ᐅ Planning a Detached Single-Family Home With or Without Ventilation

Hello,

The construction of my single-family house is set to start in March. Now I have a question. The architect says that a central ventilation system is too expensive and suggests just opening the windows sometimes. My carpool partner used to work as a heating engineer and insists it definitely should be installed in a new build. What do you think, should I install ventilation or skip it? A friend told me that if I do install ventilation, I should have the intake ducts laid under the floor slab right away. What are your thoughts on that?

Whether central, decentralized, in the attic, or beneath the slab, it is probably a matter of personal preference. Without it, the air feels stuffy – window ventilation has not really worked since buildings from 1995.

The architect exceeds the specified limit with ventilation?
Also one way to stay within the limit... Simply omit modern technology;)

How much would the ventilation ducts and similar components cost me? Would you place the intake below the slab?

Hello,

mathschut schrieb:
how much do the ventilation ducts and stuff cost me? Would you place the air intake under the floor slab?

That depends...

There are many threads in the forum discussing the pros and cons of mechanical ventilation; just take some time to read through them. Not every user has the time or inclination to answer the same questions over and over again; that’s why we archive threads for newcomers 😉

Happy New Year!

Matze, I know you :-)