Hello dear forum community,
I’ve had a somewhat crazy idea running through my mind for the past few days.
We built our house in 2015 and everything is basically perfect for us. However, in 2017 we had another child and are now five in total. Unfortunately, our house does not include three children’s bedrooms, so our two daughters share a room. That might work for now, while they are still toddlers, but I fear that this will not always be a good solution...
Since my dad and I have done a lot of the work on our house ourselves, we have been trying to come up with some ideas. Unfortunately, the floor plan does not offer many options, and realistically, only an extension is possible.
However, the building plan assigns a specific building plot. This plot is already fully utilized in all directions. Except to the north, where we still have about 8 meters (26 feet) of space... Currently, this area is occupied by our garage plus carport.
I could imagine an extension above the carport/garage here.
For that, the existing ceiling made of rafters and battens would need to be replaced with a concrete ceiling (a precast concrete slab?). I would like to keep the carport and garage as they are, and just build on top of them. The garage stands 1 meter (3 feet) outside the building plot, so I wouldn’t be able to build over the entire area. Still, this would create a floor space of about 8 x 6 meters (26 x 20 feet). Then everyone would have their space in the house...
My questions on this are:
1. Would something like this be possible, or would such a construction project be prohibited due to building regulations / planning permission?
2. Could the garage/carport be retained, or would this also be impossible due to structural engineering reasons? The concrete ceiling would need to be supported on the existing brick garage.
3. The bathroom and a new room would only have lighting through (large) roof windows—is this allowed?
4. What would be sensible or feasible regarding heating? The utility room is located right next to the carport... we have a gas boiler installed.
5. The current “parents’” bedroom would then become a large hallway—what could be done with that space?
I know there are no 100% certain answers here... I’m mostly interested in the key issues I might have missed that could turn this into a bad idea...
I’ve had a somewhat crazy idea running through my mind for the past few days.
We built our house in 2015 and everything is basically perfect for us. However, in 2017 we had another child and are now five in total. Unfortunately, our house does not include three children’s bedrooms, so our two daughters share a room. That might work for now, while they are still toddlers, but I fear that this will not always be a good solution...
Since my dad and I have done a lot of the work on our house ourselves, we have been trying to come up with some ideas. Unfortunately, the floor plan does not offer many options, and realistically, only an extension is possible.
However, the building plan assigns a specific building plot. This plot is already fully utilized in all directions. Except to the north, where we still have about 8 meters (26 feet) of space... Currently, this area is occupied by our garage plus carport.
I could imagine an extension above the carport/garage here.
For that, the existing ceiling made of rafters and battens would need to be replaced with a concrete ceiling (a precast concrete slab?). I would like to keep the carport and garage as they are, and just build on top of them. The garage stands 1 meter (3 feet) outside the building plot, so I wouldn’t be able to build over the entire area. Still, this would create a floor space of about 8 x 6 meters (26 x 20 feet). Then everyone would have their space in the house...
My questions on this are:
1. Would something like this be possible, or would such a construction project be prohibited due to building regulations / planning permission?
2. Could the garage/carport be retained, or would this also be impossible due to structural engineering reasons? The concrete ceiling would need to be supported on the existing brick garage.
3. The bathroom and a new room would only have lighting through (large) roof windows—is this allowed?
4. What would be sensible or feasible regarding heating? The utility room is located right next to the carport... we have a gas boiler installed.
5. The current “parents’” bedroom would then become a large hallway—what could be done with that space?
I know there are no 100% certain answers here... I’m mostly interested in the key issues I might have missed that could turn this into a bad idea...
As long as the complete plan is not finally posted
@Basti2709
there is probably no point in making suggestions.
The fact is that remodeling the existing attic, possibly adding one or two dormers or an extension on the ground floor, makes more sense than a "floating" addition in the attic—without knowing the ground floor.
@Basti2709
there is probably no point in making suggestions.
The fact is that remodeling the existing attic, possibly adding one or two dormers or an extension on the ground floor, makes more sense than a "floating" addition in the attic—without knowing the ground floor.
ypg schrieb:
As long as the full plan isn’t finally uploaded
@Basti2709
there’s no point in making suggestions. Once again for Yvonne from #5 (probably having phone issues again) 😉:
My first question would be what’s possible with the attic conversion. Can it be steeper, higher, larger, or include dormer windows?
Alright then... 😉 Thanks, Katja :-* (I only flipped back to page 3 🙁 )
I see and have seen in my crystal ball an extension on the ground floor for the parents, which the grown-up son can take over later. On the east side.
That was the crystal ball that didn’t know the plot with the meadow.
🙁
I see and have seen in my crystal ball an extension on the ground floor for the parents, which the grown-up son can take over later. On the east side.
That was the crystal ball that didn’t know the plot with the meadow.
🙁
Basti2709 schrieb:
This side of the utility room (so on the floor plan the north side) is completely full of pipes and cables. Water/gas/electricity/heating.... Yes, rerouting utilities is complex and expensive; the details would need to be discussed with the suppliers and installers. In my opinion, however, your plan is clearly more complicated and costly.
Basti2709 schrieb:
Or do you need a new one for this...? In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), registering a building encumbrance requires a specific project with an official site plan, which is an essential part of the encumbrance. Building encumbrance areas that are not needed are usually not registered. Unlike the carport and garage, your extension (as well as mine) triggers setback requirements, some of which partially encroach on the neighboring property (probably 55cm (22 inches)). If these are already secured, you are lucky; in NRW, this would otherwise not be permitted.
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