ᐅ Semi-detached house – Which type is best? Does anyone have experience with this?
Created on: 8 Oct 2018 11:18
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Dirk78
Hello everyone,
I am currently considering building a duplex and am looking for ideas on how it could or should be constructed to ensure a sustainable building in the long term. Of course, it also has to remain affordable.
On the internet and from building planners, you often hear that "this particular method" is the best, depending on the preferences of the contact person. Perhaps someone here can share how they built theirs or what could be done better or differently, so I can get a clearer picture for myself.
Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to help!
Best regards,
Dirk78
I am currently considering building a duplex and am looking for ideas on how it could or should be constructed to ensure a sustainable building in the long term. Of course, it also has to remain affordable.
On the internet and from building planners, you often hear that "this particular method" is the best, depending on the preferences of the contact person. Perhaps someone here can share how they built theirs or what could be done better or differently, so I can get a clearer picture for myself.
Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to help!
Best regards,
Dirk78
Zaba12 schrieb:
I also asked you how much you want to spend, not what you do NOT WANT TO SPEND.
I could have taken out a loan for 800,000 euros (approx. $860,000), but I didn’t want to!
So:
How big is the house?
With a basement?
Garage?
At least which KfW standard?
What building standard for the construction?
Land 180,000 euros (approx. $193,000)
You can figure out the rest from that.I exactly want to avoid such long detours. chand1986 schrieb:
Well, I read that the land is around 200,000 euros (approx. $215,000) including property transfer tax. Then there is supposed to be a house for 300,000 euros (approx. $322,000) on it, because 600,000 euros (approx. $645,000) would be possible but shouldn’t be spent... so I’m calculating with 500,000 euros (approx. $538,000).
Of course, a clear answer about the spending limit would be better.
What does that mean? Please don’t be so vague...To my knowledge, it’s not possible to achieve reasonable energy consumption in an existing building with sensible effort...If I knew all that afterwards, I wouldn’t be here with this topic.
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chand19868 Oct 2018 15:52DirkB schrieb:
As far as I know, it is not possible to achieve a reasonable energy consumption in existing buildings without significant effort...Nonsense. Who says that, and how do you define effort? Is the alternative "building new" really less labor-intensive?
Or does the house HAVE to meet KfW 40 up to passive house standards? Why does the energy transmission have to be that low at all?
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nordanney8 Oct 2018 16:04DirkB schrieb:
As far as I know, it's not possible to achieve a reasonable energy consumption in existing buildings without considerable effort... Firstly, this is (more or less) easily achievable, and secondly, buying an existing property uses much less energy than building a new one.
If you are environmentally conscious and want to think about the environment, you should definitely avoid new construction. You cannot save as much energy as you waste and the environmental damage caused during construction.
Still, it is nice to live in a new house...
chand1986 schrieb:
Nonsense. Who says that and how do you define effort? Is the alternative "new build" really less effort?
Or DOES the house have to be KfW40 up to passive house standard? Why does the energy demand have to be so low at all?I’m open to being convinced otherwise! If the result of a renovation can keep up with that of a new build… why not?
Low energy consumption means (to me) the energy simply doesn’t have to be produced in the first place!
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Caspar20208 Oct 2018 16:08DirkB schrieb:
And that’s where I’m searching for the interface ... maybe sacrificing the last 5% of sustainability to keep it within budget ...No, it doesn’t work like that. Either you’re ideologically committed and follow through completely.
Especially when it’s supposed to be sustainable and meets the standards of building biology according to your own criteria. But if you want that, you can hardly make compromises.
Or you look at how much house you can get for your budget; realize it’s not that much; cut out one or another luxury (meaning expensive items; e.g., the house ends up more square-shaped; is that really necessary, etc.).
Sometimes, for a clean conscience, it goes towards more insulation, thicker walls, or a photovoltaic system; but that borders on greenwashing. How the pipes, mortar, etc., were produced then becomes secondary.
And 600,000 (with 200,000 for the plot) is not really generous; just a good standard.