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.
Gudeen. schrieb:
Laziness (others call it convenience) is not nonsense at all I agree, but everyone has their own tastes. I don’t think that’s a problem. We’re really looking forward to our dishwasher duo. =)
I just find it a bit amusing how much more readily two ovens are accepted, even though they might be used only about 20 times a year—while our two dishwashers, each likely to run 200–300 times a year, are viewed more critically. =)
That’s not to say I have anything against two ovens. I would have gotten them too, if I had the money and the space.
The dust collector on our island will hold our cookbooks and recipe binders. Yes, we still use those. As old-fashioned as our display shelf. 😀
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Marvinius28 Jul 2023 21:38Gudeen. schrieb:
Laziness (some call it convenience) is not nonsense at all 😳One more urgent question: How do you manage waste in your kitchen? Do you have built-in trash bins (I don’t see a suitable drawer for that) or do you place a trash container combination in the room?Instead of criticizing the kitchen by imposing personal ideas on a finished, delivered, and installed kitchen, sometimes it’s better to just ... 😉
@Offtopic ... um, how exactly would approximately 60cm (24 inches) wide tiles have been installed seamlessly on the roughly 95 to 100cm (37 to 39 inches) wide front wall of the shower?
@Offtopic ... um, how exactly would approximately 60cm (24 inches) wide tiles have been installed seamlessly on the roughly 95 to 100cm (37 to 39 inches) wide front wall of the shower?
Marvinius schrieb:
Instead of the second dishwasher, you could have chosen a built-in coffee machine...Honestly, I have no interest in that at all. I've heard those machines can be very expensive to maintain and repair. Even if not, if I were to get a new coffee machine, I would prefer a portafilter machine.Marvinius schrieb:
😳One more urgent question: How do you manage waste in your kitchen? Do you have built-in trash bins (I don’t see a suitable drawer for that), or do you place a waste bin combo in the room?We have built-in trash bins. What’s wrong with the drawers for that? I looked inside; they are there, and the drawer closes properly. Works for me.
kbt09 schrieb:
Instead of criticizing the kitchen based on your own ideas rather than a finished, delivered, and installed kitchen, sometimes you just have to... 😉
@Offtopic ... um, how exactly would approximately 60cm (24 inches) wide tiles be installed whole on the roughly 95 to 100cm (37 to 39 inches) wide front side of the shower? The tiles are actually significantly wider than 60cm (24 inches); they are floor tiles (Oak Park by Villeroy & Boch). It might even be possible that a tile fits perfectly—or almost perfectly—into the niche. I didn’t even discuss the cutting with the tiler, it didn’t occur to me. But when I imagine not cutting them, it would look a bit like railroad tracks, wouldn’t it? Visually, I don’t think that would be my style. Just because something can be done doesn’t mean it should be. =D
kati1337 schrieb:
The tiles are actually significantly wider than 60cm (24 inches)Oops... right, my monitor must have tricked me with crop lines 😎Similar topics