Hi all smile.gif

Attached are my new house layout.

Round circle are down lights (grouped by color for each switch)
The dotted blue line is cove lighting (T5)

This is my first time on reno/designing a house, I am afraid that I missed something or did something wrong.

Please give your comments.

Thank you in advance for your advice.


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try draw your plan using free software like Swee Home 3D (i use this software)...easy to use and easy to modify.

This post has been edited by tomjason: Mar 5 2012, 04:56 PM

never heard of these kind of software before.. but seems like very useful.. will try it once I have time..

my plan are drawn using autocad btw.. thanks for your advice..

try the software then you will know...

Align your lights in the living room (red & blue).
Some of the lights look to be near the fan. Take care of those to avoid strobing effect from the spinning fan blades.

That's an electrical layout plan. Why don't you show the building plan with more detailed dimensions?
Or do you want comments only on electrical part?

My comments:

1. Wet - Dry Kitchen not linked? A bit troublesome to get from Wet Kitchen to Dining.

2. Bedrooms 2 & 3 too narrow (<<10ft wide), Dry Kitchen too narrow.

3. Ground Floor Bathroom in an awkward position, better to shift next to staircase, like 1st Floor Bathroom or to the back (Utility) so that Dry Kitchen has more space.

4. Bathroom has no direct window/ventilation

5.Master Room Bathroom too big, dressing area too small. Bathroom fitting positions looks odd.

6. Front and Back Door (Utility) line up - something to avoid for feng shui?

7. Utility too long and narrow (7' & 5')

Don't think this plan is drawn by someone with architectural training.

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Mar 5 2012, 05:42 PM

ok, will do..

thx tehtmc for your comments..

actually this is the new house i bought.. the drawing is drawn by me according to the measurement i got from the actual house..

the main structure of the house are all original and remain untouched.. the only additions are the extension on wet kitchen & activity/study room..

i put only major dimensions so that it do not look complicated because I have added a lot of text and symbol on it.. I need to know whether the lighting, fan & electrical plugs location are ok/sufficient?

1) wet kitchen is an extension, on my earlier design the door is at the table top are between the 2 kitchen.. but if i follow that design, the table top on dry kitchen will be too short/small and use less.. (my first design was to extend the wet kitchen to the utility area, but it is too narrow)

2) these are original from developer, i try to maintain it since my budget is limited

3) same as answer 2

4) there will be a ventilation fan at ground floor bathroom above washing machine.. 1st floor bathroom have a very high ceiling like 15-18 feet with a window on top.. master bathroom with a original 1x4' window should be ok? or ventilation fan needed?

5) same as answer 2

6) you are right, I will try to add something to block this..

7) same as answer 2, this 18'x5' are I don't know what to do with it.. just leave it as a place to put washing machine and dry the cloth etc..

If can and the space permit it, try to locate the lights at least 2 feet away from the wall, while retaining symmetry.

This is to allow you to add a cabinet to any wall without blocking out the light.

This post has been edited by phoenix69: Mar 5 2012, 06:52 PM

But you said it is a 'new house layout'.
So it is an old house. It is difficult to shift things around then
But the kitchen part looks weird. If I were you I would consider shifting the bathroom.

ok, i will take note of this...

if the bathroom shift to outside of bedroom 3, then bedroom 3 do not have a window anymore.. or otherwise shift bathroom & then extend bedroom 3.. this is cost a lot of money rite?

You haven't said what type of house that is. It looks like a semi-detached, or terrace corner unit or is it a cluster house(4 units)?
You can't do anything if it is a cluster house.
Shifting the bathroom is feasible if it is a semi-D. Since the Utility is already built-up, there is no structural work involved, just shifting of walls and laying of pipes which won't cost a lot. You can have the bathroom at the spot where the words (1plug point/washing machine/utility) are. Bedroom 3 can still have windows (4'x4')on the right against the side wall.


This post has been edited by tehtmc: Mar 5 2012, 09:13 PM

Master Bathroom would probably end up dim with just a mere two downlights. When placing light points coming from the ceiling, be wary of the wardrobes. The points might not end up smack in the middle of every space in the drawing.

How about your wet kitchen and 3rd bedroom swap each other. Take down the back wall between uitility and kitchen. Move the bathroom to the right. That create alot of space with better layout.

this house is corner unit right ? behind the house is a back lane or what ? , why you dont have door to the back lane ?

if its me i would..

1. merge activity/study + wet kitchen to be guestroom/bedroom 3
2. convert current bedroom 3 to dry kitchen..
3. convert utility to , wet kitchen...

if want a bigger bathroom, for ground

dry kitchen become bathroom, bathroom become store room,

4. far left corner of the current utility or far right depending your take on the statement above make into washing/drying area and put a door there for exit to the back lane



This post has been edited by JinXXX: Mar 6 2012, 10:44 AM

this is a corner unit of double storey house (not cluster).. the right wall of bedroom 3 is my neighbor house, thus can't make any window there..

ok, will take note of this..

i assume doing this will add additional 15k to the renovation cost?

the utility area is only 4.5 feet (minus 6 inch wall) 4.5 feet minus table top 2 feet balance only 2.5 feet.. which is too narrow..
this is the reason I extend the wet kitchen to side of the house..

my budget is around 60k excl furniture.. so i try to maintain the ori structure so that the cost still within my budget..

thanks for all the replies.. anymore suggestions?

oh, okie, depends on people some people wet kitchen no need very big, but dry kitchen must be big cause most of the time
usage of dry kitchen is high...

hope u can get the design/ideas that you like

Actually, the dry kitchen is more for show, for making drinks, making cakes, etc.

It is the Wet Kitchen which is heavily used, for messy cooking and frying, typical of Asian cooking.

The existing wet kitchen is ok, you don't want it to be too big or it would be hard to clean.

[quote=JinXXX,Mar 6 2012, 12:35 PM]
oh, okie, depends on people some people wet kitchen no need very big, but dry kitchen must be big cause most of the time
usage of dry kitchen is high...

hope u can get the design/ideas that you like

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[quote=tehtmc,Mar 6 2012, 12:50 PM]
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hope u can get the design/ideas that you like

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Actually, the dry kitchen is more for show, for making drinks, making cakes, etc.

It is the Wet Kitchen which is heavily used, for messy cooking and frying, typical of Asian cooking.

The existing wet kitchen is ok, you don't want it to be too big or it would be hard to clean.

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agree

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Added on March 7, 2012, 1:26 pmwhat's the ideal spacing between down lights with 15w bulb and ceiling height 8 - 9 feet?

This post has been edited by teq: Mar 7 2012, 01:26 PM

5 ft for reading

7 ft for general lighting

even with limited budget; its you have a logicality movement.
Eg:
1. cant understand why your W.M is in middle of open space. Usually people have it in corner or something.

2. I cant get the idea of your wet area kitchen; its seems disconnected & its sort of like substitute of activity area. What is that big void area behind? is it a fence?



This post has been edited by KVReninem: Mar 7 2012, 08:23 PM