I think it would be a good idea to have proper Georgian panelled double doors between the sitting and dining rooms (semi-circle arches aren't particularly in keeping). Then you have the option of keeping the sitting room cosy in winter but opening up the 2 rooms when entertaining. And get yourself a hostess trolley to keep the food warm on the long journey between the kitchen and dining room! 😊
@katelailey3304 I really like this idea! If you have a stone built Georgian house, you should keep the flavour of it in ways that don't compromise your modern comforts. An oak panelled double door between the sitting room and the dining room would be appropriate and practical.
@ absolutely , we have just one room without a radiator currently because it’s been plastered and we’ve had to have a dehumidifier on for two weeks. I expect it will be running full pelt until the radiators put back on.
You should be terrified of mold. If it’s on the exteriors it will soon be on the interiors of walls if it’s not already there. You should have dehumidifiers in every room. If the windows sweat you might want tubs of silicate in each window to absorb water. Mold is deadly-not something to fool around with.
Looks great. I would consider a downstairs shower. You have space for one and if you have any issues going upstairs it could be useful. (Currently at home with a broken ankle, you never know what will happen!)
This! Shower either in the bathroom or the utility room. Even if it's just for when you come in from gardening all sweaty and dusty or you want to hose down some mucky kids.
I do notice from the architect's plans, you will be caring your food along ways to the dining room also the dirty dishes. It looks from the plans out the kitchen door down a hallway into the DR door. Just suggestion flipping the LR and DR around opening a doorway between the kitchen and DR for a much more flowable path between the two rooms for cooking the food and eating. I so enjoy watching the two of you work on your project. Well done on all you have achieved already.
He addressed this in a previous video. If I remember correctly it had to do with wanting the fireplace in the living room. The kitchen will be their main eating area so the dining room will only be for larger dinner parties and it doesn’t bother them to have to carry for those occasions. That was all before they decided to break through…
I agree that it would be better to have the dining room and kitchen side by side. This would also be better because it keeps the sitting room and study side by side, too.
Thoughts from the U.S. In fifty years I have never needed to share the bathroom sink at the SAME time as my husband. But I wanted there to be more cabinet/drawer space. Second sink means more plumbing and possible problems and more cleaning. Unless you have a maid or cleaning company, the job will fall on your wife. You may wish to compare costs for the difference between one sink and two for every bathroom. You may find it worth thinking about!
Loving your journey… I would really consider putting a shower in the downstairs toilet area. With the library on the ground floor it could be used as a bedroom for a disabled person if needed.
@TheRectory1812 you need to tackle the mould now, don't let it grow. Use dehumidifiers, vent the rooms when it is cold and dry outside. Winter isn't a time to get your house moist, if you vent right and otherwise keep the house a bit warmer than the outside, it's the best time to get it dry, but you really need to act.
Probably a good idea, these buildings were built with large fires in mind, keeping the thick walls dry on the inside and ventilation going. Dehumidifiers would stop damp setting in and giving problems later with plastering etc (which adds it's own layer of damp until dried out).
It may be just an American "thing", but I'd suggest switching the living room and dining room on the ground floor. When you entertain, you wouldn't want to be carting food across the living room, I wouldn't think. I was cheering you on as you bashed in the cinder blocks to open the new/ old door for the guest suite! Looked like a very satisfying job.
That’s my thought too, and switching the master bedroom with the guest bedroom. Here in the U.S. master bedrooms have the bathrooms, guest bedrooms don’t have bathrooms.
I agree and would personally want the kitchen and dining next to each other but I also agree with them that having the fireplace in the living room will be really nice. They probably won’t use the dining room that much because they will have a place to eat in the kitchen. I would think they would get some sort of trolley to take food from kitchen to dining if they have people over.
For a guy saying he never refurbished a house and didn’t know what your doing. You doing a great job and seem to have a lot of confidence in yourself now !! Good for you ! Cheers !
It’s all very exciting to see it in 3D, thank you for sharing. My thought is that the dining room seems very far from the kitchen. This will be especially inconvenient with the extra door that divides the two areas. Something to consider in such a large house when transporting food between the two rooms.
Glad you’re opening up the arch between the rooms! But I think your dining room should be next to kitchen with the entry leading straight into the living room.
That is maybe, but they are now finalising plans before they finally commit, so it is the best time to consider alternatives. Like they have with their bathroom. Ultimately entirely up to them.
They want the fireplace in the living room. They probably won’t use the dining room that often. I agree it’s a little weird to have them so far apart but I would love having a fireplace in my living room.
I am thrilled that you are planning (for now) to open up the archway between living and dining! It will be Lovely and Spacious and you can see the fireplace from the dining room; so special for holidays and all the time.
Lots of good work going on behind the scenes! Retired interior designer here, noting that the fridge is a long trek from your workspace in the kitchen - consider putting it down at the right end of the sink counter instead.
Thank you for sharing your vision with us. I particularly liked what you have envisaged the attic to look like, with the additional two bedrooms and bathrooms, both of which will be valuable and practical assets. I agree with those that have commented on getting a few dehumidifiers. Although they arent cheap to run, you dont want to compromise the structure and health hazard that the walls and ceilings potentially pose, with a long, hard Winter ahead. I hope you and your family are very proud on what you have achieved so far, you have all worked so very hard. Look forward to your next episode and how your wonderful rectory changes into a gorgous and very much loved family home, as it's intended, original purpose ☺️
Really exciting to see the plans coming together. I'd check with a kitchen designer regarding layout of the sink, refrigerator, and cook top. You'll want a triangle of them close to each other, with maybe an island to put stuff from the 'fridge that you'll want at the stove. You won't want to be running across the room while you're trying to cook and realize you need something from the 'fridge. In the upstairs master bath, the long shower with a view of the toilet could be awkward. I'd put the toilet in an enclosure, and open the shower facing the sink on the opposite wall. Also, waiting for hot water in that long shower could be an issue. There are small on demand units that you could install so you get hot water instantly while you wait for the hot from the bigger tank to arrive.
The plan looks wonderful, super large bedrooms and livable foot print. The location of the fire doors is a great solution. For privacy the only thing I'd change is making the main master bedroom bathroom, an ensuite by knocking out the wall near the bath and relocating the bath to the planned hallway entry door. I suggest this because you can see the bathroom entry from the main staircase, as it's at the top of the stairs, and even possibly from the main entry or as you walk up the stairs. Love the idea of the walk in shower without any doors, easy to clean and age proof. I've seen a few shower walls with the hand basins on the opposite side of this wall and it worked really well. So I'd look at swapping the position of the bath and basins. That way the bath becomes a real feature and the vanity will also look stunning. I like having the duel entry into the guest bathroom ensuite, that's great design solution. 😄💞
Love your plans , very excited to watch your progress. I would be inclined to make the opening between the living room and dining room square rather than arched , I feel the arch might be out of place in the house with no other arches , but this is only my taste ❤
Thanks for taking us through the plans. Having an overview like that gives a better idea of how you want the final layout. It's getting exciting now. Its going to be a beautiful home.
So interesting to discover this project gradually as it evolves. Many thnanks for the great job of keeping us posted as you go on. I notice that you put the kitchen sink (and some toilets) on an exterior wall. Although the UK doesn't get as much freezing weather as we do in Canada, I would think of putting any sinks and plumbing along inside walls to prevent freezing pipes in winter.
Wow! Great job Something to consider; I’m in hot Texas and my friends that have open showers with no doors complain about drafts and regret their choice. Maybe a half wall with glass above and glass doors. It would be lighter and brighter also. Regarding your kitchen design always keep in mind that you want a working triangle between your sink, fridge and stove . I love what you’re doing and thanks for sharing.
I love the arched opening between the living and dining room. It makes it nice and open for family gatherings or parties. But you really might want to rethink where you have the frig. That is quite a distance from the main kitchen doings. The modeling really showed where everything is and made it easy to realize where you are talking about various things.
It was very interesting to see the plans being turned in the 3D drawings. Now we can see the potential results after a lot of hard work. Thanks for sharing.
Impressive! Looks like it's going to be an amazing house! One suggestion - have a look at the work triangle in the kitchen. The way it seems to be laid out right now, it's quite the hike from the sink or the hob to the refrigerator!
yes, I'd definitely keep the bathroom door to the hallway, especially since it is the access to the balcony terrace. 😊 (Unless?, perhaps, you end up making that your master bedroom, en suite and private balcony. But a doorway is always a good option and can be sealed over later.)
How good to be able to see the rooms and layout and " walk" around them reading the comments was interesting everyone has differing opinions but at the end of the day it's your house and you will be doing it to suit your lifestyle I smiled when I saw your answer to one comment as it was exactly the same as happens in my home ! 😊
This is fantastic! You should be thrilled as you see the potential and recognize your progress! Thank you for sharing all of this with us! Congratulations!
The living room/dining room archway will be an asset open. You could incorporate pocket sliding doors in your remodelling which stay discreetly out of sight until you pull them out of their slots hidden in the dividing wall and you can then separate the rooms. Lovely to open them up and take your guests through to dinner, then close them for cosy comfort!
Love that you opened the historic doorway and that arch between the living room and dining room. You can get a shower in the attic bathroom if you move the hallway door out, walling in a bit of the stair rails. It will give you space in the corner of the hallway by the door that is wasted now any you might get a shower in that corner. I think moving the 1st floor bath and making that a study is a great idea. Two bathrooms with both shower and tub are excellent design choices. Remember, you can always add a shower to a tub, it doesn’t have to be separate. Remember the work triangle in the kitchen. Try to get the refrigerator closer to the sink and stove. It’s a shame the kitchen is so far from the dining room but you will probably be eating in the kitchen most of the time anyway.
@ @suevize6853 You can take a shower in a tub. You can’t take a bath in a shower. Having both is a luxury of space. I’m saying if you can only fit a tub, you can still have a shower. If the bathroom is so small all that will fit is a shower you have no choice. But having no tub is fine until you get old and ache. You can’t soak in a shower. My parents put a large shower in their master en suite 50 years ago. Now they’re in their 90s, have aches and pains and all they can do is sit in a shower chair with the water running. Not ideal. When I did my bathroom I kept the tub and added a shower. I have options and 35 years later, sometimes I need to soak in a hot bath.
Awesome to see your drawings and plans. Excited for the next phase after approval. So much work accomplished to get to this point. Celebrate your success along the way. Cheers!
Ah how cool is that with the door to the guest bedroom! I remember about 1000 videos back, when you removed the wall between the fire escape and the bathroom, that I wrote in a comment how great it would be to have a door there - and here it is!
A couple of people commented on the older videos that it looked like there was an outline of a door there, and we were lucky to be able to meet the family who lived in the house in the 1940's who confirmed that this used to be an opening.
Exciting! It's going to be a lovely home. One comment on the master bath. I would find a toilet right outside the shower to be annoying, especially if someone needed to use it while I was showering. I like the guest en suite bath layout better. Of course, it may not bother you, but it would me. I look forward to seeing this house coming to life again! And yes, get dehumidifiers in! I realize you probably still don't have electricity on in the house yet, but you should get some in just for that. Mold is very, very difficult to get rid of once it has started.
Oh it looks great seeing it all in 3D. Fantastic. 👍💕 Only thing like others say the dining room being further from the kitchen. I guess the kitchen will be your main eating place unless you are entertaining? Someone said panelled doors between sounds great idea. Your hair looks great too, same style as my eldest son. 😃
Brilliant video! Thank you so much for sharing with us. Opening up the archway….excellent!….making a great sight line. Plus, you’re very wise installing fire doors! This is a large home and you can never be too careful. I look forward to your next video. Happy Holidays 🍻
I very much enjoyed the tour of your plans on each floor. I am very envious of the the choices you have for the layout. If it was my home I would have the dining room next to the kitchen. Running between the kitchen and dining room would be too much for me. It is going to be magnificient.
I was wondering yesterday how things were going so I was really pleased to see this update. You looked much more relaxed in this video and I could see your happiness at the progress you've been making. Bashing out those blocks would have been fun too. Technology is really making things easier, especially to get a clear picture of how things will work. I'm looking forward to seeing the next step. If you don't have time for an update before the new year then I wish you both a merry Christmas.
Fire doors are required in the UK if a house has 3 floors or more. You have to create a fire escape from the top floor down to a ground floor exit that is protected from fire. In our case, that means separating the back stairs (which go up to the 3rd floor) from the rest of the house with fire doors. Fortunately there are fire doors available which look like "normal" doors, so they shouldn't be too intrusive.
You aren't alone. It's -10°C right now and after 12 noon in Minnesota. It's not going to get much warmer today. Expecting -13 overnight. Fortunately, we are warm enough in the house. Love watching your renovations. Cheers
Thank you for sharing! I loved seeing the plans. I think opening up the arch is a great idea in the living room. In the attic I imagine that open space (with the exposed beam) as a tv area or kid play area, or reading nook.
You might want to rotate the toilet on the ground floor, it's nicer to look at an open area with the sink than a cramped wall. And with the first floor master suite bathroom I would switch places of the toilet and shower, with the shower wall where it is now blocks alot of sunlight and it becomes a bit cramped with the toilet just infront of thw shower entrance! Switch their places and make the shower facing the door into the bathroom and it will flow much better :)
Are you kidding … talk about loving this !! I’m so excited to see every new nuance you share with us. Knocking that wall down … I think I clapped when you were finished!!! The 3D rendering is amazing and it will certainly be a beautiful home when you’re done. I do think you might want to consider flip flopping the living and dining room. It needs to be closer to the kitchen. Maybe a square opening vs the arched. It’s your home and what ever you decide, it will be stunning! Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve enjoyed every second and look forward to the next page in your renovation book of the Rectory! 😊
Oh I'm loving all the ideas that you've come up with now that you have an accurate floor plan. Great layout for attic bathroom. Putting a tub under the eaves is a perfect spot for it. Definitely leaving the hallway door to the guest en suite is a great idea. There are similar layouts for US homes that have the same set up so that you can always lock from the bedroom. 5 bedrooms with 3 1/2 baths sounds fabulous and I hope that your plans get approved. This is going to be a lovely home when you and Emma a done!!
Pleased all the plans etc are sorted out,very soon you will be able to get the basic work started. At the times you are there during the winter months you need to open as many windows as you can to let the fresh air circulate,this will help keep the the mould at bay also dehumidifiers will help. Having windows open when working will be cold but it's hard physical work and so you will generate your own heat. Glad to see you found time for a haircut and beard/moustache trim. 🧔♀ x
Yes! Keep the original door. If you don't have guests staying in the suite, you have the extra bathroom for convenience....and to exit the room onto the terrace.
I feel so lucky to see these graphics and hear your thoughts. Thankyou. You really take us on the journey with you. All of your decisions are Great. I liked the curving balustrade of the entrance stairs but the original footprint makes sense too. And how great to make the old bathroom into either a dressing room or small study and not have to wrestle with it.
Been following from nearly the start, alongside own purchase. Very commendable restoration - lovely to see how it could all look. Looking forward to more weekend watches 😊
You need a heating system in the house to keep it dry.perhaps a solar panel system ? And definitely a dehumifier. This is not only needed for now but also for in the future.
It may seem a small thing but I love your ground floor utility room with dog wash area. Here in Canada most homes have laundry areas in the basement below ground. Not a pleasant situation when you have a dirty dog /kid/self tramp through the house. ❤
That computer program looks like lots of fun to play around with. Lots of dehumidifiers or a whole house dehumidifier will be of great help with moisture mitigation.
I liked the comment about a little shower being put in the utility room, it makes sense for several reasons as that person stated. I would use dehumidifiers asap. The drawings were so cool to view, like how you changed your mind on that bathroom position. Really enjoyed seeing your maniacal side once a sledge hammer was put in your hand, haha.
Suggestion only: your great big bathrooms have rather small basins: I would suggest enlarging the area around each basin so that you can put stuff down and adding mirrors with medicine chests behind them❤❤❤
Great to see the 3D plans. I particularly like the fire doors. The fire door on the 1st floor would be very handy for privacy if you had people staying in the guest room. You would have your privacy and the guests could use the servants stairs. With the fire door closed on the ground floor as well, the guest suite could work as a BnB.
I like most everything. But if I were you I’d switch the dining room and living room around. It will make moving food around so much easier. You might even be able to make a small or bigger opening in the kitchen wall to the dining room. It will make it so much more functional.
The software renderings are remarkable. One other thing. In the kitchen, I would undertake to have the refrigerator closer to the food preparation area (counters) as the food preparer is going to be putting on a few miles going back and forth across the room. I would suggest placing the refrigerator at the right end of the counter where the black cabinet is now planned and put that over where you are suggesting the refrigerator might go. Ask a cook if you like, but I'd bet they'd not want to be running that much. In smaller home kitchens in Canada the fridge is often opposite the sink, but nothing is that far away so it is convenient. With a much larger space I would think differently. Thanks again for sharing your wonderful project.
Wonderful! Well worth the wait, and it’s lovely to see your smile. I am very interested in your renovation journey. Wishing you both happy holidays. See you in the New Year!
I love all the drawings and the plans you have decided on. One suggestion, the refrigerator is too far from the other appliances. While cooking you want efficiency when reaching for what you need. Merry Christmas if we don’t see you before January!
Such a cleaner look about everything. Everything makes sense now. Do you have enough closets? An entire bathroom wall. You will fill it up in no time. Nancy
I think having the living room with the fireplace is perfect. The large dining room, I think, is for special occasions and you can have auxiliary furniture for meals (plate warmer and serving dishes...), or organize a buffet. On a day-to-day basis, you will have a beautiful kitchen where you can spend pleasant evenings. Unless you have dinners with twenty people every week, the dining room there is perfect (away from the hustle and bustle of the kitchen). And for very special occasions, nothing prevents you from exchanging the dining room and placing it in the living room or putting two tables or four or six... Nobody knows better than you what works best on each occasion. The only thing that is certain is that the house is beautiful.
People seem very worried about the location of the dining room, but the truth of the matter is that we eat in the dining room once a year, at Christmas. The rest of the year we eat on our laps in front of the TV. The dining room table is used for puzzles far more than it is used for food 😂
From experience, I would suggest you always need double the number of electrical outlets, and they all need to be double outlets. Put an outlet wherever you can - they won't go to waste! Of course this all depends on your budget.
That was amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Your new home is going to be wonderful. What a job you have done and still have to do. I love your ideas. Best of luck and God's blessings on your work.
I think it would be a good idea to have proper Georgian panelled double doors between the sitting and dining rooms (semi-circle arches aren't particularly in keeping). Then you have the option of keeping the sitting room cosy in winter but opening up the 2 rooms when entertaining. And get yourself a hostess trolley to keep the food warm on the long journey between the kitchen and dining room! 😊
@katelailey3304 I really like this idea! If you have a stone built Georgian house, you should keep the flavour of it in ways that don't compromise your modern comforts. An oak panelled double door between the sitting room and the dining room would be appropriate and practical.
Yes it makes the room flexible
My thoughts exactly only not so we'll put.
Yes, I did that in my new build home, it is very useful.
This sounds a great idea.
You need to start running a dehumidifier (maybe more than one) right away. Don't let mold spread.
That’s what I was going to say.
Damn right. He needs to get that moisture out now. Or he'll eventually need to do a second renovation.
@ absolutely , we have just one room without a radiator currently because it’s been plastered and we’ve had to have a dehumidifier on for two weeks. I expect it will be running full pelt until the radiators put back on.
You should be terrified of mold. If it’s on the exteriors it will soon be on the interiors of walls if it’s not already there. You should have dehumidifiers in every room. If the windows sweat you might want tubs of silicate in each window to absorb water. Mold is deadly-not something to fool around with.
It would be better to open a window or two a crack so moisture has somewhere to go.
Looks great. I would consider a downstairs shower. You have space for one and if you have any issues going upstairs it could be useful. (Currently at home with a broken ankle, you never know what will happen!)
Just lovely!! Consider including a shower in the ground floor bath. Allows for an elder person or someone handicapped to enjoy single level living.
This! Shower either in the bathroom or the utility room. Even if it's just for when you come in from gardening all sweaty and dusty or you want to hose down some mucky kids.
@@Ragnar8504 and dirty pets.
@@cherylcook6284 Absolutely but they already included a dog wash station in the plans for utility room so I didn't mention it.
@@cherylcook6284 the plan shows a dog bath in the utility room.
I do notice from the architect's plans, you will be caring your food along ways to the dining room also the dirty dishes. It looks from the plans out the kitchen door down a hallway into the DR door. Just suggestion flipping the LR and DR around opening a doorway between the kitchen and DR for a much more flowable path between the two rooms for cooking the food and eating. I so enjoy watching the two of you work on your project. Well done on all you have achieved already.
Exactly my thoughts, they will need trainers and a tea trolley if they invite more than one couple for dinner.
He addressed this in a previous video. If I remember correctly it had to do with wanting the fireplace in the living room. The kitchen will be their main eating area so the dining room will only be for larger dinner parties and it doesn’t bother them to have to carry for those occasions. That was all before they decided to break through…
They've already explained in previous videos why they want the kitchen at the end and the living room in the middle.
I agree, it makes no sense. Also, why there's no underfloor heating on the ground floor, instead of these bulky radiators attached to the walls.
I agree that it would be better to have the dining room and kitchen side by side. This would also be better because it keeps the sitting room and study side by side, too.
Thoughts from the U.S. In fifty years I have never needed to share the bathroom sink at the SAME time as my husband. But I wanted there to be more cabinet/drawer space. Second sink means more plumbing and possible problems and more cleaning. Unless you have a maid or cleaning company, the job will fall on your wife. You may wish to compare costs for the difference between one sink and two for every bathroom. You may find it worth thinking about!
I like placement of the Christmas tree in the hallway space over two levels!
Loving your journey… I would really consider putting a shower in the downstairs toilet area. With the library on the ground floor it could be used as a bedroom for a disabled person if needed.
Yes, put a shower in the downstairs toilet, it will be very convenient over the years.
@TheRectory1812 you need to tackle the mould now, don't let it grow. Use dehumidifiers, vent the rooms when it is cold and dry outside.
Winter isn't a time to get your house moist, if you vent right and otherwise keep the house a bit warmer than the outside, it's the best time to get it dry, but you really need to act.
Probably a good idea, these buildings were built with large fires in mind, keeping the thick walls dry on the inside and ventilation going. Dehumidifiers would stop damp setting in and giving problems later with plastering etc (which adds it's own layer of damp until dried out).
Definitely not enough ventilation within the house now that there aren’t any fireplaces.
Great haircut! Thought it was a different person!!
Charlie had a renovation of his own.
Great steps forward! and lovely to catch up! ❤ XXX
@@ems7448 yeah expect it will be nice when it's finished
Let the house breathe whilst you are there . Open windows and close as you leave. So exciting a project
It may be just an American "thing", but I'd suggest switching the living room and dining room on the ground floor. When you entertain, you wouldn't want to be carting food across the living room, I wouldn't think. I was cheering you on as you bashed in the cinder blocks to open the new/ old door for the guest suite! Looked like a very satisfying job.
That’s my thought too, and switching the master bedroom with the guest bedroom. Here in the U.S. master bedrooms have the bathrooms, guest bedrooms don’t have bathrooms.
I agree and would personally want the kitchen and dining next to each other but I also agree with them that having the fireplace in the living room will be really nice. They probably won’t use the dining room that much because they will have a place to eat in the kitchen. I would think they would get some sort of trolley to take food from kitchen to dining if they have people over.
Did anyone else get as excited as me to hear/see they had 3D drawings???? YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks lovely
I absolutely love his videos!!
Beautiful house. One thing I've learnt about rejuvenate houses always do more plug sockets than needed cause there never seems to be enough good luck
For a guy saying he never refurbished a house and didn’t know what your doing. You doing a great job and seem to have a lot of confidence in yourself now !! Good for you ! Cheers !
So that angled wall in the bathroom would be an interesting place to put a full length mirror
It’s all very exciting to see it in 3D, thank you for sharing. My thought is that the dining room seems very far from the kitchen. This will be especially inconvenient with the extra door that divides the two areas. Something to consider in such a large house when transporting food between the two rooms.
Glad you’re opening up the arch between the rooms! But I think your dining room should be next to kitchen with the entry leading straight into the living room.
They've already explained in previous videos why they want the kitchen at the end and the living room in the middle.
That is maybe, but they are now finalising plans before they finally commit, so it is the best time to consider alternatives. Like they have with their bathroom. Ultimately entirely up to them.
They want the fireplace in the living room. They probably won’t use the dining room that often. I agree it’s a little weird to have them so far apart but I would love having a fireplace in my living room.
I am thrilled that you are planning (for now) to open up the archway between living and dining! It will be Lovely and Spacious and you can see the fireplace from the dining room; so special for holidays and all the time.
Lots of good work going on behind the scenes! Retired interior designer here, noting that the fridge is a long trek from your workspace in the kitchen - consider putting it down at the right end of the sink counter instead.
Thank you for sharing your vision with us. I particularly liked what you have envisaged the attic to look like, with the additional two bedrooms and bathrooms, both of which will be valuable and practical assets.
I agree with those that have commented on getting a few dehumidifiers. Although they arent cheap to run, you dont want to compromise the structure and health hazard that the walls and ceilings potentially pose, with a long, hard Winter ahead.
I hope you and your family are very proud on what you have achieved so far, you have all worked so very hard. Look forward to your next episode and how your wonderful rectory changes into a gorgous and very much loved family home, as it's intended, original purpose ☺️
How nice that you will have an en suite guest room. I agree that it is wise to keep the other door from the bathroom to the hall.
Really exciting to see the plans coming together. I'd check with a kitchen designer regarding layout of the sink, refrigerator, and cook top. You'll want a triangle of them close to each other, with maybe an island to put stuff from the 'fridge that you'll want at the stove. You won't want to be running across the room while you're trying to cook and realize you need something from the 'fridge. In the upstairs master bath, the long shower with a view of the toilet could be awkward. I'd put the toilet in an enclosure, and open the shower facing the sink on the opposite wall. Also, waiting for hot water in that long shower could be an issue. There are small on demand units that you could install so you get hot water instantly while you wait for the hot from the bigger tank to arrive.
The plan looks wonderful, super large bedrooms and livable foot print. The location of the fire doors is a great solution.
For privacy the only thing I'd change is making the main master bedroom bathroom, an ensuite by knocking out the wall near the bath and relocating the bath to the planned hallway entry door.
I suggest this because you can see the bathroom entry from the main staircase, as it's at the top of the stairs, and even possibly from the main entry or as you walk up the stairs.
Love the idea of the walk in shower without any doors, easy to clean and age proof. I've seen a few shower walls with the hand basins on the opposite side of this wall and it worked really well.
So I'd look at swapping the position of the bath and basins. That way the bath becomes a real feature and the vanity will also look stunning.
I like having the duel entry into the guest bathroom ensuite, that's great design solution. 😄💞
Love your plans , very excited to watch your progress. I would be inclined to make the opening between the living room and dining room square rather than arched , I feel the arch might be out of place in the house with no other arches , but this is only my taste ❤
Thanks for taking us through the plans. Having an overview like that gives a better idea of how you want the final layout. It's getting exciting now. Its going to be a beautiful home.
So interesting to discover this project gradually as it evolves. Many thnanks for the great job of keeping us posted as you go on. I notice that you put the kitchen sink (and some toilets) on an exterior wall. Although the UK doesn't get as much freezing weather as we do in Canada, I would think of putting any sinks and plumbing along inside walls to prevent freezing pipes in winter.
Wow! Great job
Something to consider; I’m in hot Texas and my friends that have open showers with no doors complain about drafts and regret their choice. Maybe a half wall with glass above and glass doors.
It would be lighter and brighter also.
Regarding your kitchen design always keep in mind that you want a working triangle between your sink, fridge and stove .
I love what you’re doing and thanks for sharing.
That does happen, but maybe more so if you have a/c?
Agree with opening up the archway between living & dining rooms.
Yes ~ And, could be curtained-off either side of the arched space if required, and curtains drawn back to open up the two rooms.
I love the arched opening between the living and dining room. It makes it nice and open for family gatherings or parties. But you really might want to rethink where you have the frig. That is quite a distance from the main kitchen doings. The modeling really showed where everything is and made it easy to realize where you are talking about various things.
It was very interesting to see the plans being turned in the 3D drawings. Now we can see the potential results after a lot of hard work. Thanks for sharing.
Impressive! Looks like it's going to be an amazing house! One suggestion - have a look at the work triangle in the kitchen. The way it seems to be laid out right now, it's quite the hike from the sink or the hob to the refrigerator!
Yes, put the refrigerator on the same wall as the kitchen sink. It’s way too far across the room.
Great work on getting that doorway restored. And marvelous work on the 3d walk around! And, rocking a nice cut! Tell the Mrs. hello, please!
It is so good seeing the plans especially in 3D as it really brings it into reality So excited to follow your journey Thanks for sharing with us all
yes, I'd definitely keep the bathroom door to the hallway, especially since it is the access to the balcony terrace. 😊 (Unless?, perhaps, you end up making that your master bedroom, en suite and private balcony. But a doorway is always a good option and can be sealed over later.)
How good to be able to see the rooms and layout and " walk" around them reading the comments was interesting everyone has differing opinions but at the end of the day it's your house and you will be doing it to suit your lifestyle I smiled when I saw your answer to one comment as it was exactly the same as happens in my home ! 😊
Interesting seeing your plans and imagining what the rooms will look like .
It is great to see your plans being finalized. I look forward to watching your journey to this marvelous home.
This is fantastic! You should be thrilled as you see the potential and recognize your progress! Thank you for sharing all of this with us! Congratulations!
The living room/dining room archway will be an asset open.
You could incorporate pocket sliding doors in your remodelling which stay discreetly out of sight until you pull them out of their slots hidden in the dividing wall and you can then separate the rooms.
Lovely to open them up and take your guests through to dinner, then close them for cosy comfort!
Love that you opened the historic doorway and that arch between the living room and dining room. You can get a shower in the attic bathroom if you move the hallway door out, walling in a bit of the stair rails. It will give you space in the corner of the hallway by the door that is wasted now any you might get a shower in that corner. I think moving the 1st floor bath and making that a study is a great idea. Two bathrooms with both shower and tub are excellent design choices. Remember, you can always add a shower to a tub, it doesn’t have to be separate. Remember the work triangle in the kitchen. Try to get the refrigerator closer to the sink and stove. It’s a shame the kitchen is so far from the dining room but you will probably be eating in the kitchen most of the time anyway.
Shower is much more versatile than a tub. It’s really needed for practical reasons.
@ @suevize6853 You can take a shower in a tub. You can’t take a bath in a shower. Having both is a luxury of space. I’m saying if you can only fit a tub, you can still have a shower. If the bathroom is so small all that will fit is a shower you have no choice. But having no tub is fine until you get old and ache. You can’t soak in a shower. My parents put a large shower in their master en suite 50 years ago. Now they’re in their 90s, have aches and pains and all they can do is sit in a shower chair with the water running. Not ideal. When I did my bathroom I kept the tub and added a shower. I have options and 35 years later, sometimes I need to soak in a hot bath.
I would switch the master bedroom with the big guest room just to get the onsuite 😂 But it looks lovely!
Awesome to see your drawings and plans. Excited for the next phase after approval. So much work accomplished to get to this point. Celebrate your success along the way. Cheers!
Ah how cool is that with the door to the guest bedroom! I remember about 1000 videos back, when you removed the wall between the fire escape and the bathroom, that I wrote in a comment how great it would be to have a door there - and here it is!
A couple of people commented on the older videos that it looked like there was an outline of a door there, and we were lucky to be able to meet the family who lived in the house in the 1940's who confirmed that this used to be an opening.
@@TheRectory1812 That's amazing! (Obviously, now you have to read Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie😀)
I’m sitting here imagining what it would be like to have all the original fire places back in working order. So very cosy! 😍
Oooh, I fell in love with the guest bedroom and bath once you opened that door. ❤
I'm fascinated by house renovation, and restoration to the original design. I'd love to do this. So I'm finding these videos really interesting.
You’re home will be absolutely beautiful when it’s finished you both have worked hard on this project well done it’s amazing.
Exciting! It's going to be a lovely home. One comment on the master bath. I would find a toilet right outside the shower to be annoying, especially if someone needed to use it while I was showering. I like the guest en suite bath layout better. Of course, it may not bother you, but it would me. I look forward to seeing this house coming to life again!
And yes, get dehumidifiers in! I realize you probably still don't have electricity on in the house yet, but you should get some in just for that. Mold is very, very difficult to get rid of once it has started.
Oh it looks great seeing it all in 3D. Fantastic. 👍💕
Only thing like others say the dining room being further from the kitchen. I guess the kitchen will be your main eating place unless you are entertaining? Someone said panelled doors between sounds great idea.
Your hair looks great too, same style as my eldest son. 😃
Brilliant video! Thank you so much for sharing with us. Opening up the archway….excellent!….making a great sight line. Plus, you’re very wise installing fire doors! This is a large home and you can never be too careful.
I look forward to your next video. Happy Holidays 🍻
I very much enjoyed the tour of your plans on each floor. I am very envious of the the choices you have for the layout. If it was my home I would have the dining room next to the kitchen. Running between the kitchen and dining room would be too much for me. It is going to be magnificient.
Thanks for sharing the 3D plans. I love that the living and dining room will be open to each other. It looks fabulous!!
I was wondering yesterday how things were going so I was really pleased to see this update. You looked much more relaxed in this video and I could see your happiness at the progress you've been making. Bashing out those blocks would have been fun too. Technology is really making things easier, especially to get a clear picture of how things will work. I'm looking forward to seeing the next step. If you don't have time for an update before the new year then I wish you both a merry Christmas.
Love the house and your plans but don't understand why fire doors are required in a domestic situation. Thank you, Sydney Australia
Fire doors are required in the UK if a house has 3 floors or more. You have to create a fire escape from the top floor down to a ground floor exit that is protected from fire. In our case, that means separating the back stairs (which go up to the 3rd floor) from the rest of the house with fire doors. Fortunately there are fire doors available which look like "normal" doors, so they shouldn't be too intrusive.
You aren't alone. It's -10°C right now and after 12 noon in Minnesota. It's not going to get much warmer today. Expecting -13 overnight. Fortunately, we are warm enough in the house.
Love watching your renovations. Cheers
Thank you for sharing! I loved seeing the plans. I think opening up the arch is a great idea in the living room. In the attic I imagine that open space (with the exposed beam) as a tv area or kid play area, or reading nook.
You might want to rotate the toilet on the ground floor, it's nicer to look at an open area with the sink than a cramped wall. And with the first floor master suite bathroom I would switch places of the toilet and shower, with the shower wall where it is now blocks alot of sunlight and it becomes a bit cramped with the toilet just infront of thw shower entrance! Switch their places and make the shower facing the door into the bathroom and it will flow much better :)
Are you kidding … talk about loving this !!
I’m so excited to see every new nuance you share with us. Knocking that wall down … I think I clapped when you were finished!!!
The 3D rendering is amazing and it will certainly be a beautiful home when you’re done.
I do think you might want to consider flip flopping the living and dining room. It needs to be closer to the kitchen. Maybe a square opening vs the arched.
It’s your home and what ever you decide, it will be stunning!
Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve enjoyed every second and look forward to the next page in your renovation book of the Rectory! 😊
Oh I'm loving all the ideas that you've come up with now that you have an accurate floor plan. Great layout for attic bathroom. Putting a tub under the eaves is a perfect spot for it. Definitely leaving the hallway door to the guest en suite is a great idea. There are similar layouts for US homes that have the same set up so that you can always lock from the bedroom. 5 bedrooms with 3 1/2 baths sounds fabulous and I hope that your plans get approved. This is going to be a lovely home when you and Emma a done!!
The design of house looks marvelous, a lot of work and dust ahead, tears as well ,thanks for sharing your story of restoration😀👍
House is looking great,takes time.The haircut looks good,youre ready for Hollywood!Have a wonderful holiday season.Cheers from Connecticut
Pleased all the plans etc are sorted out,very soon you will be able to get the basic work started. At the times you are there during the winter months you need to open as many windows as you can to let the fresh air circulate,this will help keep the the mould at bay also dehumidifiers will help. Having windows open when working will be cold but it's hard physical work and so you will generate your own heat. Glad to see you found time for a haircut and beard/moustache trim. 🧔♀ x
Great video, great plans. And you loved to smash that doorway open! You smiled from ear to ear! 😀
Yes! Keep the original door. If you don't have guests staying in the suite, you have the extra bathroom for convenience....and to exit the room onto the terrace.
How fun. Much excitement going on. Love that you opened the door in the guest bedroom . The plans look fantastic.
I feel so lucky to see these graphics and hear your thoughts. Thankyou. You really take us on the journey with you. All of your decisions are Great. I liked the curving balustrade of the entrance stairs but the original footprint makes sense too. And how great to make the old bathroom into either a dressing room or small study and not have to wrestle with it.
Been following from nearly the start, alongside own purchase. Very commendable restoration - lovely to see how it could all look. Looking forward to more weekend watches 😊
You need a heating system in the house to keep it dry.perhaps a solar panel system ?
And definitely a dehumifier.
This is not only needed for now but also for in the future.
It may seem a small thing but I love your ground floor utility room with dog wash area. Here in Canada most homes have laundry areas in the basement below ground. Not a pleasant situation when you have a dirty dog /kid/self tramp through the house. ❤
The 3D design is amazing, well done, it makes it so much easier to see the layout and see what you envision. Thank you for sharing 🇦🇺
This is wonderful! I can't wit to see where you end up. You have been such an amazing site to follow for me. Thanks for sharing!
Whoever closed that doorway wasn't messing about!😱
And neither were you!👍🌟
Looking good!! Yes open up between sitting and dining👍
That computer program looks like lots of fun to play around with. Lots of dehumidifiers or a whole house dehumidifier will be of great help with moisture mitigation.
thank you for the grand tour very interesting , you can see what you going for now exciting
Wonderful to see your plans coming together - love the Christmas tree in the hallway!
It's looking really good. What a wild and fun project! Keep us posted.
I liked the comment about a little shower being put in the utility room, it makes sense for several reasons as that person stated. I would use dehumidifiers asap. The drawings were so cool to view, like how you changed your mind on that bathroom position. Really enjoyed seeing your maniacal side once a sledge hammer was put in your hand, haha.
Suggestion only: your great big bathrooms have rather small basins: I would suggest enlarging the area around each basin so that you can put stuff down and adding mirrors with medicine chests behind them❤❤❤
yes this! my current bathroom has a rather large counter area around it and it's SO useful, makes everything so much easier.
I'd probably switch dining room and living room, to be honest.
@svenmueller Yes, I agree. It makes more sense to have the dining room next to the kitchen.
It could be down to window views and reusing existing chimney's.
They've already explained in previous videos why they want the kitchen at the end and the living room in the middle.
And I would open the library then to the living with perhaps sliding doors.
Totally fascinating!! Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your videos.
Great to see the 3D plans. I particularly like the fire doors. The fire door on the 1st floor would be very handy for privacy if you had people staying in the guest room. You would have your privacy and the guests could use the servants stairs. With the fire door closed on the ground floor as well, the guest suite could work as a BnB.
It’s awesome to see the house come together in 3D. I can’t wait to see the final results.🇨🇦
I like most everything. But if I were you I’d switch the dining room and living room around. It will make moving food around so much easier. You might even be able to make a small or bigger opening in the kitchen wall to the dining room. It will make it so much more functional.
The software renderings are remarkable. One other thing. In the kitchen, I would undertake to have the refrigerator closer to the food preparation area (counters) as the food preparer is going to be putting on a few miles going back and forth across the room. I would suggest placing the refrigerator at the right end of the counter where the black cabinet is now planned and put that over where you are suggesting the refrigerator might go. Ask a cook if you like, but I'd bet they'd not want to be running that much. In smaller home kitchens in Canada the fridge is often opposite the sink, but nothing is that far away so it is convenient. With a much larger space I would think differently. Thanks again for sharing your wonderful project.
Wonderful! Well worth the wait, and it’s lovely to see your smile. I am very interested in your renovation journey. Wishing you both happy holidays. See you in the New Year!
Looking very exciting now that you can start some serious planning giving you firm directions for all your demolition and refurbishment work.
Wow, very cool discovery of the doorway!! And Functional!!!
I love all the drawings and the plans you have decided on. One suggestion, the refrigerator is too far from the other appliances. While cooking you want efficiency when reaching for what you need. Merry Christmas if we don’t see you before January!
Such a cleaner look about everything. Everything makes sense now. Do you have enough closets? An entire bathroom wall. You will fill it up in no time. Nancy
very interesting thanks for sharing.. Going to be a lovely home.
Putting an archway between the dining room and living room is a great idea, and that dog wash too!
Fantastic journey!
It will absolutely lovely. Good work guys💌 Maybe have sniffer dog to check for mould and damp in the house
I think having the living room with the fireplace is perfect. The large dining room, I think, is for special occasions and you can have auxiliary furniture for meals (plate warmer and serving dishes...), or organize a buffet. On a day-to-day basis, you will have a beautiful kitchen where you can spend pleasant evenings. Unless you have dinners with twenty people every week, the dining room there is perfect (away from the hustle and bustle of the kitchen). And for very special occasions, nothing prevents you from exchanging the dining room and placing it in the living room or putting two tables or four or six... Nobody knows better than you what works best on each occasion. The only thing that is certain is that the house is beautiful.
People seem very worried about the location of the dining room, but the truth of the matter is that we eat in the dining room once a year, at Christmas. The rest of the year we eat on our laps in front of the TV. The dining room table is used for puzzles far more than it is used for food 😂
From experience, I would suggest you always need double the number of electrical outlets, and they all need to be double outlets. Put an outlet wherever you can - they won't go to waste! Of course this all depends on your budget.
The house is going to be beautiful! May you have many healthy and happy years to enjoy your home.
That was amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Your new home is going to be wonderful. What a job you have done and still have to do. I love your ideas. Best of luck and God's blessings on your work.
It’s interesting how many little issues/projects you’re finding! And being able to pound away on that plater is a great way to relieve stress 😊
Ta, nice peek into your plans. Nicely done. Opening that doorway was perfect.