Thoughts on layout

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5 hours ago, Bluebaron said:

site plan

 

A much better response to the site - however you’d need to see how your accommodation fits in.

Put the bins to the back - have a couple of parking spaces to the front and be able to turn on the site.

[LDNRennovation]

16 minutes ago, ETC said:

Good idea….I think you might need one for each bedroom plus another couple just in case there are any visitors to the house…..oh and don’t forget a space or two for disabled drivers and electric vehicles……FFS!

if you have 4 bedrooms the standard parking space requirement is 3 parking spaces. I was just pointing out you should show these on the site plan, are you ok?

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3 minutes ago, LDNRennovation said:

I meant it needs to be thicker around a garage, to insulate it from a house. I was pointing out the thin walls where the door is are too thin.
 

“Need to thermally separate the garage - the cavity wall needs to completely enclose the garage including the door access.“

 

that’s what I said ugh.

No you didn’t - you said “Fyi wall needs to be thicker for fire reasons around the garage” which is rubbish - fyi!

[LDNRennovation]

3 minutes ago, ETC said:

No you didn’t - you said “Fyi wall needs to be thicker for fire reasons around the garage” which is rubbish - fyi!

not thicker than the cavity wall shown, thicker where the walls are too thin, where the door is. You just misunderstood what I was saying, no need to get ratty because you misunderstood me.

 

 

Edited Monday at 20:56 by LDNRennovation

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Not getting ratty - just annoying when people who don’t know what they’re talking about post rubbish!

 

The only thing wrong with the single block wall between the garage and house is heat loss - FR is not an issue through a solid block wall.

[LDNRennovation]

Well then why are you telling them to put a cavity wall around the garage if you don’t need one.

 

You are getting ratty and I don’t appreciate your tone. Lots of things you post aren’t correct, and out of date. Maybe update your building regs knowledge.

Edited Monday at 21:02 by LDNRennovation

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1 minute ago, LDNRennovation said:

Well then why are you telling them to put a cavity wall around the garage if you don’t need one.

Because it’s the simplest thing to do!

[Mr Punter]

The L shape is loads better.  The original plans based on a rectangle made no sense for the shape of the site.  You can modify the L shape to suit the space you need.  Sensible to build min 1.0m from boundaries.

 

You need some decent floor plans developed from this.  Don't get too hung up on the garage.

[DevilDamo]

Why does the master Bedroom have the smallest (and even smaller than a standard) wardrobe? Re-locating the Bedroom door opposite the other Bedroom and having wardrobes running down the Landing wall would be better.

[Bluebaron]

The site plan above was actually the first draft but takes a lot of the rear garden up. the reason for the front design was to fit in with the street scene. It’s all 3 bed 1950’s semi’s. A few people have added a side extension and that effectively what I’m doing but with a new detached house. 
 

it would seem to make more sense pushing the side boundary as it’s the end of the road next to a local park so I can go right up. The site plan above wastes a lot of outside space to the back left. 
 

[Bluebaron]

Example of neighbour with extension.

 

[ProDave]

42 minutes ago, ETC said:

Not getting ratty - just annoying when people who don’t know what they’re talking about post rubbish!

 

The only thing wrong with the single block wall between the garage and house is heat loss - FR is not an issue through a solid block wall.

You can do a timber stud insulated wall between house and garage, that's what we have.  It just needs 2 layers of firestop plasterboard on the garage side. (as you also do on the garage ceiling)

[JohnMo]

Do you have a big enough site for the size house you are trying to cram in.

 

Smaller house maybe, or look for a bigger plot? You can almost touch the next property, not sure housing estates are that close.

 

Design smarter, get rid of the dead space inside, design to the plot size, tom fit comfortably.

 

Your first post mentioned resale value and 3 v 4 bed, but house is crammed in to small site, I would just drive past, wouldn't bother looking inside. Wouldn't matter how many beds it had.

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5 hours ago, ProDave said:

You can do a timber stud insulated wall between house and garage, that's what we have.  It just needs 2 layers of firestop plasterboard on the garage side. (as you also do on the garage ceiling)

Just like a timber framed house.