houseology

Thank you for taking the time to review your experience of your 2 hour House Consultation. I know that you were looking forward to the consultation, having been facilitated to meet at short notice and less than 24 hours before your builder was due to commence work.

I am always conscious of how I use my time, as explained in my pre-consultation email. For that reason, I advised on the day that dealing with both the rearrangement of the ground floor space to the rear to create a kitchen, dining, living area as well as the re-organising of the first floor bathroom and ensuite would be challenging to address comprehensively.

As you were most anxious to achieve an ensuite for your own use and a bathroom for the rest of the family, we dealt with that first. The outcome of moving one wall by a small amount and the insertion of another wall may seem trivial, but the precise location of each wall (as well as the size, type and location of each toilet, basin, shower, window and door) can only be achieved by taking detailed measurements of what you have to draw out plans of both the existing spaces and the optimal arrangement that can be achieved.

The time spent discussing the first floor areas reduced significantly the time available to discuss the kitchen/dining/living areas. We discussed briefly the option of leaving the kitchen in its current location but you were clear that you wished to relocate it. I drew out a detailed proposal for the layout of the kitchen in its new location. We discussed options for locating the dining table but you were clear that you wished to place it against the wall along with a bench, which was added to the plan. The last area to be dealt with was the seating area. I suggested how the window openings might be organised to facilitate a television as well as enjoyment of the garden, with the windows at seat height (45cm) and solid wall in the middle to accommodate the television. Time did not allow me to scope out precise measurements for this but you can see that we dealt with a wide range of issues, commensurate with what is achievable in 2 hours.

In my pre-consultation email, I advise that I am happy to deal with any queries that may arise after the consultation, by email. I would be more than happy to address the matter of the window layout, should you wish.

Wishing you every success with the work,

Eva