Placement of the Master Bedroom

The bedroom needs to be as far away from

the noise and traffic as possible. You should think of your master bedroom as your retreat. The placement of this room in your floor plan should be well thought out. Do you want a first floor or second floor master? The master bedroom should not be near or above the garage if members of your family are likely to be coming and going while you are asleep or resting. A popular design is to separate the children and guest rooms from the master suite. You will appreciate this when you have teenagers blasting their music! It would be advisable to keep the master bedroom away from the central living areas as well. The master bedroom, should not share a wall with the central living area, and if it does heavily insulted this wall. If your home is to be on one level, the master bedroom should ideally be at the far end of the house, the end furthest away from the garage. A master bedroom should also have access to the back yard, patio, or private balcony. Remember this is the master of the homes place of retreat!