ᐅ The floor plan proves to be problematic during the shell construction phase.
Created on: 17 Oct 2022 19:52
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Good day,
we bought a plot of land in February and started construction in August. Everything went well until the ground floor ceiling was installed. The garden faces southeast, since there is a large multi-family building on the south side, and the street is on the west side. I am uploading the floor plan. My concern is not the room sizes (the utility room and cloakroom are too small). We wanted to place the garage on the right side because the large building is there, but I noticed that in the evening a lot of light reaches the wall where we have no windows, and I really regret not having placed windows on the right side as well. Adding windows afterward (the shell is complete) is something the construction company won't do without stopping work for 3-4 months, and then the price guarantee would also be lost.
We had to rush the planning and construction due to financial circumstances. We were still able to get approval for the KfW55 subsidy in the last week, and interest rates have also risen sharply after we signed.
How could this situation still be salvaged? I really only need constructive criticism because I already feel like I have made so many mistakes with the house and I am pessimistic that I can handle any more negative input. I need your help.
we bought a plot of land in February and started construction in August. Everything went well until the ground floor ceiling was installed. The garden faces southeast, since there is a large multi-family building on the south side, and the street is on the west side. I am uploading the floor plan. My concern is not the room sizes (the utility room and cloakroom are too small). We wanted to place the garage on the right side because the large building is there, but I noticed that in the evening a lot of light reaches the wall where we have no windows, and I really regret not having placed windows on the right side as well. Adding windows afterward (the shell is complete) is something the construction company won't do without stopping work for 3-4 months, and then the price guarantee would also be lost.
We had to rush the planning and construction due to financial circumstances. We were still able to get approval for the KfW55 subsidy in the last week, and interest rates have also risen sharply after we signed.
How could this situation still be salvaged? I really only need constructive criticism because I already feel like I have made so many mistakes with the house and I am pessimistic that I can handle any more negative input. I need your help.
lastdrop schrieb:
How high will the garage be, and what is your ceiling height?
We also have the garage directly against a wall and therefore installed a continuous clerestory window that runs just above the top edge of the garage and below the interior ceiling height. The concrete slab basically serves as the window lintel.Since the ceiling is already in place, an integrated lintel is no longer possible. So you couldn’t make the window that high. But maybe the garage could be set lower—I hadn’t considered that.
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WilderSueden18 Oct 2022 10:38verwirrt schrieb:
So far, I have observed it until October, and in the evenings the sun still shone there after 4 p.m. I will see how it is in winter. There is a sun path website that simulates shadows. It’s certainly not perfect, but you can jump ahead to December without waiting. Even just knowing the direction the sun comes from can be very helpful.
WilderSueden schrieb:
There is the sun path website that simulates shadows. It’s definitely not perfect, but you can skip ahead to December without waiting. And just knowing the direction from which the sun comes can be very helpful.Thanks, I had also looked at that site. According to it, the southwest side doesn’t get any sun, but in reality, the sun is there in the evenings. I had checked the site before submitting the building permit / planning permission. Of course, I also looked at the plot, but now that it’s built, I would have done some things differently. For example, placing the kitchen on the street side and the living room facing the garden. That way, the living kitchen would get sun all day. A small evening terrace in the front and a larger terrace at the back. But as I said, my husband didn’t want these options.
verwirrt schrieb:
So far, I have observed it until October with the sun.WilderSueden schrieb:
But you could jump ahead to December.Let’s be honest: are you inside the house or in the garden during the summer? And in winter? What do you do then? Do you want to sit indoors in the sun during the day?
To be honest, I assume you are like those of us who love the sun:
In the brighter months: quickly finish housework and then head outside into the sun, that is, into the garden.
In the darker months: do the daily tasks more slowly, preserve food, cook, play with the kids, no matter if or where the sun is. It’s dark anyway in the evening!
With 3 kids, you tend to free up time in the evenings anyway, right?
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I’m torn too…
We’re building our home once, and there won’t be a second time. I have the feeling we missed the chance to build a house that would have been nearly perfect. You often hear that the house should face west, but we oriented ours to the east because the street is at the front. I just hope we won't regret this decision for the rest of our lives 🙁
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ypg schrieb:
Let's be honest: during summer, are you mostly inside the house or outside in the garden?
And what about winter? What do you usually do then? Do you want to sit inside in the sun during the day?
Honestly, I assume you’re probably like those of us who love the sun:
In the bright months, you quickly finish daily tasks inside the house and then go outside to enjoy the sun, meaning the garden.
In the darker months, daily tasks are done more slowly, such as preserving food, cooking, playing with the kids, regardless of whether or where the sun is. In the evening, it’s dark anyway!
With three children, you tend to carve out time in the evenings, right?
I’m torn too…
We’re building our home once, and there won’t be a second time. I have the feeling we missed the chance to build a house that would have been nearly perfect. You often hear that the house should face west, but we oriented ours to the east because the street is at the front. I just hope we won't regret this decision for the rest of our lives 🙁
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verwirrt schrieb:
We are building once, and there won't be a second time. I feel like I missed the chance to build a house that would have been nearly perfect. Everyone dies on their last day, not before. You can only miss the opportunity for a second or third house when the time comes. The only people stuck with their first house are those who build a home that can only be sold at a severe loss or not at all. As you can read in a current neighboring thread, there are even buyers for a sky-blue “suicide house” in the middle of nowhere if the floor plan isn’t a maze. The next house will probably come around when the kids have left the nest.
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