Hello fellow homebuilders,
Next year we will be building a charming semi-detached house with a basement, measuring 12 x 6 m (39 x 20 ft) on a 275 m² (2960 ft²) plot. The upper floor already has sloping ceilings, with a roof pitch of 45°.
The living area is about 110 m² (1184 ft²), plus a 55 m² (592 ft²) basement.
Currently, there are two of us, and we plan to have a child in two years. A larger kitchen and dining area was important to us since we often have guests.
The building permit/planning permission applications have already been submitted. The floor plan is mostly finalized, but we would still like to get some feedback from the professionals, as the planning and structural engineering consultations are coming up!
Thank you in advance and best regards
Next year we will be building a charming semi-detached house with a basement, measuring 12 x 6 m (39 x 20 ft) on a 275 m² (2960 ft²) plot. The upper floor already has sloping ceilings, with a roof pitch of 45°.
The living area is about 110 m² (1184 ft²), plus a 55 m² (592 ft²) basement.
Currently, there are two of us, and we plan to have a child in two years. A larger kitchen and dining area was important to us since we often have guests.
The building permit/planning permission applications have already been submitted. The floor plan is mostly finalized, but we would still like to get some feedback from the professionals, as the planning and structural engineering consultations are coming up!
Thank you in advance and best regards
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Doc.Schnaggls9 Dec 2013 14:44Hello,
how much space do you have left between the outside wall of the garage and the property boundary?
At the building authority, we were told that the garage must either be built directly on the boundary (boundary construction) or maintain the required distance from the property line (2.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches)).
Anything in between is not allowed, at least in our case.
Best regards,
Dirk
how much space do you have left between the outside wall of the garage and the property boundary?
At the building authority, we were told that the garage must either be built directly on the boundary (boundary construction) or maintain the required distance from the property line (2.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches)).
Anything in between is not allowed, at least in our case.
Best regards,
Dirk
D
Doc.Schnaggls9 Dec 2013 14:52Hello,
I really like the layout on the ground floor – especially the angled wall in the entrance area, which gives it a certain flair.
I also like the spacious dining area in the kitchen.
Are you planning to install a wood-burning stove in the living room? (Chimney flue in the corner).
What roof pitch is planned?
I have some concerns about the ceiling height in the bedroom and dressing room – for taller people, it could occasionally lead to bumping heads. How about adding a dormer here, similar to the one in the children's room?
Best regards,
Dirk
I really like the layout on the ground floor – especially the angled wall in the entrance area, which gives it a certain flair.
I also like the spacious dining area in the kitchen.
Are you planning to install a wood-burning stove in the living room? (Chimney flue in the corner).
What roof pitch is planned?
I have some concerns about the ceiling height in the bedroom and dressing room – for taller people, it could occasionally lead to bumping heads. How about adding a dormer here, similar to the one in the children's room?
Best regards,
Dirk
For the width of your house, I would raise the knee wall to at least 1.5m (5 feet).
Try to see if you can fit a standard wardrobe (3x2.2x0.6m) (10x7x2 feet) inside.
Do you still have the option to make the house wider? Even if that requires changing the building permit / planning permission...
Better to invest now (time + a few euros) than regret it later.
Enjoy the planning!
Regards,
xdiver
Try to see if you can fit a standard wardrobe (3x2.2x0.6m) (10x7x2 feet) inside.
Do you still have the option to make the house wider? Even if that requires changing the building permit / planning permission...
Better to invest now (time + a few euros) than regret it later.
Enjoy the planning!
Regards,
xdiver
I would either leave out the walk-in closet entirely or place it against the interior wall, or create a corner wardrobe with a room divider. You can install a wardrobe along the stair wall and the partition wall (I’m familiar with the problem of the rod being too high) and still have space for a nice, standard window. Skylights are not ideal for bedrooms...
A wardrobe tip for shorter people: position the rod at about 90cm (35 inches), with shelves above it; for men, integrate dressers under the higher rod (men are usually taller).
I personally think a bathtub would be better here as well – but that’s a matter of personal preference.
The children’s room seems quite large if the 19m² (205 sq ft) are the actual usable area and the floor area is even bigger.
A wardrobe tip for shorter people: position the rod at about 90cm (35 inches), with shelves above it; for men, integrate dressers under the higher rod (men are usually taller).
I personally think a bathtub would be better here as well – but that’s a matter of personal preference.
The children’s room seems quite large if the 19m² (205 sq ft) are the actual usable area and the floor area is even bigger.
One aspect that is not very well resolved is the lighting. The bedroom only has roof windows—is there a specific reason for this? Why can’t the walk-in closet have a regular window, and maybe you should consider swapping the walk-in closet and bedroom because of this? Or even better, you could eliminate the walk-in closet altogether and have one large room. The wall adjacent to the neighbor offers enough space for furniture, right? The living room is also only bright on one side due to the garage or whatever that is supposed to be.
The layout is also unclear—where are the access paths and where is north? Is a terrace planned, and why is it placed next to the garage driveway? That would mean the street is right there, so if you sit on the terrace, you would be looking directly onto the street?
The layout is also unclear—where are the access paths and where is north? Is a terrace planned, and why is it placed next to the garage driveway? That would mean the street is right there, so if you sit on the terrace, you would be looking directly onto the street?
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