Good morning,

We're kicking off our remodel and have the house down to the studs. Our initial intent was to minimize the amount of rework in the bedroom wing and windows but the house is down to the studs and we wouldn't mind enlarging the windows (current 48" tall, replacements would be 60" tall). As a result, this is an opportunity to revise our bedroom floor plan which would require moving some windows. The main center wall running the length of the house is structural so all of the options avoid impacting this wall. Although we're removing one of the bedrooms from the main floor, which was too small, we would much prefer a master bathroom and more closet space. We plan on living here for a significant length of time and we're adding a bedroom in the basement (main level and floor both have 8' ceilings).

Key questions:

Which option would you prefer for the bedroom wing?

Option 1 & 4 allows us to keep the majority of already updated windows (although only 48" tall). Option 2 and 3 would allow us to increase window height and move some windows but is projected to increase cost by 13k.

Is a 13 x 13 master bedroom (Options 2&3) too small? Option 1 and 4 keep the existing 11x17 which works for furniture placement but feels somewhat shallow (not a huge deal). The 13 x 13 room (Options 2&3) provides a larger closet space and Option 2 is one of my preferred bath plans.

Do you feel that a master bath tub is important? It seems like most people don't use them.

Options 1, 2, and 4 include windows in a bathtub. Is this a negative? If so, how big of a deal is this?

Options 2, 3, and 4 move the kids bath near the living space of the house. We like this strategy because we don't have a powder room. Adding a powder room requires us to upgrade our water line entering the house (county code). This is a significant expense (25k) because it would require us to bust up our driveway to get to the existing line. Moving the bath towards the living space seems to be a reasonable compromise.

We would appreciate any feedback and thoughts on these questions as well as the floor plan that you prefer. We're also open to any revisions you might suggest.

Thanks,

Rick

Baseline floor plan is included below. Photos of revised floor plans are shown in the poll options.