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marcellueb7 Oct 2016 13:30Hello, sorry for starting another thread.
Since I use a wheelchair, I need to build barrier-free. We have now secured a 520 m² (5,600 sq ft) plot of land. Naturally, the question is how to build: a bungalow or a house with a stair lift or an elevator.
We initially planned a bungalow of about 130 m² (1,400 sq ft), but since that is probably much more expensive, I am now considering a house with a lift again. Unfortunately, I don’t know how much such a lift or elevator costs, and more importantly, what ongoing costs I would have regarding electricity consumption, maintenance, inspections (e.g., building permit / planning permission), etc.
I hope someone here can help me.
Best regards,
Marcel
Since I use a wheelchair, I need to build barrier-free. We have now secured a 520 m² (5,600 sq ft) plot of land. Naturally, the question is how to build: a bungalow or a house with a stair lift or an elevator.
We initially planned a bungalow of about 130 m² (1,400 sq ft), but since that is probably much more expensive, I am now considering a house with a lift again. Unfortunately, I don’t know how much such a lift or elevator costs, and more importantly, what ongoing costs I would have regarding electricity consumption, maintenance, inspections (e.g., building permit / planning permission), etc.
I hope someone here can help me.
Best regards,
Marcel
I would assume that a 130 sqm (1400 sq ft) bungalow would be more cost-effective than a 130 sqm (1400 sq ft) house with a gable roof including an elevator. Besides the technical aspects, you also need a floor plan that accommodates the elevator—meaning it has to be larger and include circulation space in front of the elevator itself. The staircase, which is still necessary, also takes up space.
It is not very effective to keep opening new topics, @marcellueb.
Without boundary conditions such as "which rooms need to be included," "how many people will be living there," and so on—all the information requested in this thread
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-bitte-vor-beitrag-erstellung-lesen.11714/—there is little way to help you.
For more than a single-story house, you should look up terms like vertical platform lift single-family house or home lift. But, as is often the case, everything works together, and such questions cannot be considered in complete isolation.
Without boundary conditions such as "which rooms need to be included," "how many people will be living there," and so on—all the information requested in this thread
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-bitte-vor-beitrag-erstellung-lesen.11714/—there is little way to help you.
For more than a single-story house, you should look up terms like vertical platform lift single-family house or home lift. But, as is often the case, everything works together, and such questions cannot be considered in complete isolation.
If you’re building for two or three people, one floor is usually enough.
If you’re building for four or five, going up is better; a finished attic adds more usable space.
Whether a family member really needs to be upstairs is another question.
If I had a choice: always single-story—no matter what the house is called. Who would voluntarily stand inside an elevator in their own home if it can be avoided?
Who says what? Who gives which prices??? Define "probably"!
If you’re building for four or five, going up is better; a finished attic adds more usable space.
Whether a family member really needs to be upstairs is another question.
If I had a choice: always single-story—no matter what the house is called. Who would voluntarily stand inside an elevator in their own home if it can be avoided?
marcellueb schrieb:
130sqm (1,400 sq ft) bungalow, but that’s probably much more expensive
Who says what? Who gives which prices??? Define "probably"!
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marcellueb8 Oct 2016 11:56Our project is a house, specifically a bungalow, designed for 3 people (with another child likely to come) on a 520m² (5600 ft²) plot.
130m² (1400 ft²) living area
Minimum setback of 3m (10 ft)
Flat terrain
Kitchen + dining room
Living room
Bedroom
2 children’s rooms
Office or guest room
Guest toilet
Bathroom
Storage room
Wheelchair accessible
The pitched roof MUST be 45 degrees according to the development plan.
The question is, if you build a bungalow, with that roof pitch you still have a large free area, where we could place the heating system, for example, and there would still be plenty of space left. Or build a house with an elevator.
Now, good advice is definitely expensive.
130m² (1400 ft²) living area
Minimum setback of 3m (10 ft)
Flat terrain
Kitchen + dining room
Living room
Bedroom
2 children’s rooms
Office or guest room
Guest toilet
Bathroom
Storage room
Wheelchair accessible
The pitched roof MUST be 45 degrees according to the development plan.
The question is, if you build a bungalow, with that roof pitch you still have a large free area, where we could place the heating system, for example, and there would still be plenty of space left. Or build a house with an elevator.
Now, good advice is definitely expensive.
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