Hartby6
2021-04-21 15:42:55
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We like the idea with the kitchen and the sofa corner, but then we would have to do without direct access from the kitchen to the terrace. We were specifically advised against placing the WC in the entrance area. We wanted the washer/dryer upstairs to avoid long walkways. We don't want to give up the luxury of a separate master bathroom, but we would also be willing to reduce its size. A garage is a must because a lot of screwing and working will be done there and it should later be used for bigger parties, if that should ever be possible again. In our case, it concerns one resident; for this, I find the size of the granny flat sufficient. Of course, one won't get rich, but at a rent below the local average, the granny flat would have paid for itself after 6 years (repairs and maintenance excluded).I don't think it's that bad, but it does become "compact." Therefore, definitely draw on graph paper and move the furniture back and forth. That helps enormously to reveal the tight spots. A few half-baked ideas: Kitchen in the sofa corner. Then swap the WC and storage room and make the storage room a pantry. That would enlarge the kitchen and bring it into good relation to the dining table in the southwest. Also, then the living room and bedroom of the granny flat would be adjacent, which would make a potential passage there possible later. Possibly the WC could then also be given a shower. Washer & dryer in the utility room would give the small bathroom upstairs more options. Or redesign the large bathroom and share it with three people (one child can manage that, and a teenager can possibly also use the downstairs bathroom (if there is a shower there - see above). Considering the small area, that would be a worthwhile compromise. Gable roof (possibly asymmetrical?) instead of a hip roof would fit the design much better. Possibly a knee wall of about 1.8m with an open roof truss to make the roof appear flatter from the outside. Under no circumstances (!!!) a garage. That would be way too bulky for the house. I like 's idea of an (airy) carport and a roof pulled up to the house wall. Regarding the granny flat: how much rent does it bring in? Is it really worth it? And "the residents," i.e. plural? In the small apartment? You might have tenant turnover there.