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 ?

Haha @SinkGirl I’m hoping once he decides to abandon me ( I joke ) I can turn it in to a studio 🤣

Is DD in bed a lot, does the view from her bed matter? Front ensuite might have more to look at.

Surely baby has to be on same floor as you until able to go to the loo in the night without help? Teen could potentially swap with baby after this though I'd guess they'd be off to uni by then.

Teen in the garden room?

Not sure if the outbuilding would be warm enough. I like the idea of you and baby upstairs. Teen in biggest downstairs room. Office and primary aged child in smaller rooms downstairs. You could offer to swap with the teen once the baby is 4

I am trying to find what is wrong with the house as to why it’s cheaper than I would expect 😂😬 i mean it’s needs a bit is decorating / updating but space wise for our location seems a bit too good to be true !

Is there like certain law specifics I need to use an outhouse as a bedroom or is that a stupid question ?

The outhouse looks nowhere near insulated enough to be a bedroom. It's a good bolt hole, though.

@PickAChew but I’m thinking seen as it’s cheaper than our budget that we could modify it ?

You and baby upstairs.

Teen in master bedroom

DD has office and bedroom and you could make those one room or put in double connecting glazed doors.

@PickAChew

The outhouse looks nowhere near insulated enough to be a bedroom. It's a good bolt hole, though.

Yeah you would need to make it a proper room - as far as I can tell you might need planning permission as it would be 'habitable space', though I can't imagine they'd turn it down as the building already exists on your land?

In 2008, the Government relaxed some aspects of local planning regulations, which means it is now possible to convert outbuildings into residential annexes without planning permission, so long as that building doesn’t become an independent residence in its own right.

This means you’re able to build a guest room, home office, greenhouse or children’s play area. However, if you intend to convert the building into a habitable space, it must be upgraded to meet building regulation requirements for ‘a material change of use’.

This will mean insulating the building structure and double-glazing windows and doors. If you’re looking to install plumbing, heating or electrics, these will all need to be fitted by qualified professionals to also comply with building regulations

www.extensionbuild.co.uk/selfcontained-accommodation-outbuildings.html

Might be useful!

@therocinante that seems reasonable to achieve ?

The space is there. I could look at the cost financially. That way
We could
Modify the office / bedroom for daughter.

Use the other bedroom downstairs as a seen on reception room as the size of reception room is the downside. I could put a sofa bed in second reception so the nights I might need to sleep downstairs for DD
Partner can stay upstairs.
Us and baby upstairs.

I think it's decent enough for you to move in, then you can see what works well/not so well and then make changes.

An arch between office and bedroom could give you somewhere to sleep on a sofa bed that the carers can use?

In the bedrooms and the office room.

@RandomMess yeh realistically baby can stay in our room for a bit why we modify etc.
I think it’s just taken a 360 turn. We were looking to move but now in a it more of a rush to and also need different things ( downstairs rooms which were not needed before )

Rather than moving can your current house be adapted with a Disabled Facilities Grant? That might be easier.

Does DD have OT involvement? They will be able to advise. If you need turning space/space for hoisting etc neither bedroom downstairs or office may be big enough long term.

As an aside, does DD not get Continuing Care funding? You shouldn't be paying for care out of your own pocket.

Also remember that social care OT can help to arrange a grant for necessary adaptations required by your daughter’s disability

Sorry, I have just seen you posted you can't adapt your current house. I'm not sure this bungalow will work for you.

@10brokengreenbottles
She will be able move I hope in time walk with prosthetics but that aside she does already struggle with energy and stuff so being downstairs will still benefit her massively.
In medical wise she has had a lot of medical cares for years but we were only ever entitled to 8 hours from
CCG/ social.
I think we will modify the downstairs ( office ) to make it bigger.

Our current house was already too small, we were planning on moving prior to incident.
As the children’s age gaps and sharing rooms.

I've just linked who you are

I think this property offers you flexible options and there is no rush to make lots of changes quickly as you could manage how it is now.

Once you move in and use it you may see other solutions. The kitchen diner could be large enough to be slightly changed and have a sofa and TV in it too freeing up the lounge for other uses if need be as well.

@RandomMess I learned from last time not to show house prices !!!!

I would ask for DD to be reassessed, especially if her condition has deteriorated.

Have you looked to see if there's a house that would be easier to extend/adapt?

😂

We have a L shaped kitchen diner family room that is small than the kitchen diner there. We never used the separate lounge and it's now a teen bedroom!!

Throw out the window "conventional" and you get a dining table the right size for your family and a sofa big enough for your family and I think the lounge could be mainly used as a teenage hang out unless you have guests/visitors - is that likely to be often?

@10brokengreenbottles her medical care needs have not changed as in what we would usually do. But she has now for a life changing physical change due to sepsis.

@RandomMess no not really I don’t like people 😂