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Bizarre layout

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CellophaneFlower · 01/04/2023 18:47

Just seen this property near me, being nosy, not interested in it.

It's ridiculously over priced at 600k, even with a working layout and has been reduced. The shower room is the only one, just a loo downstairs. How does this set up even work? Does the occupant of that bedroom need to vacate when someone's taking a shower/having a poo or do they just wait? Is there a lock on that door, meaning someone is imprisoned when the bathroom is in use? The mind boggles.

Just cannot imagine spending £££ on an extension and thinking "oh well, it's not perfect, but at least we get that 4th bedroom" 🤷

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SilentHedges · 01/04/2023 19:27

Someone may be along later, drawing lines all over the floorplan, to show a layout that works, but I can't see it. It's a 2 bed house basically, as 6' 6" x 6' is hardly a bedroom and the through toilet access, doesn't qualify either. What a mess!

LeakyHouseLady · 01/04/2023 19:29

They should've put the bathroom into bedroom 3 and had the shower room as part of bedroom 4, then they'd have 3 decent bedrooms and a reasonable bathroom.

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CellophaneFlower · 01/04/2023 19:51

SilentHedges · 01/04/2023 19:27

Someone may be along later, drawing lines all over the floorplan, to show a layout that works, but I can't see it. It's a 2 bed house basically, as 6' 6" x 6' is hardly a bedroom and the through toilet access, doesn't qualify either. What a mess!

Round here, teeny tiny box rooms are quite common and don't seem to put people off.

The bathroom issue is at least mentioned in the description. Cannot get over the price though, it's just a semi in a pretty average street and not "done" by any means. Either the vendor has ignored the EA's valuation or the EA is deluded.

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Changingplace · 01/04/2023 19:54

LeakyHouseLady · 01/04/2023 19:29

They should've put the bathroom into bedroom 3 and had the shower room as part of bedroom 4, then they'd have 3 decent bedrooms and a reasonable bathroom.

Yeah that’s the only way I can see it working, unless bedroom 4 is a dressing room space rather than an actual bedroom, but it’s very odd.

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CellophaneFlower · 01/04/2023 20:03

Oooh I've found a pic of the bedroom/bathroom door and can confirm it locks! Not sure if this is a good or a bad thing 🤔

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Letsnotargue · 01/04/2023 20:21

Without the fourth bedroom it’s the same layout as lots of 1930s semis. We used to have one, and with all the thoughts of extending we never came up with this. I just couldn’t imagine walking through the small bathroom to another bedroom and then potentially being trapped in there. What a bizarre set up.

rwalker · 01/04/2023 20:24

Easy fix
You’d could just make a corridor in bedroom 2 but that would make bedroom 2 a single

best option is 1/2 shower room and make it into just a toilet then rest for access to bedroom 4
then you could carve a few foot off front bedroom to make a shower room

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CellophaneFlower · 01/04/2023 20:46

rwalker · 01/04/2023 20:24

Easy fix
You’d could just make a corridor in bedroom 2 but that would make bedroom 2 a single

best option is 1/2 shower room and make it into just a toilet then rest for access to bedroom 4
then you could carve a few foot off front bedroom to make a shower room

I can't imagine any family needing a 4 bed house being happy with a tiny toilet and separate shower upstairs. Christ, people are up in arms on here at the thought of even not having a bath! Even the small shower room that's currently there is barely adequate for a 4 bed imo.

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CellophaneFlower · 01/04/2023 20:57

What is even more odd is that there's space for a side extension. Plenty of other houses on the street have one, yet they've opted for a practically inaccessible room instead.

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Changingplace · 01/04/2023 21:04

CellophaneFlower · 01/04/2023 20:57

What is even more odd is that there's space for a side extension. Plenty of other houses on the street have one, yet they've opted for a practically inaccessible room instead.

A side extension is going to cost a whole lot more to add though, so just because there’s space doesn’t make it an easy option

Butterwicky · 01/04/2023 21:07

We need a Rightmove link!

userxx · 01/04/2023 21:10

Butterwicky · 01/04/2023 21:07

We need a Rightmove link!

We absolutely do.

Sugarfree23 · 01/04/2023 21:13

It would make more sense to have Bed4 as an extension of Bed2 - a snug or dressing room.

I can't even figure out how they got planning permission.

tillyoumakeit · 01/04/2023 21:16

Couldn't it just be like this?

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StatisticallyChallenged · 01/04/2023 22:04

It's pretty shit! This is the best I can muster

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TizerorFizz · 01/04/2023 22:48

It’s not a 4 bedroom house. Put bathroom in bed 4. 3 beds is what it is and should be priced accordingly.

Sugarfree23 · 01/04/2023 22:57

@StatisticallyChallenged that is very clever as long as the pipes can be run that way.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 02/04/2023 07:38

I notice that it has two Bedroom 4's! Smile

But no Bedroom 1. Sad

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CellophaneFlower · 02/04/2023 09:34

Changingplace · 01/04/2023 21:04

A side extension is going to cost a whole lot more to add though, so just because there’s space doesn’t make it an easy option

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I meant when they added the pointless 1 at the back. It would have cost more obviously, but I doubt it would have been a significant enough increase to warrant choosing a useless one instead!

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CellophaneFlower · 02/04/2023 09:35

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CellophaneFlower · 02/04/2023 09:37

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 02/04/2023 07:38

I notice that it has two Bedroom 4's! Smile

But no Bedroom 1. Sad

I missed that in my confusion!

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Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 02/04/2023 09:42

The kitchen seems to be the corridor for accessing most of downstairs?

Did they do this themselves, because I can’t imagine any builder wanting to cooperate.

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CellophaneFlower · 02/04/2023 09:51

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 02/04/2023 09:42

The kitchen seems to be the corridor for accessing most of downstairs?

Did they do this themselves, because I can’t imagine any builder wanting to cooperate.

Odd isn't it? The downstairs layout is also totally wrong. Who would have a galley kitchen corridor when there are better options?

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wonkylegs · 02/04/2023 09:59

I've seen this in historic cottages where obviously the bathroom has been squeezed in once indoor plumbing became a option but not as a conscious decision in a new extension.
This is 'designed' by an idiot

Sugarfree23 · 02/04/2023 11:10

I honestly cannot believe it has a Building Warrant.

It looks like they have closed a door up into the living room.