ᐅ Hillside House in the Southwest Palatinate – Our Home Construction 2.0
Created on: 9 Sep 2022 18:13
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kati1337
Good evening everyone
I’m starting a small collection thread here for photos and progress updates on our second building project.
We’ve already moved to the Palatinate region to be closer to the construction site. Now we’re watching eagerly and happily as our (hopefully final) dream home takes shape near family.
One big challenge still ahead of us is the facade design. I really love the Nordic style with brickwork and mullioned windows. That won’t be possible here for two reasons: firstly, no one here can do bricklaying, and secondly, it would stand out too much. We will be going with a rendered facade. How to design the colors of the facade and windows to still create some country house / cottage charm is currently still a work in progress mentally.
Otherwise, I’m sharing our plans here and how it will eventually be built.
The support pillar marked near the kitchen island could be removed for a small extra cost, so that will be gone.
The room for “garden equipment” under the garage will get a partition wall for structural reasons.
It won’t be fully finished living space like in the house, but underfloor heating will be installed, along with a lockable door and a window. It’s meant to store garden tools but also some of the building services equipment, since the utility room (HAR) is quite small, and maybe be used as a party room.
We had three construction companies in the final selection. In the end, we chose the “doer” – a builder recommended to us here by friends and family. No website, no smartphone, but he is on site every day himself working in overalls. He has a very good reputation in this area and now rarely builds single-family homes. We were a bit lucky through personal connections and a very friendly initial phone call to get our foot in the door. So far we are very satisfied with this choice.
I’m starting a small collection thread here for photos and progress updates on our second building project.
We’ve already moved to the Palatinate region to be closer to the construction site. Now we’re watching eagerly and happily as our (hopefully final) dream home takes shape near family.
One big challenge still ahead of us is the facade design. I really love the Nordic style with brickwork and mullioned windows. That won’t be possible here for two reasons: firstly, no one here can do bricklaying, and secondly, it would stand out too much. We will be going with a rendered facade. How to design the colors of the facade and windows to still create some country house / cottage charm is currently still a work in progress mentally.
Otherwise, I’m sharing our plans here and how it will eventually be built.
The support pillar marked near the kitchen island could be removed for a small extra cost, so that will be gone.
The room for “garden equipment” under the garage will get a partition wall for structural reasons.
It won’t be fully finished living space like in the house, but underfloor heating will be installed, along with a lockable door and a window. It’s meant to store garden tools but also some of the building services equipment, since the utility room (HAR) is quite small, and maybe be used as a party room.
We had three construction companies in the final selection. In the end, we chose the “doer” – a builder recommended to us here by friends and family. No website, no smartphone, but he is on site every day himself working in overalls. He has a very good reputation in this area and now rarely builds single-family homes. We were a bit lucky through personal connections and a very friendly initial phone call to get our foot in the door. So far we are very satisfied with this choice.
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Marvinius2 Apr 2023 16:44kbt09 schrieb:
I imagine the access to the house could look something like this.
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Trash container area by the path
Light gray areas = path
Brown areas = flower beds or small plants
Green areas = lawn
Gray patterned areas next to the house = gravel strips I find it problematic when trash containers are placed right next to the main entrance. Even a nice enclosure doesn’t help much, and you don’t have much space in front of the driveway and entrance either.
Solution: Keep the trash bins inside the garage, ensure good ventilation, and always park one car outside.
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Marvinius2 Apr 2023 16:46kbt09 schrieb:
I imagine the house access roughly like this.
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Trash bin area by the path
Light gray areas = path
Brown areas as beds or small plants
Green areas = lawn
Gray patterned areas next to the house as gravel strips Why do you want to combine the pedestrian walkway and the vehicle driveway if it’s not necessary?
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hanghaus20232 Apr 2023 16:49I would extend the fence directly from the garage to the property boundary. Behind that, there would be the waste container area. I would not want to collect waste directly in front of my entrance.
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Marvinius2 Apr 2023 16:53kati1337 schrieb:
Many thanks ♥
Since yesterday, our plasterer has finished. The bathrooms and garage received a different type of plaster. In the living room, one wall was left open because we plan to install a lightweight partition wall in front of it. Otherwise, there would have been an awkward corner right in the middle of the living room because that’s where the water pipe comes down. When I realized this, I was very unhappy. Fortunately, our general contractor was able to fix it. We will now have a straight wall there, although we will lose some living space in the living room. I definitely prefer that to having a weird corner in the room; I find those corners extremely ugly. I’m also a bit traumatized from my first house. 😀
I always find these shell construction photos a bit strange. When you know how the finished result will look, it’s hard to imagine the final outcome. 😀
We were also totally amazed at how the garage looks. It already looks so nice and feels almost "finished," even though the floor is still missing and probably the ceiling too. Originally, we only had a carport in the contract, not a garage, because the price difference was too high for us. But our builder ended up doing a lot that makes it look very much like a garage: brickwork, roof, windows, plastering... He’s even preparing the opening for a garage door. Essentially, we would only need to invest about 3,000–4,000 for a garage door, and then I don’t see why we can’t just call our carport a “garage.” =)
Now we’re not allowed to enter the house for a while because work on the underfloor heating has started. If all goes well, the screed should be poured by Easter at the latest. After it dries, we enter the final phase. The view from the living room window is very nice, but I have two questions:
A) Your living room level is approximately at the same height as the chimneys of the houses across the street or below. What is the predominant wind direction? Is there a chance you might get exhaust gases blown directly toward your house, or that your ventilation system might draw them in? In rural areas, there are often many wood-burning stoves or heaters, right?
B) Do the grilles on the windows also provide additional burglary protection?
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