ᐅ Evaluation of Floor Plans and Turnkey Single-Family Home Proposal
Created on: 4 May 2021 13:07
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Haus am Hang
Hello everyone,
We have now received the offer from our general contractor and I would like to get your opinion on whether the offer is priced too high or not.
- Single-family house in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Construction project through a general contractor
- Plot size 670 sqm (7200 sq ft), street facing northwest
- Sloping site facing southeast
- Development plan: 1-story building
- Turnkey solid construction, KfW 40 standard, single-story, hipped roof
- Wall structure: 24 cm (9.5 inches) perforated brick + 18 cm (7 inches) insulation
- Living area 178 sqm (1915 sq ft) without basement + roof terrace 32 sqm (345 sq ft)
- Intermediate ceiling made of concrete, uppermost ceiling with wooden beams
- Clear ceiling height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) on ground and upper floor
- Triple glazing
- Sanitary fittings: seem to be higher quality. Tiles (60 x 30 cm (24 x 12 inches) or 40 x 40 cm (16 x 16 inches)) 30 EUR/sqm free, larger sizes extra cost
- Air-to-water heat pump Steibel-Eltron LWZ 8 CS with integrated central ventilation system
- Electric roller shutters throughout the house except for stairwell window
- Electrical installation: standard
- No smart home system
- All living rooms equipped with TV and internet sockets
- Underfloor heating throughout the house except for the technical room
- Masonry double garage 6.59 x 7.2 m (21.6 x 23.6 ft) (42,000 EUR)
- Total offer sum roughly 438,000 + 42,000 EUR
I hope I have provided the most important key points so far to possibly get your assessment. Attached are 3 photos of the upcoming building project. What do you think of the floor plans and the offer?
I appreciate any opinions or assessments.
Best regards
We have now received the offer from our general contractor and I would like to get your opinion on whether the offer is priced too high or not.
- Single-family house in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Construction project through a general contractor
- Plot size 670 sqm (7200 sq ft), street facing northwest
- Sloping site facing southeast
- Development plan: 1-story building
- Turnkey solid construction, KfW 40 standard, single-story, hipped roof
- Wall structure: 24 cm (9.5 inches) perforated brick + 18 cm (7 inches) insulation
- Living area 178 sqm (1915 sq ft) without basement + roof terrace 32 sqm (345 sq ft)
- Intermediate ceiling made of concrete, uppermost ceiling with wooden beams
- Clear ceiling height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) on ground and upper floor
- Triple glazing
- Sanitary fittings: seem to be higher quality. Tiles (60 x 30 cm (24 x 12 inches) or 40 x 40 cm (16 x 16 inches)) 30 EUR/sqm free, larger sizes extra cost
- Air-to-water heat pump Steibel-Eltron LWZ 8 CS with integrated central ventilation system
- Electric roller shutters throughout the house except for stairwell window
- Electrical installation: standard
- No smart home system
- All living rooms equipped with TV and internet sockets
- Underfloor heating throughout the house except for the technical room
- Masonry double garage 6.59 x 7.2 m (21.6 x 23.6 ft) (42,000 EUR)
- Total offer sum roughly 438,000 + 42,000 EUR
I hope I have provided the most important key points so far to possibly get your assessment. Attached are 3 photos of the upcoming building project. What do you think of the floor plans and the offer?
I appreciate any opinions or assessments.
Best regards
Nemesis schrieb:
But having the stair landing next to the TV in the cozy corner just doesn’t work; I think another solution is needed... Hope dies last. I believe that the idea of a walkthrough living room to actually see the teenagers is as much wishful thinking as the notion that bar stools at a kitchen counter will encourage kids not to go to school without breakfast. In both cases, it usually just ends up being the downside of the coin that reliably takes effect ;-)
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thoughtless864 May 2021 19:17How many people is the floor plan designed for? Are the two children already living there?
From the style of the exterior facade, I would rather suggest a flat roof, unless that would be too complicated with, for example, required green roofing. I find the hipped roof somewhat out of place compared to the rest.
Otherwise, I think having the staircase open in the living room is quite impractical, especially due to the lack of privacy—particularly when the children have guests. I do like the upper floor!
From the style of the exterior facade, I would rather suggest a flat roof, unless that would be too complicated with, for example, required green roofing. I find the hipped roof somewhat out of place compared to the rest.
Otherwise, I think having the staircase open in the living room is quite impractical, especially due to the lack of privacy—particularly when the children have guests. I do like the upper floor!
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pagoni20204 May 2021 19:45The hallway might become a bit dark, so I would leave out the door/wall to the living area.
The staircase would ideally be reversed 😀, meaning access from the hallway area, but unfortunately that doesn’t work upstairs.
I’m not completely satisfied with the bathroom layout on the upper floor yet. I would place the toilet against an exterior wall and near a window, maybe swap the shower and toilet locations. When entering the bathroom, you immediately walk into the bathtub... perhaps you can adjust the bathroom layout a bit.
I would position the walk-in closet in front of the bedroom, as it seems impractical otherwise depending on user habits. In general, I prefer to have about 50 or 60cm (20 or 24 inches) of space behind an open door (here in both children’s rooms and the bedroom) for a shelf or cabinet in case of future reconfiguration.
Maybe there was too much focus on symmetrical window placement; I would move away from that and possibly from this roof shape as well. The floor plan makes a good impression, but I’m not happy with the exterior appearance—it feels somewhat conservative to me. I believe there’s potential for more!
The staircase would ideally be reversed 😀, meaning access from the hallway area, but unfortunately that doesn’t work upstairs.
I’m not completely satisfied with the bathroom layout on the upper floor yet. I would place the toilet against an exterior wall and near a window, maybe swap the shower and toilet locations. When entering the bathroom, you immediately walk into the bathtub... perhaps you can adjust the bathroom layout a bit.
I would position the walk-in closet in front of the bedroom, as it seems impractical otherwise depending on user habits. In general, I prefer to have about 50 or 60cm (20 or 24 inches) of space behind an open door (here in both children’s rooms and the bedroom) for a shelf or cabinet in case of future reconfiguration.
Maybe there was too much focus on symmetrical window placement; I would move away from that and possibly from this roof shape as well. The floor plan makes a good impression, but I’m not happy with the exterior appearance—it feels somewhat conservative to me. I believe there’s potential for more!
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
Is that considered a single-story building??? With a clear ceiling height on the upper floor of 2.70 m (8 feet 10 inches)???Probably because of the extension/roof terrace. A trick! If the homeowner were my neighbor, I would likely have conflicts with them. Everything is pushed to the absolute limit in terms of height. Personally, I think that’s unacceptable on a human level.H
Haus am Hang5 May 2021 11:04Thank you for taking the time to comment on my post.
This is a new development area with a zoning plan (currently, no houses have been built). THE PLAN specifies an eaves height of 7 m (23 feet) and a maximum height of 9 m (30 feet) measured from the top edge of the finished street level, using the lowest street point on the property as the reference.
According to the building regulations in NRW, if the upper floor covers less than 75% of the ground floor’s footprint, it is not considered a full story. This has been taken into account here.
Additionally, the right neighbor’s property is 2 m (6.5 feet) higher than ours and is allowed an eaves height of 9 m (30 feet) and a maximum height of 13 m (43 feet), so their house will be significantly higher than ours. The left neighbor’s property is 1 m (3 feet) lower but has the same requirements as us.
Why would they oppose us if we follow the rules? Our eaves height will be 6.3 m (21 feet) and the maximum height 7.75 m (25 feet), which is well below the limits set by the zoning plan. The building permit / planning permission has already been granted.
Thanks again and have a nice day.
This is a new development area with a zoning plan (currently, no houses have been built). THE PLAN specifies an eaves height of 7 m (23 feet) and a maximum height of 9 m (30 feet) measured from the top edge of the finished street level, using the lowest street point on the property as the reference.
According to the building regulations in NRW, if the upper floor covers less than 75% of the ground floor’s footprint, it is not considered a full story. This has been taken into account here.
Additionally, the right neighbor’s property is 2 m (6.5 feet) higher than ours and is allowed an eaves height of 9 m (30 feet) and a maximum height of 13 m (43 feet), so their house will be significantly higher than ours. The left neighbor’s property is 1 m (3 feet) lower but has the same requirements as us.
Why would they oppose us if we follow the rules? Our eaves height will be 6.3 m (21 feet) and the maximum height 7.75 m (25 feet), which is well below the limits set by the zoning plan. The building permit / planning permission has already been granted.
Thanks again and have a nice day.
Haus am Hang schrieb:
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my post.
This is a new development area with a zoning plan (so far, no houses have been built). THE PLAN specifies a roof eave height of 7 m (23 feet) and a maximum height of 9 m (30 feet) measured from the top edge of the finished floor (OKFS). The lowest street point of the plot is used as the reference point here.
According to the NRW building code, if the upper floor covers less than 75% of the ground floor area, it is not considered a full storey. This has been observed in this case as well.
Additionally, the neighbor on the right is 2 m (6.5 feet) higher than us but is allowed a roof eave height of 9 m (30 feet) and a maximum height of 13 m (43 feet), so his house will be significantly higher than ours. The neighbor on the left is 1 m (3 feet) lower but has the same building conditions as we do.
Why should he have a dispute with us if we comply with the rules? Our eave height will be 6.3 m (21 feet) and the maximum height 7.75 m (25 feet), so we are well below the heights specified in the zoning plan. The building permit has already been approved.
Thanks again and have a nice day And what about the rest?
You were asked many questions and received several suggestions. You only responded to exactly one of them. That’s not how this works here.
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