ᐅ Town & Country Style Floor Plan Modifications

Hello,

I had a Town & Country Flair 130 configured, including modifications to the house dimensions. The original size is 10.10 x 9.10 meters (33.14 x 29.86 feet). I adjusted it (without brick cladding) to 9.75 meters (32.0 feet) from gable to gable by 8 meters (26.25 feet) in width/depth, as the building plot allows only 12 x 8 meters (39.37 x 26.25 feet).

Is there anyone who has made changes to the floor plan and could share some inspiration?

The idea is to place the terrace on the west side, adjoining the living and dining areas (oriented from north to south), with the main entrance on the north side.

Thank you very much!
Regards,
André

The dimensions of house models are not accidental or arbitrary, so changing them can negatively affect their functionality. One dimension change is actually minor; if I understand correctly, it only removes the facing bricks. The other dimension change is more significant, and the problem is not only in adjusting the layout but also in figuring out appropriate room dimensions. The challenge with reducing the house depth is that the building’s cross-section has to be redesigned: the roof structure must be reconsidered, the staircase exit ends up in a different location, and the narrowing affects the full ceiling height area (which usually leads to wanting to adjust the roof pitch). There are so many aspects that need to be rethought that simply adapting a catalog model is no longer more cost-effective. And if individual planning is required anyway, my last choice would be Town & Country, Heinz von Heiden, and similar companies.

Conclusion: For catalog models, if the size doesn’t fit, it’s better to slightly enlarge a smaller model than to reduce a larger one; vary the width (ridge direction), but not the depth (gable sides). And the more changes you want to make, the more worthwhile it is to move away from the base of the catalog design altogether.

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You do know that every floor plan change with budget homebuilders costs extra, right? It means deviating from the standard design.

Yes, I am aware that this costs money. In this case, reducing a large bay window was associated with a higher credit/deduction, so for example, a space saver 100 (which fits in one dimension, the 8m (26 feet), but should be enlarged in the other) would have cost significantly more—five figures. The RW 100 would be ideal positioned with the entrance in the east and the terrace in the west, but the interior layout wouldn't have been quite as "interesting."

@11ant: that’s exactly my plan. The ridge direction would now follow the size changed to 9.75m (32 feet). The depth will be slightly reduced to stay within the building zone.

On the right, the final product would be rotated, the entrance moving to the north (top of the image) where the guest toilet currently is, and the guest toilet shifting either to the north wall, then the utility room (HAR), or right after the guest toilet where the entrance is now shown. The staircase would be placed on the left (against the living room wall) or on the right against the utility room wall.

Andre77 schrieb:
On the right, the final layout would be rotated, with the entrance moving to the north side (top of the picture), where the guest toilet currently is. The guest toilet would shift over, either to the north wall, then the utility room (HAR), or following that the guest toilet where the entrance is currently shown.

Complications arise here: the entrance would end up underneath the shower (and its drain).

Andre77 schrieb:
The staircase would be on the left (along the living room wall) or on the right next to the utility room (HAR) wall.

This completely departs from the structure of the original design. But even with smaller changes, you will be surprised: not only does enlarging the smaller model come with an extra charge, but downsizing the larger model does as well. Don’t expect the "smaller" option to partially offset the "different" one. The change calculator only recognizes additions.

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11ant schrieb:
The change calculator only has the plus button

Of course, the above would be mirrored/rotated accordingly. But I need to ask again here. If Town & Country has given me a fixed final price for the house, I assume that everything is included and no additional costs will come up. There is naturally a charge of about €700 for the floor plan change, but this has already been deducted due to the house size reduction.

The following is stated in the contract draft on this topic:

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