DH snores like jake brakes and I'm an insomniac who watches TV half the night. We didn't plan a snore room...we went with a master suite with 2 full bedrooms. Why shouldn't each of you have your own space? We put the bathroom in the middle so it's convenient for both of us. It's especially nice when one of us is ill and the other need not share the misery. The rooms are separated by a common dressing area. Now we both enjoy a good night's sleep.

Here is a link that might be useful: Owners' suites

My wife snored extremely loud for years and I would end up sleeping on the couch every night. She finally went in for a sleep study and found out she had sleep apnea and started usiing a CPAP machine to regulate her breathing. Since that first night several years ago I have not slept on the couch. My wife says she feels much better in the mornings too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sleep apnea

My DH snores but that's not my issue with insomnia. I just come from a long line of insomniacs.
When we came up with our plan we had a 12 foot ceiling in the great room and changed that at the last minute to a 10 foot ceiling (just didn't like it so tall) and instead of attic above we have another room. So a couple of sliding French doors to the MBR later a voila - Snore Room!
It's the best room in the house! 20x25 feet slopped ceilings great views. We'll have to arm wrestle to see who gets to sleep in there each night!

Annie--I think a master suite with 2 full bedrooms is a great idea. It covers the snoring issue and also the first floor guest room issue without adding a second full bathroom. Thanks for the link to the interesting article.

I would love to see a shot of this part of your blueprints if you will post it.

This problem is more common than most people think. My sister starts out in the master and ends up in a daybed in the guest room every night. I have to admit my dh snores. Probably needs a sleep study as well.

(Generally, I'd be more concerned with solving the snoring problem than with building a whole other bedroom. I can appreciate the solution given, but really, sleep apnea is a disorder that affects more than your or your spouses quality of sleep... Left untreated it does a number to your heart and you can expect to shorten your life by more than a few years. Some people can be Dxed with sleep apnea without having to have a whole sleep study. It would be so worth it to your kids/grandkids...)

So, I guess I second the suggestion and information of LOTO.

I agree with LOTO and Kirkhall. You both need to be seen/treated for snoring. Snoring in adults almost always means apnea in which you are depriving your brain and heart of oxygen. I slept in the recliner/or couch for years until my husband went for sleep study and was given CPAP. I love being able to sleep in the same bed as my husband again (quiet as a mouse!) But even more Im so happy he is able to breathe and sleep well during the nite...good luck!

A snore room, that's a new one. A man and woman sleeping in separate rooms, used to call it dating. Seriously go to the root cause of the problem, half of my middle aged friends sleep well now for the first time in years with the aid of CPAP units.

I imagine separate rooms is a tad better than separate houses.

I know I need a sleep study. My husband has had one done, they recommended the cpap-he said no way(he tends to be rather stubborn) and is planning on having the advanced surgery done once our lives settle down(he just started a new job in January). sigh... so for now I'm in the guest room in our current house and we'd like to have room in the new to work around the issue.

There are some dental appliances now that are used for snoring problems. Look for a dentist / specialist that advertises about sleep apnea appliance.

Sorry! instead of giving input to your posted issue we are all preaching about something you probably are aware of already. :(

ppben, Can you please post a pic of that space if you don't mind?? Sounds really cozy...Just curious. Thx.

I am not too inclined to sleep in a separate bedroom. Like the spooning part too much :) ...but then, my DH's snoring is not that bad NOW.

Madhvi
It's still a work in progress Drywall not primed and DH is still working on hanging the antique sliding French doors
Plus he's using the MBR as a cutting station while he trims out the upstairs. Huge mess. Sorry cant have anyone over just now ;)

you'd have to do some serious sound deadning
for my SO. He snores so loud I can hear
him across the house with the tv on.

IMO if you do a sleep space you may want
to look into at the very least using unfaced
batts in the walls between mbr & sleep area.
hope you get some restful sleep.

not going to tell your dh to go to dr..
not my business.

best of luck.

I know it's none of my business, but I hope you can encourage your husband to at least complete a trial of CPAP before proceeding to the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)! It is a major procedure with frequently disappointing results and very often leads to a host of additional problems. A CPAP, while not glamorous and sometimes embarrassing, can usually resolve the issue satisfactorily. It may take some getting used to, but it is non-invasive. Also, many health plans will not cover a UPPP without at least a 3 month trial of CPAP or the use of a dental appliance. Good Luck!

I know it's none of my business, but I hope you can encourage your husband to at least complete a trial of CPAP before proceeding to the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)! It is a major procedure with frequently disappointing results and very often leads to a host of additional problems. A CPAP, while not glamorous and sometimes embarrassing, can usually resolve the issue satisfactorily. It may take some getting used to, but it is non-invasive. Also, many health plans will not cover a UPPP without at least a 3 month trial of CPAP or the use of a dental appliance. Good Luck!

and getting back to the snore room.....

yes a layout of what you propose would help
for thoseof us who aren't busy giving you medical
advice.

can you draw us a quick sketch?
I have to say I'd like to see ppb's layout
of their space!

best of luck.

I don't mind the medical advice-we've been through it all, at this point it is what it is. I love my husband dearly but as the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water......Right now, with our very basic plan(just a site plot really ) we have a large rectangular room as the master bedroom with a sitting area within in it. I'd love to see plans of the other rooms that people have done.

red lover, my floor plans are posted in the thread linked below....

Here is a link that might be useful: from inspiration to reality...

Keep in mind that snoring and apnea are 2 different things....DH went for a sleep study and was Dxed with mild apnea, so the insurance co wouldn't pay for surgery, so we paid for it on our own and it lasted only a short time and he's back to snoring like crazy. So we put insulation between my BR wall and the bathroom and the solid doors are a huge help....I don't hear him all night long. It's great.

But it's not just snoring that can keep a mate up...it's things like rolling around, blanket stealing, up and down to the potty for an enlarged prostrate and blankets on and off for hot flashes....getting older is a b*tch!

And the victorians typically had separate bedrooms, but still managed to have large families, so it's a lot more than "dating".

Annie-you made me laugh-yes getting older does have its issues. thanks for posting your layout -I love your house!

I'm not answering the OPs question (sorry,) but I can relate to the need for a quiet space.

I think this thread is interesting, and I would have designed two sleeping areas in the master if money or my husband would let me get away with it. As Annie mentioned, there are lots of reasons sleeping together can mean sleeping issues for at least one person. I have been an incredibly light sleeper (and insomniac) my entire life, and I wake up constantly when hubby is in the bed (turning over, pulling covers, etc... neither of us snore, though.) DH also is on night shift half the time, so he comes or goes from our room at various hours depending on the month.

I can see where heavy sleepers wouldn't understand or relate... DH barely understands after all these years as he'd be perfectly happy cuddling & sleeping (soundly) every night. :)

Instead of two rooms, we have a small hallway that leads to our master bathroom. The closet is accessed through the bathroom, and the closet has a door that goes to the laundry. This means once we leave the master to get ready for the day, we don't have to reenter and disturb the person sleeping. In reverse, when we get home and the other person is sleeping, we can enter our master suite the back route and never have to go in the master. Of course, this wouldn't be a solution for people who sleep at the same time with snoring as the issue.