ᐅ Optimal finished floor height relative to the street level
Created on: 29 Sep 2017 19:45
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winnetou78
Hi,
We received our building permit / planning permission two weeks ago. It includes a recommendation to raise the house by an additional 25 cm (10 inches), but this is only a suggestion. However, it is a bit unsettling. Currently, the plan is for the finished floor level to be 15 cm (6 inches) higher than the street level. I actually thought this would be enough. The street is about 10 m (33 feet) away and slopes down towards the opposite side of the street.
What do you think about this?
Daniel
We received our building permit / planning permission two weeks ago. It includes a recommendation to raise the house by an additional 25 cm (10 inches), but this is only a suggestion. However, it is a bit unsettling. Currently, the plan is for the finished floor level to be 15 cm (6 inches) higher than the street level. I actually thought this would be enough. The street is about 10 m (33 feet) away and slopes down towards the opposite side of the street.
What do you think about this?
Daniel
Grym schrieb:
A rise of 17 and a run of 29 represent the golden ratio for stairs. A rise of 19 is still acceptable. Or even 20...Who is talking about stairs here?
I don’t think Winnetou wants to have his house built on a raised platform. That would only push the planned budget higher and result in an expensive step or landing that wasn’t accounted for, right, winnetou? [emoji851][emoji6] (a little insider for anyone who can’t imagine that unexpected costs might arise)
I would look closely at their reasoning.
For us, all the bungalows were built about 50cm (20 inches) higher, but that was due to an overly cautious structural engineer.
We ourselves have a step of about 12 to 15cm (5 to 6 inches), which should be sufficient.
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winnetou7829 Sep 2017 22:00Dear Insider,
And the costs don’t really matter to me here; the 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) with 30 cm (12 inches) fill costs me 850 euros, so an extra 25 cm (10 inches) won’t make much difference.
The only question is whether it’s necessary, as the building permit / planning permission allows for the current height, and the rest is just a recommendation.
But to clarify again, the entire plot will be lower than the street level, by about 17 cm (7 inches), and the finished floor level will then be approximately 35 cm (14 inches) higher than this plot level.
In a way, this creates a sort of basin or hollow between the house and the street around the house.
And the costs don’t really matter to me here; the 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) with 30 cm (12 inches) fill costs me 850 euros, so an extra 25 cm (10 inches) won’t make much difference.
The only question is whether it’s necessary, as the building permit / planning permission allows for the current height, and the rest is just a recommendation.
But to clarify again, the entire plot will be lower than the street level, by about 17 cm (7 inches), and the finished floor level will then be approximately 35 cm (14 inches) higher than this plot level.
In a way, this creates a sort of basin or hollow between the house and the street around the house.
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winnetou7829 Sep 2017 22:03@ Yvonne, what is the height difference between the street level and the top edge of the finished floor in your case? Is it only 15 cm (6 inches) as well?
I quickly looked at the photo on our house construction blog.
The estimated 15cm (6 inches) platform is actually about 7cm (3 inches)... plus, we have a slope toward the street of approximately 5cm (2 inches)... you can check yourself: the lower edge of the picture is also the front property boundary (curb is in the "water").
So, we are almost 12cm (5 inches) higher than the street... but with the gravel driveway and house perimeter, we still have a drainage buffer.
Personally, I would always want the house to be higher than the street.
Haven’t you discussed this on site with the construction manager?
Mobile regards from the road
The estimated 15cm (6 inches) platform is actually about 7cm (3 inches)... plus, we have a slope toward the street of approximately 5cm (2 inches)... you can check yourself: the lower edge of the picture is also the front property boundary (curb is in the "water").
So, we are almost 12cm (5 inches) higher than the street... but with the gravel driveway and house perimeter, we still have a drainage buffer.
Personally, I would always want the house to be higher than the street.
Haven’t you discussed this on site with the construction manager?
Mobile regards from the road
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winnetou7829 Sep 2017 23:01The house is 17cm (7 inches) higher than the street level.
The site manager doesn’t mind, since the height is approved.
For me, this is fine as well.
Only my wife is worried because of the note in the building permit.
The site manager doesn’t mind, since the height is approved.
For me, this is fine as well.
Only my wife is worried because of the note in the building permit.
winnetou78 schrieb:
The house is 17cm (7 inches) higher than the street.
The site manager doesn’t care, since the height is approved.
For me, that’s fine as well.
Only my wife is worried because of the note in the building permit.winnetou78 schrieb:
...
But just to clarify, the entire plot will be lower than the street by those 17 cm (7 inches),
and the finished floor level will then be about 35 cm (14 inches) above this plot level,... .Phew, I misread. You are actually raising the house already!
But that ditch around your plot needs to be filled in; otherwise, you’ve effectively built a water fortress.
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