Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 4Feb 08, 2022 9:25 am nemisis Wow that is fantastic. The wall is 770mm to the bottom of the 2 windows in that area by the way, Do you do design for a living? designing is my hobby...and if the windows are 770mm off the floor that would be ideal height for a desk, breakfast bar, cabinets, storage drawers or lower level for a window seat with lift up storage and ideal would be a combination of storage across the whole wall including the living area with tall closet next to the entry door and if you don't already have a laundry check with body corporate etc to find out if you can add a washing machine next the the new fridge location Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 5Feb 08, 2022 8:39 pm oklouise designing is my hobby...and if the windows are 770mm off the floor that would be ideal height for a desk, breakfast bar, cabinets, storage drawers or lower level for a window seat with lift up storage and ideal would be a combination of storage across the whole wall including the living area with tall closet next to the entry door and if you don't already have a laundry check with body corporate etc to find out if you can add a washing machine next the the new fridge location Some great ideas. I currently have the washing machine in the laundry. Do you think it would be better to move it into the kitchen? Maybe replace the DW with a WM? What are your thoughts on a bath/shower combo? As I have a 1yo child, a bath I feel is a necessity. Also I think it would have more selling appeal. Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 6Feb 09, 2022 8:11 am nemisis oklouise designing is my hobby...and if the windows are 770mm off the floor that would be ideal height for a desk, breakfast bar, cabinets, storage drawers or lower level for a window seat with lift up storage and ideal would be a combination of storage across the whole wall including the living area with tall closet next to the entry door and if you don't already have a laundry check with body corporate etc to find out if you can add a washing machine next the the new fridge location Some great ideas. I currently have the washing machine in the laundry. Do you think it would be better to move it into the kitchen? Maybe replace the DW with a WM? What are your thoughts on a bath/shower combo? As I have a 1yo child, a bath I feel is a necessity. Also I think it would have more selling appeal. your plan showed no laundry so assumed there was no washing machine in the flat.. where is it? and if you want to make changes to the bathroom please post a floor plan showing the measurements of the room and location of all existing fixtures, door and window...hand drawn sketch is fine as long as you include the measurements of each wall and some photos would also help and, if necessary there should be no reason why you can't have a washing machine and a dw in the kitchen now that you could have all that extra kitchen storage space under the dining room window Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 7Feb 09, 2022 8:53 am oklouise your plan showed no laundry so assumed there was no washing machine in the flat.. where is it? and if you want to make changes to the bathroom please post a floor plan showing the measurements of the room and location of all existing fixtures, door and window...hand drawn sketch is fine as long as you include the measurements of each wall and some photos would also help and, if necessary there should be no reason why you can't have a washing machine and a dw in the kitchen now that you could have all that extra kitchen storage space under the dining room window The initial plan did show the whole flat layout but I've now shown the WM in green in the bathroom. I'd probably prefer it in the kitchen. Are you able to see whole floor plan? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 8Feb 09, 2022 5:26 pm nemisis oklouise your plan showed no laundry so assumed there was no washing machine in the flat.. where is it? and if you want to make changes to the bathroom please post a floor plan showing the measurements of the room and location of all existing fixtures, door and window...hand drawn sketch is fine as long as you include the measurements of each wall and some photos would also help and, if necessary there should be no reason why you can't have a washing machine and a dw in the kitchen now that you could have all that extra kitchen storage space under the dining room window The initial plan did show the whole flat layout but I've now shown the WM in green in the bathroom. I'd probably prefer it in the kitchen. Are you able to see whole floor plan? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ if the washing machine already functions in the bathroom i would not change that unless you want to renovate the whole bathroom and then i don't think there is any value in adding a bathtub for the very short time that it might be used by your own or any future owners' children.. a plastic baby bath in the bottom of the shower is very functional for small children and a hand held shower is easy to install in an existing shower ... moving the existing toilet is not a cost effective decision just to make room for a tiny bath BUT if/when you are ready to renovate the whole bathroom you might consider a custom cabinet to enclose the washing machine and sink over storage drawers and add deep wide mirror doored wall cabinets and that should leave enough room for a bigger shower.. something like this should be ok but an on site inspection by a plumber would be needed before considering any options Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 9Feb 10, 2022 4:50 pm oklouise if the washing machine already functions in the bathroom i would not change that unless you want to renovate the whole bathroom and then i don't think there is any value in adding a bathtub for the very short time that it might be used by your own or any future owners' children.. a plastic baby bath in the bottom of the shower is very functional for small children and a hand held shower is easy to install in an existing shower ... moving the existing toilet is not a cost effective decision just to make room for a tiny bath BUT if/when you are ready to renovate the whole bathroom you might consider a custom cabinet to enclose the washing machine and sink over storage drawers and add deep wide mirror doored wall cabinets and that should leave enough room for a bigger shower.. something like this should be ok but an on site inspection by a plumber would be needed before considering any options Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Yes, full bathroom reno is part of the plan. I'm also thinking about the re-sale value in the future and the idea of catering for a young family who may need/want a bath. Not sure which option would be more suited. Also, are you able to send me the whole .jpg of what you've done so far? It seems to be cut off. It's incredible by the way. Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 10Feb 11, 2022 12:24 pm nemisis oklouise if the washing machine already functions in the bathroom i would not change that unless you want to renovate the whole bathroom and then i don't think there is any value in adding a bathtub for the very short time that it might be used by your own or any future owners' children.. a plastic baby bath in the bottom of the shower is very functional for small children and a hand held shower is easy to install in an existing shower ... moving the existing toilet is not a cost effective decision just to make room for a tiny bath BUT if/when you are ready to renovate the whole bathroom you might consider a custom cabinet to enclose the washing machine and sink over storage drawers and add deep wide mirror doored wall cabinets and that should leave enough room for a bigger shower.. something like this should be ok but an on site inspection by a plumber would be needed before considering any options Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Yes, full bathroom reno is part of the plan. I'm also thinking about the re-sale value in the future and the idea of catering for a young family who may need/want a bath. Not sure which option would be more suited. Also, are you able to send me the whole .jpg of what you've done so far? It seems to be cut off. It's incredible by the way. discuss options with a plumber but i suggest that the cost of attempting to include a bath that would probably involve moving the toilet (relatively easy in a wood floor of a stand alone house but extra difficult in the upstairs unit of a block) is not a cost effective investment compared to a generous shower and custom vanity with a built in space for a front loading washing machine and deep mirror doored wall cabinet in the bathroom ...i've had a custom made shower bath with a deep floor to make potential water depth of about 400mm but stepping up over the tall edge is cramped and dangerous and i would only recommend a traditional 10 cm hob to make a deep puddle for bathing kids and then you'll need a bathplug style shower drain, a combination overhead and hand held shower hose and a sliding glass door and a solid wall between shower and vanity can include a shower niche for shampoo etc. ...renovating for unknown potential future owners is a risky way of improving an investment property and in my experience new owners often want to change what you've already done..your apartment will be very attractive to a whole range of people but a bath tub may exclude young singles, couples and older buyers and the stairs will also be challenging for seniors and pram owners.. you will be surprised at the cost of any renovation so the best return on your investment is to minimise interest on mortgages and appeal to the widest range of future buyers ... make the home comfortable for yourself and your baby with furniture and decor (eg good quality dining suite and some flat pac storage except basic kitchen...check IKEA Billy and BESTA) add rugs and and artworks that can all move with you but will give your home personality for yourself and also help appeal to future buyers Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 11Feb 11, 2022 4:18 pm oklouise discuss options with a plumber but i suggest that the cost of attempting to include a bath that would probably involve moving the toilet (relatively easy in a wood floor of a stand alone house but extra difficult in the upstairs unit of a block) is not a cost effective investment compared to a generous shower and custom vanity with a built in space for a front loading washing machine and deep mirror doored wall cabinet in the bathroom ...i've had a custom made shower bath with a deep floor to make potential water depth of about 400mm but stepping up over the tall edge is cramped and dangerous and i would only recommend a traditional 10 cm hob to make a deep puddle for bathing kids and then you'll need a bathplug style shower drain, a combination overhead and hand held shower hose and a sliding glass door and a solid wall between shower and vanity can include a shower niche for shampoo etc. ...renovating for unknown potential future owners is a risky way of improving an investment property and in my experience new owners often want to change what you've already done..your apartment will be very attractive to a whole range of people but a bath tub may exclude young singles, couples and older buyers and the stairs will also be challenging for seniors and pram owners.. you will be surprised at the cost of any renovation so the best return on your investment is to minimise interest on mortgages and appeal to the widest range of future buyers ... make the home comfortable for yourself and your baby with furniture and decor (eg good quality dining suite and some flat pac storage except basic kitchen...check IKEA Billy and BESTA) add rugs and and artworks that can all move with you but will give your home personality for yourself and also help appeal to future buyers Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much Louise. Your advice, effort and responses have been much appreciated. Lastly, for some reason, the .jpg you uploaded has a lot of white space and is missing the bedrooms and balcony, so it's a bit blurry when you zoom in. Any chance to fix that? Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 12Feb 11, 2022 6:00 pm nemisis oklouise discuss options with a plumber but i suggest that the cost of attempting to include a bath that would probably involve moving the toilet (relatively easy in a wood floor of a stand alone house but extra difficult in the upstairs unit of a block) is not a cost effective investment compared to a generous shower and custom vanity with a built in space for a front loading washing machine and deep mirror doored wall cabinet in the bathroom ...i've had a custom made shower bath with a deep floor to make potential water depth of about 400mm but stepping up over the tall edge is cramped and dangerous and i would only recommend a traditional 10 cm hob to make a deep puddle for bathing kids and then you'll need a bathplug style shower drain, a combination overhead and hand held shower hose and a sliding glass door and a solid wall between shower and vanity can include a shower niche for shampoo etc. ...renovating for unknown potential future owners is a risky way of improving an investment property and in my experience new owners often want to change what you've already done..your apartment will be very attractive to a whole range of people but a bath tub may exclude young singles, couples and older buyers and the stairs will also be challenging for seniors and pram owners.. you will be surprised at the cost of any renovation so the best return on your investment is to minimise interest on mortgages and appeal to the widest range of future buyers ... make the home comfortable for yourself and your baby with furniture and decor (eg good quality dining suite and some flat pac storage except basic kitchen...check IKEA Billy and BESTA) add rugs and and artworks that can all move with you but will give your home personality for yourself and also help appeal to future buyers Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much Louise. Your advice, effort and responses have been much appreciated. Lastly, for some reason, the .jpg you uploaded has a lot of white space and is missing the bedrooms and balcony, so it's a bit blurry when you zoom in. Any chance to fix that? my vintage CAD program is not very cooperative and i've excluded the bedrooms and balcony to try and make my plan big enough to see...so the best i can do is post just the bathroom and kitchen that are to be changed.. everything else i suggested is free standing furniture Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 13Feb 12, 2022 9:28 am oklouise my vintage CAD program is not very cooperative and i've excluded the bedrooms and balcony to try and make my plan big enough to see...so the best i can do is post just the bathroom and kitchen that are to be changed.. everything else i suggested is free standing furniture Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So there is no export/save as option for something like jpg, bmp, etc? Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 14Feb 12, 2022 3:24 pm nemisis oklouise my vintage CAD program is not very cooperative and i've excluded the bedrooms and balcony to try and make my plan big enough to see...so the best i can do is post just the bathroom and kitchen that are to be changed.. everything else i suggested is free standing furniture Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So there is no export/save as option for something like jpg, bmp, etc? not that i can use with my old CAD program Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 16Feb 12, 2022 6:09 pm nemisis oklouise not that i can use with my old CAD program Rather than use print screen, you can probably use the snipping tool. i hate to have to admit that i don't know how to do what you suggest but none of my suggestions involve anything more than new kitchen cabinets and rearranging the bathroom so tradespeople should be happy with your original plans and their own measurements and none should depend on a rough sketch without on site inspection of the site Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 17Feb 12, 2022 8:37 pm oklouise i hate to have to admit that i don't know how to do what you suggest but none of my suggestions involve anything more than new kitchen cabinets and rearranging the bathroom so tradespeople should be happy with your original plans and their own measurements and none should depend on a rough sketch without on site inspection of the site It was more general advice than anything. Print screen is not effective so I thought I'd offer some advice and help. Use Snipping Tool to capture screenshots Re: Apartment re-design by removing wall 18Feb 13, 2022 4:03 pm nemisis oklouise i hate to have to admit that i don't know how to do what you suggest but none of my suggestions involve anything more than new kitchen cabinets and rearranging the bathroom so tradespeople should be happy with your original plans and their own measurements and none should depend on a rough sketch without on site inspection of the site It was more general advice than anything. Print screen is not effective so I thought I'd offer some advice and help. Use Snipping Tool to capture screenshots Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ i discovered a tool called Greenshot and hope this gives a better view but the dimensions begin to blur Just bought a new 80 sq m apartment under construction in Perth. 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