This meme really strikes home.
We really are downsizing our home for the final time. While I will have more square footage than the lodge, Alan will have a lot less than his current house and we will be sharing. Hence this final move being quite possibly the last one we make together.
So it's important that we get it right.
After weeks of no floor, then a gradual infill of rubble floor, this week has seen Alan and the builders getting ready for the concrete to be laid. The bricks from the walls being taken down were mostly used to bring the level to the right height. Alan sunk the main pipes that will come from each bathroom into the floor and then all the gaps were filled with a top layer of sand, to protect the damp-proof membrane from puncture.
On top of all these layers the thick insulation boards were laid in place in the dining/kitchen/living room ready for the concrete to be poured. Our chief builder Paul could not resist a little tap dance to celebrate, now Alan just has to break it to him that this photo is going all around the world. 😄
It's all starting to come together nicely.
Nearly all the windows are now at their new sizes and with new concrete lintels. This will be my en-suite shower-room window.
Country Cook asked in the comment section the other day for floorplans, so she could visualise how we are changing the layout of the bungalow. Alan has all the 'proper' ones at the bungalow. But here are two of the basic ones I worked on while I was originally changing the layout. The original layout is on the left and our new one on the right.
I am a very visual person so I always look at floorplans of a property before understanding it or buying it. Hopefully these make sense to you.
I think that the best thing about this simplification, apart from it about to be the bungalow design that we have always wanted, is getting rid of the excess of doors that used to be there ... at least we managed to sell them all. 😄
Sue xx
After much thought, I concluded LB in the lounge must be Log Burner, not Large Box or Little Bear
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes you are completely right. ... although a little bear sat in the corner would be very cute. 🐻 😄
DeleteThat is a serious transformation! Am wondering if Alan will want to stop renovating houses once this is done as he is enjoying the process so much!
ReplyDeleteI have been wondering this myself just recently. 🤔
DeleteThank you Sue for publishing the floor plans, like you it’s the first thing I look at when I have any house details, you have done well to fit in two bathrooms and remove all those extra doors and corridors. I think having the hallway will be much nicer than an entrance straight into the living area and you should be able to keep very warm and cosy, maybe the door money should go towards starting a “chocolate ball fund”…….
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Thanks for sharing the floor plans-I am a visual learner and need to see to understand.The bungalow 3 doors up has gone up for sale today and I can’t wait to see the floor plans. We both have extended our bungalows so it will be good to see how different theirs is from ours. All the other neighbour want to know the price!! Catriona
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a big change for Alan! But you've got your own spaces as well as the big living area. Is he planning on building a Proper Shed?
ReplyDeleteWe are planning a pocket door for the new downstairs shower room, and a sliding door, which will probably be left open all the time, between the utility room and the new extension. I thought they would make it easier to manage all the doors.