Hello everyone,
We are currently in the process of purchasing a plot of land and have already had initial discussions with our potential builder. They mentioned that building without a basement on our plot would be more complex due to the slope (we actually do not want a basement).
The situation is that at the front over about 21.5 meters (70.5 feet), there is a height difference of 2 meters (6.6 feet), and at the back over 26 meters (85 feet), there is a height difference of approximately 1.3 meters (4.3 feet).
How do you assess this? I have attached a sketch for better visualization. The house is planned to be placed on the front left side, with the garage/carport right beside it, so that the garden extends at the back.
Best regards
We are currently in the process of purchasing a plot of land and have already had initial discussions with our potential builder. They mentioned that building without a basement on our plot would be more complex due to the slope (we actually do not want a basement).
The situation is that at the front over about 21.5 meters (70.5 feet), there is a height difference of 2 meters (6.6 feet), and at the back over 26 meters (85 feet), there is a height difference of approximately 1.3 meters (4.3 feet).
How do you assess this? I have attached a sketch for better visualization. The house is planned to be placed on the front left side, with the garage/carport right beside it, so that the garden extends at the back.
Best regards
H
hampshire1 Dec 2019 00:08Whether a basement is useful depends on your needs, not the topography.
A basement can provide an additional bright floor on steeper plots. Our neighbor has bright basement rooms at the front, a ground floor, and an attic with a sloping roof. This allowed him to fit a lot of living space on a compact plot since only 1.5 stories are permitted. He accesses the ground floor from the street via a staircase.
Just because it is "cheaper" than building a basement on flat land doesn't mean you have to go for it.
A basement can provide an additional bright floor on steeper plots. Our neighbor has bright basement rooms at the front, a ground floor, and an attic with a sloping roof. This allowed him to fit a lot of living space on a compact plot since only 1.5 stories are permitted. He accesses the ground floor from the street via a staircase.
Just because it is "cheaper" than building a basement on flat land doesn't mean you have to go for it.
hampshire schrieb:
Whether a basement is useful depends on your needs, not on the topography.Absolutely yes, but relatively (meaning for a specific plot) not no, rather yes and: because when a plot is specified, it also includes its topography. And if the topography clearly indicates a “yes” for a basement, one can still disagree – but that would then be stubbornness, which comes at a cost.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Choosing to include a basement would be a rational decision for cost reasons, as it is much cheaper compared to raising the ground level. However, placing living spaces below ground is a special matter. Not everyone wants to live in a basement. In such cases, rational arguments don’t help.
guckuck2 schrieb:
Putting living spaces underground is a special matter. Not everyone wants to live in a basement. Living spaces don’t belong in basements (those completely buried below ground), but at most in lower ground floors (which can receive natural light without light wells because they are exposed on the downhill side). Therefore, I recommend using true “basements” only for utility rooms or, at most, guest rooms for occasional use, or purely for fiscal “home offices” where you just set down your laptop bag and work on your tax return.
guckuck2 schrieb:
Choosing a basement for cost reasons would be a rational decision. Because it’s supposed to be cheaper compared to building up with fill material. A basement is not cheaper than building up with fill. Rather, I’m simply saying that where you are already practically building a full basement with exterior walls, you might as well add a floor slab and internal partitions. In that case, the strictly speaking unnecessary hobby basement, for example for occasionally setting up a slot car track, is at least cost-neutral compared to excavation and slope stabilization work.
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