ᐅ Building plot 1.5 meters below street level – basement: yes or no?
Created on: 25 Oct 2013 10:59
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PeterLustig49
Hello everyone,
After initially planning the floor layout without a basement, we have now received the ceiling height plan from the building authority (see attachment).
It shows that our building plot (new development area) will be located 1.5m (5 feet) below street level. According to the development plan, raising the ground to street level is permitted.
We definitely plan to do that! Being below street level, especially as the last plot on a slope, doesn’t seem ideal during heavy rain...
Given these conditions, I almost have to build a basement, right? Otherwise, I would have to raise and compact the entire plot... That would be madness!
Excavating the basement should also be cheaper since it wouldn’t be so deep and there would be little or no soil to remove... Am I correct?
What do you think?
After initially planning the floor layout without a basement, we have now received the ceiling height plan from the building authority (see attachment).
It shows that our building plot (new development area) will be located 1.5m (5 feet) below street level. According to the development plan, raising the ground to street level is permitted.
We definitely plan to do that! Being below street level, especially as the last plot on a slope, doesn’t seem ideal during heavy rain...
Given these conditions, I almost have to build a basement, right? Otherwise, I would have to raise and compact the entire plot... That would be madness!
Excavating the basement should also be cheaper since it wouldn’t be so deep and there would be little or no soil to remove... Am I correct?
What do you think?
Well, with a basement, you can potentially save a few square meters upstairs – and getting an additional 80 m² (860 sq ft) of space for around 20,000 is definitely worth considering.
If possible, I would always choose to build with a basement – even though some conversations over the past few months have made me think twice (but not enough to convince me to go without a basement).
If possible, I would always choose to build with a basement – even though some conversations over the past few months have made me think twice (but not enough to convince me to go without a basement).
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Irgendwoabaier6 Nov 2013 19:32Hello,
in similar situations, some people have planned either a second apartment on the lower level or a garden access at the bottom. The most extreme example: the garage integrated into the house at street level, the kitchen and living room also on street level, and the bedrooms as well as a second living room on the level below. The roof (gable roof, 20° pitch) directly above the kitchen/living room, while the garage has a flat roof... It has its own charm...
Regards
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in similar situations, some people have planned either a second apartment on the lower level or a garden access at the bottom. The most extreme example: the garage integrated into the house at street level, the kitchen and living room also on street level, and the bedrooms as well as a second living room on the level below. The roof (gable roof, 20° pitch) directly above the kitchen/living room, while the garage has a flat roof... It has its own charm...
Regards
I.
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PeterLustig497 Nov 2013 10:48Irgendwoabaier schrieb:
Hello,
in similar situations, some people here have planned either with a second apartment on the lower floor or with a garden entrance at that level. The most extreme example: the garage integrated into the house at street level, kitchen/living room also at street level, and the bedrooms plus a second living room on the floor below. The roof (gable roof, 20° pitch) is right above the kitchen/living room, while the garage has a flat roof… It has its charm as well…
Regards
I.A good idea…
For us, I think it would be difficult to implement.
According to the purchase agreement, we have to raise the plot to street level…
Since we have a corner lot, the street runs along the garden as well.
Additionally, our neighbor is building without a basement and is completely raising their ground level.
That means our garden would be in a depression based on your suggestion and could become a pond during the next heavy rainstorm… ;oP
But I will mention it to the architect, as I generally find the idea interesting…
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