ᐅ Building a House with TuC and Modifications – Your Thoughts?
Created on: 11 Apr 2019 21:52
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derkobi
Hello construction experts and enthusiasts, I have been reading along for a while and now I need some advice.
We want to build with TuC here in Saxony, postal code area 02.
The companies that build for TuC here have a good reputation and there is a lot of building activity at the moment.
Most people simply build an affordable house, called Standard eco Baustein 1. Unfortunately, posting links is not allowed. We want to make a few small changes if they make sense.
We would like to increase the exterior wall thickness from 24cm (9.5 inches) to 36.5cm (14 inches), using aerated concrete from Porit in monolithic construction.
The additional cost is about 7,300€ (the foundation slab will also be larger to maintain the living space). The rest will be adjusted to the stronger walls – roof, windowsills, etc.
If worthwhile, we would replace the gas condensing boiler with an air-to-water heat pump (Vaillant aroTherm Split vwl 75/5) with Unitower vwl 78/5 IS.
Additional cost: 6,000€.
Underfloor heating throughout the house.
The house model is Flair 125, where 125 stands for the square meters.
One and a half stories.
What are your thoughts on this?
Kind regards,
Kobi
We want to build with TuC here in Saxony, postal code area 02.
The companies that build for TuC here have a good reputation and there is a lot of building activity at the moment.
Most people simply build an affordable house, called Standard eco Baustein 1. Unfortunately, posting links is not allowed. We want to make a few small changes if they make sense.
We would like to increase the exterior wall thickness from 24cm (9.5 inches) to 36.5cm (14 inches), using aerated concrete from Porit in monolithic construction.
The additional cost is about 7,300€ (the foundation slab will also be larger to maintain the living space). The rest will be adjusted to the stronger walls – roof, windowsills, etc.
If worthwhile, we would replace the gas condensing boiler with an air-to-water heat pump (Vaillant aroTherm Split vwl 75/5) with Unitower vwl 78/5 IS.
Additional cost: 6,000€.
Underfloor heating throughout the house.
The house model is Flair 125, where 125 stands for the square meters.
One and a half stories.
What are your thoughts on this?
Kind regards,
Kobi
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hampshire15 Apr 2019 07:22Thanks for the information. We will see what develops with the creaky house noises, and I will keep you updated.
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hemali200315 Apr 2019 10:20As mentioned, our front door occasionally creaks, but the windows never do!
Therefore, it does not bother us at all...
Therefore, it does not bother us at all...
Do you perhaps have any other tips for us?
Has anyone installed a corner bathtub by the window in the upstairs bathroom?
We are thinking about taking a few centimeters from the utility room next to the downstairs toilet to have a slightly larger washbasin and avoid feeling too cramped.
Something else that just came to mind: has anyone actually had the Flair model built? The other questions were more general about Town & Country.
Has anyone installed a corner bathtub by the window in the upstairs bathroom?
We are thinking about taking a few centimeters from the utility room next to the downstairs toilet to have a slightly larger washbasin and avoid feeling too cramped.
Something else that just came to mind: has anyone actually had the Flair model built? The other questions were more general about Town & Country.
We are building the Flair 152 re... I’m not sure exactly how the floor plans differ.
Downstairs, we also reduced the size of the utility room and added a shower to the bathroom instead... we also chose a larger sink (which, by the way, was only an additional cost of less than 5€).
Downstairs, we also reduced the size of the utility room and added a shower to the bathroom instead... we also chose a larger sink (which, by the way, was only an additional cost of less than 5€).
Nordlys schrieb:
hm, I see flair's floor plan and think the downstairs WC is fine, and the utility room (HAR) has to be like that if you want to work in it Yes, if you plan to do more in the utility room than just loading or unloading the washing machine, you shouldn’t reduce its size by adding a shower or a larger bathroom.