Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 11, 2021 9:37 am We have a small block - 10m wide, 30m long. This is our first home so we are new to all this planning! We have purchased a house and land package but I don't love the layout of the ground floor. I wish the back was more open so we could see the backyard from the kitchen. Does anyone have any ideas on how to improve the layout? Anything else that you notice that you would want to change? - Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Floor plan review and ideas 3Jun 11, 2021 4:00 pm This is is what we will be building. Almost the same width. 8.5m meters width and 20m lenght. There’s a void near the entrance. No walkin pantry though. Hope this give you an idea https://my.matterport.com/show-mds?m=zNLDqaLs6ie Re: Floor plan review and ideas 4Jun 19, 2021 5:15 pm Sharles We have a small block - 10m wide, 30m long. This is our first home so we are new to all this planning! We have purchased a house and land package but I don't love the layout of the ground floor. I wish the back was more open so we could see the backyard from the kitchen. Does anyone have any ideas on how to improve the layout? Anything else that you notice that you would want to change? - Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ unable to read all the dimensions but my suggestions would be to reverse the stairs to the study and theatre rooms to be closed off and and allow the powder room under the stairs, next to a pantry and bigger kitchen.. place laundry between family and living rooms and add the alfresco .. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ i thought the flipped plan initially but bec i want narrow pathway from entry to dining (dont like bend), also cannot fit the… 7 17285 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20426 It is true that a builder can ignore your independent inspection report as it is not part of the contractual arrangement but that is stupid because he cannot avoid fixing… 9 46870 |