Hello everyone,
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
- 0.35 floor area ratio
- Single-story buildings only
- Maximum building height 10 meters (33 feet)
- Eave height max 4.50 meters (15 feet)
- One driveway with max width of 4 meters (13 feet)
- Two parking spaces are mandatory
- Roof pitch between 15° and 51°
- Roofs of garages etc. may differ in shape
- Garages, carports, and ancillary buildings as defined by §14 (1) of the building use ordinance, which are buildings, must not exceed the street-side building boundaries of the access roads.
- Dormers and roof recesses: the total length of dormers or roof recesses per roof side may not exceed 50% of the total length of that roof side.
- Standard distance to property boundary is 3 meters (10 feet)
- In the southern area, there is an 8-meter (26 feet) deep strip across the full width of the plot (approx. 18 meters (60 feet)) where trees and shrubs must be preserved. This area is quite densely vegetated and reaches heights up to 10 meters (33 feet) – I’ve tried to visualize this below
- In the middle of this vegetation is a downward slope... the building boundary to this strip was reduced from the normal 3 meters to 2 meters (7 feet) so the plots aren’t too restricted.
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
SaschaL schrieb:
Do you have tips for a general contractor who gives a better impression? SaschaL schrieb:
I would want KfW 40+ certification — simply because I think it won’t be wrong in the long run. The wall construction and building materials don’t really matter to me, probably because I don’t understand the differences yet. So I definitely need to do a lot more research. Can you recommend good literature for a prospective homeowner? That’s great.
You have two priorities to follow.
1. KfW 40+, which already rules out many options.
2. High-quality materials, which eliminates the other half.
Well... okay... a few will still remain 😉
However, I wouldn’t focus too rigidly on 40+ but also consider 40 or 55 if everything else fits.
Then I’d pick 4–5 of the biggest KfW 40 builders and request catalogs and their construction service specifications. Also check around in your area to see what your “neighbors” have built with. Go for walks on weekends and start conversations over the garden fence with property owners. You can do this even during COVID. Look at construction sites — there are usually signs, including contact info of the homeowners 😉
Catalogs: Don’t get confused by wall philosophies, etc.
What’s important at first, in the construction service specification (regardless of price-performance ratio), is the quality of the fittings: clay roof tiles, wooden instead of plastic doors, good sanitary products, brand names, possibly even innovative features.
SaschaL schrieb:
I’m the type: I want something high-quality. See above.
By the way, the construction service specification can be enhanced anywhere with anything.
However, the more expensive builders are usually costlier because they actually build more carefully. Mostly.
SaschaL schrieb:
I will now also think more fundamentally about the floor plan. Floor plans are almost all similar and can be divided into a few basic templates. That’s initially unimportant.
SaschaL schrieb:
The bed is still the simplest (waterbed 2.40 x 2.20 m (7 ft 10 in x 7 ft 3 in)). Room program, exactly! And your bed again exceeds most average bedrooms...
SaschaL schrieb:
If it were up to her, it would be 500 🙂 That’s a target then: add a small extra room to the plan right away. By the way, Viebrockhaus attracts exactly these women with their Jette house and the small shoe room. The floor plan is the worst I’ve ever seen from a professional, but that room is worth its weight in gold 🙂
ypg schrieb:
Oh, I see...
Book recommendation: I Believe the Tiler Is Dead by Julia Karnick
Movie recommendation: Once in a Lifetime, The Semmeling Family (does not exist There was a mistake: in the parentheses, that is incorrect. What I meant to write was: Directed by Dieter Wedel
Thank you! I already read the “dead tiler” story a year ago! After that, I wasn’t really in the mood to build anymore for a while 😉
I’ve now requested catalogs from other local suppliers here as well. I assume they will all be contacting me soon.
We went over all the “desired rooms” in our minds again and thought about how big we imagine each should be, how many we really need, and how everything should roughly look so we feel comfortable. In the end, we added up the total gross floor area and realized that we probably don’t need the full 180 m² (about 1,940 sq ft) gross—especially not with the basement included. We came to about 150 m² (1,615 sq ft)... which would likely mean around 130-140 m² (1,400-1,500 sq ft) of living space. The house width will stay about 9.10 m (30 ft) due to the plot size—but it would be shorter, which would leave more garden space...
We then drew a floor plan (I know it’s not so important yet, but we just felt like it 🙂)... We based it on the E430 floor plan from Viebrockhaus, because after thinking it over several times, we liked it... but we made the rooms a bit smaller, saved about one meter (3 ft) in the house length, came up with what I think is a better walk-in closet solution, and we don’t have a backup kitchen...
If you take a look, just keep in mind: I’m an amateur, but I’m trying my best 🙂
What do you think? Total nonsense? 😀
What I don’t like yet:
- No idea if the stair design even fits
- The bathroom is probably not ideally planned
- Still have a “dark corridor” upstairs, but hallways without windows up there aren’t that rare, right? Or is that no longer done?
Oh, and… I forgot the north arrow, but you know it by now… the kitchen faces roughly north.
I’ve now requested catalogs from other local suppliers here as well. I assume they will all be contacting me soon.
We went over all the “desired rooms” in our minds again and thought about how big we imagine each should be, how many we really need, and how everything should roughly look so we feel comfortable. In the end, we added up the total gross floor area and realized that we probably don’t need the full 180 m² (about 1,940 sq ft) gross—especially not with the basement included. We came to about 150 m² (1,615 sq ft)... which would likely mean around 130-140 m² (1,400-1,500 sq ft) of living space. The house width will stay about 9.10 m (30 ft) due to the plot size—but it would be shorter, which would leave more garden space...
We then drew a floor plan (I know it’s not so important yet, but we just felt like it 🙂)... We based it on the E430 floor plan from Viebrockhaus, because after thinking it over several times, we liked it... but we made the rooms a bit smaller, saved about one meter (3 ft) in the house length, came up with what I think is a better walk-in closet solution, and we don’t have a backup kitchen...
If you take a look, just keep in mind: I’m an amateur, but I’m trying my best 🙂
What do you think? Total nonsense? 😀
What I don’t like yet:
- No idea if the stair design even fits
- The bathroom is probably not ideally planned
- Still have a “dark corridor” upstairs, but hallways without windows up there aren’t that rare, right? Or is that no longer done?
Oh, and… I forgot the north arrow, but you know it by now… the kitchen faces roughly north.
SaschaL schrieb:
I have now also requested catalogs from other providers here in the region. If a company has a (especially print) catalog, it is usually not a local provider, even if its headquarters happen to be located in the same region as the building plot!
SaschaL schrieb:
We then drew up a floor plan [...] using the floor plan of the E430 model from Viebrockhaus as a starting point. Are all your drawing programs only black and white? – If catalog floor plans were adjusted with the changes shown in different colors, it would be much easier to check the variations.
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WilderSueden24 Jan 2021 19:03For the bathroom, I would definitely swap the toilet and the shower. You use the toilet more than once a day, and then you can hang towels somewhere between the shower and the bathtub.
One thing that immediately stands out is the office. Are you planning to add a dormer again? How will the office be supplied with natural light?
Another point is the roof slope, knee wall, and roof pitch. Where roughly does the 2-meter (6.6-foot) line run? In the Viebrockhaus design, it extends quite a bit into the house, and I’m having trouble assessing whether the walking paths in the bathroom will work or whether you might bump your head.
I would also add a window in the dressing room.
One thing that immediately stands out is the office. Are you planning to add a dormer again? How will the office be supplied with natural light?
Another point is the roof slope, knee wall, and roof pitch. Where roughly does the 2-meter (6.6-foot) line run? In the Viebrockhaus design, it extends quite a bit into the house, and I’m having trouble assessing whether the walking paths in the bathroom will work or whether you might bump your head.
I would also add a window in the dressing room.
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