ᐅ Floor Plan of a Narrow, Rectangular L-Shaped House on a Triangular Plot with an Oak Tree

Created on: 4 Nov 2018 10:54
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Oakland
Hello everyone!

We have purchased a triangular plot of land. As if that weren’t complicated enough, there is also a large oak tree that must be considered during the planning. In our initial considerations, it quickly became clear that the floor plan will have an L-shape.

Does anyone here have experience with this type of plot and a correspondingly shaped floor plan? What additional information is needed to get meaningful advice?

Best regards
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Lumpi_LE
8 Jul 2020 07:29
Only prepare empty conduits and no cables. Either no one will install them for you, or you will have to sign a liability waiver.
Apart from that, you really cannot have no budget for a photovoltaic system, since the system generates more savings than it costs.
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Oakland
8 Jul 2020 07:33
Lumpi_LE schrieb:

Only prepare empty conduits, no cables. Either no one will install them for you, or you will have to sign a disclaimer.
Apart from that, you really shouldn’t have no budget for photovoltaic systems, since the system generates more value than it costs.

First of all, thank you for the feedback!

“Standard” empty conduits, then?
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Lumpi_LE
8 Jul 2020 08:01
We used 40mm (1.6 inches), which was sufficient. However, there are systems that require more, but that is not usually the case.
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Oakland
9 Jul 2020 11:49
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halmi
9 Jul 2020 11:58
In my opinion, this is simply a hefty surcharge for no real reason. Our heat pump from Alpha Innotec was fully prepared and operational within 1-2 hours. The components come pre-filled and are basically plug-and-play. Flushing and filling the underfloor heating took longer than that.
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Oakland
12 Jul 2020 10:34
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