ᐅ Solid wood house / partial self-construction, wall structure / differences
Created on: 13 Oct 2013 09:46
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Ralf-Bux
Good morning,
I am new here... and also new to the topic of “building a house.”
My wife and I have already read quite a bit, but we are not professionals.
We want to build a healthy single-family wooden house for our family of four.
The choice between wood and stone is no longer a question for us. It will clearly be wood.
Until now, we thought it would be a solid wood house. At first, a modern log house, but after further research, we have now settled on Holz 100 or rather “Only Wood” by Rombach.
After several discussions with general contractors, carpenters, etc., we finally consulted an architect (it would then be KfW 40 standard) who told us that we would be better off with a wood frame construction.
We are generally aware of the differences, but we are not really sure and would be very grateful for your opinions.
Especially the technical pros and cons regarding energy efficiency, building ecology, wall construction...
We are planning a 130sqm (1400 sq ft) single-family house with 4 bedrooms plus a spare room... and of course kitchen and other rooms. No basement. The plot is already owned. Heating should be provided only by a masonry heater. Hot water with an on-demand water heater + photovoltaics. (If necessary, infrared heating).
The budget is clearly set at 210,000 EUR for everything. That will be challenging, of course, but we have several craftsmen in the family and plan to do quite a bit of the work ourselves.
Thank you very much...
Ralf
I am new here... and also new to the topic of “building a house.”
My wife and I have already read quite a bit, but we are not professionals.
We want to build a healthy single-family wooden house for our family of four.
The choice between wood and stone is no longer a question for us. It will clearly be wood.
Until now, we thought it would be a solid wood house. At first, a modern log house, but after further research, we have now settled on Holz 100 or rather “Only Wood” by Rombach.
After several discussions with general contractors, carpenters, etc., we finally consulted an architect (it would then be KfW 40 standard) who told us that we would be better off with a wood frame construction.
We are generally aware of the differences, but we are not really sure and would be very grateful for your opinions.
Especially the technical pros and cons regarding energy efficiency, building ecology, wall construction...
We are planning a 130sqm (1400 sq ft) single-family house with 4 bedrooms plus a spare room... and of course kitchen and other rooms. No basement. The plot is already owned. Heating should be provided only by a masonry heater. Hot water with an on-demand water heater + photovoltaics. (If necessary, infrared heating).
The budget is clearly set at 210,000 EUR for everything. That will be challenging, of course, but we have several craftsmen in the family and plan to do quite a bit of the work ourselves.
Thank you very much...
Ralf
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friedrich2726 Nov 2013 08:31Hello building expert, everything has already been addressed, at least in essence also in private messages. To everything, there is a counterargument. I can’t take it anymore and give up. I believe there is no way to help. As you nicely write, "Regards, building expert," here are some Franconian Prussian greetings from Potsdam.
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Bauexperte26 Nov 2013 12:14Hello Friedrich,
Regards, Bauexperte
friedrich27 schrieb:Give her some time
I don’t think help is possible.
Regards, Bauexperte
Hello ohneWissen,
how is the progress with your building project after a few months? Have you found a solution that works well for you in the meantime?
I’m asking because we ourselves are facing the challenge of building in a healthy way – that means at least without Styrofoam and mineral wool, ideally a wooden house, a timber frame construction would also be fine...
Best regards,
Sandra
how is the progress with your building project after a few months? Have you found a solution that works well for you in the meantime?
I’m asking because we ourselves are facing the challenge of building in a healthy way – that means at least without Styrofoam and mineral wool, ideally a wooden house, a timber frame construction would also be fine...
Best regards,
Sandra
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ohneWissen1 Jun 2014 15:21I see that my account was not deleted despite my written request. Since you have a genuine interest and are just as inexperienced as we are, I want to respond.
We gave our floor plan to an independent structural engineer to get quotes from local contractors. However, we have likely found one very close by who can build the house we want, up to 130sqm (1400 sq ft), within our budget. We are prepared to make a compromise and accept that the solid wood will be partially glued with white glue under high heat if necessary. We also want to get a quote for Rombach wood, as it still convinces us the most. We have completely moved away from log construction. Thanks to our structural engineer, we now know that a house without insulation but built with Poroton and good materials is much cheaper, and we could even afford 180sqm (1937 sq ft). For us, size is unimportant compared to the living experience in the wooden house, so we have now planned a bungalow of about 126sqm (1356 sq ft).
We gave our floor plan to an independent structural engineer to get quotes from local contractors. However, we have likely found one very close by who can build the house we want, up to 130sqm (1400 sq ft), within our budget. We are prepared to make a compromise and accept that the solid wood will be partially glued with white glue under high heat if necessary. We also want to get a quote for Rombach wood, as it still convinces us the most. We have completely moved away from log construction. Thanks to our structural engineer, we now know that a house without insulation but built with Poroton and good materials is much cheaper, and we could even afford 180sqm (1937 sq ft). For us, size is unimportant compared to the living experience in the wooden house, so we have now planned a bungalow of about 126sqm (1356 sq ft).
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Pascalito18 May 2017 22:51Hello everyone, we are planning to build in Germany using Holz100 or Nur Holz. Has anyone built with these companies? How do they differ in terms of price and quality?
Thank you very much for your feedback!
Best regards
Pascal
Thank you very much for your feedback!
Best regards
Pascal
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