Hello everyone,
After searching for several years, we finally managed to secure a nice building plot! Soon we can get started. I am currently working on the floor plans so that our architect can submit the building permit / planning permission application.
I have a few questions and hope someone might have some experience to help me out
- We would like to install a small bathroom in the basement (habitable basement). Our home builder advised against it due to high additional costs caused by a lifting station and a backflow valve. For the washing machine and two sinks (kitchen area and laundry room), a small floor-level lifting unit would apparently be sufficient, but not for a toilet and shower. However, our basement specialist (whom we chose separately) believes that a small unit would also work in this case. Can anyone share some insight on this?
- Then, I need to plan an installation shaft on the ground floor, said our architect. Now I wonder, does the heating system (air heat pump with ventilation) have to be located in the basement directly under this shaft, or can it be placed somewhere else entirely?
- And one more thing, quite different Our plot is surrounded by other houses on three sides, and the street runs along the fourth side. The building envelope and the house are situated quite far (about 6-7 meters (20-23 feet)) from the street. We can easily install a 1.80 m (6 feet) high privacy fence on the three sides adjoining neighbors, as long as we keep a certain distance from the property boundary. But does anyone know how it works on the street side, well outside the building envelope? Does the building envelope have any influence on fences at all?
Kind regards
After searching for several years, we finally managed to secure a nice building plot! Soon we can get started. I am currently working on the floor plans so that our architect can submit the building permit / planning permission application.
I have a few questions and hope someone might have some experience to help me out
- We would like to install a small bathroom in the basement (habitable basement). Our home builder advised against it due to high additional costs caused by a lifting station and a backflow valve. For the washing machine and two sinks (kitchen area and laundry room), a small floor-level lifting unit would apparently be sufficient, but not for a toilet and shower. However, our basement specialist (whom we chose separately) believes that a small unit would also work in this case. Can anyone share some insight on this?
- Then, I need to plan an installation shaft on the ground floor, said our architect. Now I wonder, does the heating system (air heat pump with ventilation) have to be located in the basement directly under this shaft, or can it be placed somewhere else entirely?
- And one more thing, quite different Our plot is surrounded by other houses on three sides, and the street runs along the fourth side. The building envelope and the house are situated quite far (about 6-7 meters (20-23 feet)) from the street. We can easily install a 1.80 m (6 feet) high privacy fence on the three sides adjoining neighbors, as long as we keep a certain distance from the property boundary. But does anyone know how it works on the street side, well outside the building envelope? Does the building envelope have any influence on fences at all?
Kind regards
Locking the bathroom and putting up a fence seem to be on the same wavelength—there’s just no point in doing either.
It’s well known that Wilson only gives his neighbor Tim (the DIY king) philosophical advice over a fence pulled up to just below his nose. So, if you want Wilson’s advice, you also have to have the fence.
From that perspective, following Schnuckline’s argument that neighborly contacts aren’t necessary, Wilson’s fence would be unnecessary as well.
Personally—I have to admit I’m also someone who doesn’t lock the bathroom, as are Butterkratzer, Eierklopfer, and Kaffeemitmilchtrinker—it wouldn’t bother me if Mrs. Stirnimaa or Mr. Häberle and Mr. Pfleiderer saw how many sugar cubes go into my coffee.
Homeownership usually comes with the mindset of settling in one place for a longer time (otherwise you wouldn’t bother building rooms for children who don’t yet exist), so I would give the neighbors a chance not to remain strangers. You’ll meet them again anyway at the bakery or the Zumba class.
The sizes and dimensions of garden sheds mentioned are common, although not in all municipalities. There may also be places with much less generous allowances.
I came across the partial crediting of grass grid stones towards the floor area ratio / surface sealing in several forums. The specific figure of 20% (though other values might also apply) I found, among other sources, in an explanation by the Nabburg municipal association.
P.S.: The roof / ridge direction rotation probably meant about 90°—that the house stands slightly “askew” likely has to do with rotating a certain external dimension to fit precisely into the building envelope. The ridge could otherwise certainly be parallel to the street axes.
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It’s well known that Wilson only gives his neighbor Tim (the DIY king) philosophical advice over a fence pulled up to just below his nose. So, if you want Wilson’s advice, you also have to have the fence.
From that perspective, following Schnuckline’s argument that neighborly contacts aren’t necessary, Wilson’s fence would be unnecessary as well.
Personally—I have to admit I’m also someone who doesn’t lock the bathroom, as are Butterkratzer, Eierklopfer, and Kaffeemitmilchtrinker—it wouldn’t bother me if Mrs. Stirnimaa or Mr. Häberle and Mr. Pfleiderer saw how many sugar cubes go into my coffee.
Homeownership usually comes with the mindset of settling in one place for a longer time (otherwise you wouldn’t bother building rooms for children who don’t yet exist), so I would give the neighbors a chance not to remain strangers. You’ll meet them again anyway at the bakery or the Zumba class.
The sizes and dimensions of garden sheds mentioned are common, although not in all municipalities. There may also be places with much less generous allowances.
I came across the partial crediting of grass grid stones towards the floor area ratio / surface sealing in several forums. The specific figure of 20% (though other values might also apply) I found, among other sources, in an explanation by the Nabburg municipal association.
P.S.: The roof / ridge direction rotation probably meant about 90°—that the house stands slightly “askew” likely has to do with rotating a certain external dimension to fit precisely into the building envelope. The ridge could otherwise certainly be parallel to the street axes.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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Schnuckline6 Apr 2017 13:43You are all so poetic
11ant schrieb:
The garden shed dimensions or sizes are common, but probably not in all municipalities. There may also be ones with much less generous sizes. Thanks for the replies. However, I don’t understand what “usual garden shed dimensions” have to do with the approval process. The volume limit cited by @Schnuckline from the state building code only indicates whether a permit is required or not. That does not automatically mean that a permit-exempt construction project is automatically allowed.
11ant schrieb:
I came across partial recognition of grass pavers towards the floor area ratio / surface sealing in several forums That is not sufficient for me to apply it to other cases.
11ant schrieb:
The specific value of 20% (other values may also be possible) I found, among other places, in an explanation from the Nabburg municipal association. That seems to me more like an internal administrative recommendation for practical calculation in this specific area. I do not see a basis for generalization there either.
11ant schrieb:
If street axes are parallel, the ridge could be oriented accordingly. According to @Schnuckline’s statement
Schnuckline schrieb:
Regarding rotating the roof: we are not allowed to rotate it even a tiny bit. The city says no.11ant schrieb:
P.S.: By rotating the roof/ridge direction, it probably meant about 90°—the house being "slightly skewed" like that likely has to do with adjusting a specific exterior dimension to fit exactly within the building plot. Otherwise, the ridge line could very well be parallel to the street axis.Correction:
I checked again, and it is actually the case that all the houses are aligned with exactly the same slight angle—their ridge lines are "like two peas in a pod," but slightly skewed relative to the street. The house fits into the building plot only just, and on one corner, it fits only without the roof overhang.
From the aerial photo, it looks like a commercial plot is being leveled and divided into two small residential lots—and, by the way, it also seems that the neighbors don’t seem to prioritize tall fences (?)
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