Anyone Draft Their Own Plans??
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Please critique my plan, first draft
Comments (58)Ok so I've thought a lot about it and made some changes. I changed the kitchen quite a bit but it cost me a window. The room will have a lot of windows so I think it's ok? I moved the cooktop off the peninsula and put it on the wall, moving the sink to the 12'x4' peninsula. We prep by the sink so it makes sense I guess, we won't have our backs to everything. I'll just have to work a little harder at keeping the sink area clean and clutter free. The stove is now up against the garage wall, will this make venting difficult? Based on a suggestion in the kitchen forum I moved the door to the pantry/laundry room down so that the pantry cupboards are part of the kitchen now and the laundry room is it's own room. I'm not 100% convinced yet but it's growing on me. Since I don't have a window in the kitchen now there's no reason not to have the garage on that side so now the garage entrance is where you all wanted it :) It's a long garage so there's plenty of room at the end for a bench/closet/etc.. or even a bonafide 'mudroom'. And moving the garage allows me to add another window to the dining/office room at the front of the house. Upstairs I made quite a few changes as well, I wasn't really happy with the bathroom situation, the kids bathroom was much bigger than the master bathroom and there was no room for a tub in the master. I've moved things around a lot, one of the bedrooms got a little smaller but both bathrooms are much roomier now. The master closet is also quite big (too big?). I couldn't figure out a way to make the bathrooms bigger without sacrificing the size of one of the rooms but frankly, they're the kids rooms and they don't need a whole lot of room. By moving the master bathroom though I don't have all my plumbing stacked in one corner anymore and it's actually right over the open part of the first floor, will this mean i'll need a bulkhead for the drains or is there a way around that? Well let me know what you think, I always appreciate the feedback! Thanks PS. What is the standard overhang for a kitchen counter bench to comfortable accomodate seating?...See MoreFeedback on Current Draft of House Plan
Comments (11)I agree that at a minimum we should put walls around the dining room which will help obscure the powder room. But we will also think about different placement for powder room (any ideas?) although I do have to say that conceptually our current powder room is in a similar spot in that it is in between the breakfast room, kitchen, great room, and dining room so we like the fact that it is accessible both when we do more formal entertaining as well as every day use by the kids (my husband and I rarely use it and instead primarily use our master bathroom which is currently upstairs). I get the functionality of having a powder room near the mud room but I would not want that to be the main floor bathroom for guests since I envision our mud room will likely not be the most presentable spot in the house and since we can't afford 2 powder rooms I'd rather have 1 where I think will work best based on how it currently works for us. Also we hope to have a pool and finish some of the walkout basement so there would be a bathroom down there easily accessible from the back yard....See MoreSmall house plan, first draft, any issues?
Comments (24)By forcing the living spaces to conform to an arbitrary rectangular shape you have created an awkward house both inside and out - a common result of a first design attempt. They say all good writing is rewriting and it is also true that all good design is redesign. Keep it up until all the spaces work well, even the closets. You might try starting again and looking at it from how you live and let the walls move as needed; the cost of corners is not as important as you might think. Sometimes it helps to turn the plan around for a new viewpoint. You might consider pulling the 1st floor bath and entry out a couple of feet and pulling in the living room wall the same amount in the back. You might also consider turning the roof so the gable faces the street and increase the roof pitch for a stronger front elevation and more usable attic (cheap space). One thing that a small house can rarely afford is the landing area of a switch back stairway. Also, check to be sure it is sized correctly. It appears there are enough risers for a 10 ft ceiling and that's pretty tall for a small house. If the fireplace is gas and will be vented make sure there is adequate space for the vent to go to the roof or the rear wall....See MoreDraft Fall Garden Plan - requesting input (veggie newbie!!!)
Comments (23)If that were my garden, I'd do the following. Well, at least the following would be my first draft. Then I'd rethink it eighteen more times. I should note that my own "plant plants with like needs together" rule tends to be mainly about water, because that's the limiting factor in my climate. My fertilizing tends to be a one-size-fits-all for every bed. So others with opinions about plant nutrition should usually be assumed to know more than me. :) Going clockwise starting with the top left bed: - I'd plant kale and chard in an 8-foot-long line down the center of the 8 X 3.5 half-sun bed. If I were going to let them get big, I'd plant a single row eighteen inches apart. If I were going to cut them young and let them resprout a couple of times, a double row eight to twelve inches apart in both directions. Then I'd run a row of cabbage down one side of them, and a row of bok choy down the other, at whatever spacing the seed packet wants. - I'd make the 3X3 bed (it's a half-sun bed, yes?) all salad greens, mostly lettuce. I wouldn't divide it into permanent squares. Instead, I'd buy lettuce starts and plant them one foot apart in both directions (starting six inches from the "wall" of the bed). Then I'd run quarter-inch soaker hose between the lettuces (so the soaker hose is running six inches from lettuce in each direction), I'd presprout lettuce seeds, and I'd plant them right next to the soaker hose so they get plenty of moisture to get started with. That would give me the first two rounds of lettuce. Then I'd probably be bored and would start playing with salad spinach, mache, pea sprouts, and so on. (If the little bed were in full sun, I would instead have devoted it entirely to carrots, so that I could cater to their prima donna carroty demands without distraction from other plants.) - I'd put a trellis down the center of both 8 X 4 full-sun beds, and grow peas up both sides of that trellis. In one bed, I'd plant leeks and onions and green garlic in a strip nearest the edges of the bed. In the other, I'd plant beets and radishes and carrots the same way. When the root crops come out, the peas may be taking up all the space. When the peas are done, it may or may not be a good time to plant fava beans in the whole bed. Continuing the "strip down the middle" theme, I'd plant three brussels sprout plants down the center of the 7 X 3.5 bed. I find young cabbage-family plants to be a little fragile, so I'd probably really plant groups of two or three, at the proper location, about three inches apart from one another, and then nip out all but one when it becomes fairly clear that one will survive. Then I'd plant spinach and arugula on the edges....See MoreUser
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