ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization for Urban Villa + Considerations for Land Elevation

kbt09 schrieb:

Page 158 shows a barely legible floor plan of the ground floor.

Oh, I wasn’t aware of that. What information would you need to be able to help somehow?

I’m currently concerned about raising the ceiling height. My husband doesn’t see the increase as really necessary. Because of the L-shape, he sees the living area as about 40m² (430 sq ft) and doesn’t include the kitchen. He says you can’t fully see the kitchen from the living room. He thinks it also depends a lot on the furniture, and that you can achieve a lot with interior design tricks and colors.
But I’m not sure if that helps that much.

Can anyone here with standard ceiling heights share their experience?

I’m also worried about the property value. I don’t want it to be that in 20 years, a standard clear ceiling height of 2.65m (8 ft 9 in) is common, and I won’t be able to sell my house at a good price because the ground floor ceiling is 2.55m (8 ft 4 in) and the upper floor is 2.5m (8 ft 2 in). I know you only need one buyer, but still.

Your husband is right.
You are above the standard height.
The impact on the resale value has already been discussed in detail —> none.
In 20 years, your house will likely be worth just the land value – demolition cost.
I'm curious if you will eventually build...
I understand that you are proud to build (and you should be) and want to do everything correctly, but you also need to be aware that your build is rather average (location, plot size, house size and features...).
An average car, like a Golf, doesn’t become a valuable collector’s item just because you put on slick tires.
1. House for the enemy
2. House for the friend
3. House for yourself
Right now, you’re getting hung up on details. You won’t get through the building phase like that.

Please stop complaining here—especially against [USER=49428]@saralina87, who hasn’t caused any issues! Are you really so much taller than your husband that rooms which feel fine to him seem too low to you? By the way, 12.5 cm (5 inches) is half a brick course. Your questions could be easily answered with facts, but doing so might wrongly imply that your concerns are purely technical. Never torment a draftsman for fun—I’m starting to seriously doubt your moral suitability as a client. This is no longer respectful treatment of the staff, Miss Princess! Or, to quote Trapattoni once: I’m done!

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I can definitely put myself in your shoes very well... We struggled a lot with details, and there were many nights I couldn’t sleep because I felt I might have made wrong decisions on important things... I'm only building once, so there won't be a “house for a friend” later on. I also had a bad experience buying a house, which made me really afraid of making mistakes... I am and was definitely not an expert, but let me give you a few pieces of advice:

1. You won’t get through this as it is, and even your relationship could suffer... As I said before, it’s too late to change your mind now, so just leave it as it is and build normally like a hundred others do.

2. If you spend too much time thinking about small things, you waste the energy you need for other things, and those get neglected... That happened to us. For example, we thought about the laundry chute 100 times, and yes, it fits now... but if it had been a problem, I could have bricked it up afterward... Instead, I should have spent more time thinking about our window glazing, just as an example.

3. Set priorities... I haven’t followed your story long enough to know yours... Is it design? Energy efficiency? Comfort? Choose one priority and stick to it... Things will go wrong that you never thought of, but the most important thing is that your priorities are met!

4. Have you already recreated your house in a 3D program? This helps a lot in visualizing critical points better...

5. And let me tell you this: no matter how many times you focus on details, you won’t catch every single issue on paper... Visit the site every day once construction starts and check if everything fits. Many issues can still be quickly fixed or adjusted... And even if you focus obsessively on perfection, there will always be a contractor who doesn’t. So approach it with a 90% “good enough” mindset.

Shiny86 schrieb:

I am currently focused on the ceiling height increase

Besides the electrical work, bathroom window, stairs...

Shiny86 schrieb:

My husband doesn’t think the ceiling height increase is really necessary. Because of the L-shape, he sees the living area as about 40sqm (430 sq ft) and doesn’t include the kitchen. He can’t view the kitchen completely from the living room. He says it also depends a lot on the furniture and that interior design, tricks, and color can make a big difference.
But I’m not sure how much that helps.

Your husband is right, @rick2018 too.
Some of the considerations here are totally irrelevant. A ceiling height increase isn’t really important for 40sqm (430 sq ft) and an L-shaped room.
The resale value won’t really go up either; a house either appeals to someone or it doesn’t. Anyone who settles for a pre-owned property is a tolerant person who shouldn’t get hung up on minor details.
And if a power outlet is missing in a corner, it won’t make the occupant unhappy.
As your husband says: you use colors, furniture, and other interior elements to compensate for small shortcomings that aren’t worth increasing the mortgage for.

I already mentioned it. We currently have 60 sqm (645 sq ft) with a ceiling height of 2.50 m (8.2 ft). That is wonderful.
And before we decided to build, we wanted to buy and looked at several nice existing houses.
We would never (absolutely never!) have paid more for a house just because of the ceiling height. We always decided based on location, age, what additional investments would be needed, and so on.
Ceiling height? It was never even remotely a factor.