How to Spot a Bad Townhouse Floor Plan Before It's Too Late (3 Bedroom)

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When it comes to purchasing and living in a three bedroom townhouse, there are some floor plans that you will want to consider and others that you should likely steer clear of.
In today’s video, Surrey Real Estate Specialist, Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty walks through some of the common floor plans that he is seeing in three bedroom Surrey townhomes and provides tips and advice on what to look for and what to be careful of.
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@SteveKarrasch 20 дней назад

Which is your favourite 3 bedroom floor plan? Need help in Surrey or the Fraser Valley? Book A Call: calendly.com/stevekarrasch

@WorkingProduct 20 дней назад

Honey come quick!! 3 bed townhome video just dropped!!!! Thanks for the great content

@realTLC 20 дней назад

Hahhah here in my part of California these "starter" homes are 1.5 mil to 2 mil. I will count myself lucky if I one day can afford one.

@SteveKarrasch 20 дней назад

We aint far off in Vancouver.

@anitapreciosa2830 19 дней назад

I do love the "classic" dining room setup since it doubles (or triples) as a board game sanctuary. It's also the perfect spot for ongoing puzzles, and great to do crafts on and, most often, homeworks. We keep ours nicely decorated, but not very formal. We call it the "calm room", although not so calm. It is right next to our "reading room" (formerly known as formal living room), which is our elevated version of a reading nook/library/office with super comfy chairs and sofa. This is how we made every room relevant and they are all used everyday. The family room is the "noisy room" since it is where we watch movies and kids play the most.

@autumnmoonfire3944 18 дней назад

So I’m in the US, but very close to Quebec, one thing I was noticing looking at real estate ads in Quebec was homes that didn’t have an en-suite bathroom off the main bedroom, but instead had a big luxury bathroom that might have a direct door into the main bedroom. I also lived with just my husband in a two bedroom condo with a larger than normal bathroom, I’m here to say it would have been better to have tiny bathroom and a powder room! The number of times someone was stuck waiting…Think long and hard about any property with less than a bathe and a half!

@user-lt9pq9fr5z 20 дней назад

the first floor plan was fine. My spouse had an older TH most of the other units in the complex were close to that first layout you showed. but no upstairs laundry, and no fireplace..... His was more like some of those full of stairs narrow modern ones everywhere now, full flight to the kitchen. two to have a shower, go to bed, two full flights to take down laundry. narrow floors and lots and lots of stairs. I hated moving anything in or out of that place, I hated daily living in it... and now I have an elderly dog who needs to be carried on stairs, I'm so thankful we sold and live in a little one level house, with just a few steps down into the yard But that stairs townhouse took a long time to sell EVEN during the RE mania over the pandemic. any unit like ours overloaded w staircase sat, and others went for multi offers right away. even when there was no inventory on the market. end users don't want a chunk of their strata fees/UE going towards sqft wasted on useless hallway and stairwell. Older people downsizing from SFD don't want to climb up and down multiple flights. Young parents don't want to carry children or laundry up and down multiple flights. Even the airbnb investors were skipping our unit as soon as one w less stairs became available. Ppl are really limiting their buyer options buying into bad layouts, kiss of death if we get to a point most buyers are end users again.

@m.b5777 19 дней назад

Good content. Another good video would be to point out the main features of detached homes, townhouses, condos that sell even in a bad market. Like what are the main characteristics of highly desirable properties

@jayatlanta2560 20 дней назад

YES! Been waiting for this!

@SteveKarrasch 20 дней назад

Tell your friends.

@davidinwashington 18 дней назад

I love these floor plan videos, keep em coming!

@dorkusmaximus3033 14 дней назад

Thanks!

@12snapper43 10 дней назад

I’m with you about those blasted islands that everyone has to have these days. U shape much more practical.

@Queenskrossing 19 дней назад

I really enjoyed your floor plan videos. I grew up in real estate but am too sensitive of a person to be an agent.

@SteveKarrasch 19 дней назад

You sure need a thick skin.

@mariusdufour9186 14 дней назад

It's crazy that quite a few of these units would be illegal here in Brussels. You need to have a second door between a powder-room and any living or dining area. Bedrooms have to be 9m² or larger, with the primary bedroom being 14 m² or larger. The unit before the last one is definitely out. Also, what's up with having to walk through the garage to get to the Foyer and the staircase ? Now you need to keep your garage spotless for when guests come over, and it'll still be less classy than a separate pedestrian entrance. All these two car garages also seem like such a waste of space. Even if you have two cars, just park one outside in front of the garage. The shown end units are great and all, except that they don't have anywhere near enough windows in that third wall to make it worth it. Seems like a massive wasted opportunity. Similar units with two shared walls will cost less to heat or cool for very little loss in actual natural light, and they'll probably be less expensive to buy too.

@Evangeline185 9 дней назад

None of those floor plans required you to walk through the garage, they all had a door separate from the garage.

@rpvitiello 19 дней назад

Interesting how the newer units are almost the same as 1950s and 60s townhouses in New Jersey/ NYC which aren’t that different from new construction here too.

@SteveKarrasch 19 дней назад

It’s a density thing.

@FerretKibble 19 дней назад

"Closed" plans all the way - on the "favourite" plan I was wondering how feasible making the main floor stairwell come into a wee hallway might be, so that you could have a guest ready dining room that isn't exposed to kitchen and the living room craft mess.

@northsource7215 11 дней назад

stumbled across your video randomly. We have a 4 bdrm/ 3.5 bath, 2150 sq ft TH in Langley. What we really love about our floorplan is the 2 separate "living" spaces on the middle floor. ground level is the garage and 4th bdrm and full bath. We get a lot of compliments for the layout. it's interesting to see how others are laid out. good content!

@SteveKarrasch 11 дней назад

Welcome!

@thepilotist7297 19 дней назад

Great video. Would love to see a similar video about detached homes!

@gregpendrey6711 19 дней назад

This is super helpful and I like how you use the cursor to help us see what your talking about. Just don't abuse the cursor it's not meant to make us dizzy haha. Happy to see more plans. Most of us never had or it is our first attached home.

@eurovianmutt 18 дней назад

I like having a bathroom near the kitchen and entryway(s) because when u are cooking and need to go the bathroom the bathroom is right there. Having a bathroom near entryways u can run in go to the bathroom and then go back into the garage or back out side. I wish bathrooms were soundproof so u don’t hear people going to the bathroom. In bathrooms I would put tub showers so u can have a tub and shower in the same bathroom that does not take up most of the bathroom. Maybe if a powder room is big enough have a shower in it. In case u have guests sleeping in the living room they won’t have to use family members bathrooms to shower. With the bedrooms I would have the bed on the wall away from the door and the closet on the wall next to the door. That each bedroom can have big closets and room for a bed. I would not have furniture blocking windows so u don’t have to move furniture or climb on furniture to access windows. I would not place furniture under ceiling fans and lights so u don’t have to stand on furniture to get to ceiling fans and lights. I would not put cabinets above fridges because not everyone is tall enough to reach them. If I lived in a place alone that has cabinets and shelves I can’t reach while standing on the floor those cabinets and shelves would be empty. Those cabinets and shelves would probably not be cleaned. I hate tall ceilings because I need a ladder to change the bulbs in ceiling lights, and change the batteries in ceiling smoke detectors. When u live in a place that has winter patios and decks add to the places that need to be cleared of snow. That can be a pain. Especially if the patios and decks are icy.

@CafeLu 14 дней назад

I love townhouses!

@CafeLu 14 дней назад

And yes, I am also a weirdo that loves a galley kitchen.

@SteveKarrasch 13 дней назад

Crazy!

@amylynn3821 17 дней назад

Wanted to see if there was anything like my townhouse and what you might think of it. Mine is sort of a hybrid of the one you liked and the last one. Only one car garage that opens into a rec room and also a full laundry/ utility on this floor with a full bath and a walkout to the garden. The formal front door is actually up a flight and opens into a foyer with a coat closet. The powder room is down one step off the first landing. The upstairs is similar to the one you like. When I bought it I wanted a bathroom on each floor, a lower level walkout that was not below grade and some separation between the kitchen and living rooms.

@catherinecarney2507 17 дней назад

$900,000 for a townhouse! This is why older people like me-I'm 58 and own my single-family home-can never move.

@maryjanegibson7743 19 дней назад

We don't live in BC, and I find it astonishing how expensive it is to house a family there.

@dolorescordell129 3 дня назад

Why do the contractors do floor plans where you have to go through a public area to get from the bedroom to a bathroom?? If I have company, I really don't want to have to dodge guests while running half naked from bathroom to bedroom!

@daniellecollier7276 16 дней назад

I have never heard this definition for a living room, I was always told the living room is the more formal area for guests and salespeople who magically found their way past the front door. It would be the one right at the front door because it's the clean, formal room that is mostly only used for company. The family room on the other hand is the casual, comfortable space where the family hangs out, it would be nice if it opens up to the kitchen, but it's hidden nature away from the front door was always the tell tale sign of family vs living room. I'm wondering if this definition is a Canadians thing...

@vap57 19 дней назад

Greater Toronto Area here...surprised there are no basements. Most of the townhomes built here have a basement. Even some 3 level towns that have drive in garage on the ground floor have a small basement with laundry and utilities. Though there are also some three level towns with ground level drive in garage with no basement. What about staccked towns (IMO Yuck!). Are they a big thing in the GVA?

@SteveKarrasch 19 дней назад

we built as vertical as possible here.

@Kev4Kev 19 дней назад

My question is why is the living room in the back in the first one I've never seen that in any townhome built in the 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's

@staceywacey1978 12 дней назад

I was with you until you said fewer bathrooms LOL. You need enough bathrooms to accommodate the number of butts that are usually in the house, because inevitably, there will be a situation where everyone is sick or having a potty emergency at the same time and that's where the extra bathrooms will come in handy.

@davealmer3803 6 дней назад

Just as bad in Ont some of the TH floor plans that are 13-1500Sqft are awful 3 levels and the bottom level is usually a waste of space 2nd lvl is so small often no room for a dinner table and decent furniture. The 3rd lvl says 3BR but in actuality its so small it s 2 BR+Den and 1 HR outside of GTA=650 000+ no wonder nobody can afford a home in Canada.

@swyllie30 20 дней назад

Can you review a floor plan i'm considering?

@SteveKarrasch 20 дней назад

Sure... if you hire me to be your agent, its included in our fee.

@sheelaghhalstead4549 19 дней назад

I dont see the big plus of kitchen sink being under a window. "Oh you can look outside when washing up.". But most cooks spend much more time chopping and slicing at a counter than they do washing up; even if they have no dishwasher. So I want my window above a counter.

@Nic1700 12 дней назад

Friends of mine have a galley kitchen where there's counterspace below the window, and the sink opposite of it. They have mirror piece on the wall above the sink. I tend to dislike galley kitchens, but I find that makes them feel a bit brighter and more open.

@dingdong8242 16 дней назад

Does the government know about this floor plan issues ? Some serious shyt.

@Ynnsie 20 дней назад

I'm interested in what you say but the way you circle and circle and circle with your mouse - I get dizzy. Watch this episode - you go nuts with your mouse. I only lasted about 8 minutes. Too bad.

@SteveKarrasch 19 дней назад

I can’t even last 6 minutes.