ᐅ Property developers, condominiums – what should you watch out for?
Created on: 22 Jan 2018 23:08
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Rumbi441
Hello,
we have fallen in love with an apartment in a new development with 120 residential units. The floor plan fits our needs, and now we are focusing on the technical aspects.
According to the building specifications, it will be constructed to KfW 70 standard. At the construction site, I saw concrete blocks and insulation mats about 3 cm (1.2 inches) thick.
The heating system will be partly pellet-based and partly district heating. Triple glazing is installed.
From various sources, I have learned that a heat recovery ventilation system is considered essential nowadays. This is not included in the purchase price but could still be financed by us if I can find reliable sources confirming that it saves around 30% energy and effectively heats the rooms.
Can anyone share insights on this?
Also, I noticed in the show apartment that the cheapest doors are used... these need to be replaced with solid wood doors. Are there any standards, such as DIN norms, specifying different sound insulation classes for doors?
What else should we pay attention to?
we have fallen in love with an apartment in a new development with 120 residential units. The floor plan fits our needs, and now we are focusing on the technical aspects.
According to the building specifications, it will be constructed to KfW 70 standard. At the construction site, I saw concrete blocks and insulation mats about 3 cm (1.2 inches) thick.
The heating system will be partly pellet-based and partly district heating. Triple glazing is installed.
From various sources, I have learned that a heat recovery ventilation system is considered essential nowadays. This is not included in the purchase price but could still be financed by us if I can find reliable sources confirming that it saves around 30% energy and effectively heats the rooms.
Can anyone share insights on this?
Also, I noticed in the show apartment that the cheapest doors are used... these need to be replaced with solid wood doors. Are there any standards, such as DIN norms, specifying different sound insulation classes for doors?
What else should we pay attention to?
Rumbi441 schrieb:
Great.
I’ve just gone through the building plan. It mentions mechanical ventilation in wet rooms... that’s probably the standard like what you have, ypg?@Nordlys
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HilfeHilfe24 Jan 2018 08:38Rumbi441 schrieb:
Great. Thanks for the tips.
The living area is 120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) net, plus a bit of basement and common areas like playground, underground parking, etc.
I want to know the additional cost for changes in advance, but so far the seller has been a bit reserved about that.Why reserved? This should be standard for them. There is a scope of work, and if you want floor option E instead of A, it’s either cost-neutral or more expensive.
This is also important for the bank. You can negotiate many things into the purchase price. That’s what we did, for example.
Rumbi441 schrieb:
Great.
I’ve just gone through the building plan. It mentions mechanical ventilation in wet rooms… that’s probably the standard like what you have, ypg?I had that in my previous apartment. I didn’t like it. In summer it was fine, but in winter there was a dehumidifier in every room and I had to regularly wipe down the windows. I’m not someone who likes to keep rooms at 24°C (75°F). That would have been the only way to dry out the moisture. Regular ventilation never helped either.
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