Hello dear forum community,
I’ve had a somewhat crazy idea running through my mind for the past few days.
We built our house in 2015 and everything is basically perfect for us. However, in 2017 we had another child and are now five in total. Unfortunately, our house does not include three children’s bedrooms, so our two daughters share a room. That might work for now, while they are still toddlers, but I fear that this will not always be a good solution...
Since my dad and I have done a lot of the work on our house ourselves, we have been trying to come up with some ideas. Unfortunately, the floor plan does not offer many options, and realistically, only an extension is possible.
However, the building plan assigns a specific building plot. This plot is already fully utilized in all directions. Except to the north, where we still have about 8 meters (26 feet) of space... Currently, this area is occupied by our garage plus carport.
I could imagine an extension above the carport/garage here.
For that, the existing ceiling made of rafters and battens would need to be replaced with a concrete ceiling (a precast concrete slab?). I would like to keep the carport and garage as they are, and just build on top of them. The garage stands 1 meter (3 feet) outside the building plot, so I wouldn’t be able to build over the entire area. Still, this would create a floor space of about 8 x 6 meters (26 x 20 feet). Then everyone would have their space in the house...
My questions on this are:
1. Would something like this be possible, or would such a construction project be prohibited due to building regulations / planning permission?
2. Could the garage/carport be retained, or would this also be impossible due to structural engineering reasons? The concrete ceiling would need to be supported on the existing brick garage.
3. The bathroom and a new room would only have lighting through (large) roof windows—is this allowed?
4. What would be sensible or feasible regarding heating? The utility room is located right next to the carport... we have a gas boiler installed.
5. The current “parents’” bedroom would then become a large hallway—what could be done with that space?
I know there are no 100% certain answers here... I’m mostly interested in the key issues I might have missed that could turn this into a bad idea...
I’ve had a somewhat crazy idea running through my mind for the past few days.
We built our house in 2015 and everything is basically perfect for us. However, in 2017 we had another child and are now five in total. Unfortunately, our house does not include three children’s bedrooms, so our two daughters share a room. That might work for now, while they are still toddlers, but I fear that this will not always be a good solution...
Since my dad and I have done a lot of the work on our house ourselves, we have been trying to come up with some ideas. Unfortunately, the floor plan does not offer many options, and realistically, only an extension is possible.
However, the building plan assigns a specific building plot. This plot is already fully utilized in all directions. Except to the north, where we still have about 8 meters (26 feet) of space... Currently, this area is occupied by our garage plus carport.
I could imagine an extension above the carport/garage here.
For that, the existing ceiling made of rafters and battens would need to be replaced with a concrete ceiling (a precast concrete slab?). I would like to keep the carport and garage as they are, and just build on top of them. The garage stands 1 meter (3 feet) outside the building plot, so I wouldn’t be able to build over the entire area. Still, this would create a floor space of about 8 x 6 meters (26 x 20 feet). Then everyone would have their space in the house...
My questions on this are:
1. Would something like this be possible, or would such a construction project be prohibited due to building regulations / planning permission?
2. Could the garage/carport be retained, or would this also be impossible due to structural engineering reasons? The concrete ceiling would need to be supported on the existing brick garage.
3. The bathroom and a new room would only have lighting through (large) roof windows—is this allowed?
4. What would be sensible or feasible regarding heating? The utility room is located right next to the carport... we have a gas boiler installed.
5. The current “parents’” bedroom would then become a large hallway—what could be done with that space?
I know there are no 100% certain answers here... I’m mostly interested in the key issues I might have missed that could turn this into a bad idea...
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hemali200310 Jan 2019 15:28Or can you add a room in the attic space?
Basti2709 schrieb:
Since the lines to the utility room run through the carport and are not allowed to be built over. Then you take about 1m² (11 sq ft) from the new walk-in closet to create a utility connection room and run the lines above the extension to the existing utility room without involving the utility provider. Once the shell construction is completed, the utility provider will disconnect the lines before the new foundation slab and reconnect them inside the prepared new utility room. Your plumber will then only need to connect the new lines to the old connections.
Will you be able to get the necessary easement extension from the neighbor without any issues? Otherwise, you could also maintain the 3m (10 ft) setback from the western boundary. The new room would be large enough for that.
Escroda schrieb:
Then you take about 1m² (11 sq ft) from the new walk-in closet for the utility room and run the lines above the extension to the existing service room without involving the utility provider. When the shell is finished, the utility company disconnects the lines before the new floor slab and reconnects them in the prepared new service room. Your plumber then only needs to connect the new lines to the old connections.
You can easily get the necessary extension of the easement from the neighbor? Otherwise, you could also keep the 3m (10 ft) setback from the boundary line in the west. The new room would be large enough anyway.Which new walk-in closet are you referring to? The lines currently enter the house through a multi-utility entry at the lower house wall via the carport. This side of the utility room (on the floor plan, the north side) is completely filled with lines—water, gas, electricity, heating...
The easement to build up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) from the boundary is already registered with the neighbor. Or is a new one required...? The easement was registered before planning the house including the carport garage, so I assumed it applies to the entire building plot. They couldn’t have known whether we would build 1 meter (3 ft) or 20 meters (65 ft)...
By the way, I’m not necessarily in favor of the expansion and think it’s fine for the children as it is... but my partner sees it differently... although the additional rooms wouldn’t be inappropriate. With 5 people you definitely need plenty of space... as long as the kids are small it’s still okay. But when the teenage years start...
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hemali200311 Jan 2019 09:20Is it no longer possible to do anything in the attic?
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