Hello everyone,
I am very interested in hearing what you liked most about your house after completing the build. Maybe also things that turned out well by chance or features that, in hindsight, made you wonder how you ever lived without them.
Thank you!
I am very interested in hearing what you liked most about your house after completing the build. Maybe also things that turned out well by chance or features that, in hindsight, made you wonder how you ever lived without them.
Thank you!
haydee schrieb:
I know what you mean. I call it canned air.
It’s just air, but the other senses are not engaged. No sounds, no smells – especially after rain or in spring or snow. It’s simply just air.
Still brilliant. Haha, that reminds me of the canned air “PerriAir” in a Mel Brooks film (I think Spaceballs). I’m not a fan of controlled residential ventilation: anyone who has seen the inside of air conditioner ducts and shafts (or has some idea why the trade of draft system cleaners exists) knows that, despite the best filters, particles always accumulate in these systems, and over time entire colonies of “friends” settle in. My long-term expectation for the trend of controlled residential ventilation is that allergy sufferers initially (and for several years) experience improvement, but later deterioration, and over the years increasingly return to natural ventilation.
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Zaba12 schrieb:
Actually, nothing unexpected since we haven’t made any compromises.
Listed from highest to lowest priority:
- Large window area on the ground floor (really the top priority)
- Photovoltaic system
- External blinds
- 3-meter (10-foot) lift-and-slide door on the ground floor
- 3-meter (10-foot) fixed glazing next to the lift-and-slide door (adding another lift-and-slide door would have been a complete waste of money given the floor plan)
- Tiled flooring on the ground floor (entirely) These are all features we didn’t want; it just shows how different needs can be.
Especially good? Hmm, the toilet and bathroom tiles. Both a great tile and beautifully installed.
The staircase is much nicer than I had imagined.
The carpenter built us a wall unit and the cabinet under the stairs, both absolutely fantastic and something I wouldn’t want to be without again. Although, of course, that’s not true—of course, it would be possible without them...
The rimless toilet, however, is really great; I definitely don’t want to go back to one with a rim, I’m happy to avoid that dirt edge.
And maybe one point I really don’t want to go without anymore: the external venetian blinds (raffstores); the reasons have already been mentioned. As an alternative, I would only consider louvered shutters.
The staircase is much nicer than I had imagined.
The carpenter built us a wall unit and the cabinet under the stairs, both absolutely fantastic and something I wouldn’t want to be without again. Although, of course, that’s not true—of course, it would be possible without them...
The rimless toilet, however, is really great; I definitely don’t want to go back to one with a rim, I’m happy to avoid that dirt edge.
And maybe one point I really don’t want to go without anymore: the external venetian blinds (raffstores); the reasons have already been mentioned. As an alternative, I would only consider louvered shutters.
Müllerin schrieb:
And the carpenter built us a wall unit and the cupboard under the stairs, both absolutely great and a "never want to be without" kind of thing. Although that is, of course, an exaggeration—of course, it could work without them...
Could you roughly share the size of the cabinets and the costs?
My wife wants something like that as well. I’m not completely unskilled, but honestly, I’d prefer not to take on this task myself.
Unexpectedly good: our bathroom! It was actually a makeshift solution. We knew where the bathroom had to be and what we wanted in it, so a solution had to be found. And the result is really "wow"! We didn’t expect that. Especially the large double casement window above the toilet, which we extended across the entire width, is a real highlight! At first, it was just a necessity to prevent hitting your head on the sloping roof while using the toilet.
In the end, it turned out to be a large, bright, and (in our opinion) very beautiful bathroom. The sauna will be installed in October/November, and then it will become a fantastic wellness oasis. Much nicer than we had imagined.
We gave up on the bidet I initially wanted. Otherwise, the toilet would have been right opposite the door, which I didn’t like. That space is now used for a built-in cabinet, and the toilet was moved closer to the bathtub, so it’s out of the main traffic path. Instead of a bidet, we now have a handheld bidet sprayer. This way, we gained a great, large bathroom cabinet (currently without a door, but one will be installed later) that I wouldn’t want to be without now. The bidet sprayer replaces the bidet very well. Overall, we really only created the bathroom as the external circumstances required – and the result turned out simply great.
Our kitchen with the solid 10cm (4 inch) thick natural stone countertop for the island – well, we expected that to look great, and it did. So, not “unexpectedly” good.
Our guest bathroom also turned out great. The shower is more comfortable than in many typical family homes, and the lighting turns the rather dark room into a cozy little retreat. We hadn’t expected that either. The tiles we chose for the entrance area and guest bathroom also look really great. The main criterion here was to avoid showing footprints too quickly since they are installed in the entrance area.
I no longer want to do without the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Just waking up in the bedroom in the morning without it smelling like a locker room is an incredible luxury I never want to give up again. We never even achieved that in our old bedroom with a slightly open window – fresh air only came through when the door was open, otherwise it got stuffy (especially in summer). But with the door open we had cats in bed, which we prefer to avoid (because those creatures manage to take up more space than they’re willing to give). I actually like to sleep in a cool room and was skeptical whether a bedroom with mechanical ventilation would suit me and not get too warm overall. Nope, it doesn’t. The desire for coolness really comes from the feeling of not having fresh air. Now, with the ventilation system, our bedroom is warmer than before, but surprisingly (and unexpectedly) that doesn’t bother me at all.
Our narrow kitchen window at countertop height – getting that approved was a challenge! We faced so much resistance that we even started doubting ourselves. But now that we pushed it through, I have to say: brilliant! It looks great just as it is! When standing at the countertop, it’s bright, but even if the sun shines directly through, it doesn’t cause glare. And visually it fits perfectly in the kitchen.
A side effect: the light cones from the spotlights look like a painting on the countertop. We hadn’t noticed that before (unfortunately no photo at the moment), but the three spotlights cast overlapping cones of light that look fantastic.
Overall, we are very satisfied and happy in our house. We unintentionally had a lot of time to plan because the building permit/planning permission process took so long – in hindsight, it was worth it.
In the end, it turned out to be a large, bright, and (in our opinion) very beautiful bathroom. The sauna will be installed in October/November, and then it will become a fantastic wellness oasis. Much nicer than we had imagined.
We gave up on the bidet I initially wanted. Otherwise, the toilet would have been right opposite the door, which I didn’t like. That space is now used for a built-in cabinet, and the toilet was moved closer to the bathtub, so it’s out of the main traffic path. Instead of a bidet, we now have a handheld bidet sprayer. This way, we gained a great, large bathroom cabinet (currently without a door, but one will be installed later) that I wouldn’t want to be without now. The bidet sprayer replaces the bidet very well. Overall, we really only created the bathroom as the external circumstances required – and the result turned out simply great.
Our kitchen with the solid 10cm (4 inch) thick natural stone countertop for the island – well, we expected that to look great, and it did. So, not “unexpectedly” good.
Our guest bathroom also turned out great. The shower is more comfortable than in many typical family homes, and the lighting turns the rather dark room into a cozy little retreat. We hadn’t expected that either. The tiles we chose for the entrance area and guest bathroom also look really great. The main criterion here was to avoid showing footprints too quickly since they are installed in the entrance area.
I no longer want to do without the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Just waking up in the bedroom in the morning without it smelling like a locker room is an incredible luxury I never want to give up again. We never even achieved that in our old bedroom with a slightly open window – fresh air only came through when the door was open, otherwise it got stuffy (especially in summer). But with the door open we had cats in bed, which we prefer to avoid (because those creatures manage to take up more space than they’re willing to give). I actually like to sleep in a cool room and was skeptical whether a bedroom with mechanical ventilation would suit me and not get too warm overall. Nope, it doesn’t. The desire for coolness really comes from the feeling of not having fresh air. Now, with the ventilation system, our bedroom is warmer than before, but surprisingly (and unexpectedly) that doesn’t bother me at all.
Our narrow kitchen window at countertop height – getting that approved was a challenge! We faced so much resistance that we even started doubting ourselves. But now that we pushed it through, I have to say: brilliant! It looks great just as it is! When standing at the countertop, it’s bright, but even if the sun shines directly through, it doesn’t cause glare. And visually it fits perfectly in the kitchen.
A side effect: the light cones from the spotlights look like a painting on the countertop. We hadn’t noticed that before (unfortunately no photo at the moment), but the three spotlights cast overlapping cones of light that look fantastic.
Overall, we are very satisfied and happy in our house. We unintentionally had a lot of time to plan because the building permit/planning permission process took so long – in hindsight, it was worth it.
danixf schrieb:
Could you roughly share the size of the cabinets and the costs?The living room cabinets span the full width of the wall, but the upper cabinets are only as deep as DVD or paperback book storage. This depth wasn't available commercially or only at an unrealistic price.
The wall is about 5m (16 feet) wide.
The costs were in the mid four-figure range.
We haven’t yet received an invoice for the cabinet under the stairs, but the price should be similar. The display cabinet has fully opening doors, with plenty of storage space behind them. There is still a small cover panel missing on top; the stair section was deliberately left open.
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