to make at least one more fairly large bedroom, maybe two if that space could be utilized for something other than hallways. It also has a "sunroom" that started out as a porch that's been closed in, poorly, that doesn't really incorporate with the rest of the house. We do use the space, though, kinda like an office.
I know movin' walls around is kinda big. But if I had a "master plan", an "ultimate goal", I'd bet it wouldn't be as difficult as one might think. I just can't seem to come up with that "master plan".
I do have in mind that I could add on a nice big country kitchen as an addition to the house footprint that wouldn't require me to alter the present roofline at all. And then the area that was the kitchen would become part of the dining area and become a nice large dining area instead of the tiny one we have now. That part seems relatively easy. The other end of the house is where it falls apart, with bedrooms, bathrooms and hallways. There has got to be a better way. I just haven't figured it out.
So, I wondered, are there websites out there that help a person to figure stuff like this out? I know, it wouldn't be easy without seeing it all, and I don't have anything I can pop up here easily.
I know, huge projects. There isn't much I couldn't do myself. I have skills. Electrical isn't that difficult. Plumbing is a mess and a lot needs to be redone anyway. HVAC wouldn't be difficult to reroute where needed and is already sized appropriately. One of the major walls that would need taken out is not load bearing and ones that are would probably not be moved far enough to matter.
None of it... well, most of it anyway, is actually necessary. I'm fixing stuff as I go along, such as defects in the roof that the inspector didn't bother to mention when we bought. And the place is perfectly livable as it is, not ideal, but livable. (I tend to have a few cuss words under my breath when I spend much time in the kitchen, obviously the person who designed it never bothered to actually use it for much cookin' or bakin'.) But mostly, it is functional on a very basic level. When family comes to visit, it gets really cramped. For us two ol' farts, we manage.
Whatcha think? How do you come up with a good master floorplan? Glad for any thoughts!
Here's what I'm thinkin' about...
We bought a house a few years ago. Built in about 2006 or so, so it's not that old. Stickbuilt. It's around 2,000 square feet but not laid out particularly efficiently. It's a ranch style so all one level, over a crawl space. Basements here are difficult because of a lot of rock not far down. It's 3br, 2 ba, small kitchen, small dining area, almost too large master bedroom, and hallways that are big enough to make at least one more fairly large bedroom, maybe two if that space could be utilized for something other than hallways. It also has a "sunroom" that started out as a porch that's been closed in, poorly, that doesn't really incorporate with the rest of the house. We do use the space, though, kinda like an office.
I know movin' walls around is kinda big. But if I had a "master plan", an "ultimate goal", I'd bet it wouldn't be as difficult as one might think. I just can't seem to come up with that "master plan".
I do have in mind that I could add on a nice big country kitchen as an addition to the house footprint that wouldn't require me to alter the present roofline at all. And then the area that was the kitchen would become part of the dining area and become a nice large dining area instead of the tiny one we have now. That part seems relatively easy. The other end of the house is where it falls apart, with bedrooms, bathrooms and hallways. There has got to be a better way. I just haven't figured it out.
So, I wondered, are there websites out there that help a person to figure stuff like this out? I know, it wouldn't be easy without seeing it all, and I don't have anything I can pop up here easily.
I know, huge projects. There isn't much I couldn't do myself. I have skills. Electrical isn't that difficult. Plumbing is a mess and a lot needs to be redone anyway. HVAC wouldn't be difficult to reroute where needed and is already sized appropriately. One of the major walls that would need taken out is not load bearing and ones that are would probably not be moved far enough to matter.
None of it... well, most of it anyway, is actually necessary. I'm fixing stuff as I go along, such as defects in the roof that the inspector didn't bother to mention when we bought. And the place is perfectly livable as it is, not ideal, but livable. (I tend to have a few cuss words under my breath when I spend much time in the kitchen, obviously the person who designed it never bothered to actually use it for much cookin' or bakin'.) But mostly, it is functional on a very basic level. When family comes to visit, it gets really cramped. For us two ol' farts, we manage.
Whatcha think? How do you come up with a good master floorplan? Glad for any thoughts!
Once you have what you want laid out, prioritize them. Sketch out the top one or two items and how you can make them work in your house then work around those. You will most likely have to compromise somewhere, but hopefully it will be in those areas that are of lesser importance to you.
