Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Feedback on dining, family, kitchen 9Oct 19, 2021 12:54 pm Kl7 Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. I was always leaning towards moving the big Dining window to the Family and removing glazing completely from the West side. Don't want to get all that summer heat and glare, as it is a huge window. I do like jason526 idea of using the Dining as the Family instead given the area is similar in size, and placing the TV on the south wall. We just never thought about it until you mentioned it. Do you guys think that the South Dining wall need some windows? We're undecided on that one... just unsure if it'll be too dark if i close the west wall completely. In regards to the Outdoor Living, we were thinking of extending it out a metre towards the fence on the the North. Really appreciate the feedback. I wouldn't get rid of the west window of Dining either if it looks into your backyard. Blinds can fix summer sun glare. If it's a single level house, you can extend out the roof. If it's a double story house, I like the idea from bestspecials. Build a bigger outdoor living deck wrapped around the west side. And have a roof over it. You can consider those motorised open-shut style roof. Can anyone suggest a house layout where the kitchen-dining - living runs the length across the rear of the house left to right where our best view will be we… 0 4344 Hi everyone, Newbie renovator here, after some advice for combining our family room in the picture and the alfresco and make a larger family room. There is a flush sill… 0 4843 |