I think the garden room; it's more private. Even thinking about putting a pool in the backyard behind the garden room.
Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Renovation potential - what would you look for? 21Mar 04, 2013 4:18 pm mynameisjonas From the looks, do you think you'd use the terrace or the garden room more for entertaining? That would decide on which way to open it all up. Good luck! I think the garden room; it's more private. Even thinking about putting a pool in the backyard behind the garden room. Re: Renovation potential - what would you look for? 22Mar 04, 2013 7:48 pm Awesome. In that case, easier to work with. I'd get an architect to have a look at it for sure, worth the extra $5,000 to get some great ideas and have them organise the plans etc. Get a good one. Personally in that case you could leave the kitchen where it is... and open up the walls and put a beam at the end of the kitchen to support the roof. And have it relatively open. That would be the cheapest way as you'd only have to knock out a few walls. But the best option would be to move the kitchen into the left corner... where the dining is now. And open up that entire common room and dining room, with some french doors leading out onto the renovated garden room. I'd stay away from bi folds. Great for publications and brochures, but in reality, insects are an issue, and I didn't see where it's based, but if you're in a cold climate like the South of Australia, you wouldn't have that many days where you can keep it open. It's going to look awesome when it's all done! Re: Renovation potential - what would you look for? 23Jun 21, 2013 9:03 am mynameisjonas Awesome. In that case, easier to work with. I'd get an architect to have a look at it for sure, worth the extra $5,000 to get some great ideas and have them organise the plans etc. Get a good one. I did have an architect come out, and your ideas are pretty similar to what they had in mind. good on you Quote: Personally in that case you could leave the kitchen where it is... and open up the walls and put a beam at the end of the kitchen to support the roof. And have it relatively open. That would be the cheapest way as you'd only have to knock out a few walls. But the best option would be to move the kitchen into the left corner... where the dining is now. And open up that entire common room and dining room, with some french doors leading out onto the renovated garden room. Yep thinking about making it all or largely open plan, and moving kitchen into the current dining. Probably a galley kitchen with island etc. Actually thinking about making the lounge open up on to the front patio via bifolds or sliding doors and extending it making it the main outdoor gathering area. Quote: I'd stay away from bi folds. Great for publications and brochures, but in reality, insects are an issue, and I didn't see where it's based, but if you're in a cold climate like the South of Australia, you wouldn't have that many days where you can keep it open. We're based in Brisbane, so don't have to worry about the cold, but insects can be an issue. Still, we had bifolds in our last house and LOVED them. In Brisbane it's all about connecting the inside with the outside! Now considering going UP, and building a second level over the garage with master bed, ensuite, robe and a second kids bedroom (to become a small lounge/study when kids outgrow that). It looks like it might deliver more what we need then building in the garage, which has a few problems, one of the main ones being it is remote from the other bedrooms, which isn't ideal with very young children. Re: Renovation potential - what would you look for? 24Jun 22, 2013 9:03 am That is true, based in Brisbane, go for bi folds... It's amazing how many houses in Melbourne have them, especially new display homes in areas that its windy... and cold. Fair enough with going upstairs. Personally we wanted a place that was single level, as you'd be surprised how many times you have to go upstairs, and in summer it takes more to cool and it's uncomfortable being up there without decent air conditioning. But sounds like you have everything in order. Good luck and keep us informed of the build! Re: Renovation potential - what would you look for? 25Jun 24, 2013 12:41 pm mynameisjonas Fair enough with going upstairs. Personally we wanted a place that was single level, as you'd be surprised how many times you have to go upstairs, and in summer it takes more to cool and it's uncomfortable being up there without decent air conditioning. But sounds like you have everything in order. Good luck and keep us informed of the build! Yep will certainly be weighing up going up versus out. Really don't mind stairs - we're young and fit for the moment. I also think 2 storey houses have nicer aesthetics than single story ones, but that's just a personal opinion. We had stairs in the last place and were up and down them a fair bit. This would be less, being only a bedroom and ensuite upstairs - a parents retreat as it were. Be good when the kids are older! We'll only go the up option if the design blends (I hate these 'popup' 2nd level extensions), the passive solar design works and so on. Basically, building in the garage has its own set of problems; cutting the slab to move drainage, lack of eaves on the garage, meaning some roof rework would be optimal, the lower 2.4m ceiling in the garage (rest of house is 2.7m) needing raising (a higher ceiling might be easy, we'll see), changing windows and adding doors to walls to make garage more bedroom like, having then to build another garage and some workable entry point from the garage into the house, and lastly but most importantly, no good configuration we can see that would keep us close to the kids' bedrooms... Anyway, this will all come out in the design phase! All 3 items listed are defects and are of concern. Please seek qualified independent inspector and/or legal advice for your state. 1 8219 Bought in Nov 21 at the height of the market (classic). Good area, atrocious floor plan. BUT has land out to the left-hand side that we can extend out on (see second… 0 8773 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! 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