https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:52:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2915211 Mon, 11 May 2020 10:34:58 +0000 JMOM 2915211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I'll look for the contact sensors. We're going to put in a security system of some kind, although we haven't had time to look into it yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2915181 Sun, 10 May 2020 17:26:35 +0000 ShootingStar 2915181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just moved I to a house with a first floor master and our two kids (3 and 6) are on the 2nd floor. We have a baby monitor for the 3 year old but I’m not too worried about the 6 year old. Also, I’d put a door alarm on the door in the basement. It just a contact sensor that plays music or chines when you open the door. You put the sensors on the door and then you plug it in where you want to hear it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914865 Sat, 02 May 2020 11:33:39 +0000 JMOM 2914865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: I agree, it makes me a bit nervous, too. We’re taking the long view on this one because it will be perfect for retirement (which is coming up fast for us). It has had some modifications made for older people like wider entry to shower and some pull bars, but everything is extremely well done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914864 Sat, 02 May 2020 11:26:11 +0000 JMOM 2914864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: yeah, radon test is a must. One of our previous houses had a radon test when we sold and it tested high so we had to put in a mitigation system. We hadn’t even heard of radon before that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914841 Fri, 01 May 2020 19:30:52 +0000 charlotte 2914841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there are a lot of good comments above on layout. I would personally be ok with the logistics of it, given the kids ages. Have they tested the radon levels and / or is there a working radon mitigation system? Long story but a friend had an issue with their system in Denver and the basement levels ended up being quite high. I’m far from an expert on that kind of thing but maybe worth asking the realtor about. Good luck with the move! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914816 Fri, 01 May 2020 12:54:19 +0000 catgirl 2914816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been thinking about this. I would be completely okay with the master on the first floor and the other bedrooms upstairs on the second floor - in fact that would be my preferred layout. But the basement makes me feel a bit nervous, I dislike the idea of an exterior door near kid bedrooms while I am on a different floor. And I definitely had friends who would sneak out of their daylight basement while growing up. </p> <p>That said, I would still consider it if it were otherwise a great fit. We had to make a lot of compromises when we were house hunting and I have come to terms with them almost two years in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914815 Fri, 01 May 2020 12:51:30 +0000 bees_knees 2914815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JMOM: fwiw in our old house we had 6 bedrooms (it sounds like it was a mansion but it wasn’t 😂), 3 on the main level and 3 in the basement. The master was on the main level along with bedrooms for our then infant and 2 year old. Our 4 year old slept downstairs. It was weird for like a week and that was it! </p> <p>In our current home the master is on the main level with three bedrooms (for our 4 children) on the second floor. Also a non issue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914814 Fri, 01 May 2020 12:48:22 +0000 JMOM 2914814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bees_knees: Thanks for your input. I'm a little nervous but I think I'm being a bit helicopter - y. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914813 Fri, 01 May 2020 12:47:51 +0000 JMOM 2914813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: Yeah, that's my preferred set up but I think we'll end up switched. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914811 Fri, 01 May 2020 12:10:19 +0000 bees_knees 2914811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be 100% ok with this. Wouldn’t even pause. In our area it is a super common set up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914795 Fri, 01 May 2020 01:58:06 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2914795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The house I grew up in had the master bedroom downstairs and all the other bedrooms upstairs. It make it harder to sneak out at night as a teen :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914789 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:07:20 +0000 wrkbrk 2914789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JMOM: We built a house with a first floor master and second story nursery when our son was 15 months. It was no problem at all. It’s an open concept house so we can absolutely hear him without a monitor, and we have never felt like he’s very far away. We’ve been here 3 years now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914785 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:34:23 +0000 MrsSRS 2914785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel totally fine with this for children that age. Our home is wired for a home alarm system although we don't have one. But every time an exterior door opens or closes it dings and I can hear that. So I think I would want that function for peace of mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914776 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:00:24 +0000 misolee 2914776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MommyFinger My parents live in a house where their driveway is same level with their neighbor's walkout basement. The kids sneak out ALL the time bc my parents has a security camera that dings facing their driveway and they get it in the middle of the night when the kids use their driveway and then cross over to the walkout basement. Their dad is in the technology field and I wonder why he doesn't put anything in the basement door area </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914774 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:22:03 +0000 Mommy Finger 2914774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JMOM: We had one!!!! That's the best part! And you could set it to ding or screech like @josina: said. But my parents thought it was annoying and didn't set it. :grin: :grin: :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914773 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:17:59 +0000 JMOM 2914773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mommy Finger: That's hilarious! I'll keep that in the back of my mind for teen years. Getting an alarm system is sounding better and better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914769 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:07:39 +0000 josina 2914769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JMOM: We have a walkout basement and our 16 year old moved downstairs this year, which is fine. We do have alarms on our doors so they screech whenever someone goes in/out - which is a must with toddlers that like to escape. :) I'd look into something like that if you purchase that house just so you know when they are going in/out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914768 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:49:01 +0000 Mommy Finger 2914768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thinking ahead to when they're teenagers.... my parents let my little brother move to the bedroom of our walk out basement when he got high school aged. He would sneak out of the house all. of. the. time. I still can't believe my parents were so blind. But he was the 4th child so..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914763 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:59:20 +0000 JMOM 2914763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crazydoglady: It's not my favorite layout, for sure, but it is well built and we wouldn't have to do anything to it upon move in which we haven't really found in our search so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914762 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:58:10 +0000 JMOM 2914762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: Yes, they do have big windows in all the rooms. None of the bedrooms have outside doors, as well as I can tell from the online pics but our realtor is going out today to do a walk through and FaceTime us. Buying in another state during a pandemic is not the easiest thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914761 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:55:43 +0000 JMOM 2914761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: It is a walkout basement. They are legal bedrooms - they have really big windows so they are nice and light filled, which you don't often get in basement bedrooms. There is no burglar alarms so that might be something to look into. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914760 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:46:43 +0000 josina 2914760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My biggest concerns - is it a walkout basement? Meaning could they potentially go outside without you knowing; and are they legal bedrooms as in have windows that fully open in case of fire?</p> <p>I wouldn't have an issue being on separate floors, but I think I'd rather it be where they were on a 2nd floor and us on 1st. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914759 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:44:12 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2914759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are on the main and the kids are upstairs. We definitely will use monitors for a while (ages 6, 3.75, 1.75) because we can’t hear them otherwise and they all call for us if there’s an issue, instead of leaving their rooms. </p> <p>Does the basement have big windows or a door (thinking fire escape). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914758 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:04:18 +0000 BUNBUN 2914758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where we live (Texas) it’s standard for the master bedroom to be on the ground floor and all the other bedrooms upstairs. We can still definitely hear someone upstairs, but you can certainly install a monitor outside their rooms to be sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914757 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:02:27 +0000 Madison43 2914757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JMOM: We finally moved into to the 3rd floor master in my house a few months ago. My kids (4 and 6) sleep on the 2nd floor. It took a bit for me to get used to it but it’s been fine overall. I think I would feel weirder about the bedrooms being in the basement than sleeping on separate floors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914756 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:52:00 +0000 crazydoglady 2914756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't be worried about it based on their ages (they would easily be able to find you in the night) but I don't like bedrooms in the basement that aren't for guests for resale and flow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-be-comfortable#post-2914754 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:46:45 +0000 JMOM 2914754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2 kids (ages 11 and 8) and we are moving cross country next month. One of the houses we are looking at has the master bedroom on the first floor and the kids bedrooms in the basement. I've always been on the same floor as my kids so this feels a little weird. If they were younger it would be a definite no but at their ages, I think it's doable. We thought about having a monitor outside their rooms on at night so if they need us we could hear them. Anyone in the same situation or have any thoughts on this? </p>