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.
The whole discussion is somewhat pointless. For us, this is the right choice, and we’re really looking forward to it. They’re already installed and paid for. Sometimes you have to live and let live. I’m not trying to convince anyone of my double dishwasher argument either. We want it this way, so that’s how we’re doing it. =)
Different people, different routines, different needs. You can’t always assume others think the same way as you. 😉
Different people, different routines, different needs. You can’t always assume others think the same way as you. 😉
kbt09 schrieb:
Well... with solar panels on the roof, you prefer to run the dishwasher during the day, even if it’s full in the evening. Still, dishes keep piling up. I’ve been doing the same since installing my balcony solar panel system. Sometimes, in my usual single-person household, I have quite a few items waiting in the kitchen corner (which is not visible from the living area) for the dishwasher to be free again.I also have solar panels without battery storage, plus a KNX smart home system. But I don’t want to make it a burden. Dishes are generated at certain times, for example at midday when cooking (pots need to be clean and available), and in the evening either I or the kids eat again from them. So the dishwasher is empty in the evening and is needed again the next midday. It just has to fit the daily routine, and I don’t mind saving 10 cents here and there.
It’s also not about making everything as inconvenient as possible so you keep moving. But trying to optimize everything to minimize daily movement can’t be the solution either. That will backfire eventually. Drinks delivered by bottle delivery services, groceries from Picnic, the lawn mower is a robot, vacuum cleaning is done by a robot. You roll out of bed three meters (about 10 feet) to the desk, and eight hours later onto the sofa… that won’t work well forever.
11ant schrieb:
Would an update of the terms and conditions for a newer oven have to be confirmed before programming it?Confirm the cookie banner first ;-)
11ant schrieb:
Would a newer oven require accepting updated terms and conditions before programming it?
My microwave is from the time of German reunification, doesn’t warn about unavailable updates, and simply goes "pling!" in mono without Dolby Surround, Nokia Tune, or any of that stuff when it’s done. Meanwhile, the Bora X XBO has a huge display on the front. I think part of the fascination it had for us was the challenge of getting Doom to run on it. 😀
But since you could buy a mid-aged used compact car for the price of that unit, we decided against it.
kati1337 schrieb:
Meanwhile, the Bora X XBO has a huge display on the front. I think part of the fascination it held for us was the challenge of getting Doom to run on it. 😀
But since you could buy a mid-aged, used compact car for the price of this device, we decided against it. But you probably "Googled" within relevant circles to find out who actually took on the challenge, and how successful they were?
At my age, when I hear "Bora," I still think of a Maserati from the childhood car card game ;-)
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
But surely you must have "Googled" within relevant circles who accepted the challenge anyway, and with what success?
At my age, "Bora" still makes me think of a Maserati from the childhood car card game ;-) I’m not sure if there were already many people who could have tried it. I believe this product is relatively new on the market. When I was looking back then, I hadn’t found anyone with experience reports on it yet.