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Yes, building in the UK, and just off a very muddy footpath so that's definitely something to consider. The architect put in a lobby and my husband wants to take it off, so I might point that out to him... We're definitely planning hard floor throughout the downstairs - all the same right through, n...

Yes, that makes sense, we were thinking of doing floor to ceiling built in cupboards in the bedrooms with the high cupboards locked off for our own storage.

Downstairs we have a small storage room built in to the space which should be good for storing cleaning things, portacots etc.

Thank you, these are great tips. We start building before Christmas so we're in a great position to make small changes now without any additional cost implications. I will definitely think through storage again...

What are your top design tips to ensure easy management and changeovers in a property?

I'm tossing this debate around in my head at the moment... We once bought some Amtico tiles from John Lewis during the sale, a customer return so they were super cheap, just a pile of tiles in the middle of the floor in the flooring section. We tiled a bathroom with them and then put the rest (about...

We are hoping we can fit the full size beds in, well we need to to be honest because one of our options is running courses in an attached studio for which we would want to offer single beds for friends attending together who wouldn't want to share a double... It's not going to lead to the most gener...

Thankyou, Yes, there are definitely less larger properties listed, and with more limited availability during school holiday times certainly, but we are wary of reducing our options. All five bedrooms would have en-suite bedrooms. Do you think turnaround time on 2x 2 bedrooms would be less than one 5...

I am new to the forum, although I have been reading around a lot. We are building from scratch, planning permission has come through and we are lining up funding. Looking at local prices, it would seem that renting out our property as a single 5 bedroom unit might bring in more money than our origin...