Ranch addition with "Massive Garage" as our designer says!
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Late 50s ranch with addition: Keep current layout and footprint?
Comments (59)benjesbride - We did not. At the end of the day, there are aspects of that I like, but I'm not so in love with it that I'm willing to make all the changes necessary. Because it was an addition, that part of the house is not over the basement, which is the biggest obstacle. I will think about it some more. I really looked at the revision to your idea, not your original idea (at the back of the space, which is currently where our built-in bar is). It does merit some consideration, because our long-term plan would add plumbing to the other side of that wall for a new master BR. I think we would have to move the door to the deck, which is doable. A lot of my hesitation is that I spent years planning my last kitchen renovation and never did it. I really don't want to plan a big renovation in this house and just never do anything because it's too much....See MoreRanch Addition - Proposed Layout
Comments (91)A few things: the fireplace where it is now is obviously not ideally located - so if you want to keep it and want a gas burning one, then I'd move it into the living room and integrate it into some built-ins along the outside wall. (no TV over it though - makes the TV too high. TV if needed there, can be off to one side). It doesn't, as mnmamax3 notes, need to be connected to the existing chimney - just needs a vent to the outside with adequate clearance. There are some quite lovely gas fireplaces these days, and they certainly do avoid the mess of a wood burning one (though I LOVE our airtight wood burning fireplace). The other thing - I actually preferred the layout of the master bedroom that you had before. The walk-in closet takes up a lot of space and while you do get another "free" wall in the bedroom, it doesn't actually give you more or more efficient storage and makes your bedroom a lot smaller. And - I'd add more windows - definitely one in the second bathroom, and possibly another set of windows in each of the bedrooms. One other question: access to the back yard. I'm assuming that you don't barbeque and also don't anticipate or want an easy transition to your private outdoor space in the back yard? Which is fine, if this is your lifestyle and you plan on staying in this house for a very long time and aren't thinking about resale, but I do know that many people have knocked out walls and gone to great lengths to renovate houses built in the 40s and 50s that didn't provide the now expected easy access/transition to outdoor living spaces. I recognize that this would require a major rethink of the kitchen/access to basement, but I think it needs consideration if it hasn't already been thought about. I can pretty much guarantee that the transition you have currently to the outdoors won't be viewed as easy or convenient once food/drink is involved - carrying stuff around the corner and down steps and out a door may seem trivial on paper, but in reality...it's a big disincentive to go outside to eat! I say that having owned a variety of houses with varying ease of access. If this was my house, I'd probably blow out the back wall of the kitchen for sliders to a deck, and reconfigure the space. I also still think the huge amount of main floor storage is a really bad use of "prime" real estate. Should be living space... rockybird was onto something with the reconfiguration he/she showed (moving hall over, LR gets bigger)....See More1965 Ranch addition plans
Comments (29)Yes, that's what we did - finish our basement. We don't have kids but we constantly have people over, sometimes take in strays (what I call people who need a place to crash due to random personal issues), etc. Kids can live in a small room (there were 4 of us growing up in a house not much larger than the one you're buying, 2 boys and 2 girls to each bedroom that may have been 10x10), but you do need space for other "stuff." In our current house (~1600 sq ft) I use the small bedroom next to our small master as my second bedroom - my dresser, closet, desk, etc. are in that room. If you put kids in both your spares, that stuff needs to go somewhere. Maybe for now you live in the house a while and really think about what you need in a finished basement. I think that's your biggest bang for your dollar, if it's got decently high ceilings and other attributes that will make it a good living space (is there egress?). And by the time your oldest kid hits teen years, you can move 'em down there and take over their room for yourself. :)...See More1950s ranch home addition and Remoldeling plans...
Comments (14)When I was building my house, everyone told me I MUST add a shower to my powder room to make it ultra useful for our pool. We didn't and no one has missed having the shower because no one ever has needed to use it and as far as I'm concerned, I'm glad I didn't so it's less to clean....See Morekec1224
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