Hello everyone,
The planning is slowly taking shape. It will probably be a Weberhaus (assuming the price fits). For the calculation, my advisor wants to have a rough idea of which flooring options are suitable for me.
We want to build with underfloor heating, which is quite important for the type of flooring. I am considering laminate, parquet, or vinyl. Since I have a sectional sofa with very narrow feet measuring 2 x 2 cm (about 0.8 x 0.8 inches), I need a floor that can withstand the couch and visitors without leaving pressure marks.
Parquet naturally fits well with a Weberhaus, a wooden house with real wood flooring. However, I have read that parquet is very maintenance-intensive and does not react well to water. Also, I am not sure if it would avoid pressure marks in my case.
Vinyl is a very interesting flooring option. It is said to be very easy to maintain, water-resistant like tiles, not too expensive, and it is supposed to feel pleasantly warm. However, it apparently has the downside of being a rebranding of the unpopular and carcinogenic material PVC. Is vinyl a health concern?
Laminate seems like a mix of both.
I am very interested in your opinions and recommendations.
Best regards,
laurooon
The planning is slowly taking shape. It will probably be a Weberhaus (assuming the price fits). For the calculation, my advisor wants to have a rough idea of which flooring options are suitable for me.
We want to build with underfloor heating, which is quite important for the type of flooring. I am considering laminate, parquet, or vinyl. Since I have a sectional sofa with very narrow feet measuring 2 x 2 cm (about 0.8 x 0.8 inches), I need a floor that can withstand the couch and visitors without leaving pressure marks.
Parquet naturally fits well with a Weberhaus, a wooden house with real wood flooring. However, I have read that parquet is very maintenance-intensive and does not react well to water. Also, I am not sure if it would avoid pressure marks in my case.
Vinyl is a very interesting flooring option. It is said to be very easy to maintain, water-resistant like tiles, not too expensive, and it is supposed to feel pleasantly warm. However, it apparently has the downside of being a rebranding of the unpopular and carcinogenic material PVC. Is vinyl a health concern?
Laminate seems like a mix of both.
I am very interested in your opinions and recommendations.
Best regards,
laurooon
Hello,
Impressive, you must have built quite a large area. Even if an extra 1 cm of screed were needed everywhere, that would mean about 1000 square meters (10,764 square feet) of floor space. Okay, that’s beyond my scope...
Seriously though, such adjustments probably only add up to around 250 liters (8.8 cubic feet) of screed in the end. And regular cement screed likely doesn’t cost more than about 25 € per cubic meter (35 cubic yards). It’s basically coarse sand, some cement, and water, nothing more!
Best regards,
Andreas
77.willo schrieb:
Especially since the material costs have to be added as well. For us, it was over 1 cubic meter of screed
Impressive, you must have built quite a large area. Even if an extra 1 cm of screed were needed everywhere, that would mean about 1000 square meters (10,764 square feet) of floor space. Okay, that’s beyond my scope...
Seriously though, such adjustments probably only add up to around 250 liters (8.8 cubic feet) of screed in the end. And regular cement screed likely doesn’t cost more than about 25 € per cubic meter (35 cubic yards). It’s basically coarse sand, some cement, and water, nothing more!
Best regards,
Andreas
laurooon schrieb:
BT = developer and GU = main contractor?Simplified explanation:
BT = developer = you ultimately buy the finished house and the land together from the developer. You are not the builder, but a customer purchasing a product, and you have no rights to the house or land before ownership is transferred. If things really go wrong, the developer can evict you.
GU = general contractor = they build a house on your land on your behalf. You are the builder with all rights and responsibilities, and legally, everything on your property belongs to you. If things really go wrong, you can terminate the general contractor’s contract.
Best regards,
Andreas
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Bieber08157 Feb 2017 10:48andimann schrieb:
One more reason to avoid property developers like the plague... a general contractor building on my land can’t afford these kinds of games.The best option is to build on your own land with your own money. If you don’t have money, you need a bank. If you don’t have land, your only option is a property developer (or some kind of compromise, making concessions on your wishes...).laurooon schrieb:
BT = property developer and GU = general contractor? BT, property developer, builds houses on their own land and then sells the house plus land (purchase agreement).
GU, general contractor, builds complete houses according to provided plans as part of a contract for work on someone else’s land.
GÜ, main contractor, designs and builds houses under a contract for work on someone else’s land.
By the way:
Architect-designed house: a house individually planned by an architect. It can then be built "turnkey" by a general contractor, or it can be built through separate contracts with the architect supervising the construction.
Property developer business often typically includes developing and servicing large plots of land (townhouse developments, condominiums, etc.).
laurooon schrieb:
What do you mean by that? If everything is on one level, that's a good thing, right?!All on one level in the sense of "no height difference" between the rooms.
It would be ideal if each room has the required screed thickness that matches the floor covering. Then, once the floors are installed, everything will be at the same floor level.
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