![]() I was extremely lucky to find one of the only ramblers in my town. I think that is because the cost of land is so high (250k+ per lot), that square footage is made up by having 2 - 3 levels. Here the master suites are still on the 2nd story. There is nothing being built in the area where I live except 2-story pseudo-craftsmans. Home builders must be the biggest copycats in the world. unfortunantly, I couldn't find one when I made my most recent move.Īhh, but Mary, the problem is that there often aren't a lot of different floor plans to choose from. I sure wish I currently had a house with a master br on the main level now so I could plan to stay in it as I aged. We also went for two types of alarms as the Honeywell turned out to be defective and did not go off as it should have. Our kids had practiced home fire drills and this came in handy. Thus big crank out windows and two escape routes for every bedroom. We decided that we wanted no upstairs bedrooms for the kids and easy egress. We were very thankful that our infant was not upstairs in his crib. The entire stair area was engulfed in flames and smoke rolled upstairs. It caught on fire during a power outage after a power surge around 8 PM. Re safety.our story and a half home was built because a previous home burned down. And when you are an empty nester, you can ignore the lower level because you have everything you need on the main and master suite. aarg), or older parents, you will especially appreciate the privacy We designed the main floor bath so that a closet could be converted to a large shower if more than a half bath was needed in the future. If you ever have your college kids home for the summer (or living with you after. They loved that I was the only parent that didn't complain about loud music! And you don't have to see the messy rooms. A great and flexible plan! When older son was off to college the younger moved downstairs and the main floor br became an office. This time we went for br's up (master suite), main (baby and with the thought of later use by anyone with mobility issues), and 2 in the lower level for the older boys. Later we built a new story and a half home when our boys were infant,7&10. Sometimes had teen foster kids and it was nice to have some privacy. I had no problem hearing him when he cried at night and that was pre baby monitors. When I had a new baby I kept a bassinet and moved it between the lr and mbr for a couple of months, then moved the baby up. ![]() The first time our mbr was on the ist floor and 3 br's up. I had 2 homes with the master on a different level than the kids rooms and never found it to be a problem. I don't mind having the master bedroom "in sight" of the rest of the house, as it is generally tidier than the public areas, anyway.We also insulated the master bedroom wall - with the door closed, it is reasonably quiet, even with people still in the living room. We wanted the main floor master for mobility reasons we hope for this house to be our "forever" home, but at 45, dh has already had two knee surgeries. Our kids were not that young when we started the process (9 and 6, now nearly 12 and 9), but they've always been excellent sleepers - I can count on one hand how many times they've been up in the night since toddlerhood. The updated, more budget friendly plan had the master on the main floor and the kids' rooms in the basement, with no second story at all, :) Our basment is a walkout, so the kids' bedrooms are only steps from the egress - probably safer than on the second floor, anyway. When we built our house, our original design had a main floor master and a second story for the kid's rooms.
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