Converting bonus room to additional en-suite bedroom
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Comments (17)I was just talking with a realtor about this - in my area the enormous master suites (I've had smaller apartments than some of these suites!) with sitting areas and walk-in closets or dressing rooms, multiple bedrooms with private attached baths, and suchlike are pretty much confined to the high end of the spectrum, in either new construction or major renos. In ordinary middle-class houses (like mine), if there's one bedroom with a bath accessed only through that bedroom, even if it's not the largest bedroom, that's a master suite, and you're pretty dang lucky to get one. You might see a modest master suite and a Jack & Jill or hall-accessed second bath in a newer, nicer 3/2, maybe a powder room if you're lucky. Our house has a first floor master suite (I nicknamed it the suite-lette as it totals only about 225sf) and 3 upstairs bedrooms (two of which are almost 1/3 larger than the master bedroom, the third is the smallest of all and well suited to an office or playroom) sharing a bath accessed from the hallway, and a 1/2 bath in the laundry room to boot, and that's very nice for its market "niche". In working-class houses here (which is what we'll be shopping for), the master suite notion is almost nonexistent, and having even 1.5 baths is quite the luxury. "Master bedroom" by itself here means NO attached bath and is not necessarily the largest bedroom - it really means the "best bedroom". It might have the best view, better closets, access to a patio or deck, or a location in the house that gives more privacy....See MoreWhat’s worth more - a 4th bedroom or a media room for master suite?
Comments (1)3 bedrooms is a perfectly reasonable resale candidate in most markets. 3 bedrooms and a master with a really nice en suite should be an excellent candidate....See MoreShould I convert dining room to bedroom?
Comments (13)Bruce - The main stairs were in the kitchen. It was a galley style and the stairs ran to the middle of the basement originally. They took that space to make a larger kitchen and built the stairs in the original dining room. There is a small 'en-suite' bathroom attached to the master bedroom. I didn't originally draw it on the rough sketch. Benjesbride - I'm planning on selling in a few years. I was thinking of stealing some space from the kitchen to put a small table. Jan Moyer - There are 2 bathrooms upstairs. A hallway guest bathroom and a small master 'en-suite' I didn't draw on the rough sketch. There is also a bathroom downstairs and I'm considering stealing space from the laundry room downstairs and adding a 4th. Sort of mirror the upstairs by making a in law suite with current basement bathroom made as an 'en-suite' and then a guest basement bathroom. Patricia Colwell - The basement is a walkout and the bedroom does have an egress window. In fact there's another room, a Den that has a closet but doesn't have an egress window. I'm considering giving that one an egress which would bump the bedroom count up to 5. The home is about 2,300 square feet....See MoreHelp Converting Second Floor Loft to Master Bedroom
Comments (17)I think you got better starting advice from the 2 nonPROS. The term gas chamber is so disgusting just ugh. Its on their wish list so obviously they want one, as as we debated before, contrary to your opinion, most home owners would like to have one. And Patricia, you offered nothing. If you cant or dont understand a pretty clear question, skip it and come back later. Edit: Also , dont post your entire floor plan (if you are set and ok with your floorplan) if you just want advice for your loft. There are a few people that will tear it apart in sn effort to save you from yourself....See Morehsurapar
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