Please critique this houseplan. Breaking ground soon!
Alec Manley
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Comments (3)I like the glass door idea. Easier to see what you want before losing the cold. Most exterior doors are larger than i need/can fit though. Not sure on the gravel...i am sick of the sand being dragged everywhere but i suppose crushed stone would not be as bad. Wouldn't a cement floor hold more cold....maybe that is the issue...the crush would hold cold but allow pockets of it is slip bellow the stones Keeping the flood cold with out the cold sitting on the floor. I would have to sink post or use hanging selves to be sure they were stable, building on crush means they could be dug out and under mined. Further reading suggests that i should not use this room for both perishable food and canned goods. That the moisture needed for the perishables is not good for the cans and jar lids. What to do, what to do?...See MoreHouseplan, round 2 - need critique please!
Comments (5)Consider your sight line from the foyer. At this point you're seeing the foot of the stairs and possibly the fireplace beyond. Things that are aligned perfectly make the house feel "right". I'm ambivalent about the two fireplace locations -- they look pretty equal to me. I'd consider furniture placement and let that be the deciding factor. Note that you have a massive amount of untapped storage space lurking under the switchback staircase. You could have a short storage area accessed from the hallway -- it would be great for holiday storage. So many plastic boxes could be wedged into that space. I think I'd orient the pantry's door towards the hallway so it'd be a more direct line from the back door -- also so it wouldn't block the half bath door. This pantry isn't ideal. You'll have no place to set your grocery bags as you organize your purchases, and it's not IN the kitchen. I think the whole pantry-mudroom-half bath area could use some rearranging, but I can't see the best option. The problem with the mudroom is that it's possible to by-pass it. You want kids to be forced to walk through it (on a mat) so that the mud stays in that area. It's not JUST clutter control. I agree with you in that the stovetop is in the worst possible position -- it's almost in the great room! The issue here is the doorway. Obviously you want a doorway close to the garage entrance, but it's forcing you to break up the cabinets into an untenable arrangement. I think the answer might be an L with a peninsula between the kitchen and the breakfast nook . . . and then the current island would move down and touch the wall. It'd form a rectangular kitchen with two doorways. LOTS of cabinets though, which isn't always a plus. How big is your shower? I note that you've allotted more space to the toilet closet than to the shower, which seems off. I'd like to see a doorway (or at least a pass-through) between the laundry room and the master closet. So many steps could be saved. Upstairs only one bedroom is marked, but I'm assuming that's a second bedroom in the forward space? If I'm reading this correctly, this forward space has lots of sloped walls, and I'm not clear on how much floor space it actually has. I wonder if it'd be better to have two bedrooms to the back and keep this forward space as shared, common area. I'd remove the wall between the vanity and the toilet/tub. The current trend towards overly compartmentalized bathroom results in too-small spaces. Better to have a spacious bathroom. Two girls can share one bathroom without this division -- mine do. They'll like this nice big vanity -- plenty of room for drawers and storage....See MoreI'm back - 1st draft of our houseplan and kitchen input please
Comments (33)Hi all. We met with our house designer today. The goods and the bads. Bonus - he was able to give me another foot on the fridge wall (yay) so that helps with the blind corner (I want to close it off to preserve drawers) and the pantry was also enlarged which will allow for my small chest freezer. The overall kitchen dimension is 9' x 15'. The 'it will have to do': pantry is still around the corner. I think it will be okay. It will keep my peeps out of the sink/stove area. They will access pantry for cereal and snacks and the fridge is right there out of my work zone. I could get creative and have the kitchen side cabs open to the pantry and put the cereal and most used items there - how fun would that be? Because that wall backs to pantry I can also recess the cabs and fridge if I need them deeper as well. The MW has to go on that wall...and they are deeper than 12". I am feeling much relieved as this last draft that he did for us (he already sent it because our changes were few and to other parts of the house) is 99% on. We are still studying it though. :) I will post this latest draft with a few questions and see what you all think. There are 2 main things I am contemplating. One is the cupboard pantry reach through (I think dh would think that is CRAZY) but I think it may be a perfect compromise. Would that be something that is super expensive to do? The other is still trying to fit in this sort of thing. It is Michelle16's and she has a fridge and pantry flanking whereas I'd have just the fridge to the right and a corner would be on the left. I have 4' to play with there from fridge to where corner would start. I will try to post the new layout tonight but it may not be until tomorrow! Thanks. Lisa...See MorePlans are finished! Please critique :)
Comments (66)Melissa: I am intrigued by your floor plan. It is similar to what I am looking at designing for our build in the near future. I am curious about a couple things....first, how many square ft is your main level? Second, what are the ceilings like inside? I have never been a big fan of the looks of houses that have a large flat roof showing in the front, but yet your layout is very close to what I would like. Many of the plans I have looked at have a lot of roof angles compared to yours, and I am trying to figure out what accounts for the difference. (As you can probably tell, I am brand new to this house build thing, so am still learning). I think you said you will have a walk-out basement; do you have a pic of what that will look like from the rear exterior?...See MoreAlec Manley
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