Hi all,
Next year we are going redo our whole house (decorating, windows, electrics, the whole hog!)
Here is our current layout
Bottom is the front of the house. Not shown is external doors and windows.
Currently there is only a half wall between the kitchen and dining room. This will be removed.
The gap top left in the kitchen is our current back door. Not shown is a cupboard in the corner next to the back door where we have the down pipe from the toilet above.
Here is our plan
There are 7 main changes:
I only have a couple of reservations
The first one is what to do with under the stairs. Currently only under the stairs is bricked up with a door for storage.
What could we do with the space afterwards?
We have to keep the access because our electricity meter is there, and we can't place anything in that corner because we will need access under the stairs!
My other grey area is the boiler (currently in little front bedroom)
First plans were to remove the cupboard next to the back door and place the boiler there. It also conveniently means the down pipe will also be boxed in, and the boiler will be best placed for providing hot water.
The only issue is I can't work out how the flue will exit the building.
The second plan was to move the boiler up two flights above the bathroom. Then all the pipes can use the down pipe void between the floors. But I'm concerned about noise transfer to next door, and access to the boiler for maintenance.
The third plan is to place the boiler in the old airing cupboard accessed through the back bedroom. Good points is that it would be located close to the existing pipework. Bad point is the loss of storage, and noise transfer.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for the layout or position of the boiler?
Anthony
PS I hope this is in the right area
Next year we are going redo our whole house (decorating, windows, electrics, the whole hog!)
Here is our current layout
Bottom is the front of the house. Not shown is external doors and windows.
Currently there is only a half wall between the kitchen and dining room. This will be removed.
The gap top left in the kitchen is our current back door. Not shown is a cupboard in the corner next to the back door where we have the down pipe from the toilet above.
Here is our plan
There are 7 main changes:
- The wall between the hallway and front room is moved back against the stairs.
- The door between the front room and kitchen/dining room is moved.
- The back door half bricked up, and incorporated into the kitchen window.
- The dining room window is changed to french/sliding doors
- (Not shown) replace current uPVC porch with brick porch.
- (Not shown) replace all windows.
- (Not shown) replace and relocate the boiler
I only have a couple of reservations
The first one is what to do with under the stairs. Currently only under the stairs is bricked up with a door for storage.
What could we do with the space afterwards?
We have to keep the access because our electricity meter is there, and we can't place anything in that corner because we will need access under the stairs!
My other grey area is the boiler (currently in little front bedroom)
First plans were to remove the cupboard next to the back door and place the boiler there. It also conveniently means the down pipe will also be boxed in, and the boiler will be best placed for providing hot water.
The only issue is I can't work out how the flue will exit the building.
The second plan was to move the boiler up two flights above the bathroom. Then all the pipes can use the down pipe void between the floors. But I'm concerned about noise transfer to next door, and access to the boiler for maintenance.
The third plan is to place the boiler in the old airing cupboard accessed through the back bedroom. Good points is that it would be located close to the existing pipework. Bad point is the loss of storage, and noise transfer.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for the layout or position of the boiler?
Anthony
PS I hope this is in the right area
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