I am building a 1 1/2 story 20x34 with a full basement. I have made the main floor a kitchen and living space. I put in a set of code stairs and plan a loft over the kitchen area that is accessed via a set of Jefferson stairs. The remainder will be a cathedral ceiling. The main floor is very similar to John's universal 2 story. The walk out basement floor is my own design. 2 bedrooms with a center gathering room with access to one of the bathrooms. Plan to put the stacked w/d under the stairs and access it from the bathroom. Added a large storage closet in the center. The Master has a large walk in. I am going with a mini-split unit so I don't have to worry about a mechanical room. The hot water heater will be on the main floor in the bathroom. Any comments or recommendations?
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Thanks!!
Interesting layout that should work well.
You will want to check on your framing options for the cathedral ceiling. You may want to have a ridge beam at the peak or use some kind of truss.
May want to add a little more closet space on the kitchen/living room floor. Seems you can never have too much closet space.
Nicely laid out to build in stages; do first floor and lower level first....finish loft when you can or do first floor and loft, then finish lower level later. Good options.