ᐅ Hillside House in the Southwest Palatinate – Our Home Construction 2.0
Created on: 9 Sep 2022 18:13
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kati1337
Good evening everyone
I’m starting a small collection thread here for photos and progress updates on our second building project.
We’ve already moved to the Palatinate region to be closer to the construction site. Now we’re watching eagerly and happily as our (hopefully final) dream home takes shape near family.
One big challenge still ahead of us is the facade design. I really love the Nordic style with brickwork and mullioned windows. That won’t be possible here for two reasons: firstly, no one here can do bricklaying, and secondly, it would stand out too much. We will be going with a rendered facade. How to design the colors of the facade and windows to still create some country house / cottage charm is currently still a work in progress mentally.
Otherwise, I’m sharing our plans here and how it will eventually be built.
The support pillar marked near the kitchen island could be removed for a small extra cost, so that will be gone.
The room for “garden equipment” under the garage will get a partition wall for structural reasons.
It won’t be fully finished living space like in the house, but underfloor heating will be installed, along with a lockable door and a window. It’s meant to store garden tools but also some of the building services equipment, since the utility room (HAR) is quite small, and maybe be used as a party room.
We had three construction companies in the final selection. In the end, we chose the “doer” – a builder recommended to us here by friends and family. No website, no smartphone, but he is on site every day himself working in overalls. He has a very good reputation in this area and now rarely builds single-family homes. We were a bit lucky through personal connections and a very friendly initial phone call to get our foot in the door. So far we are very satisfied with this choice.
I’m starting a small collection thread here for photos and progress updates on our second building project.
We’ve already moved to the Palatinate region to be closer to the construction site. Now we’re watching eagerly and happily as our (hopefully final) dream home takes shape near family.
One big challenge still ahead of us is the facade design. I really love the Nordic style with brickwork and mullioned windows. That won’t be possible here for two reasons: firstly, no one here can do bricklaying, and secondly, it would stand out too much. We will be going with a rendered facade. How to design the colors of the facade and windows to still create some country house / cottage charm is currently still a work in progress mentally.
Otherwise, I’m sharing our plans here and how it will eventually be built.
The support pillar marked near the kitchen island could be removed for a small extra cost, so that will be gone.
The room for “garden equipment” under the garage will get a partition wall for structural reasons.
It won’t be fully finished living space like in the house, but underfloor heating will be installed, along with a lockable door and a window. It’s meant to store garden tools but also some of the building services equipment, since the utility room (HAR) is quite small, and maybe be used as a party room.
We had three construction companies in the final selection. In the end, we chose the “doer” – a builder recommended to us here by friends and family. No website, no smartphone, but he is on site every day himself working in overalls. He has a very good reputation in this area and now rarely builds single-family homes. We were a bit lucky through personal connections and a very friendly initial phone call to get our foot in the door. So far we are very satisfied with this choice.
chand1986 schrieb:
Then cover the first step with the tile.I would actually rule that out visually. The staircase is already in progress, and all the steps are supposed to be made from the beautiful wood. We will find another solution. The interior carpenter initially suggested clearing and measuring the area there, and then we can discuss it again on site once it can be laid out.
I’m afraid your desired installation likely requires a very precise (fitting) room measurement. You will probably have to cut or piece together the solid-color tiles. My preferred installation would probably be this one.
I would determine the transition (wood flooring to tiles) after laying the tiles—either add another row of tiles or bring the wood up to the tiles.
I prefer the look in the pictures better...
I would determine the transition (wood flooring to tiles) after laying the tiles—either add another row of tiles or bring the wood up to the tiles.
I prefer the look in the pictures better...
kati1337 schrieb:
What I would find absolutely brilliant is if the plain tile was removed and the mosaic carpet was bordered with a row of hardwood flooring. But I don’t know if that’s even possible, how complicated it would be, and at this point I’m too hesitant to ask about it. XDI’ll quote myself:
I ended up daring to ask after all. I stopped by the construction site today, met the interior fitter, and told him that I thought it would look great because it creates the least "breaks" and would be very elegant, but that I wasn’t sure if it was technically feasible.
He said right away that it’s a good idea and that it would be possible. It would still need to be checked again with the builder, as it might be a bit more time-consuming because 2–4 planks would have to be installed against the laying direction for the border, and they would be cut at a 45° angle for the aesthetic effect, etc. We’ll see, but visually that would of course be the best solution. Then we have to figure out what to do with 3 m² (32 ft²) of insanely expensive Sant Agostino uni tiles. But that should be the least of our problems.
So this is roughly what I mean with the 45° angle:
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