ᐅ What features did you include in your house, and what did you decide to leave out?
Created on: 30 Jan 2015 14:18
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Hello,
When planning and building a house, you focus on the essentials and the budget. Some wishes get dropped along the way. But certain small luxuries or nice features are important to you, even if they are not strictly necessary, and you end up including them anyway.
For us, a heated conservatory was an unattainable dream. However, we treated ourselves to tiled, walk-in showers, even though they take up more space.
I would love to hear what you have given up and what you managed to include.
Best regards
When planning and building a house, you focus on the essentials and the budget. Some wishes get dropped along the way. But certain small luxuries or nice features are important to you, even if they are not strictly necessary, and you end up including them anyway.
For us, a heated conservatory was an unattainable dream. However, we treated ourselves to tiled, walk-in showers, even though they take up more space.
I would love to hear what you have given up and what you managed to include.
Best regards
Häuslebau3r17 Feb 2015 15:07EveundGerd schrieb:
I would have loved to have a wall like that too, but we had to choose between a natural stone wall or high-quality carpet for the upper floor. I chose a not exactly cheap velour.
I also think lighting the steps looks very stylish. My husband doesn’t agree. We ended up agreeing on wall lamps.
A cistern is optional for us, not mandatory. Next year we plan to install an above-ground one. It will fit behind the garage and is meant to collect rainwater from the garage and the carport. I’m curious if we’ll manage it the way we imagine. I think having a cistern is a green approach, or do you do it because water pressure might be too strong in certain areas?
ypg schrieb:
@Häuslebau3r 13 sqm (140 sq ft) for 400 €, of course self-installed
Maybe not perfectly glued, but we don’t care
I also thought of 3 allowed electrical highlights, maybe some of them are interesting for you:
Built-in radio in the bathroom
Main switch (like for lights) for the outlet where the receiver and TV are connected
Two-way switch for the bedside lamps, so you can have mood lighting before going to bed (on at the door, off in bed)
Best regards, Yvonne Honestly, at that price, I would do it right away too.
EveundGerd17 Feb 2015 15:26Häuslebau3r schrieb:
I think the idea of a cistern is more of an environmentally friendly approach, or are you doing it because water pressure might be an issue in certain areas?We do have artesian groundwater here.
But the only connection to our cistern is that we can't bury it.
Once we finish the garage, carport, and so on, we'll still have almost 600 sqm (6,458 sq ft) of garden space. That needs watering, and on hot days our well alone can’t handle it. So it’s purely for our own use.
Well, a cistern is not mandatory here.
However, it is required to manage the runoff rainwater on the property (soakaway, drainage system, pond, or a cistern).
All of the above options involve some earthworks. A pond was ruled out because of small children.
Otherwise, the same question applies as with @EveundGerd — what is the most sensible way to irrigate the garden? Simply using a tap / water meter? No.
Using rainwater for toilet flushing is out of the question because it is not cost-effective. There are already several threads on this topic — just search for them.
However, it is required to manage the runoff rainwater on the property (soakaway, drainage system, pond, or a cistern).
All of the above options involve some earthworks. A pond was ruled out because of small children.
Otherwise, the same question applies as with @EveundGerd — what is the most sensible way to irrigate the garden? Simply using a tap / water meter? No.
Using rainwater for toilet flushing is out of the question because it is not cost-effective. There are already several threads on this topic — just search for them.
Häuslebau3r17 Feb 2015 15:48EveundGerd schrieb:
We do have artesian groundwater here, but that only means we can’t bury our cistern. Once the garage, carport, and so on are finished, we’ll still have nearly 600 sqm (6,458 sq ft) of garden area left. That needs watering, and on hot days, our well can’t handle it alone. So it’s purely for personal use. Okay, the well question would have been my next one, but that sounds reasonable. There’s also one at my parents’ house, which hasn’t been used since the well was installed. So you really have to weigh what you actually need. It probably costs a bit more anyway.
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nordanney17 Feb 2015 16:09f-pNo schrieb:
Using it for toilet flushing is out of the question, by the way, because it’s not cost-effective. There are already some threads on this – just search for them. It depends on how often you flush.
In our case, over the past 8 months, we used more than 30 cubic meters (cbm) = nearly 130 EUR saved (not counting the pump’s electricity). You would need a large family for this...
nordanney schrieb:
It depends on how often you flush.
In our case, over the last 8 months, we have saved more than 30 cubic meters, which equals nearly 130 EUR saved (without considering the pump’s electricity costs). But you need a large household for that...Without having the current water prices in mind – but a price of 4.30 euros per cubic meter (about 4.30 EUR/m³) seems relatively high to me? Or am I mistaken?
Last year, I summarized the results of a conversation with our general contractor under this thread https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Regenwasserzisterne-mit-hausnutzung.10090/. Since I don’t want to repeat everything, just take a look there. Post 4
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