ᐅ How are we ever going to agree :(

Hello everyone,

The house building process is slowly wearing on our nerves, and we haven’t even really started yet 🙁
We’ve been working on the floor plan for a year now, and it’s finally entering the final phase... Now comes the window discussion 🙁

Is it just as difficult for you, or is it only us?
It’s no longer enjoyable because everyone has a completely different idea, making even compromises hard to find. You can see that in our very long planning phase.

A few tips would be great 🙂

Thanks & good luck
milkie

Hello,

who can’t agree with whom? The female client with the male client? Or the clients with the construction company? What exactly is the "window discussion"?

Hmm, I can’t imagine building a house with someone if you can’t agree on such topics. How will it be during the selections then? 😀

For us, it’s very relaxed. So far, we haven’t had any conflicts regarding the house, we’ve always agreed—sometimes even a bit surprisingly. Layout design, choice of suppliers... The consultant’s exact words about the selections were: “the fastest and easiest I’ve ever experienced.”

And otherwise: How do you resolve issues? Can no compromises be found? We do red roof tiles, and you get the floor-to-ceiling windows? Or: standard windows on the north side, floor-to-ceiling on the south side (that’s how we are doing it, for example, because we don’t want floor-to-ceiling windows in the utility room and the office). 😉

Best regards

Michael

Yes, a female and a male client 😉
Our ideas for the house are somehow miles apart, our tastes are just too different. 🙁

Compromises are definitely necessary, but finding them is not so easy when it comes to the big lifelong dream of building a house.
I wonder how it’s going to be with the floors, doors, and so on *sweat*

Let’s get straight to the point. What exactly is the problem with the windows?

You will hardly get anywhere without compromises. However, with such an investment, I would consider whether the compromises are sustainable for everyone in the long term, and whether this truly reflects a shared lifelong dream given such differing opinions. There have been cases where selections for finishes have directly led to divorces...

That you can have debates because of windows?! Everything went very quickly for us,...

So far, everything has gone (almost) surprisingly smoothly for us as well. If we didn’t share 98% of the same taste, it would have been very difficult, since we both have very clear ideas about our house. So I can definitely relate to your situation.