Hello everyone,
after following the forum discussions here for quite some time, we previously asked about the positioning of the house on the plot. We would now like to get your opinion on the following floor plan.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 850m² (9153 sq ft)
Floor area ratio: 0.25
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1
Roof type: gable roof 28-48°
Style: conservative (brick construction)
Layout: open development
Maximum heights / limits: max. 1m (3.3 ft) knee wall
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: brick construction, gable roof 45°
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors (+ converted attic)
Number of people, ages: 2 adults (32 & 31), 1 child (12 months), 1 child planned (2-3 years)
Office: family use (in the attic or, until the second child arrives, on the upper floor)
Conservative or modern style: rather conservative → brick
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Garage, carport: probably a garage-carport combination (must also be brick-clad and have a gable roof)
House design
Who planned it: ourselves
What do you particularly like?
What don’t you like?
→ I would prefer the kitchen to be towards the entrance/street (southwest corner), but then the living area shifts to the east, and we want the living spaces facing south (towards the garden).
We also considered rotating the house 90°, but then the entrance would be on the gable side, resulting in a very long hallway inside, which we don’t like.
So the current layout is a compromise.
We would like to separate the technical room from the utility/pantry area and use it as a kind of mudroom (for shopping or, for example, after gardening work). We are still uncertain about the most practical location and door placement for this.
Oh, and something that might not be clear from our amateur drawings: there is supposed to be a fixed staircase from the upper floor to the attic at the same spot as the ground floor staircase → hence the dormer.
We would be very grateful for any advice or suggestions.
after following the forum discussions here for quite some time, we previously asked about the positioning of the house on the plot. We would now like to get your opinion on the following floor plan.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 850m² (9153 sq ft)
Floor area ratio: 0.25
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1
Roof type: gable roof 28-48°
Style: conservative (brick construction)
Layout: open development
Maximum heights / limits: max. 1m (3.3 ft) knee wall
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: brick construction, gable roof 45°
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors (+ converted attic)
Number of people, ages: 2 adults (32 & 31), 1 child (12 months), 1 child planned (2-3 years)
Office: family use (in the attic or, until the second child arrives, on the upper floor)
Conservative or modern style: rather conservative → brick
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Garage, carport: probably a garage-carport combination (must also be brick-clad and have a gable roof)
House design
Who planned it: ourselves
What do you particularly like?
What don’t you like?
→ I would prefer the kitchen to be towards the entrance/street (southwest corner), but then the living area shifts to the east, and we want the living spaces facing south (towards the garden).
We also considered rotating the house 90°, but then the entrance would be on the gable side, resulting in a very long hallway inside, which we don’t like.
So the current layout is a compromise.
We would like to separate the technical room from the utility/pantry area and use it as a kind of mudroom (for shopping or, for example, after gardening work). We are still uncertain about the most practical location and door placement for this.
Oh, and something that might not be clear from our amateur drawings: there is supposed to be a fixed staircase from the upper floor to the attic at the same spot as the ground floor staircase → hence the dormer.
We would be very grateful for any advice or suggestions.
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Lebensprojekt9 Jun 2015 22:09ypg schrieb:
Do you do it? Twice a day? At midday and then again in the evening?
Yes, there are people like that: our plumber also told me that they have black tiles and his wife, because of the dogs (and she’s also a rider), cleans twice a day.
When I asked: no, she doesn’t work. Honestly, I find it too annoying to grab a mop (@Bauexperte, for us, that’s a mop) every day. Even if I had the time, I don’t like to be enslaved.
Dirt has no place under my feet. From that perspective, it’s not worth sticking under my adult feet.
But it’s not just about crumbs or dirt: I don’t want to constantly pass the front door in my birthday suit in the evenings.
But as I said before: if you plan a 109 sqm (1175 sq ft) house, you don’t have much choice. And it’s definitely the lesser evil compared to a messed-up upper floor. Actually, I’m one of those who can do the cleaning and other household chores that come up.
After all, I took three years of parental leave for each of my two daughters and still worked part-time alongside that.
But do I enjoy cleaning? Of course not!
Regards
Thank you @Lebensprojekt. We really love our hallway too. I just wish the tiles were a bit lighter, but my husband had the final say.
I don’t clean daily either, but I do vacuum. For small things like footprints or similar, I use a quick mop with a built-in water and cleaning solution tank, and a cleaning pad attached. It’s always ready to use and much better than those with disposable wet wipes.
I don’t clean daily either, but I do vacuum. For small things like footprints or similar, I use a quick mop with a built-in water and cleaning solution tank, and a cleaning pad attached. It’s always ready to use and much better than those with disposable wet wipes.
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Bieber08159 Jun 2015 22:34ypg schrieb:
black tiles They are out of the question anyway, you can see every blonde hair on them, says my wife
(Thankfully, everyone is allowed to build however they like, at least within the legal building permits / planning permission requirements.)
Manu1976 schrieb:
I don’t plaster daily either. But I do vacuum.I also thought I saw a kind of vacuum cleaner in the hallway.
What was the topic here again??? Sorry @DiBu83
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Bauexperte10 Jun 2015 12:21Musketier schrieb:
Vacuuming daily? Don’t you have anything better to do? I’m starting to get the feeling that many are building a museum rather than a house to LIVE in.
Maybe it also has something to do with age... I haven’t cared for a long time about finding my monsters’ (2 long-haired cats) hair everywhere anymore.
Regards, Bauexperte
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