Hello dear members,
Just registered and already have my first question. A brief introduction about us: we are 34 and 30 years old, no children and none planned. We don’t know what the future holds in a few years.
We plan to start building our house, hopefully if the winter weather cooperates, as soon as we finalize the floor plan. Unfortunately, I, Michaela, tend to be a perfectionist (symmetry, etc.). I can’t let it go and want everything to be well thought out and planned, which is starting to annoy me as well.
Since we are building rather small, aiming for about 114 m2 (1227 sq ft) of living space and trying not to compromise on anything at this size, the floor plan design is quite challenging. Among other things, we do not want all rooms to be accessible from the hallway, and we also want to keep a covered terrace. The bungalow will consist of only three rooms. Therefore, we want to keep the option open to convert the attic later if needed. In this context, we are planning space for a future space-saving staircase and the necessary preliminary work; at least that is the goal. The bungalow will have a hip roof, with the roof pitch increased from 30 degrees to 34 degrees, and the hallway correspondingly larger. Ideally, we would like a gable dormer. Since those are too expensive, a skylight window would be a compromise. Of course, a larger bungalow would be the best option but it is too costly. The construction company charges about 700.00 euros per m2. In hindsight, working with an architect might have been more cost-effective, but that is how it is and that is not what this is about.
Maybe you have ideas, suggestions, can give tips, or share what we should pay attention to or consider.
I am of course attaching the floor plan. I hope that something can still be recognized despite the manual changes.
I look forward to reading your replies and wish you a nice weekend.
Best regards,
Michaela
Just registered and already have my first question. A brief introduction about us: we are 34 and 30 years old, no children and none planned. We don’t know what the future holds in a few years.
We plan to start building our house, hopefully if the winter weather cooperates, as soon as we finalize the floor plan. Unfortunately, I, Michaela, tend to be a perfectionist (symmetry, etc.). I can’t let it go and want everything to be well thought out and planned, which is starting to annoy me as well.
Since we are building rather small, aiming for about 114 m2 (1227 sq ft) of living space and trying not to compromise on anything at this size, the floor plan design is quite challenging. Among other things, we do not want all rooms to be accessible from the hallway, and we also want to keep a covered terrace. The bungalow will consist of only three rooms. Therefore, we want to keep the option open to convert the attic later if needed. In this context, we are planning space for a future space-saving staircase and the necessary preliminary work; at least that is the goal. The bungalow will have a hip roof, with the roof pitch increased from 30 degrees to 34 degrees, and the hallway correspondingly larger. Ideally, we would like a gable dormer. Since those are too expensive, a skylight window would be a compromise. Of course, a larger bungalow would be the best option but it is too costly. The construction company charges about 700.00 euros per m2. In hindsight, working with an architect might have been more cost-effective, but that is how it is and that is not what this is about.
Maybe you have ideas, suggestions, can give tips, or share what we should pay attention to or consider.
I am of course attaching the floor plan. I hope that something can still be recognized despite the manual changes.
I look forward to reading your replies and wish you a nice weekend.
Best regards,
Michaela
Very good. A thousand things the world doesn’t need, and venetian blinds are definitely among them. Leave those to the man on TV who’s experiencing his third youth with those blinds.
Actually, slightly wider door openings should be possible at no extra cost; that was the case with our build. Karsten
Actually, slightly wider door openings should be possible at no extra cost; that was the case with our build. Karsten
Is your walk-in closet only 1.90m (6 feet 3 inches) wide? With two rows of wardrobes, you’ll have less than 70cm (28 inches) of clearance to walk through, and the window in the closet also seems too wide. Do you really want to have to walk past the front door every time you want to take a shower?
Best regards
Sabine
Best regards
Sabine
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winnetou7829 Aug 2017 22:37Our walk-in closet will only be 2.06 meters (6 feet 9 inches), but I think it will be enough. I see it more as a room to store clothes, then take them out and get dressed in the bedroom.
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winnetou7829 Aug 2017 22:39@ Karsten, do you really mean 1.00 doors won’t get more expensive? I’ve already been thinking about it.
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winnetou7829 Aug 2017 22:41Curly schrieb:
Is your walk-in closet only 1.90m (6 feet 3 inches) wide? With two rows of wardrobes, you’ll have less than 70cm (27.5 inches) of passage width left, and the window in the closet also seems too wide. Do you always want to walk past the front door to get to the shower?
Best regards,
SabineMaybe you could use something less deep on one side.
With very deep wardrobes, it’s often hard to reach the items at the back.
The only tricky part is assembling the wardrobes [emoji45]
Nordlys schrieb:
I would like to offer a piece of advice. A bungalow, especially this one, can serve as a residence well into old age. Why shouldn’t these homeowners consider building again in their late 50s?
Building age-friendly at 30 doesn’t make much sense to me if in twenty years you want not only a change of scenery but a change of walls. Imagining a hospital bed in the home office today, where the desk is supposed to go, would be unsettling.
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