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Radical Rethinks

Some of the decisions will make themselves for you without much difficulty; others need more thinking though. The key choices are whether or not you need to radically rethink the kitchen and bathroom. These are the rooms where plumbing, electricity and construction will be most labour-intensive and expensive, so they should become priorities if you want to make major changes.

First, are they where you want them? Does the position make sense? Is the bathroom close to the rooms that you are planning to use as bedrooms? Is the kitchen within easy reach of your dining area? Now think about their size. Is the bathroom too small? Would you rather convert one of the bedrooms into a decent-sized bathrooms and use the existing one as a utility room? Or is it unnecessarily large? Would you prefer to swap the luxurious bath for a smaller shower room and use the wasted space to create a useful office area?

Now make a list of all those factors that are likely to restrict what you can do and what you cannot do. How big is your budget for kitchen fittings and bathroom set up? Before starting with the construction work for these two rooms, you need to have a fair idea about them keeping your budget and space in mind. This will avoid in delays and future changes for their locations.