ᐅ Design - all orientations for a new single-family home construction

Created on: 3 Apr 2015 21:19
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MKoni
Hello dear forum community,

we are planning to build for the second time. The first time, five years ago, we built 175 sqm (1885 sq ft). Now we are moving and want to start the adventure again.

We have already looked at several options and have decided on this design. We are a family of six. Now we would like to hear what others think, because after about the tenth change, you don’t see everything so clearly anymore. The windows in this design are also not yet exactly how we want them and are currently being adjusted by the draftsman, but overall, it fits quite well.

It will be a KfW 55 standard house, equipped with an air-to-water heat pump (geothermal energy is not possible due to the water protection zone, and there is no gas supply in the building area), as well as photovoltaics with a storage system, a central ventilation system, and possibly a hydronic fireplace (wood or pellets).

We are curious and wish you all a happy Easter.
MKoni3 Apr 2015 22:56
Hello kbt09,

I will have to look into the staircase, and we were told that 16 steps are comfortable. We’re not very familiar with the numbers, so we will write this down for the next appointment.

The fireplace will be inspected by the chimney sweep.

The windows downstairs were chosen this way because of visibility towards the bathroom and the living room.

‘Technology-hostile’ = storage room
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ypg
3 Apr 2015 23:32
The stair rise of 19cm (7.5 inches) with a tread depth of 24cm (9.5 inches) corresponds to basement staircase standards from the 1950s (estimated). The rise should not exceed 16cm (6.3 inches), while the tread can comfortably be around 26cm (10 inches) for easy stepping.
MKoni3 Apr 2015 23:32
Hello YPG,

We changed to a dwarf wall window in the walk-in closet because of the door at the front. We had it first, but then changed it due to the traffic flow; otherwise, you would always have to walk around the door.

The tip about the staircase is great! We will discuss it again and see what can be done.
Jochen1044 Apr 2015 08:25
MKoni schrieb:

The chimney will be inspected by the chimney sweep.
In any case, the flue pipe needs to be specially encased and must have cleaning access points.

We will have about 1.50 m (5 feet) of flue pipe running along a wall in the utility room to the fireplace. The cost is around 500 euros. The 150 mm (6 inch) pipe will be enclosed in a roughly 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12 inch) box with special insulation and made from specific panels. This will then be integrated into our shelving system.

You can calculate the cost for your project based on that. I won’t even start talking about what such a box would look like in a living area.
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milkie
4 Apr 2015 08:28
ypg schrieb:
The rise should not exceed 16cm (6 inches), while the tread can be about 26cm (10 inches) for comfortable stepping.

The standard rise is 18cm (7 inches). Wasn't there recently a discussion about this?
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Legurit
4 Apr 2015 08:50
16, 26? That doesn’t comply with any standards. 17, 29 is probably quite ideal from a calculation point of view. Viebrockhaus and others sometimes have even a 20.5 cm (8 inches) rise – with a nice carpet on top, we even measured 21 cm (8.3 inches). In the end, it also depends a bit on the size of the residents, and so on.