access to new bedroom
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:26 am
hi new to the forum and this is my first post! really happy i discovered as I'm embarking on a project to build a new addition and I'm more handy with a hammer than the law. First I live in NJ. heres the question -- the addition will be to an old house -- oldest section goes back to 1850 or so, with a mudroom, laundry room and full bath downstairs connecting to the kitchen. upstairs I'm planning a bedroom. total footprint is about 18X18 which is roughly what the bedroom will be. the only way to really connect the upstairs bedroom is through a small upstairs den/craftroom using an existing window that I'll open up. the den is literally at the top of the stairs and the door is just inside the den entry. in other words the new bedroom door will be about four feet form the stairs and den entry. i understand that bedrooms are not supposed to be accessed through another room but I'm extremely limited based on the old house floor plan. theres just no way to connect to the hall directly. are there any options? what about removing the door to the den? or not calling the new space a "bedroom"? we have no attic so I could call it storage! Seriously I'm wide open and at the drawing stage but there is really no flexibility in the plan that i can see. thanks again john p