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[TX_Diver]

Packing laundry up and down those stairs is going to get old. Maybe add an egress window to that room down stairs, way easier now.

Agree on both. Laundry (and pantry) are cost compromises that I agree are from ideal but we are leaning towards just dealing with rather than making the footprint bigger and costing more.

 

[TX_Diver]

I know you said budget is limited but can you make that bathroom between the bedrooms have two sinks and a door separating the shower & toilet from the sink area? Makes it much more efficient for someone to shower while another brushing teeth.

The biggest annoyance with our house is we don’t have a broom closet on the main floor so that stuff is either in the garage or inside the door going to the basement. The second poor natural lighting in the hallway leading to the front door.

I think we could probably fit a second sink. Not sure on a door but will take a look.

Also a big kitchen is very overlooked. Our first and current home has big kitchens and it’s such a stress reliever not feeling cramped. Also dual ovens, trust me it is the way

Do you have dual built in ovens or a wide freestanding stove with 2 ovens?

Our garage door is 8’ which is enough to easily fit a cargo van or a 1/2 ton truck with a slight lift. The garage ceiling is about another 1.5 feet so we could build storage up there too. Would be nice we had more depth though.

Think we’ll be 8 clear in the basement with a little more room between trusses that may work for some storage

 

[TX_Diver]

as others have said, garage is to small, add width to the kitchen by at least a 1ft, otherwise it'll feel cramped. The dining room is to narrow, widen that by 2ft, the wall on the left hand side of the entry should go, unless its a small wall. It'll make the living room feel smaller. Most garages need 30ft to fit even full size 1/2 trucks and still have access around the vehicle without sucking your gut in.

Id move the dishwasher down about 2ft just so you can now get use out of the corner cabinet instead of being total dead space.

Bedroom #2 id do a 5/0 window instead of 2 windows, you could shrink that room 16in-24in and gain that in the dining room.

In the basement, keep the stairs with a landing and a turn, you'll lost to much room upstairs going straight. Add a window to the room down stairs now for a E-scape window. so down the road you can turn it into a bedroom a lot easier for home value.

All good feedback to consider. Thanks

 

[TX_Diver]

I agree with the deeper garage. At least a portion of it. I would make the garage the entire width also. Move the plumbing stuff under the kitchen. Two doors make parking two cars much easier. Upstairs I would remove the half wall behind the couch, you are locking your layout in and will never be able to change it. I dont see where a tv would go now. You have 14 hard chairs and very little padded furniture, you may want to ditch the counter chairs to give space to widen your kitchen and living room seating areas. The key to making the exterior of a rectangle house nice is to balance the color to shingle ratio. Maybe a hip roof with a smaller peak on the "show" side. Shutters help too.

Leaning towards a gabled roof so snow doesn’t shed in front of the garage. What do you mean color to shingle ratio? I’ll look into that.

No TV so didnt make provisions for that.

Will look at that half wall. Seemed like a good idea to provide some separation but it does lock it in also.

 

[TX_Diver]

What kinda lot space do have to work with and any codes about spacing from structure to property line?

Plenty so I have some flexibility. House is on a few acres

 

[fngTony]

Do you have dual built in ovens or a wide freestanding stove with 2 ovens?