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.
-LotteS- schrieb:
Do you have some strange hobby, or why do you need two dishwashers? 😀A true connoisseur enjoys, dirties dishes, and remains silent. 😀Seriously, I would say a few factors come together for us. We are permanently working from home, so we use cups, glasses, and snack plates at home that others would normally use at the office. Then some days we eat two hot meals — either reheating leftovers or frying a few eggs for lunch — that also creates dishes. Then there are the kids, and in the evening the cooking pots and pans add up. We hardly ever wash anything by hand.
Tolentino schrieb:
I had the same idea but discarded it.We also discarded it in our first house because it seemed too unusual. Back then we just said “it’d be kind of cool,” but it was too expensive for us. After living there a while, however, we often got annoyed and thought “all we need is a second dishwasher.” Especially because I didn’t like the pile of dirty dishes sitting around when the dishwasher was running or when it wasn’t running but there was no more space inside, etc.Costruttrice schrieb:
Looks great @kati1337! You’re really in the final stretch now!
I’m a bit jealous, it will take us longer. Funny with your two dishwashers — we only have one, but two ovens...I think that’s totally fair. Everyone as they need it. =) With ovens, we were tempted by that crazy unit from Bora, but that was really too expensive for us.
WilderSueden schrieb:
Here Yvonne has something else to get upset about. After the second kitchen, now the second dishwasher is the trend. Of course both elevated, so you don’t have to bend down.That’s one thing I would never skimp on again. In the first house, we had an elevated dishwasher, and now in the interim house one at floor level. My goodness, bending down is so annoying. It also works against discipline. With the elevated one, we unloaded much faster because it was simply less inconvenient. With this one, we tend to put it off more often because we don’t want to bend down to unload.WilderSueden schrieb:
Aren’t you worried about the hardwood flooring in the kitchen?No more than with the kids’ rooms. We chose a very rustic grade and expect the floor will just develop some patina. Colored drips or similar, we actually wipe up immediately. From my experience so far, we don’t spill much in the kitchen — at least not on the floor. There’s always plenty landing on the countertop, but the floor usually stays fairly dry.
-LotteS- schrieb:
When I cook for a larger group, I often wish for a second oven... How often do you actually use it? Is it worth buying one?We installed a conventional oven and a steam oven stacked on top of each other. We actually use them simultaneously more often than we initially thought. Spending that much money for about 20 uses a year is definitely a luxury. But if you have the option, it’s pretty great.
Edit: I also know people with two dishwashers. At work, we have the same setup—one machine is always full and finished, while the other is empty and dirty. Whatever didn’t get cleaned by evening goes into the cupboard. Then the dirty dishwasher is run, and the cycle repeats.
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Benutzer 100128 Jul 2023 20:06Even though I might be unpopular for saying this so late... you have such great large tiles on the front wall of the shower, and then you cut them into smaller pieces?
The kitchen is okay, but somehow it looks out of place in the room. The wall side with the wall cabinets could have been extended all the way to the window, and the window could have been moved a few centimeters (inches) forward. And the corner shelf looks like something from the ’90s, just to use up the leftover space. The "hole" in the island will just catch dust without any real purpose.
And yes, a second dishwasher is unnecessary. Considering it only runs about two hours a day, getting a second one is just laziness when it comes to unloading.
The kitchen is okay, but somehow it looks out of place in the room. The wall side with the wall cabinets could have been extended all the way to the window, and the window could have been moved a few centimeters (inches) forward. And the corner shelf looks like something from the ’90s, just to use up the leftover space. The "hole" in the island will just catch dust without any real purpose.
And yes, a second dishwasher is unnecessary. Considering it only runs about two hours a day, getting a second one is just laziness when it comes to unloading.
Offtopic schrieb:
And yes, getting a second dishwasher just because it runs for 2 hours a day is nonsense. Buying a second one is just laziness when it comes to unloading.Laziness (others call it convenience) is not nonsense at all.M
Marvinius28 Jul 2023 21:30Offtopic schrieb:
Even though I might be unpopular because it’s late… you have such nice large tiles on the front wall of the shower, and then you cut them up?
The kitchen is okay but somehow looks out of place in the room. The wall with the hanging cabinets could have been extended up to the window, and the window could have been moved a few centimeters (inches) forward. The corner shelf looks very dated, like from the ’90s, just to use up leftover space. The "hole" in the island will just collect dust and doesn’t serve any purpose.
And yes, a second dishwasher is nonsense. For only 2 hours a day of running time, getting a second one is just laziness when it comes to unloading. I also think the kitchen feels too open and gets somewhat lost in the room. It might look different once fully furnished, but right now it’s difficult.
Extending the hanging cabinets to the window probably wasn’t possible because the wall depth was too shallow, so they would have encroached onto the window if I’m not mistaken. But if the window can’t be opened anyway (which could be useful when preparing fish, for example), then maybe it would have worked after all… 🙂
What is definitely missing is a tablet holder in front of the cooktop, the equivalent of a head-up display for recipes…
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Marvinius28 Jul 2023 21:33Gudeen. schrieb:
Laziness (others call it comfort) is not nonsense after allInstead of the second DISHWASHER, one could also have chosen a built-in coffee machine...Similar topics