Hello dear members,
Just registered and already have my first question. A brief introduction about us: we are 34 and 30 years old, no children and none planned. We don’t know what the future holds in a few years.
We plan to start building our house, hopefully if the winter weather cooperates, as soon as we finalize the floor plan. Unfortunately, I, Michaela, tend to be a perfectionist (symmetry, etc.). I can’t let it go and want everything to be well thought out and planned, which is starting to annoy me as well.
Since we are building rather small, aiming for about 114 m2 (1227 sq ft) of living space and trying not to compromise on anything at this size, the floor plan design is quite challenging. Among other things, we do not want all rooms to be accessible from the hallway, and we also want to keep a covered terrace. The bungalow will consist of only three rooms. Therefore, we want to keep the option open to convert the attic later if needed. In this context, we are planning space for a future space-saving staircase and the necessary preliminary work; at least that is the goal. The bungalow will have a hip roof, with the roof pitch increased from 30 degrees to 34 degrees, and the hallway correspondingly larger. Ideally, we would like a gable dormer. Since those are too expensive, a skylight window would be a compromise. Of course, a larger bungalow would be the best option but it is too costly. The construction company charges about 700.00 euros per m2. In hindsight, working with an architect might have been more cost-effective, but that is how it is and that is not what this is about.
Maybe you have ideas, suggestions, can give tips, or share what we should pay attention to or consider.
I am of course attaching the floor plan. I hope that something can still be recognized despite the manual changes.
I look forward to reading your replies and wish you a nice weekend.
Best regards,
Michaela
Just registered and already have my first question. A brief introduction about us: we are 34 and 30 years old, no children and none planned. We don’t know what the future holds in a few years.
We plan to start building our house, hopefully if the winter weather cooperates, as soon as we finalize the floor plan. Unfortunately, I, Michaela, tend to be a perfectionist (symmetry, etc.). I can’t let it go and want everything to be well thought out and planned, which is starting to annoy me as well.
Since we are building rather small, aiming for about 114 m2 (1227 sq ft) of living space and trying not to compromise on anything at this size, the floor plan design is quite challenging. Among other things, we do not want all rooms to be accessible from the hallway, and we also want to keep a covered terrace. The bungalow will consist of only three rooms. Therefore, we want to keep the option open to convert the attic later if needed. In this context, we are planning space for a future space-saving staircase and the necessary preliminary work; at least that is the goal. The bungalow will have a hip roof, with the roof pitch increased from 30 degrees to 34 degrees, and the hallway correspondingly larger. Ideally, we would like a gable dormer. Since those are too expensive, a skylight window would be a compromise. Of course, a larger bungalow would be the best option but it is too costly. The construction company charges about 700.00 euros per m2. In hindsight, working with an architect might have been more cost-effective, but that is how it is and that is not what this is about.
Maybe you have ideas, suggestions, can give tips, or share what we should pay attention to or consider.
I am of course attaching the floor plan. I hope that something can still be recognized despite the manual changes.
I look forward to reading your replies and wish you a nice weekend.
Best regards,
Michaela
Nordlys schrieb:
Very good. A thousand things the world doesn’t need, and venetian blinds are one of them That’s a rather doubtful generalization...
If you prefer to sit in the dark in a house with large south-facing windows, then roller shutters are obviously the best choice[emoji1303]. However, if you don’t fall apart at every ray of sunshine and like to have bright rooms with a view while still maintaining thermal insulation, I would say venetian blinds do have a purpose and a reason to exist.
Now the usual “I’m at work during the day, so I just lower the shutters” objection will probably come up. If you live alone (and will remain so), okay, why not. But if not? Do the kids and parents sit in the dark? The same on weekends? Just a thought.... [emoji4]
By the way: for us, venetian blinds don’t add a significant extra cost, but we are building with an architect using separate contracts. In our previous inquiries with general contractors, the price was much higher... it seems to be another case where GCs see an opportunity to squeeze more money from homeowners...
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winnetou789 Sep 2017 12:53That objection definitely won’t come from nordlys, he also decided not to install roller shutters [emoji38]
There are custom-made light gray pleated blinds. Whole house for 1200,- gross, including installation. Curtains unnecessary. Shades also. Bathroom window will be made opaque with a film by a vehicle wrap specialist, featuring a small wave pattern. Slightly nautical... 50,- all inclusive. It’s that simple. Karsten
Nordlys schrieb:
There are custom-made light gray pleated blinds. The whole house costs 1200,- gross, fully installed. Curtains are unnecessary. Roller blinds too. For the bathroom window, a car decal makes it opaque with a film featuring a small wave pattern. And how exactly do you achieve thermal insulation with INTERNAL shading solutions?!
Privacy protection, of course, especially in the bathroom I find the option with "frosted" film reasonable. Although the car decal method seems somewhat amateurish to me.
But using internal shading for thermal insulation (which was my point) sounds unconvincing, because it is ineffective.
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