Hello dear community,
We currently have three general contractors (GCs) shortlisted for our house construction.
We basically like all three floor plans and they are quite similar in principle.
Nevertheless, each floor plan has its small strengths and weaknesses, and I would be interested to know if you have a preference or see any points we may have overlooked.
Homeowner Requirements
Basement, floors: No basement, 1.5 floors
Number of people, ages: 5 people; 31 years, 31 years, 4 years, 2 years, 0 years
Office: 1x home office (100%)
Annual overnight guests: Rarely or never
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open and modern
House Design
Planner: Designer from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
FP1: Staircase not directly in the entrance
FP2: Well-designed upper floor bathroom, master bedroom facing northeast
FP3: Quite balanced overall, but not our preferred GC
What do you not like? Why?
FP1: Office a bit small and awkward; upper floor bathroom too large under the sloped ceiling (since we don’t need a bathtub)
FP2: Upper floor bathroom not located above the utility room, causing some issues with the drainpipe
FP3: ---
We currently have three general contractors (GCs) shortlisted for our house construction.
We basically like all three floor plans and they are quite similar in principle.
Nevertheless, each floor plan has its small strengths and weaknesses, and I would be interested to know if you have a preference or see any points we may have overlooked.
Homeowner Requirements
Basement, floors: No basement, 1.5 floors
Number of people, ages: 5 people; 31 years, 31 years, 4 years, 2 years, 0 years
Office: 1x home office (100%)
Annual overnight guests: Rarely or never
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open and modern
House Design
Planner: Designer from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
FP1: Staircase not directly in the entrance
FP2: Well-designed upper floor bathroom, master bedroom facing northeast
FP3: Quite balanced overall, but not our preferred GC
What do you not like? Why?
FP1: Office a bit small and awkward; upper floor bathroom too large under the sloped ceiling (since we don’t need a bathtub)
FP2: Upper floor bathroom not located above the utility room, causing some issues with the drainpipe
FP3: ---
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hanghaus20234 Jan 2024 13:09ypg schrieb:
He is just a male user who doesn't consider everyday routine. That doesn’t improve the post either.
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Schnubbihh4 Jan 2024 13:36ypg schrieb:
He is just a male user who doesn't consider everyday routine.Sorry, but with posts of this level, I will withdraw from this thread for now.W
WilderSueden4 Jan 2024 14:08ypg schrieb:
He’s just a male user who doesn’t think about the daily routine.Fortunately, today I can also feel like a woman when I walk to the car with the little one. It’s hard to imagine what it would be like if men actually took care of children...The main issue isn’t that the original poster is a man (if that’s even the case?), but that he insists on positioning the house in the corner of the plot to supposedly gain a larger garden. The disadvantages this causes are downplayed, and parking on the street is still too often allowed. The unpleasant surprise only comes after moving in, when you don’t want to walk so far to the car all the time and realize you often have to reverse 50cm (20 inches) at night, eventually scratching the car and causing costly damage. The worst surprise comes when several other properties with similar back-lot houses get developed, and the street ends up fully parked.
Schnubbihh schrieb:
Sorry, but I will step back from this thread for now when posts are at this level.Well, planning public space as parking area is not exactly "community-minded"... A dead-end street usually has a turning area intended for _turning_ around. Parking there can be tolerated. And don’t tell me you seriously considered having to walk back and forth with three young children along the hammerhead driveway all the time.
Also, please don’t take one response among many here as the forum standard. You can easily ignore well-meaning posts. And someone giving you 50 good pieces of advice might just be right with the 51st as well.
WilderSueden schrieb:
And every time you go, you walk 100m (330 feet) to the car with all the kids and everything? Exactly.
ypg schrieb:
Well, it’s just a male user who doesn’t consider everyday routines. Schnubbihh schrieb:
Sorry, but with posts of this level, I’ll step back from this thread for now. But if it’s true after all...
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Schnubbihh4 Jan 2024 19:54I can understand your arguments and appreciate the critical comments. However, none of you know our current life situation, the parking situation in the dead-end street, or other conditions such as what is personally important to us and what provides us with quality of life. We are at peace with our decision and will leave everything as planned.
That aside, maybe in 5 years there will be cars that automatically drive me in and out of my driveway ;-)
That aside, maybe in 5 years there will be cars that automatically drive me in and out of my driveway ;-)