ᐅ Floor plan design shortly before submitting the building permit application
Created on: 2 Oct 2017 23:25
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R.Hotzenplotz
Hello everyone!
As some users have requested before, I’m now starting a new thread with the current planning of our detached house, which is about to be finalized.
These are the preliminary drawings for the building permit / planning permission application, and I have one last chance to review them and point out any issues.
It still seems to me that there is less than 1.20m (4 feet) of space between the two wardrobes in the dressing room. Or am I seeing this wrong? Apparently, the rooms on the left and right were overlooked and not adjusted accordingly.
Two Velux ceiling spotlights are still planned to illuminate the upper floor hallway.
In the basement, on the right side in the upper room, a window similar to the one on the left basement side is an option.
We still haven’t decided on the T30 fire-rated door to the garage, even though it is shown in the plans. Most likely, for safety reasons and the limited use of the kitchen at the other end of the house, we will eventually forgo it.
User 11ant pointed out that the right window in child’s room 2 is suboptimally positioned. However, this could still be changed after submitting the building permit / planning permission application. Our architect thinks moving the window to the left would negatively affect the house’s exterior appearance. We’ll have to see about that.
As some users have requested before, I’m now starting a new thread with the current planning of our detached house, which is about to be finalized.
These are the preliminary drawings for the building permit / planning permission application, and I have one last chance to review them and point out any issues.
It still seems to me that there is less than 1.20m (4 feet) of space between the two wardrobes in the dressing room. Or am I seeing this wrong? Apparently, the rooms on the left and right were overlooked and not adjusted accordingly.
Two Velux ceiling spotlights are still planned to illuminate the upper floor hallway.
In the basement, on the right side in the upper room, a window similar to the one on the left basement side is an option.
We still haven’t decided on the T30 fire-rated door to the garage, even though it is shown in the plans. Most likely, for safety reasons and the limited use of the kitchen at the other end of the house, we will eventually forgo it.
User 11ant pointed out that the right window in child’s room 2 is suboptimally positioned. However, this could still be changed after submitting the building permit / planning permission application. Our architect thinks moving the window to the left would negatively affect the house’s exterior appearance. We’ll have to see about that.
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R.Hotzenplotz9 Jul 2018 13:16kbt09 schrieb:
I find the position of the exhaust vent strange.What exhaust vent? We only planned a recirculating hood. But since the cabinet probably won’t fit where it should go underneath, it’s uncertain what we will end up with.
11ant schrieb:
Not quite, but up to the window reveal. Wasn’t there once an idea to have a bistro table by the corner window?That was an idea at one point.
However, the kitchen is ordered exactly as posted.
11ant schrieb:
But saying goodbye won’t be hard if—probably even before starting school—someone makes a good offer for the house.11ant schrieb:
But saying goodbye won’t be hard if—probably even before starting school—someone makes a good offer for the house.I’m thinking the same now. It’s best not to spend much more money on the planned bathroom fixtures, garden, etc., and just keep it minimal. We’ve had enough. It’s easier to keep renting than to put yourself through something like this.
Maybe we’ll find someone who’s eager to buy the house in its current state. I need to discuss this with my wife for a day or two.
11ant schrieb:
I could say spitefully: such a house is the penalty for wrong priorities (a 5.8m (19 feet) home theater viewing distance as top priority, a roof terrace with a balcony for a drying rack, etc.). And I’m sure: the rear garage door, due to the mini excavator, will have been driven through once for every thousand it cost when you sell the house again.
As the ironic twist of history, the buyer will make an interior door to the garage—not where it was “preinstalled thanks to me” but about a meter next to it or so. I can fully agree with all that by now.
I don’t think we’ll build a second time. Better to rent and move out if something no longer suits you. Something like this is ruining my health!
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
What exhaust vent? The one highlighted in yellow in the execution plan.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
But the kitchen was ordered exactly as posted. Ordered before all surfaces were finished and final as-built measurements could be taken? — I think that’s madness.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
I don’t think we’ll build a second time. Better to rent and move out if you no longer like something. This kind of thing is ruining my health! That’s completely wrong. First finish everything and rent it out, preferably to a manager who moves to Japan in three years or so. Meanwhile, get some distance from the building stress. Then move in yourself and write down all the things you notice and want to do differently next time. After that, plan the second house and finally move there with a small tear (because the problem with the troublesome neighbor has resolved itself naturally).
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R.Hotzenplotz9 Jul 2018 13:34No, we are not going to do that. We wanted to build while the children are still young. If we build and then they move out 10 years later, it’s pointless because the house will suddenly be too big after those 10 years. We definitely won’t build again.
The contract was signed. Not ordered. I expressed myself incorrectly.
11ant schrieb:
Ordered before all surfaces were completed and final actual measurements could be taken? – I think that’s crazy.
The contract was signed. Not ordered. I expressed myself incorrectly.
The construction period is an extremely tough time, don’t fool yourself. I’ve talked to many people and experienced it myself. Even the toughest man will sometimes cry like a baby. I don’t know how much hair I lost, and the rest turned gray afterward. Even with a site manager and good companies!!
Still, I wouldn’t give up now. Later on, you take all the frustration more calmly and become less critical.
At first, such pipes are annoying, but you can still live well with them.
Still, I wouldn’t give up now. Later on, you take all the frustration more calmly and become less critical.
At first, such pipes are annoying, but you can still live well with them.
Well, I really have to share my two cents here...
Yes, a few things went wrong with this build, but if you have ever watched even one episode of “Pfusch am Bau” (botched construction), THEN you know what truly bad workmanship looks like.
I completely understand how you feel, but you need to stop thinking that way immediately, or it will take a toll on you.
And everyone, I don’t think it’s fair to already talk about renting out or selling the house... What exactly went so wrong with this dream home that it has to go?
Did I miss something in the past 136 pages?
Focus on getting the project finished as well as possible, and just accept that things never go perfectly, even though people here often claim otherwise. It’s always easy to talk about it in hindsight...
I know plenty of people who, just like you, mainly focused on choosing their flooring, and everything went well for them. Not everyone wants to dig deep into every detail, and not everyone ends up failing because of that...
Is your house wet or damp? If not, my advice is to eventually make peace with the mistakes that happened and focus on what went well!
I know so many people with serious defects... watch a few episodes of that show I mentioned, and you’ll feel better!
Yes, a few things went wrong with this build, but if you have ever watched even one episode of “Pfusch am Bau” (botched construction), THEN you know what truly bad workmanship looks like.
I completely understand how you feel, but you need to stop thinking that way immediately, or it will take a toll on you.
And everyone, I don’t think it’s fair to already talk about renting out or selling the house... What exactly went so wrong with this dream home that it has to go?
Did I miss something in the past 136 pages?
Focus on getting the project finished as well as possible, and just accept that things never go perfectly, even though people here often claim otherwise. It’s always easy to talk about it in hindsight...
I know plenty of people who, just like you, mainly focused on choosing their flooring, and everything went well for them. Not everyone wants to dig deep into every detail, and not everyone ends up failing because of that...
Is your house wet or damp? If not, my advice is to eventually make peace with the mistakes that happened and focus on what went well!
I know so many people with serious defects... watch a few episodes of that show I mentioned, and you’ll feel better!
No, perfectly smooth is probably more of a utopia.
But why should I always look where it’s even worse?
It would annoy me a lot – although I don’t have every side in mind – we would probably have immediately noticed pipes marked in strange places on the plans.
Of course, you can get used to a boxed-in area, and if I bought such a house, it might surprise me but I would overlook it, or I wouldn’t mind. But if I built the house myself and didn’t want it that way, it would annoy me every time I look at it...
But why should I always look where it’s even worse?
It would annoy me a lot – although I don’t have every side in mind – we would probably have immediately noticed pipes marked in strange places on the plans.
Of course, you can get used to a boxed-in area, and if I bought such a house, it might surprise me but I would overlook it, or I wouldn’t mind. But if I built the house myself and didn’t want it that way, it would annoy me every time I look at it...
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