ᐅ House with a basement or without?

Bieber0815 schrieb:
Here is a quote from Zeit-Online today, regarding the severe weather in northern and eastern Germany:
According to an expert from the German Weather Service (DWD), anyone who spots the typical air vortices of a tornado should definitely not watch the natural spectacle from a window. "The best action is to go to the basement and definitely avoid standing near doors and windows," said Friedrich. Those who are in a car should not stay inside it: "The car can become a deadly trap."

.... you might end up with a hailstone

Most people were probably at their workplace during the storm, working hard—whether with or without a basement, at work or at home.

Best regards, Yvonne

Dindin schrieb:
Whether to build with or without a basement is definitely a matter of personal belief

In more favorable times on the property market, yes, then anyone who rejects a basement can find a flat plot. Currently, however, it is more common that someone who does not want a basement only finds a sloped plot, or someone who wants a basement finds a flat plot. And since properties are, of course, immovable, unfortunately these two unlucky people cannot swap :-(

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Another point for me is the size of the plots you can get. In good, fairly central locations, it's hardly possible to find anything over 300, 400, or 500 square meters (3,200, 4,300, or 5,400 square feet). Then there are the building lots, which are often not very large either, so there is barely enough room for anything without a basement.

Of course, if you can buy a 1,000 square meter (11,000 square feet) plot with a large building area out in the countryside, you can naturally do without a basement and instead build more in width and depth.

11ant schrieb:
In more comfortable times on the property market, yes, then anyone who wants to avoid a basement could look for a flat plot. Currently, however, it more often happens that someone avoiding a basement only finds a sloped plot, or someone wanting a basement finds a flat plot. And since plots are, as we know, immovable, unfortunately these two unlucky people cannot swap :-(

Although a sloped plot does not necessarily require building a dark basement just to create extra storage space, it is up to the builder to construct an almost two-story house on the plot, where instead of a basement there is simply a lower ground floor.


Regards, Yvonne

Hausbauer1 schrieb:
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Of course, if you can purchase a 1000 sqm (12,000 sq ft) plot in a flat rural area with a large building zone, you can obviously skip the basement and instead build wider and deeper.

The flatter the land, the smaller the floor area ratio.
The more urban the environment, the smaller the plot, but the floor area ratio is larger in urban settings.

For example, you can almost place a city villa measuring 10 x 10 meters (33 x 33 feet) anywhere, along with the preferred double garage, and everything works out fine.

However, if you have to manage with a footprint of 50 sqm (540 sq ft), building deeper is probably the way to go.

ypg schrieb:
The flatter the land, the smaller the floor area ratio.
The more urban the environment, the smaller the lot, but the floor area ratio is higher in urban areas.

For example, you can almost place a townhouse of 10 x 10 meters (33 x 33 feet) anywhere, add the beloved double garage, and everything is fine.

However, if you have to make do with a footprint of 50 sqm (540 sq ft), you’ll likely have to build deeper.

Honestly, a 10 x 10 meter (33 x 33 feet) house would only fit on relatively few plots that I have seen. Many plots are quite limited in width, so you often have to be satisfied with 6, 7, or maybe 8 meters (20, 23, or 26 feet) wide. Of course, you can still make a lot out of that if you are allowed to build 12–14 meters (39–46 feet) deep, but even that is not very common. At the moment, I have a plot in mind where you can build about 8 x 12 meters (26 x 39 feet), and that is only possible because you have to build an extension on one side. Given the depth of the plot, you are already considering whether to build only 8 x 10 meters (26 x 33 feet). Every meter counts.