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.Hotzenplotz29 Aug 2018 20:15Bookstar schrieb:
I don’t understand the open holes.No idea if that’s normal or not. They just told me that it will be covered with drywall and that’s it. I don’t see anything different in the contract.
Bookstar schrieb:
Attach a board at the bottom and fill from the top. You can easily do it yourself. Or fill it neatly with foam insulation boards.Whether I do it myself or hire someone doesn’t really matter right now. My main concern was to discuss a suitable solution. Mineral wool insulation is one option. Now mortar or foam insulation boards (e.g., Styrodur) are also options. Before I do it myself, I’d rather have a professional company handle it.
Bookstar schrieb:
The surface-mounted heating distributor is intense. I have never seen it like that before. I thought it’s always built-in.I have lived in at least five different recently built apartments and have only seen surface-mounted heating distributors.
Depending on where the distribution panel is located, having it surface-mounted doesn’t look very aesthetically pleasing... usually, it’s hidden inside the wall.
Except in the utility room, where I wouldn’t mind it.
But maybe this is a North-South thing? In the North, people tend to use wallpaper, while in the South, plaster is more common.
We were asked where we wanted it, but not how exactly it should look. I didn’t even know that surface-mounted versions were available in new builds.
At our place, all the holes made by the shell builder were sealed with mortar... order that from them, it can’t be that they won’t come back for that!
Except in the utility room, where I wouldn’t mind it.
But maybe this is a North-South thing? In the North, people tend to use wallpaper, while in the South, plaster is more common.
We were asked where we wanted it, but not how exactly it should look. I didn’t even know that surface-mounted versions were available in new builds.
At our place, all the holes made by the shell builder were sealed with mortar... order that from them, it can’t be that they won’t come back for that!
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R.Hotzenplotz30 Aug 2018 10:43Do the manifolds and the internal parts of the heating circuit distributor corrode quickly? Our roofer is not coming until next week, and water got in again last night. Fortunately, not as much as before... through the flat roof in the kitchen.
The screed will be poured tomorrow.
The screed will be poured tomorrow.
Just by the way: I really admire how you’re pushing through the construction process here. To be honest, you’re basically the ideal turnkey home customer. The company shows up, sets the finished house in place, hands over the keys—simple as that. The only downside is that the options are quite limited. So, you decided to go with a general contractor, which naturally comes with its ups and downs.
But I have a feeling things are really starting to look up now. I’d love to see the building from the outside again sometime. If you happen to have your camera with you... that would be great.
But I have a feeling things are really starting to look up now. I’d love to see the building from the outside again sometime. If you happen to have your camera with you... that would be great.
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R.Hotzenplotz30 Aug 2018 14:47kaho674 schrieb:
If we’re honest, you are actually the perfect prefab house customer.Let’s put it this way. Considering my (lack of) expertise and the time involved, it definitely fits. The only thing that maybe doesn’t fully match a general contractor’s scope is the desire for a lot of customization. I would have simply expected more guidance regarding different options:
- Windows / doors
- Design of the ventilation system (e.g., wall, floor, or ceiling outlets)
- The suggestion to involve an interior designer from the start to plan the interior fittings as a whole; because everything is connected — lighting, drywall, and so on. For example, we now want decorative moldings, but they don’t align properly with the ceiling outlets; we didn’t realize this at the beginning.
But overall, I still believe the downsides of separate tendering processes would have been greater than the benefits, and I probably would have become frustrated. With the right people, certainly not, but finding the right partner for something like that is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
kaho674 schrieb:
But I have the feeling it’s really going to turn out great now.I think so too. The new patio doors will arrive soon, and then everything will progress rapidly. Here is a photo from outside.
Snowy36 schrieb:
But maybe it’s one of those north-south things? In the north, people use wallpaper, while in the south, plaster is more common. Is that really the case? To me, wallpaper belongs in the same category as rotary phones, manual transmissions, or crank windows — outdated. Having wallpaper and a sectional garage door in the same house would feel like a very unusual mix of styles.
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