One of the major stresses from last time was M. That's why before I agreed to buy the house this time round I said that if I was going to develop it, I would do it all on my own. However she seems to have forgotten or said that she didn't agree to it.
It's already started.
I showed her my sketch plan and she doesn't like it.
Okay, some of the things she'd said I've already considered. Like the powder room having no window. However I decided that the powder room is rarely utilised so it shouldn't matter. Changing the orientation of the ground master bedroom wardrobe - which I'm still contemplating. Also the stairs coming off hallway, instead of dining area so that the dining/family/kitchen area can be closed off - which I've eventually changed.
But those are the few that make sense, in amongst all these other suggestions:
Garage closer to south side, which doesn't comply with requirements of garage being 10m away from street. Well then put garage on south side. Can't do that, because of street trees. Well then, put garage in middle of house, between 2 street trees. Who has ever seen a garage in the middle of the house?! Doesn't want bedroom at front, wants it at back taking up the north light. Or then move kitchen to back of house, again taking up north light. Wants 2 kitchens for a house that will be less than 35sq. Says I always complain about the fridge space that's used up, so therefore need to have a second kitchen. Not bigger fridge, not second fridge, but yes, second kitchen. Instead of kitchen/dining/family, wants to have whole space for living/dining for those few times that people actually come, and where I've made my design work so that the living space can open up onto dining. Wants to have master bedroom semi ensuite for the sole purpose that a cleaner (which we don't have) does not need to walk through the bedroom to clean bathroom. Wants POS between 2 areas on south side so can eventually put wall there to block it up to make another room, as during winter I need to hang my clothes inside. Wants POS on north side, but not continuous with rest of open space. Wants POS on south/west corner where it doesn't get north light. Wants no windows where POS is so that kids, who will not do this very often, can bounce ball on wall. Simply extends the ground floor area to fit whatever she wants to, despite it then not complying with the 40% surface area. Wants to build small covered room for scooter, even though it will compromise on rest of ground floor area and then exceed surface area - doesn't matter just speak to council and ask them if we can go over. Wants south wall of house right on boundary so that it doesn't get west sun and makes place more secure, despite neighbour's garage already being on boundary, and then if wall is on boundary there is no access to the back for personal use either. Wants laundry under stairs which is 1.6mx1m. Wants laundry in garage. Wants powder room by garage for all those times she wants to wash her hands when going from the garage. Wants powder room by living room in case it gets converted to an office for all those people that want to hire an office in someone's house.
The list goes on and on...
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| M's nonsensical scribbling |
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