ᐅ What would you do differently in your next house build?
Created on: 17 Feb 2018 09:44
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What would you do differently in your next house build? (For us, there won’t be a next time, but I think beginners can benefit from our experience.) Please stay on topic and avoid lengthy discussions (feel free to start a new thread for that)!
I’ll start:
* Electrician: A network connection in every room isn’t necessary; nowadays everyone uses Wi-Fi, which is perfectly sufficient.
* Us: OK, then we’ll install one network connection per floor where the TV is going, you have to save somewhere.
* Result: At the network outlet, we get 50 Mbit/s, Wi-Fi with a repeater around 20, sometimes only about 5, Powerline adapters around 25. It’s enough for me, but the kids are disappointed. I followed all the usual advice.
I’ll start:
* Electrician: A network connection in every room isn’t necessary; nowadays everyone uses Wi-Fi, which is perfectly sufficient.
* Us: OK, then we’ll install one network connection per floor where the TV is going, you have to save somewhere.
* Result: At the network outlet, we get 50 Mbit/s, Wi-Fi with a repeater around 20, sometimes only about 5, Powerline adapters around 25. It’s enough for me, but the kids are disappointed. I followed all the usual advice.
Very interesting thread.
However, I find some of the suggested changes quite extreme. Of course, there are always some things that could be done differently... But especially on the first pages, there are aspects that would really frustrate me.
Paying off more than 1500 per month for the next 30 years and still being annoyed? That's rough.
However, I find some of the suggested changes quite extreme. Of course, there are always some things that could be done differently... But especially on the first pages, there are aspects that would really frustrate me.
Paying off more than 1500 per month for the next 30 years and still being annoyed? That's rough.
There’s always something. Building a house is a complex matter, and much of it relies on advice (or rather sales pitches), recommendations, opinions... but reality often turns out differently.
I’ve lived in quite a few rental properties and, based on that experience, I exclude some things that are now high on most wish lists, such as walk-in showers.
Anyway, after the feedback here, I’m looking forward to our sand-lime brick walls [emoji4].
PS: Zehnder ventilation is roughly $15,000 before negotiation. That’s quite expensive, and there needs to be a reduction. Prices of $20,000 or more are, in my opinion, way too high.
I’ve lived in quite a few rental properties and, based on that experience, I exclude some things that are now high on most wish lists, such as walk-in showers.
Anyway, after the feedback here, I’m looking forward to our sand-lime brick walls [emoji4].
PS: Zehnder ventilation is roughly $15,000 before negotiation. That’s quite expensive, and there needs to be a reduction. Prices of $20,000 or more are, in my opinion, way too high.
- Plan earthworks more precisely and keep at least an additional 10,000 euros as a buffer.
- Start lighting planning early (it takes a long time and is often unpopular with women, but absolutely essential).
- Definitely install a KNX system.
- Choose the correct staircase to the attic.
- Wire every room with LAN, including the kitchen, bathroom, and storage room.
- Enclosed stairwell: open stairwells may look nice, but require much more frequent cleaning and are thermally inefficient (across two floors plus basement). Additionally, everyone heading upstairs still has to pass through the entrance area.
- Start lighting planning early (it takes a long time and is often unpopular with women, but absolutely essential).
- Definitely install a KNX system.
- Choose the correct staircase to the attic.
- Wire every room with LAN, including the kitchen, bathroom, and storage room.
- Enclosed stairwell: open stairwells may look nice, but require much more frequent cleaning and are thermally inefficient (across two floors plus basement). Additionally, everyone heading upstairs still has to pass through the entrance area.
Farilo schrieb:
Very interesting thread.
However, I find some of the differences quite extreme in terms of what people would do differently. Of course, there are always one or two things...
But especially on the first few pages, there are things that would really annoy me.
Paying off more than 1500 per month for the next 30 years and still being annoyed? ToughJust because someone would do something differently doesn’t mean they are upset about what they have or don’t have.
I enjoy my house every day.
The things that could be different aren’t something worth talking about every day or the focus of the day...
In any case, the perspective inside a house shifts over time: the longer you live in it, the less important smaller details become—details you spent so much time worrying about during the building process.
Life moves back into the foreground and makes certain switches, whether you have them or not, irrelevant.
This is also why those who already buy their second or third property, or who have experienced more life events or good times with age, approach house building much more relaxed—like me or @Nordlys.
The next one also ends up quite a bit cheaper than the first luxury villa [emoji6]
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