ᐅ Floor plan, requesting tips and suggestions, single-family house approximately 160 m²
Created on: 8 Dec 2014 19:13
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scr00ge
Hello fellow home builders,
We are about to make our dream home a reality!
After comparing many floor plans from prefabricated house providers, including some from this forum, we submitted our desired floor plan to our builder.
It will be a prefabricated house using wood frame construction.
The builder has adopted it exactly as submitted and has since adapted it with us to fit our needs.
Our requirements are: one office on the ground floor, a walk-in closet, a fireplace in the living/dining room, and preferably the kitchen and living/dining area combined into one long space.
South is at the top of the floor plan! The middle door in the dining room is the terrace door, and there is another terrace door in the living room to the west.
The knee wall (short wall under the roof slope) is 160cm (63 inches) high.
In front of the stairs, a long, narrow window will be installed in the north wall to provide light to the hallway and upper floor.
What we are still wondering is whether we might have overlooked something or could improve anything.
Once built, changes will no longer be possible.
One big question is whether it would be better to attach the garage to the house and create a separate entrance through the utility room. The window could remain in that room.
Do you think the kitchen is too large or extends too far into the room?
Since it’s easy to get lost in the details and lose perspective, we wanted to share our floor plan with you! We have read a lot in the forum and you have already given many useful tips or identified real planning mistakes.
So here is our floor plan:
P.S.: The dining table has shifted slightly in our planner’s drawing! Of course, it belongs further to the east.
Additional info:
We don’t have a basement, but there is a large attic and an additional room in the garage.
Thank you very much and best regards
We are about to make our dream home a reality!
After comparing many floor plans from prefabricated house providers, including some from this forum, we submitted our desired floor plan to our builder.
It will be a prefabricated house using wood frame construction.
The builder has adopted it exactly as submitted and has since adapted it with us to fit our needs.
Our requirements are: one office on the ground floor, a walk-in closet, a fireplace in the living/dining room, and preferably the kitchen and living/dining area combined into one long space.
South is at the top of the floor plan! The middle door in the dining room is the terrace door, and there is another terrace door in the living room to the west.
The knee wall (short wall under the roof slope) is 160cm (63 inches) high.
In front of the stairs, a long, narrow window will be installed in the north wall to provide light to the hallway and upper floor.
What we are still wondering is whether we might have overlooked something or could improve anything.
Once built, changes will no longer be possible.
One big question is whether it would be better to attach the garage to the house and create a separate entrance through the utility room. The window could remain in that room.
Do you think the kitchen is too large or extends too far into the room?
Since it’s easy to get lost in the details and lose perspective, we wanted to share our floor plan with you! We have read a lot in the forum and you have already given many useful tips or identified real planning mistakes.
So here is our floor plan:
P.S.: The dining table has shifted slightly in our planner’s drawing! Of course, it belongs further to the east.
Additional info:
We don’t have a basement, but there is a large attic and an additional room in the garage.
Thank you very much and best regards
@scr00ge: You’re overlooking something very important: water connection, electrical connection with the breaker panel, telecommunications/cable connection. That already fills up one wall. On the other side, you have the washing machine, dryer, utility sink, possibly a second fridge/freezer. Rubber boots, muddy and rain clothes for the kids.
Where will the (dirty) stroller and the infant car seat go? They no longer fit in the utility room.
Why do you want to put things that belong in the utility room into the office, especially when a smaller office would actually be enough for you? Think it over. In the long run, you’ll be happier if you swap the two sides.
The other points mentioned here about the walk-in closet and the sofa orientation are purely matters of personal taste. We also have a "closed-in" walk-in closet now, and I don’t find it bothersome at all. Same with the couch. I don’t want to look outside when I’m sitting on the sofa. I just don’t like that.
Where will the (dirty) stroller and the infant car seat go? They no longer fit in the utility room.
Why do you want to put things that belong in the utility room into the office, especially when a smaller office would actually be enough for you? Think it over. In the long run, you’ll be happier if you swap the two sides.
The other points mentioned here about the walk-in closet and the sofa orientation are purely matters of personal taste. We also have a "closed-in" walk-in closet now, and I don’t find it bothersome at all. Same with the couch. I don’t want to look outside when I’m sitting on the sofa. I just don’t like that.
scr00ge schrieb:
@Yvonne: What I uploaded is the developer’s plan.
Our own plan (so unedited) is this one: [see attachment]
But door swings and exact door positions are not final yet! So “our plan” is actually the one from Hanse Haus – that is not clear – the first uploaded one is the developer’s, but with kitchen furniture added by you...
I would strongly recommend changing the developer quickly – the Hanse Haus plan is standard but it will work.
With the first one, there are issues with door positions everywhere. Also, a staircase with 14 steps is not really ideal. If the staircase needs to be modified, you can’t just move walls around easily anymore.
Our design is based on the one from Hanse Haus. However, they build with two full stories. That’s why we adapted the Hanse Haus plan together with the builder from Schwabenhaus.
And why should I change the builder just because some doors don’t fit yet? As I said, it’s not final! We are in discussions with him and are making various adjustments. Nothing is fixed yet, and once everything is finalized, the plan will go to the architect and then come back to us with proposed changes.
What exactly is the issue with the staircase?
And why should I change the builder just because some doors don’t fit yet? As I said, it’s not final! We are in discussions with him and are making various adjustments. Nothing is fixed yet, and once everything is finalized, the plan will go to the architect and then come back to us with proposed changes.
What exactly is the issue with the staircase?
scr00ge schrieb:
What is the problem with the staircase? It is too short, making it too steep. For standard ceiling heights, a rough guideline is a minimum length of about 370 cm (12 feet), with 15 steps.
scr00ge schrieb:
And why should I change the general contractor if some doors still don’t fit? Because they have taken on your mistakes. A general contractor is supposed to identify errors and correct them, not just copy them. That’s what you pay for!
(If Schwabenhaus acts as the general contractor here, changing is difficult.)
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