2nd Level Floorplan Help

8 years ago

HELP! :)

I am renovating an old rowhouse that measures 16 by 50. I need help with the second floor layout. I would like it to be 3 bed, 2 bath, a W/D (side by side) and as much closet space as possible. There will be a staircase leading both up and down. There are 3 windows evenly spread out in the front of the house and the back can be whatever we choose. Also, we want one master, one larger bedroom (so it can be a share one day) and then a smaller bedroom.

Wish list: 2 sink vanity, toilet closet for master bath

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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mama goose_gw zn6OH

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I don't know if this will help, but if you have the basic Paint program, you can play around with it. I found a traditional row house plan:

Adjusted the top floor to m/l match your 16x50 foot print:

Deleted the basement. Now the adjusted original top floor plan and a blanked version are side by side. I adjusted the windows, but left the stairs. Click on the pics for larger images.

For instance:

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Precision Carpentry
8 years ago
That's a pretty tall order for 800 sf less the area for the stairs. It would sure help if you could make a sketch or something at least indicate where the stairs and windows are located.

I there presently a bath upstairs and where is it located.

Any info that anyone would take the time to post would possibly be useless without this info.
48911thstreet
Original Author
8 years ago
THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE THREE ACROSS, EVENLY SPREAD OUT. NO SIDE WINDOWS. ITS IN NYC, SO COMPACT QUARTERS ARE THE NORM. THE STAIRS ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOME AND WILL BE ABOUT 3 FEET WIDE. THERE ARE NO PLUMBING RESTRICTIONS AS WE ARE GUTTING THE HOME. THANK YOU.
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kats - thanks for your suggestions. Nope, we're no where near finalizing anything, unfortunately. I've actually told my designer that I'm taking a break for a few weeks to reconsider everything. This plan just does not wow me at all and if I'm going to spend a bunch of money building my 'dream home' I want to really LOVE it, kwim? I have been rethinking the steps to the master, and I think I am going to nix them. I love the idea of something different like that, but I think it probably should be eliminated for practical reasons (I really hate being practical though!) I don't really care too much about resale at this point, because we plan to be here for at least the next 15ish years. And we're on 10 acres of land where land in our area is a definite premium and highly sought after. But even so, I'm not going to build something totally undesirable for the next person. chisue, we are building in central IL. weedyacres, thanks for your thoughts about the bathroom. I do like your suggestions about rotating the shower. I'm still undecided on a j&j bath. Some people love them and others hate them. So I'm not sure... I definitely agree with you on the storage issue! I need to add LOTS of closets and built-ins. Unfortunately, we can't dig the foundation lower since we're so swampy around here. We're not in flood plain, but our sumps run CONSTANTLY in our current house. So we were thinking of other ideas on how to still have a basement (we need one due to tornadoes) but possibly not going down as far. any other ideas? My dilemma is what to do with the center of the home. Most all plans I've seen have the great room in the middle of the home, but we want ours bumped off the back with lots of windows. We don't need 2 great rooms, so what do we put in the middle? I also need to have my kitchen on an ext. wall because I want lots of windows above my sink. I do agree with you on the choppiness though, so I'm probably going to nix this plan and start over. ugh. the e-space is more of a homework/blogging space for my 3 kiddos and I. I don't want them to have computers in their bedrooms, so I need for this space to be centrally located so I can keep an eye on their computer use :) thanks again for all the input! I keep surfing house plan sites hoping I'll stumble upon the perfect plan, but after 3-4 years of searching I'm not very hopeful...
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Precision Carpentry
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
No need to yell.It may have been a good thing to note that you were gutting the house in the OP.Say I took the time to help you out and drew a plan for you and the stairs cam down in the middle of your first floor kitchen or someplace you did not want them?I have just wasted my time for your lack of info while asking for help.If you want me to put MY effort into YOUR project for FREE it would not hurt for you to invest a bit time into yourself with getting pissy.

I'm done here.
48911thstreet
Original Author
8 years ago
I wasn't yelling, just had all caps on while doing something else. I think you wasted more time trying to teach me a lesson than anything else and from the sound of it- you're the only one who is frustrated.

Just asking the general community to help and for insight. If you're annoyed by my post, lack of clarity, etc., feel free to ignore and not comment.

Otherwise, any insight would be appreciated.
48911thstreet
Original Author
8 years ago
on a side note, the stairs are on the right side, but they can be anywhere in the home because we are gutting. Thanks to anyone if they share their insight.
weedyacres
8 years ago
289:
I have to say I'm in the same boat as Precision. Lots of us are willing to help, but board etiquette says you should at least post a drawing with dimensions of what's there. A verbal description isn't sufficient, because I'm not sure what "front" side and "right" side mean. Take a few minutes to sketch out what you've got and you'll get a lot more (and better) help.
48911thstreet
Original Author
8 years ago
I have no idea how to post a drawing. I'm not a pro just someone looking for help or ideas for a floorplan for a 16x50 rectangle. There really aren't any restrictions- the stairs can be anywhere (though it doesn't seem like the best use of space for a narrow home to put stairs in the middle).
User
8 years ago
Are you in brooklyn? If so, there are pictures on google images.
48911thstreet
Original Author
8 years ago
Yes, but how can you Google image it if you don't know the address. My username is not associated.

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