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goldfisch13822 May 2025 20:11Hello everyone,
we are planning to convert our basement into a granny flat for guests or to rent temporarily to a single person. We don’t have any tenants yet as we are still in the planning phase. Due to some nearby industrial companies, the apartment will still be suitable for one person despite a rather limited floor plan. The basement will get natural daylight through a light well on the southeast side, where we have planned to install as wide windows as possible during construction.
Here is some information about the planned layout:
We have designated the left room (110170) as the living and dining area. We plan to place the kitchen unit directly to the left of the entrance door, with the dining table opposite. Additionally, we want to set up a small lounge area with a TV here (an extra TV outlet is planned for the right room).
The bathroom layout is quite fixed due to the existing drainage pipes, so there is little room to change the position of the fixtures. We might reconsider the shower and swap it with the washbasin.
The right room (110169) will be used as a bedroom. Given the limited space and the need to fit a wardrobe or similar furniture, nothing more will fit here. We are still unsure how to best arrange the space to use it as efficiently as possible.
As mentioned, the flat will be rented out temporarily for the next few years and later will become a private apartment for our child once they are older.
Thanks in advance for your support and advice.
Best regards
we are planning to convert our basement into a granny flat for guests or to rent temporarily to a single person. We don’t have any tenants yet as we are still in the planning phase. Due to some nearby industrial companies, the apartment will still be suitable for one person despite a rather limited floor plan. The basement will get natural daylight through a light well on the southeast side, where we have planned to install as wide windows as possible during construction.
Here is some information about the planned layout:
We have designated the left room (110170) as the living and dining area. We plan to place the kitchen unit directly to the left of the entrance door, with the dining table opposite. Additionally, we want to set up a small lounge area with a TV here (an extra TV outlet is planned for the right room).
The bathroom layout is quite fixed due to the existing drainage pipes, so there is little room to change the position of the fixtures. We might reconsider the shower and swap it with the washbasin.
The right room (110169) will be used as a bedroom. Given the limited space and the need to fit a wardrobe or similar furniture, nothing more will fit here. We are still unsure how to best arrange the space to use it as efficiently as possible.
As mentioned, the flat will be rented out temporarily for the next few years and later will become a private apartment for our child once they are older.
Thanks in advance for your support and advice.
Best regards
goldfisch138 schrieb:
Directly to the left of the front door Directly? Which exact spot to the left of the front door do you mean?
goldfisch138 schrieb:
Opposite Opposite to what exactly?
goldfisch138 schrieb:
Additionally, we would also like to set up a small living area here with a TV Are you planning to rent out the apartment furnished?
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hanghaus202323 May 2025 08:46Where are you planning to build?
Who wants to live in the basement? Your child certainly won’t want to live there later. Renters? You don’t want to deal with that. They tend to move frequently, if you can find tenants at all. Not to mention, such an investment rarely pays off.
Is there a separate entrance for the basement apartment?
How much of the basement extends above ground level?
Something like this should only be planned if you are building on a slope.
Show us the plot and the entire basement.
Try drawing the intended furniture layout on the floor plan.
Who wants to live in the basement? Your child certainly won’t want to live there later. Renters? You don’t want to deal with that. They tend to move frequently, if you can find tenants at all. Not to mention, such an investment rarely pays off.
Is there a separate entrance for the basement apartment?
How much of the basement extends above ground level?
Something like this should only be planned if you are building on a slope.
Show us the plot and the entire basement.
Try drawing the intended furniture layout on the floor plan.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Show the plot and the entire basement. All of this should be well known. The OP often posts the basement level as well as the house. There are several threads about it.W
wiltshire23 May 2025 12:34You can proceed as planned—I wouldn’t change anything.
For renting out, I recommend furnishing the apartment to ensure legal capacity for rental agreements. The basement location is not very attractive, but someone using the apartment during the workweek and staying home on weekends could adapt well. It is ideal if the company rents the apartment for the tenant.
Providing the apartment later to a teenage child is a good and generous idea. I hardly know any teenagers who wouldn’t appreciate it despite the limited natural light. One of my two boys even finds it particularly desirable because of the monitors...
For furnishing, use a generally appealing modern design, such as IKEA style, and stick to what most people expect in terms of features (dishwasher, fridge-freezer combo, large sink, induction stove, oven with microwave function, corner sofa, large TV screens in living room and bedroom, large bed, plenty of closet space, fewer shelves, tasteful artwork, functional lighting with small accent lights, smaller dining table, many coat hooks, shoe cabinet, large floor tiles in entrance and bathroom, laminate flooring in living areas, large washbasin, walk-in shower without step, no bathtub, dedicated LAN connection with own Wi-Fi router on the shared internet connection, separate sub-distribution for electricity, possibly separate electricity and water meters, roller shutters).
For renting out, I recommend furnishing the apartment to ensure legal capacity for rental agreements. The basement location is not very attractive, but someone using the apartment during the workweek and staying home on weekends could adapt well. It is ideal if the company rents the apartment for the tenant.
Providing the apartment later to a teenage child is a good and generous idea. I hardly know any teenagers who wouldn’t appreciate it despite the limited natural light. One of my two boys even finds it particularly desirable because of the monitors...
For furnishing, use a generally appealing modern design, such as IKEA style, and stick to what most people expect in terms of features (dishwasher, fridge-freezer combo, large sink, induction stove, oven with microwave function, corner sofa, large TV screens in living room and bedroom, large bed, plenty of closet space, fewer shelves, tasteful artwork, functional lighting with small accent lights, smaller dining table, many coat hooks, shoe cabinet, large floor tiles in entrance and bathroom, laminate flooring in living areas, large washbasin, walk-in shower without step, no bathtub, dedicated LAN connection with own Wi-Fi router on the shared internet connection, separate sub-distribution for electricity, possibly separate electricity and water meters, roller shutters).
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hanghaus202323 May 2025 13:43ypg schrieb:
This should all be well known. The OP often posts about the basement as well as the house. There are several threads on this topic.Thank you. So why start a new thread then? I'm not @11ant.I just don’t want to search through all the OP’s posts.
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