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
Nordlys schrieb:
About semi-professional car decals. Well, if you can wrap a car, you can probably do a window as well. Car or (show) window decal: same material, same technique, same installer. Works great. Especially when patterned or otherwise divided into sections: much more cost-effective than satin frosting.
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11ant schrieb:
far more cost-effective than satin finish ...that’s why I put "satin finish" in quotation marks. Satin glass is not an option for us either; we consider it unsuitable not just because of the cost, but also because we don’t like the rough texture.
I wasn’t actually aware that car wrapping and "household" wrapping are exactly the same. With a bit more thought, I probably could have figured that out *facepalm*
ruppsn schrieb:
I wasn’t actually aware that vehicle wrapping and “household” wrapping are exactly the same. Cars have metal, plastic, and glass surfaces – so automotive wrapping films need to be suitable for application across multiple types of surfaces. Window glass and automotive glass don’t differ in this regard. Advertising adhesive suppliers recognized this a long time ago. It’s also been well known for quite some time that upscale boutiques prefer to have their names cut out of a “frosted” strip on their entrance doors, which is much more cost-effective when done with adhesive films.
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winnetou789 Sep 2017 20:20What kind of pleated blinds, Karsten?
ruppsn schrieb:
...that’s why I put “frosted” in quotation marks. Frosted glass is not going into our building either; we consider it unsuitable not only because of the cost, but also because we don’t like the rough surface.
Our frosted panes only had a minimal additional cost and are basically indistinguishable from the others. I think the middle one of the three panes is frosted.
About willo. The nice thing about sticking on is that you can play around more. Waves, stars, a mermaid, dollar signs, the Rolling Stones tongue, apple logo, all easily possible. Without much effort or cost. Designed in Windows, ordered online, a day or two later 3M delivers the film, stick it on, done.
About winnetou. For northeast Brandenburg, right by Wolfswald. A pleated blind is made of fabric. It looks like the accordion in a concertina. It hangs in the window, exactly on the glass part, not over the frame. You can slide it up and down inside there. It runs on tightly stretched polyester cords. The accordion moves on small gliders that can be fixed in any position. So, fully closed, slightly closed, almost closed, not quite closed, top closed, bottom closed. Top open, bottom open, etc. As you wish. They are the stylish curtain replacement for bored city dwellers without kids but with a trendy dog. Karsten
About winnetou. For northeast Brandenburg, right by Wolfswald. A pleated blind is made of fabric. It looks like the accordion in a concertina. It hangs in the window, exactly on the glass part, not over the frame. You can slide it up and down inside there. It runs on tightly stretched polyester cords. The accordion moves on small gliders that can be fixed in any position. So, fully closed, slightly closed, almost closed, not quite closed, top closed, bottom closed. Top open, bottom open, etc. As you wish. They are the stylish curtain replacement for bored city dwellers without kids but with a trendy dog. Karsten