Floor plan is bungalow with extended floor where would you put the kids ?

[Troublewaters2021]

I am absolutely rubbish at working out floor plans 😂

If this was to be you house and you had 3 kids

One secondary school aged, one primary schooled age and one baby.

My issue being is they the primary school aged child would need to be on ground floor ideally for accessible reasons. I want her to feel independent.

Teen would probably prefer being upstairs but then I’m stuck in the whole youngest not being in the same floor as us ?

I would put two eldest upstairs unless there is a particular reason why the primary age child can’t, for example, use the toilet or stairs independently at nighttime? Worst comes to worst, I would just (discreetly) put a baby monitor in their room just in case. Then baby in smallest room next to office,

Would you be using the office? Could the oldest also been downstairs but have the office as 'theirs'?

Alternative would be to use the office as another child’s bedroom as it’s big enough, then have one of the upstairs rooms as an office/spare.

move the office to the 2nd floor and put baby in what was the office downstair, you and primary child also downstair in other 2 bedrooms and teen upstairs?

I think I'd flip the office and bedroom (without en-suite) round downstairs and have both primary school child and teen downstairs. That way effectively everyone who isn't a baby us their own bathroom either en suite or next to their room and you are upstairs with baby

Ah I forgot to write in op the office as it’s next to downstairs bedroom would be daughters equipment room / sinks for hand washing for meds and things but suppose we could do that upsides and bring it down.

Agree- if you don’t need the office give the teenager the upstairs room (you can always put a study up there) and put the baby in the office, child in the bedroom by the door and you in the downstairs en suite room

I'd put the oldest upstairs, baby in the office as a bedroom for now, and dc number two in the bedroom next to ofice, I'd have the en suite downstairs room.
If you need an office use one of the upstairs rooms.

Ah. Can she go in the downstairs big one with en suite? Would there be enough room for stuff in there with storage?

I would out the baby in the office, next in bedroom next door, teenager upstairs, if you need an office use the other room upstairs.

Can the meds etc be done in the utility room or bathroom?

Teen and office upstairs.

You in the ground floor en suite (unless it would be easier for Primary to have), other one of you or them in the room opposite.

Baby in what is now the office.

@Mrbob she wouldn’t be able to go upstairs which is why we were trying to find some where she could have some independence.
I could have her Downstairs and medical equipment upstairs.
It is easier to have it in the room next door.
Next door because we have night time carers a few times a week.
There is 2 out house buildings one will be for Daughter / physio and sensory stuff. The other will be teen sons space.

I think I just have a hard time working out floor plans ha

I can’t really work out where all
The access points to bathrooms are.

If your DS has the upstairs he doesn't need an outhouse as well!

How old is baby? Do they wake in the night? DS has been on a different floor to us since he moved out of our room. It’s never been an issue.

Thats a horrible layout, who wants all the bedrooms next to the front door!

Do you have to live here? Any cash to renovate?

I'd put you and baby upstairs. Teen in ensuite and primary in the small bedroom/ office. Or could you knock office and small bedroom together for the teen with "exclusive" use of neighbouring bathroom, then primary in ensuite?

You and baby upstairs, then. Teen will just have to suck it up and be downstairs, for now. That can always be reviewed when the baby is older.

I think it works out best if you put teen and primary child downstairs and you and baby upstairs.

The teen might prefer upstairs, but would it really be so bad being downstairs? They might decide they like not being so close to your room.

You and baby upstairs.
Primary child downstairs next to office.
Teen with ensuite room downstairs.

The office can be used as daughters bedroom and possibly the bathroom next door become her en suite quite easily.

Visitors use upstairs bathroom. Possibly split the ground floor bathroom into a separate WC and then the rest into DDs ensuite?

Baby in ground floor bathroom.

In an ideal world what does DD need in terms of room space and WB suite? Some changes are relatively inexpensive.

Do you need an office?

I'm pretty good with floor plans. If you are using the office for equipment there really is only 2 bedrooms downstairs. Teen may prefer to be upstairs but they might not be able to get their preference at this point as I would also not want baby upstairs and me downstairs, or vice versa. Can they have the ensuite downstairs as a sort of compromise or does your DD need that?

What do you want to know about access point to bathrooms?

@RandomMess she needs access and a has a lot of equipment mainly IV set up space which is the main priority as it needs to be sterile etc
So things like a sink, prep space / fridge and I was going to put a tv/ seating in there so the carers had space to it can be pretty boring when DD is asleep

In terms of availability it’s the most decent sized “ bungalow “ with downstairs space for DD in our area at a price we can afford.

I really like the layout. But we have always lived in homes with bedrooms on the main floor / near the door.

You'll work out the upstairs bedroom situation as soon as you see the rooms - restricted head height doesn't work for everyone.