Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 2Feb 23, 2021 8:25 am Follow my build here: https://www.instagram.com/ivy5custom Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 11Feb 27, 2021 1:07 pm Okay so we've left our plan with the draftsman at Keogh Homes and will see what they come up with. However in the meantime I'm still making my own tweaks to see where I can make improvements. I have increased the size of the kitchen and made a few minor adjustments. One thing I'd like to be able to do is separate the toilet from the main bathroom into its own WC. I'm just struggling how to fit this into the current floorplan. I can't really increase the footprint of the home much more as it'll start to stretch the budget. Any ideas on how I can fit this in? I'm also open to any other ideas for improvement. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 12Feb 27, 2021 5:04 pm Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 13Feb 27, 2021 8:28 pm Nifty idea! Although I do like the large study nook. I'll have a play with the floorplan and see how it looks. At the end of the day it's not a big issue to us if the toilet is in the bathroom, however I understand it's more desirable these days. Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 14Mar 20, 2021 3:46 pm Okay so we've had a bit of back and forth with the draftsman and here is the latest concept floorplan. I've marked a few things up in red which I plan to ask him about. One thing we wanted was a grand entrance hall with double doors. However to accommodate this he appears to have offset the feature bulkhead further down the hall off to one side. Do you think this will look strange? Or would it look okay if we had a plant in the corner or something? Any other feedback on this floorplan is appreciated Like ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 15Mar 20, 2021 8:07 pm No point having a grand entrance that doesn’t flow all the way through the house. My view is its too long, will look impressive for visitors but form over function Not a fan of the toilet right next to the bath in the en-suite. Imagine using it when the mrs is relaxing in the tub. Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 16Mar 20, 2021 9:32 pm I agree with the toilet situation. For such a large house I'd want separate toilets and a powder room. Are you planning on having built in robes in beds 2 and 3? There is nothing marked currently. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 17Mar 20, 2021 9:37 pm chippy I agree with the toilet situation. For such a large house I'd want separate toilets and a powder room. Are you planning on having built in robes in beds 2 and 3? There is nothing marked currently. We've never really been too concerned with having a separate room for the toilet in the ensuite, a bit more separation from the bath perhaps, but not really sure how to lay it out. A powder room I could agree would probably be ideal, but we've struggled to find a way to make it fit. We definitely want a toilet in the kids section of the house, and we don't want to add yet another toilet just for the sake of having a powder room. At the end of the day the house still has 3 fully functioning bathrooms to choose from. Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 18Mar 20, 2021 9:38 pm chippy I agree with the toilet situation. For such a large house I'd want separate toilets and a powder room. Are you planning on having built in robes in beds 2 and 3? There is nothing marked currently. We will also be fitting out all robes ourselves after handover so we've left them out. Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 19Mar 20, 2021 10:14 pm JS87 chippy I agree with the toilet situation. For such a large house I'd want separate toilets and a powder room. Are you planning on having built in robes in beds 2 and 3? There is nothing marked currently. We will also be fitting out all robes ourselves after handover so we've left them out. Depending on what sort of cornice you are having you may need to look at providing a bulkhead or soffit where you are putting the robes. Unless you are happy not running them to the ceiling. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Please review our first custom floorplan 20Mar 20, 2021 11:44 pm Main bathroom - place shower where toilet is, rotate bath 90deg with vanity adjusted to fit and then you can have toilet where shower is in a separate room. Ensuite - rotate shower 90 deg and place toilet on wall closest to bedroom. Otherwise, do you really need 2x freestanding bathtubs in the house? Get rid of one and you have a whole lot more room to place the toilet. Master bedroom - your door is in a poor location and allows view of bed from whole living/kitchen space. Consider straightening wall and placing door on wall inline with ensuite wall. Laundry - do you need to entries?? Wardrobes - please consider getting the shells installed at build so they don't look like additions later. You can still plan to do the internal fit-out later 2 6428 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27738 i thought the flipped plan initially but bec i want narrow pathway from entry to dining (dont like bend), also cannot fit the… 7 17286 |