Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 870 m² (9,375 sq ft)
Slope: 3% over 22.9 m (75 ft)
Number of parking spaces: minimum 4 + garage
Number of floors: 1
Roof style: hipped roof, 28 degrees
Design style: undecided
Orientation: terrace facing south/west
Homeowner Requirements
Number of residents, ages: 2 persons, children planned, 28 and 29 years old
Guests per year:
Number of dining seats: 2, with a small breakfast nook planned in the kitchen
Fireplace: yes, with external air supply (drain pipe under the floor slab)
Garage, carport: Garage with utility room approx. 37 m² (400 sq ft), carport 36 m² (387 sq ft)
House Design
Planner: DIY with implementation by architect
What do you like most? Why?: The long sight lines filled with natural light.
What do you dislike? Why?: Folding stairs in the children's room, but it has to be somewhere. In the hallway it would be too prominent.
Price estimate from architect/planner: 330,000 € without kitchen, fireplace, carport, and landscaping
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up anything, which details/extensions
-can you do without: carport
-can’t do without: garage
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there any experiences with the Vaillant flexotherm exclusive with uniSTOR 300 l (79 gal)?
Vinyl flooring or parquet?
Ceiling spotlights in the hallway loft from Werkaus, or better to install yourself?
I would really appreciate tips and your opinions about the floor plan!
Best regards, Eckert
Plot size: 870 m² (9,375 sq ft)
Slope: 3% over 22.9 m (75 ft)
Number of parking spaces: minimum 4 + garage
Number of floors: 1
Roof style: hipped roof, 28 degrees
Design style: undecided
Orientation: terrace facing south/west
Homeowner Requirements
Number of residents, ages: 2 persons, children planned, 28 and 29 years old
Guests per year:
Number of dining seats: 2, with a small breakfast nook planned in the kitchen
Fireplace: yes, with external air supply (drain pipe under the floor slab)
Garage, carport: Garage with utility room approx. 37 m² (400 sq ft), carport 36 m² (387 sq ft)
House Design
Planner: DIY with implementation by architect
What do you like most? Why?: The long sight lines filled with natural light.
What do you dislike? Why?: Folding stairs in the children's room, but it has to be somewhere. In the hallway it would be too prominent.
Price estimate from architect/planner: 330,000 € without kitchen, fireplace, carport, and landscaping
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up anything, which details/extensions
-can you do without: carport
-can’t do without: garage
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there any experiences with the Vaillant flexotherm exclusive with uniSTOR 300 l (79 gal)?
Vinyl flooring or parquet?
Ceiling spotlights in the hallway loft from Werkaus, or better to install yourself?
I would really appreciate tips and your opinions about the floor plan!
Best regards, Eckert
Ibdk14 schrieb:
The T-wall in the living/dining/kitchen area is indeed a bit unusual. At least: everyone seems to have a T-wall in the bathroom ;-)
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driver55 schrieb:
Aha. So it’s already two of you. 😉No, three of us. I also recognize the problem, @hampshire nothampshire schrieb:
I think it's more a question of sofa choice. We like sitting on a Cassina Maralunga, which is extremely comfortable and at the same time very compact, but not exactly cheap. Then there’s how the "wall unit" (what a dreadful term!) is designed. If it visually overwhelms the sofa area at 2.5m (8 feet) wide, people naturally won’t want to sit there. Furnishing matched to the room size, and it works. I wouldn’t put one of those brightly colored lounge-sofa arrangements from Bretz in this room, nor a classic “wall unit” either.It doesn’t matter what kind of sofa you have! If you sit where the window starts, about 2.5m (8 feet) away from the south wall—that would be a sofa of normal width—you already have the busy dining area including the hallway in view with your left eye. How are you supposed to focus on the fireplace or TV with that? You’re basically sitting facing the narrow end of a wall that will split your field of vision.Tom1978 schrieb:
Whereas a bungalow dries faster than, for example, a townhouse. Our plan is also for construction to start within 1-2 weeks and handover of the house in early June.Upstairs there was no need to dry anything for us either. We took about 4 weeks? I don’t really remember. Including 2 construction dehumidifiers. I’d say: you can plan all you want, but if the builder relies on unrealistic forecasts and promises, they accept moving into walls that are still quite damp. In the past, people would live in a house for two winters to dry it out. Today, owners want to move in way too early. We’ll probably talk again in June 2022 😉Regarding the planned attic conversion: the builder has fulfilled their responsibility by installing the folding loft ladder. Due to the hipped roof, there is no second emergency exit upstairs. This could probably be achieved with special windows. Additionally, only double casement windows will be installed, which is not exactly ideal for a children’s room or office. Not much impressive can be done up there, even though the roof has a steep pitch.
I just wanted to mention this. Any conversion that is not already considered in the planning phase will be difficult to carry out later.
I just wanted to mention this. Any conversion that is not already considered in the planning phase will be difficult to carry out later.
ypg schrieb:
No, for three people. I see the problem too, @hampshire, not.
It doesn’t matter what kind of sofa! If you sit where the window starts, about 2.50 meters (8 feet) from the south wall—that’s about the width of a standard sofa—you’ll already have the busy dining area and hallway in your left eye’s view. How are you supposed to focus on the fireplace or TV that way? You’re basically sitting in front of the narrow end of a wall that will break up your line of sight.
Upstairs, we didn’t have to dry anything out either. It probably took us about 4 weeks, including 2 construction dryers—I don’t remember exactly. I’d say: you can plan a lot, but if the client relies on unreasonable forecasts and promises, they accept moving into fairly damp walls. In the past, people used to live dry in their house for two winters before moving in. Today, clients want to move in way too early.
We’ll definitely talk again in June 2022 😉Let me put it this way. The local construction company has been around for about 25 years and relies solely on word of mouth. No glossy brochures, show homes, or expensive advertising. So in this respect, I trust their expertise more than yours :-)
ypg schrieb:
Regarding the planned attic conversion: the builder has done his job with the retractable loft ladder. However, due to the hip roof, there is no second emergency exit upstairs. This might be possible with special windows. Also, there will only be double casement windows, which is not really ideal for a children’s room or office. There isn’t much you can do up there just because the roof has a steep pitch.
I just wanted to point that out. An extension not considered during planning will be difficult to implement later.I agree with you. At most, it could be used as an office, but no bedrooms, let alone children’s rooms.
Tom1978 schrieb:
In this regard, I trust them to have more expertise than you do 🙂You are using the word "expertise" in the wrong context. Even Viebrockhaus, with their tent and the 3-month completion promise, sometimes has mold issues behind kitchen cabinets and bathroom mirrors… this is not a question of expertise. Viebrockhaus is very competent. Maybe you should base your statements on actual experience first 😉
ypg schrieb:
You are using the word "competence" in the wrong context.
Even Viebrockhaus, with their tent and the three-month guarantee, sometimes has mold behind kitchen cabinets and bathroom mirrors… that has nothing to do with competence. Viebrockhaus is very competent.
Maybe you should base your statements on experience first 😉 You are comparing apples and oranges. A glossy catalog, model homes, and hundreds of houses built, where a few mold cases don’t make much difference, versus a local builder who relies on word of mouth. With 20-25 houses per year, they cannot afford poor quality.
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