Making a Plan

So, turns out to build a house you need a plan. Specifically a floor plan. You'd think when you're working with a space that can only be 7.5' wide and 25' long it would be fairly easy; but turns out our first attempt was by no means the last. We had lofts, then no lofts, stair wells that became ladders that disappeared all together, kitchen's that jumped from one end to the other and a roof that was pitched, to flat and finally sloped.

Below is a picture of where we ultimately ended up. It's just a hand drawn sketch for now. We haven't included the gooseneck portion, we've only gotten as far as the bathroom, kitchen and main living area. Part of the reason the bedroom has been left out is because I'm waiting to see if we can actually find a gooseneck. If not another change will happen and we'll be back to a loft. The design ended up this way largely so that all of the water is as close together as we can manage it. Since we're building it ourselves we want to keep it as simple as we can.

We're planning to fit a lot into that tiny space. I love baths and we think that we can make a tub fit. We're planning to inset the tub down a foot in the hopes that we can mount the sink overtop in the same area. This might fly in the face of that simple comment I just made.... We'll see. Chris is an amazing cook, and I enjoy baking, so an oven is a must for us. It will be quite a small one, but as long as I can make pies I'm happy. We're also planning to put in a washer/dryer combo to make the most of the space.

I'm sure the plan will evolve a lot more as we continue but it's definitely a starting place!