Please Critique Our Plans
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Comments (3)This is a really great plan. The only comments I have are those that would be along the lines of personal preference. For example, in the master bathroom, I would have a door to the toilet area so that you can have some privacy in there while the other person is also in the bathroom. Similarly in your other full bath, I'd put a pocket door between the sink area and the toilet/shower area. That way, somebody can brush their teeth/get ready while another is using the toilet. When the kids are young, they don't seem to care if everybody can see them using the toilet or taking a bath, but as they get older, I have found that my kids like to shut the door. Also, not sure if there is a way to open up the entry space, but it seems like you go down a tunnel to get to the great room. Really though, this plan seems to have good flow. Good luck!...See MorePlease critique our floor plans
Comments (13)I understand the why's of what you've designed, but there's a lot to be desired in this plan in terms of how the house will look and live. For example, having the foyer come into a long wall along one side is not comfortable. The dining room is too far from the kitchen. The shape of the rooms seems long and narrow. (I can't see the dimension on the drawing.) I think it would benefit by putting some furniture in the space like sofas and tables so you get a better sense of how the space will live. For example, in the living room, where would you put the sofa so you could enjoy the fireplace and how would the conversation cluster work around it? I like the orientation and the walk out. I'd consider putting 9' finished ceilings in the basement...we did and it's critical to making the lower level feel like livable space. However, if you cover up the windowed part of the basement with a deck above, you will lose all your light and sense of openness. Consider putting the deck behind the garage and leave as much light available to the lower level as possible....See MoreFloor plan. Please critique
Comments (10)Mostly I like it. If you switch the tub and shower in the master, the light from the window above the tub will make the hallway between the closets much more bright and inviting. And, the toilet door should swing out, not in. No closet by the front door? The garage door and cubby area is a little funky. Imagine coming in the door, shutting it, and then stepping back toward the door to the cubbies. Or several people all putting on shoes and coats at the cubbies and trying to get out the door. It's not horrible, but it seems like it could be a congested space depending on the number of people in your family. The kitchen is... well, its bad. Really bad, at least from a function standpoint. Imagine the number of steps you would have to take to cook even a simple meal, around and around the island, from fridge to sink to stove to sink, on and on. I would post it on the kitchens forum. I like the one nice dining space, instead of two smaller dining spaces that are common in a lot of plans. I think the study will be a great space that can fill many functions over the years, nursery, office, away room, etc. It might be a little dark in there though, with just one small window....See MorePlease Critique Our Plan!
Comments (27)Maybe there is a way to build an elevated house facing south, like what they do on the coasts where flooding is more of an issue? Like this: http://sandcastlecoastalhomes.com/wp-content/themes/sandcastle/images/slideshow/8.jpg I live in a west-facing condo, and it is hot as blazes every afternoon. I have to run the air conditioning for about 45 minutes every day at sunset. Other than some extra insulation and a stucco exterior, we don't have thick windows or a large roof overhang or any other measures to mitigate the sun. But it is bad enough now that it is hard to imagine any measures could work well enough to make me not have to run the air conditioner every day. In your situation, I'd have to be able to go at sunset and stand inside a west-facing house built with the sun/heat mitigating measures that were going to be used on my house and experience for myself that they fixed the issue. Otherwise, I just wouldn't believe it....See Morerockb9
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