ᐅ The floor plan proves to be problematic during the shell construction phase.
Created on: 17 Oct 2022 19:52
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verwirrt
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.
11ant schrieb:
Everyone dies on their last day, not before. You can only lose the chances for the second and third house when that time comes. The only people tied down to their first house are those who build explicitly unsellable properties or ones that can only be sold at a financially damaging discount. As you can read in a recent neighboring thread, even a bright sky-blue “suicide house” in the middle of nowhere can find buyers if the floor plan isn’t a maze. The next house will probably come around when the kids have left the nest.Yes, you are right. Nothing lasts forever, and I was too focused on the house.
verwirrt schrieb:
I’m torn as well… we’re building only 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. The situation might not be as dramatic as it feels right now. I would probably be a little annoyed too. But a house isn’t set in stone. You need to keep that in mind. Adding an extra window isn’t impossible—especially if you can still make some decisions now. Once the shell of the building is complete, you can at least make sure that the wiring, gas, or water pipes aren’t routed through the walls where a window might go. Such a window can always be retrofitted later if the desire remains.
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WilderSueden18 Oct 2022 13:37ypg schrieb:
Let's be honest: are you inside the house or in the garden during 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're no different from those of us who love the sun:
in the brighter months: finish the housework quickly and then go out into the sun, meaning the garden.
in the darker months: do housework more slowly, preserve food, cook, play with the kids—no matter if or where the sun is. In the evening, it's dark anyway!
With three kids, you usually free up time in the evening, right? If you work from home, it can make a difference. Our apartment faces WNW, so in winter you already need artificial light by 3 p.m. Whether this is the case with the specific floor plan here...
Actually, my main point was about the differences in the sun’s position between early October and winter. In October, the change is quite significant, so if the original poster arrives in two weeks, they might not find the lighting issue as bad since they're in the shade anyway.
WilderSueden schrieb:
When working from home, it can definitely make a difference. Our apartment faces WNW, so in winter you need to turn on the lights by 3 p.m. Whether that applies to this particular floor plan...
Actually, I was mainly referring to the changes in the sun’s position between early October and winter. In October, the sun shifts significantly. When the original poster arrives in two weeks, they might find the lighting less of an issue because they will be in the shade anyway. Next time I’m there, I’ll observe the sun’s position. At the moment, the sun isn’t visible anywhere 🙂
WilderSueden schrieb:
When you work from home, it can really make a difference.I know. But I’m not often the one to rub salt in the wound; rather, I tend to add sugar when trying to encourage people.Similar topics