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HassaniSabbah11 Jan 2015 19:09Hello everyone,
I’m new here and looking forward to your many responses.
I will soon be moving with my small family (wife and one child) into a so-called townhouse:
This means living, dining, and cooking on the ground floor, 2 children's rooms plus a toilet and shower on the first floor, and sleeping plus a large bathroom on the second floor.
We have been wondering for a while what might be the most practical arrangement and how your townhouses are set up.
Here is what is currently on our minds:
Laundry: We are used to doing laundry on one level (because we currently live in an apartment where the washer and dryer are in the bathroom).
I was thinking that with the room layout described above, it would make the most sense to plan the laundry area in the large master bathroom on the second floor if possible, since then I would only have to go down one floor to the kids to collect laundry.
What do you think—is that practical? Have you townhouse owners found this to be technically feasible? I’m asking in terms of noise disturbance, plumbing installations, and so on.
Thank you very much in advance!
I’m new here and looking forward to your many responses.
I will soon be moving with my small family (wife and one child) into a so-called townhouse:
This means living, dining, and cooking on the ground floor, 2 children's rooms plus a toilet and shower on the first floor, and sleeping plus a large bathroom on the second floor.
We have been wondering for a while what might be the most practical arrangement and how your townhouses are set up.
Here is what is currently on our minds:
Laundry: We are used to doing laundry on one level (because we currently live in an apartment where the washer and dryer are in the bathroom).
I was thinking that with the room layout described above, it would make the most sense to plan the laundry area in the large master bathroom on the second floor if possible, since then I would only have to go down one floor to the kids to collect laundry.
What do you think—is that practical? Have you townhouse owners found this to be technically feasible? I’m asking in terms of noise disturbance, plumbing installations, and so on.
Thank you very much in advance!
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HassaniSabbah11 Jan 2015 19:43A combination of the first and second of your answers.
These days, what you’re describing is called a townhouse in the city. I’m not sure what difference that makes for answering the question, but whatever. Also, I don’t understand why a moderator in a housebuilding forum would post something like that. No offense, but a moderator should delete your post because it’s unnecessary. Sorry. It annoys me that the first answer gets criticized so strangely just because of the wording.....
These days, what you’re describing is called a townhouse in the city. I’m not sure what difference that makes for answering the question, but whatever. Also, I don’t understand why a moderator in a housebuilding forum would post something like that. No offense, but a moderator should delete your post because it’s unnecessary. Sorry. It annoys me that the first answer gets criticized so strangely just because of the wording.....
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toxicmolotof11 Jan 2015 20:49A townhouse is definitely not the same as a detached city villa.
With this type of construction, you usually have quite limited space per floor, but generally about three-quarters of an additional floor more.
In this area, it’s currently very popular, especially when small inner-city plots are developed by builders (for example, former industrial sites after soil replacement) and the new zoning plan allows for two stories. This way, the number of single-family homes in a compact area is increased. If you own a 220 sqm (2,370 sq ft) plot, that’s already almost considered a prime corner lot.
I find this building style really stylish but not very practical, especially since you always have one more floor, which can be a challenge as you get older.
If there is a basement, you end up with three staircases in the house that you need to navigate more or less regularly.
You either accept this and place the washer and dryer in the basement, or put them where there is still the most space, including the iron and other equipment like laundry baskets.
With this type of construction, you usually have quite limited space per floor, but generally about three-quarters of an additional floor more.
In this area, it’s currently very popular, especially when small inner-city plots are developed by builders (for example, former industrial sites after soil replacement) and the new zoning plan allows for two stories. This way, the number of single-family homes in a compact area is increased. If you own a 220 sqm (2,370 sq ft) plot, that’s already almost considered a prime corner lot.
I find this building style really stylish but not very practical, especially since you always have one more floor, which can be a challenge as you get older.
If there is a basement, you end up with three staircases in the house that you need to navigate more or less regularly.
You either accept this and place the washer and dryer in the basement, or put them where there is still the most space, including the iron and other equipment like laundry baskets.
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Bauexperte11 Jan 2015 20:50Good evening,
Regards, Bauexperte
HassaniSabbah schrieb:And I’m currently frustrated that you start your membership here with such an attitude. Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t YOU the one looking for answers? Are follow-up questions only acceptable to you if they fit your question pattern?
I’m just annoyed that the very first reply is immediately criticized because of its wording.....
Regards, Bauexperte
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toxicmolotof11 Jan 2015 20:53It's Sunday evening, guys and girls...
But I asked myself the same question when I read the title… "What is this now again?" and then put it, just like the city villa, into the "marketing" drawer.
But I asked myself the same question when I read the title… "What is this now again?" and then put it, just like the city villa, into the "marketing" drawer.
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