Which loft conversion layout would you choose?

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We are having the loft in our bog-standard Victorian terrace converted to 2 beds and a bathroom in the next few months. We've been given 2 possible layouts by the architect and I'm not sure which one to go for.

I think I'm leaning towards plan b as we wouldn't need a macerator for the bathroom plus the bathroom is bigger. It also works well for us as the front bedroom will be used as a guest room and then probably ds's bedroom in a few years (he's only 6mo old at the moment) if we stay in the house. we've got a big master bedroom downstairs so don't need the big master bedroom that plan a would give us.

However we may well sell in a few years time, and I'm just worried that people will be put off by one bedroom only having velux windows and that they'd prefer a big master bedroom and small bathroom.

All thoughts and comments are welcome!

Definitely Plan B. We did this last year. For us, the main points were:

Plan B gives a more square-shaped bedroom, which I prefer. But obviously half the room has a sloping ceiling, so only works if your roof is high.

Bathroom is bigger and has full head height throughout in Plan B. We fitted in a bath with shower over, but appreciate others wouldn't be fussed about a bath.

Macerators are the devil's work.

I don't think Plan B is done very often but I love ours. We're on the south coast, you can come and see it if you're anywhere near - very unlikely, but you never know!

i always think it's a pro to have bedrooms that are not back to back - hate the paperthin walls in our modern flat. If we have guests staying in the spare room we have to whisper. Faff. Can't you make the bathroom in B a bit narrower so you could have fitted wardrobes alongside the wall dividing the bathroom and the front bedroom in plan B? Alternatively could you take a chunk of the bathroom at the bottom r/h side in plan B, so that the small second bedroom could have a a fitted wardrobe?

Avoiding the macerator would be my main only consideration here. We have one and it's nothing but trouble.

We were in exactly the same position and funnily enough almost every reply to my post was the opposite of yours-option A (www.mumsnet.com/Talk/property/2419969-Loft-layout-options)!Main reasons being proper windows in both bedrooms, both having a view over the garden etc. We are a week in to the build now so hopefully we've made the right choice!

I prefer A by far, but I'm not fan of big bathrooms and The pibber room seems more useful.

However, there is no massive difference between both plans (No box room or the like) so I'd say look and your needs and choose what firts best with you family.

Watching with interest as we plan something similar in a year or two. Can you make it flexible so it can have multiple layouts for example if you had doors to the bathroom from each bedroom then the second bedroom could be an enormous walk in wardrobe (my perfect dream). With all the space you have it could be an amazing suite of rooms, a teen pad of bedroom, social area and bathroom for example or for you. If lots of DCs come along you still have flexibility of it being bedrooms rather than a walk-in wardrobe or social area.

We considered doors from bedroom to bathroom, but decided against because it limits the ways you can furnish the bedroom, eg in Plan A you'd have a door on the only wall available for wardrobes, and in Plan B you'd no longer have the option of turning the bed round by 90 degrees to face the window, which might be preferable to avoid one person having to duck under the slope to get into bed.

Have remembered something else - we bought extra thick soundproofing insulation for the floor and the partition walls, and I'm so glad we did. The standard insulation isn't much more than fluff really. Ours keeps the room warmer obviously, but also cuts out noise from downstairs completely, and most importantly you can't hear any "toilet" noises when you're in the bedroom and someone's using the loo next door!

Thanks everyone for the thoughts.

Midnight and Petts - unfortunately that's not possible as the other bedroom is on a slightly lower level, so can't change the size and I wouldn't want to waste valuable space with extra doors and steps etc.

dammit - thanks for the offer, we have actually seen one of plan b in the flesh and liked it, but glad to know we won't be the only one! Our roof is particularly high so head height isn't an issue

I'd go with B if it means I wouldn't need a macerator.

Missed the macerator bit. May sway me towards B too if there was absolutely no way of connecting to the stack.

B but with a smaller bathroom because there might not be enough headroom to get out of bed in the front bedroom (DP is 6ft4 and we've had two loft conversions).

I prefer B because an L shaped room is nicer than a rectangular room.

I'd go with A. Not sure what use the extra space in the bathroom is in B that's between the basin and shower? A decent size bedroom is worth more in my book. Friends have done a loft conversion with a small bathroom like A (i.e. no window, I don't know if they have a macerator) and it doesn't seem a problem at all (I've stayed there several times).

I love Velux windows in bedrooms - so easy to blackout rather than faffing with curtains.

I prefer A as it gives less of a sloping bedroom - halg the room is sloped in B and i think it will feel more in the eaves than A which has more usable space for wardrobes and the like. Can your architect give you a 3d image of both?