ᐅ Shell construction – final inspection – what questions should we still ask?

Yaso2.0 schrieb:

The floor plan isn’t finalized yet; it will be ready tomorrow.
If it fits, we will work with a general contractor (GC) to build.
For me, it already feels somewhat final, especially since I’ve never done anything like this before.

This isn’t about nitpicking: if you call a meeting "final with the GC," when personally you’ve never progressed this far in all previous preliminary discussions in this project, that is misleading for 99% of other readers. It might be final in terms of selecting a GC, which you started like a personal World Cup with a round of 16. But almost all other users expected from the heading that the building permit/planning permission would already be approved or that the foundation slab would even be poured. Still, it’s good if you found the responses helpful despite this major misunderstanding. Lucky cow Elsa

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Yaso2.0 schrieb:

Floor plan and layout

These are points you can clarify in advance, even if you have a buffer.

Of course, you are building a KfW house, at least the current energy-saving regulation from three years ago was a KfW standard.

11ant schrieb:

This isn’t about nitpicking: when you call a meeting where you personally have never gotten that far in all previous preliminary discussions a "final meeting with the general contractor," it’s misleading to 99% of other readers. It may be final in the sense of choosing a general contractor, which started like a personal World Cup with a round of 16. But nearly all other users expected from the title that the building permit/planning permission was already approved or that the foundation slab was at least already formed. Nonetheless, it’s good that despite such a major misunderstanding, you still found the responses helpful. Lucky for the cow Elsa

Then I’ll just bump the thread again at the right time, so the title will fit better.

Fireplaces—everyone who has one here says it’s a waste of money. Modern houses are so well insulated, and underfloor heating is quite slow to respond. If you add wood or briquettes as well, it gets like a sauna. That’s why these things are always turned off here.

As for the rest, underfloor heating works well with a gas boiler or an air-to-water heat pump. Both are possible. I’m not familiar with mechanical ventilation systems; we didn’t buy one. Solar thermal panels on the roof do help, but not enough for the yield to exceed the initial investment.

Nordlys schrieb:

Fireplaces—everyone who has one here says it’s a waste of money. Modern houses are so well insulated and warm, and the underfloor heating is quite slow to respond. If you add wood or briquettes for heating, it gets like a sauna. That’s why these fireplaces are almost always turned off.
Regarding the rest: underfloor heating works well with a gas boiler or an air-to-water heat pump. Both options are possible. I’m not familiar with controlled mechanical ventilation, we didn’t buy one. Solar thermal panels on the roof help, but not enough for the savings to exceed the initial investment.

I deleted that part right away, you must have been really quick

Nordlys schrieb:

Fireplaces—everyone who has one here says they are a waste of money. Modern houses are so well insulated and heated, the underfloor heating is quite slow to respond, and if you also burn wood or briquettes, it feels like a sauna. That’s why these things are always turned off here.

I have always had a wood stove and will of course have one again; I’m even willing to give up the underfloor heating for it, which I don’t like anyway because of its slow response. Many things don’t really make financial sense for the house or life in general, but for me, using a fireplace regularly is something enjoyable. I’m actually more bothered by too much automation.