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.
evelinoz schrieb:
And where is the pull-out trash bin in the kitchen now?Bottom right on the window side. Words words
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WilderSueden30 Jul 2023 10:42guckuck2 schrieb:
Raising things up … as a desk worker, back pain and lack of fitness are common issues. I’m no longer a fan of making everything as convenient as possible. Whether it’s having robots roaming around the house or spending 10 minutes putting away dishes—if it feels like effort, that’s more a sign you should be doing more dishes, not less. In the end, we’ll all look like the characters in the movie Wall-E. Designing your home ergonomically doesn’t exclude exercise or other physical activity. Conversely, a dishwasher won’t help much with fitness if you don’t stay active otherwise. The real question is whether your kitchen has enough space to install a dishwasher and an oven at a raised height.
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Schorsch_baut30 Jul 2023 11:29WilderSueden schrieb:
The question is more about whether there is enough space in the kitchen to install the dishwasher and oven at a raised height.Kati does, as she was fortunate enough to build with plenty of space. In older buildings or smaller new constructions in the future, this will be much harder to implement.
We use the oven so rarely that it could just be stored in the garage. 🙂
Schorsch_baut schrieb:
Kati was lucky to be able to build so spaciously.
With older buildings or future smaller new builds, that won’t be as easy to implement.
We use the oven so rarely, it could be in the garage. 🙂We didn’t raise ours either because we found the dishwasher more important. We hope to use it more often in the new house, but not all the time.
11ant schrieb:
Well, the shower niche in post #663 is tiled in a somewhat freestyle way... What do you mean by that? As a layperson, I wouldn’t have noticed.
guckuck2 schrieb:
My point isn’t to build everything as impractically as possible just to keep moving. But trying to optimize everything so that you move as little as possible in daily life can’t be the solution either. Eventually, it backfires. Drinks come from bottle delivery, groceries from Picnic, the robotic lawn mower takes care of the grass, robot vacuum does the cleaning. You roll out of bed three meters (10 feet) to the desk, eight hours later you flop down on the sofa… It can’t work like that forever. Among all these things, the dishwasher positioned low to the ground is the worst idea for me.
You empty it often, and those are movements that are really bad for the back unless you always squat properly while doing it. Lifting or putting something up with a bent back is a classic cause of slipped discs, isn’t it?
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motorradsilke31 Jul 2023 09:08kati1337 schrieb:
Among all the options, the dishwasher placed below the counter is the worst idea for me. It’s opened and loaded very often, and these movements are actually not good for the back, especially if you don’t always squat properly. Lifting or unloading something with a bent back is a classic cause of herniated discs, right? I’m curious to hear in a year or two whether you’re happy with the appliance layout or if you would have preferred it done differently. For me, the dishwasher definitely belongs right next to the sink. Rinse off leftovers and then load the dishes directly into the dishwasher. Otherwise, the distance feels too far—not because of the walking, but because of the risk of drips and spills.
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