ᐅ Floor plan design shortly before submitting the building permit application
Created on: 2 Oct 2017 23:25
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R.Hotzenplotz
Hello everyone!
As some users have requested before, I’m now starting a new thread with the current planning of our detached house, which is about to be finalized.
These are the preliminary drawings for the building permit / planning permission application, and I have one last chance to review them and point out any issues.
It still seems to me that there is less than 1.20m (4 feet) of space between the two wardrobes in the dressing room. Or am I seeing this wrong? Apparently, the rooms on the left and right were overlooked and not adjusted accordingly.
Two Velux ceiling spotlights are still planned to illuminate the upper floor hallway.
In the basement, on the right side in the upper room, a window similar to the one on the left basement side is an option.
We still haven’t decided on the T30 fire-rated door to the garage, even though it is shown in the plans. Most likely, for safety reasons and the limited use of the kitchen at the other end of the house, we will eventually forgo it.
User 11ant pointed out that the right window in child’s room 2 is suboptimally positioned. However, this could still be changed after submitting the building permit / planning permission application. Our architect thinks moving the window to the left would negatively affect the house’s exterior appearance. We’ll have to see about that.
As some users have requested before, I’m now starting a new thread with the current planning of our detached house, which is about to be finalized.
These are the preliminary drawings for the building permit / planning permission application, and I have one last chance to review them and point out any issues.
It still seems to me that there is less than 1.20m (4 feet) of space between the two wardrobes in the dressing room. Or am I seeing this wrong? Apparently, the rooms on the left and right were overlooked and not adjusted accordingly.
Two Velux ceiling spotlights are still planned to illuminate the upper floor hallway.
In the basement, on the right side in the upper room, a window similar to the one on the left basement side is an option.
We still haven’t decided on the T30 fire-rated door to the garage, even though it is shown in the plans. Most likely, for safety reasons and the limited use of the kitchen at the other end of the house, we will eventually forgo it.
User 11ant pointed out that the right window in child’s room 2 is suboptimally positioned. However, this could still be changed after submitting the building permit / planning permission application. Our architect thinks moving the window to the left would negatively affect the house’s exterior appearance. We’ll have to see about that.
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R.Hotzenplotz8 Aug 2018 10:44Maria16 schrieb:
At least when an interior designer is considered for the walk-in closet and wardrobe area. Those are probably the two rooms where you spend the least amount of time.This applies to the entire house. The living room and other spaces still need to be furnished as well.
Maria16 schrieb:
In my impression, your priorities there are sometimes... not well thought out (for example, winter jackets being stored in the walk-in closet).That was my wife’s choice. Personally, I don’t care where they hang.
Maria16 schrieb:
Tip: if one of you is a very light sleeper, they might still hear the sliding doors moving even when the door is closed. Due to the noise, we decided on push-to-open doors.
We also have a sliding door between the dressing room and the bedroom, which can still be heard to some extent, even though it is solid and fitted with good rollers, etc.
Therefore, I think an open dressing room with sliding door wardrobes might not be ideal if someone wants to sleep.
Our dressing room was custom made by a carpenter and was only slightly more expensive than ready-made wardrobes like Pax. However, it is floor-to-ceiling with pull-down clothes rails and storage tailored to our needs (drawers for scarves, belts, socks, etc.).
It is also very sturdy and high quality—even the back panels were made from nearly 10mm (0.4 inches) thick boards.
Regarding your setup:
I would place a smaller wardrobe in the bedroom (if there is enough space) for the person who gets up later.
That way, one side of the dressing room can be slightly reduced.
An idea could be something like this:
On the right side, for example, only about 1m (3.3 feet) high chests of drawers for storing items, with perhaps space next to them for a small bench, and hooks above for hanging clothes.
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R.Hotzenplotz8 Aug 2018 11:03truce schrieb:
I can confirm that.
We also have a walk-in closet with a sliding door to the bedroom, which unfortunately can be heard "relatively" loudly, even though it is solid and fitted with good rollers, etc.We are not installing a sliding door; as I said before.
truce schrieb:
I would put a smaller wardrobe (if there is enough space) in the bedroom for the person who gets up earlier.The bedroom is really tight—more than the existing chest of drawers, I don’t see room for anything else. At first, we thought we had a large house, but it has turned out a bit small here and there. It really can’t be any smaller.
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R.Hotzenplotz8 Aug 2018 11:10Bookstar schrieb:
Hello, you have over 200 m2 (2,150 sq ft) of living space—that's not small, it's a huge house!Let's put it this way. The downstairs area is very spacious. The children's rooms are generously sized. The entire master area turned out relatively small. In fact, you can't really call it a walk-in closet, just a "space" for wardrobes. And thinking about the hassle in the bathroom, where you need built-in fixtures just to get past the shower and sink, it might seem large at first glance in terms of square meters, but perhaps not ideal in terms of layout. Well, no big deal. It can be fixed.
So you have a 14m² (150 ft²) bedroom plus almost 10m² (108 ft²) of a walk-in closet, and you still can’t manage? Then you might want to reconsider your planning. We have a 15m² (161 ft²) bedroom, with sloped ceilings in part of it, and we fit everything in just fine. Winter clothes and summer jackets are stored according to the season.
You’ve probably ended up with a general contractor who makes a lot of mistakes, but in some cases, you’re also making things difficult for yourselves. Of course, the layout of a room plays a significant role, but with those sizes, it should definitely be possible to fit more than just a dresser next to the bed in the bedroom. Or is the room shaped so awkwardly? That would then be a planning issue again.
You’ve probably ended up with a general contractor who makes a lot of mistakes, but in some cases, you’re also making things difficult for yourselves. Of course, the layout of a room plays a significant role, but with those sizes, it should definitely be possible to fit more than just a dresser next to the bed in the bedroom. Or is the room shaped so awkwardly? That would then be a planning issue again.
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