Owning your own home

I've watched that show.

What irks me the most is the fact that people seems to think that ignoring the advice of architects is a great idea. They go and look at similar spaces, agree that this is the best course of action and then promptly go home, change the plans and dismiss the concepts of someone with significantly better vision.

Obviously there are always budget constraints, but a lot of what the architects say makes sense.

Over the years I've seen so many badly converted properties where budgets were obviously at the forefront of the minds of the developers/landlords. Flats sold/marketed as two bedroom properties where the second bedroom is no bigger than a phonebox etc is all as a result of not employing the right people to do the best possible job.

I get that a lot of the ideas and concepts might be seen as fads, but I don't understand cheap fixes. I've always made a point of spending bigger on the aspects of the build that I couldn't do myself, and then taking time to get the fixtures and fittings that I really want as opposed to cheap fixes. To all the people who'd rather spend £2k on UPVC window units than £15k on some bespoke glazing stuff: you'll never see that money again. In London it's well known that in most cases, for every £100 spent it can be worth up to ten times as much when you come to sell it on.

stop saying the word "spaces"!

But then what do you call a room? Oh.

You mean interior spaces

^^don't disagree with any of that.

is this the same for ex local authority properties? on an estate?

I personally am offended by downstairs rooms....

... But how do you hide a discrete bathroom?!?!?!

Under the stairs?

No idea, but worth a Google.

in view of the sofa?

You'll need a door if you don't want people seeing you take the strain.

On the subject of property porn programmes

I know somebody who has a glass door AND glass walls in one of the bathrooms in their house. it is smokey glass but you can still see through it.

Not cool. Totally not cool. At least the other bathrooms are more traditional with their non see through walls and wooden doors.

surely decorum says there should be at least a door and wall. Else youll feel everyone's eyes on you like in a studio flat.

this is what im referring too...

It's my mate's Mum's house. People have actually turned a corner to be greeted with the view of one of his parents taking a dump.

Do they have a glass coffee table?

I don't know. I have one though...

But how do you hide a discrete bathroom?!?!?!

Have you considered a commode?

Lololol! @Sparky

Why are shower cubicles are almost always glass? There's almost no reason I can think of why you need to see in or out of a shower whilst it's in use. Plus they get get steamed up anyway and thus are a ball-ache to clean. So why glass? WHY?

Makes the room look bigger?

So you don't have to have a light in the shower...

It would be very dark inside without a light and a light in a shower is possible but requires decent waterproofing which means some sort of maintenance. Apologies for being the voice of reason.