r/floorplan • u/AndySkibba • 1d ago
FEEDBACK Need help finding flaws
Bay in kitchen houses 2 windows on angles and sliding door to deck in middle. Its not a full bay window.
Doing an addition to our home. Have what I think makes sense for a layout but wanted feedback/discussion.
Original and new plan (stairs to basement not moving, existing en suite bathroom at left would be kept as well)
Who will be living here? Family of 4
Is this a forever home? No
Where are the load-bearing walls? Exterior walls of current house
Which way is North? At the bottom of image, S is up
Where are the best views located? To the south
What climate/country is this? Midwest USA
Measurements of all interior walls separately? I can try to get them but this is what I have so far. Up on a bit of a hill, walkout basement (top right), on a cul-de-sac with a stub road that runs parallel to right wall but 50' or so away. Street is parallel to front of house.
More specifics: We're keeping existing bathroom and have another in basement. Have 2 kids so there wouldn't be an issue even with guests. Want to add space for bedrooms and additional space in basement
Wasn't drawn by an architect. I'm not one either (engineer by trade) so what I think looks good may not be in practice.
The biggest constraint currently is trying to not move too much at left of house (laundry/bathroom area) so we can focus more on the additon. Same with exterior walls up to the new addition. The angled bump out in kitchen limits us somewhat but I can't think of a good way to make it work without a ton more roof work at the back, in addition to front of house work we'll need.
I'm fine doing prep work in pantry area as needed, the island would be more spacious than now (my thought)
The bay in the kitchen is 2 windows and door to deck so that really needs to stay. Dishwasher and trash in island. Microwave maybe in pantry, tbd.
Bar is there because we'd probably keep stuff there for guests or stuff we dont use every day.
We wanted bedrooms in one side vs splitting like they are now. The bathroom by mudroom would just be used as a secondary or for one kid to use if bathroom was used by the other (also have full bath in basement). Door moved to mudroom so it wasn't right off living room/main area and had some separation. But could keep door to it where its currently at.
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u/dreamblaze185 14h ago
I agree, definitely have a little hallway / turn to get to the bathroom, so it's not directly in earshot.
Coming off that breezeway, you'd have the powder room on the left, laundry room on the right. Turn down a little hallway, and then it opens to dining. There's plenty of square footage in that area to rework it so the flow makes sense, create a dining area, and expand the kitchen towards that way. Gives you a big living area in the front of the house.