Did you know there was an option to add yet ANOTHER bedroom to your house? YUP!
I know that you can turn the loft into a 4th bedroom (we did that). That is an option. But that is NOT what I'm talking about. After talking with some of our neighbors, we found out you can put a master bedroom downstairs!
Someone in the area has an elderly relative living with them. In order to accommodate them, this is what they had done:
Instead of living room/study, hall closet, and dining room; they made that whole area a down stairs master bedroom complete with closet and private bath! Now I'm not sure of costs. But I do know it was done. =)
I thought I would pass this little tid bit along, in case any of you were considering the Milan, but needed a bedroom on the main level, I wanted you to know it can be done. =)
Happy Building!
Wow ... I would think most people interested in that wouldn't be looking at the 2-story options in the first place (aka the Ranch model) We have a few of them in our neighborhood and that's everything on one floor. Interesting though! I'm sure they've got alternate plans for all kind of needs.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to get the cantilever hot tub off the owners bedroom, but they wouldn't do it! What gives!?
You'd be surprised!
ReplyDeleteMy sister is building a Dorsey Hall with a bedroom on the first floor with full bath. Eventually, as my mother gets older, they'll have a place for her to come and live with them. She and her family will still have all their bedrooms upstairs, but this was a way to ensure my mom would have a place when the time came. You know? And with a family of 4 already, they did NOT want a ranch. They tend to be only 3 bedrooms for the most part. Hard to find a 5 bedroom ranch. lol
That's great news. I think all of us may have need for first floor living spaces in the future. I've done elder care in a 2 story home, and everything was so much more difficult with the steps. If we ever need it, we can use the office in our Ravenna as a bedroom, and expand the powder room with a tub. But, I didn't want to do it now and make it TOO easy for anyone to move in there!
ReplyDeleteRyan is now also offering the Ravenna with a full bath and bedroom downstairs, instead of just a powder room and office. I was glad to see this offered as a standard option - great for everyone with elderly parents, and my friends with kids who have physical disabilities.
We took the option in the Avalon to convert the first floor study to a bedroom and the powder room to a full bath. We then customized the bedroom to configure it back to the study and change the door to a 15-Lite door. The bathtub we also converted to a walkin shower with a seat. This will make things easier when my MIL visits or if something happens to one of us old folks...remember, we are not spring chickens anymore!!!
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