Whoo, bought a credit crunch flat with a difference
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If you double up the runs of cat6 you can then have audio going over cat6 if you want. 
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I'd send HDMI over baluns (via the Cat 6).
You'll be running some anyway, and you'd hate to find out one of the HDMIs was too long, or broke during the renovation
You'll be running some anyway, and you'd hate to find out one of the HDMIs was too long, or broke during the renovation
^^^ this
unless you've got a couple of kids already then why bother with 4 bedrooms
Looking at that plan I'd at least get rid of bedroom number 3 so you've got a big lounge - probably want to make the kitchen open plan & open onto the lounge & maybe reduce the size of bedroom suite number 4 too.
Unless you've got plans to use them why not take advantage of the space for a big entertaining area.
Paras - that place is huge!I am not sure people realise just how big 6300sq ft is for a residential property. Your average 3 bed 70's semi is approximately 1000-1200sq ft for reference! My biggest house is not even 2000sq ft. Jealous++!
Yah I know, its going to mean driving around a crap car for a few years and not having expensive holidays but I think its worth it.
Not keen on a Sauna but a Library on the mesonine level would be really nice. We have lots and lots of medical books!
The living area is big enough as it is, to give you an idea the living/dining room is 1000s***, I grew up in a 3bed London house which is 950 S***.
Also We plan to have 2 kids and we probably will have quite a few visitors so 4 bedrooms would be very useful.
I will make some sort of Blog as I go along.
Because having clothes/wardrobes in a bedroom is a messy cluttered affair. Always liked having my dressing room separate to my bedroom personally.
Paras - that place is huge!
i've just converted it to m² and OMFG
it really doesn't look all that big in the plans, but the whole pad is 590m²
bedroom 4, not including cupboards, is the size of my old london flat
amazing dude, especially if you got it for a good price! i just hope it doesn't bankrupt you
more like just pray he doesn't go bankrupt & the block doesn't get seized by his creditors.
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Yes I do. I'm a big fan of the studio look or whatever it's called.
Give me a floor in an old factory and I'd be in home heaven
yup same, i'd have the master bedroom with ensuite and dressing room, the kids bedrooms other end of apartment and lots of open space inbetween. A separate bathroom and dressing room for every kid is just, well, complete overkill. Hell you could if you want to maximise the space you could add an extra bedroom, or two, and then considering selling it for more in the future. Frankly people buying a penthouse are more likely to be smaller richer families and probably want a more open plan "cool" penthouse but who knows.
Its very nice and all but its just 3 messy bathrooms to clean for 3 kids instead of one messy bathroom, I'd also have the living room/lounge open out onto the balcony as it will be the most used area and will get the most light from what I assume is the biggest/brightest windows.
Bedrooms right off the lounge area are likely to be louder aswell, i'd try and seperate the bedrooms from the lounge/living room/kitchen as much as possible.
That should not happen as the mortgage will only be paid out on completion of the project and its only 30k more then the mortgage that I have been paying on my flat for the last 2 years. Plus my misses is working now so we have a second income coming in. I want to take a interest only mortgage, the payments are working out to be around 25% of combined take home monthly pay. Im not overstretching my self in the long run its just going to be hard for the first 2 years to get it finished and furnished.
Yep Hope not but he has invested a lot into the place and he lives in the area so I dont think he would do that.
That would be cool but chances are it will not happen, I Plan to put a PJ in the living room with inwall speakers.
A old pinball machine would be nice though.
my thinking behind only putting 4 bedrooms in was that not many people are going to want to buy a flat with more then that, also its difficult to add more rooms because of the windows.
The bedroom being right off the living room is bad but we are planing to put some sound insulation in.
Thanks for the info on the central hoover, I will scrap that idea.
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Holy... Colour me insanely jealous. I am currently looking for a <£500/week flat in central(ish) London to share with three other students. It's looking like I'll be lucky to have a living room or space in a bedroom for both a double bed and desk.
Hope it all goes to plan. Should be amazing when it's done!
Hope it all goes to plan. Should be amazing when it's done!