Hello everyone,
as the title already says, I would like to roughly estimate the costs for a completely hypothetical building project in advance, or, if it’s unrealistic, to abandon it in time :-). I don’t have a plot of land yet.
Construction type: solid masonry; only ground floor without basement; with a pitched roof.
Please take a look at my floor plan draft and then bring on your questions / critiques :-)
Thank you very much in advance.
Robin
as the title already says, I would like to roughly estimate the costs for a completely hypothetical building project in advance, or, if it’s unrealistic, to abandon it in time :-). I don’t have a plot of land yet.
Construction type: solid masonry; only ground floor without basement; with a pitched roof.
Please take a look at my floor plan draft and then bring on your questions / critiques :-)
Thank you very much in advance.
Robin
The problem is that once you draw this floor plan with proper wall thicknesses, you’ll realize it hardly works. For example, the bedroom in terms of bed width and length, as well as access to the walk-in closet.
Other rooms have very few wall surfaces, such as the utility room, leaving hardly any space for storage. The kitchen—presumably you don’t cook much—has three doors leading into it. The living room, if you place a reasonably comfortable sofa with a small TV corner and a nice dining table, will end up blocking all walkways.
Bedroom and bathroom... if someone is sick, they always have to pass through the public area to reach the bathroom, which is not acceptable.
When guests are present, everyone has to pass through the living room to get to the toilet... wonderful, especially when the flush is loud.
Other rooms have very few wall surfaces, such as the utility room, leaving hardly any space for storage. The kitchen—presumably you don’t cook much—has three doors leading into it. The living room, if you place a reasonably comfortable sofa with a small TV corner and a nice dining table, will end up blocking all walkways.
Bedroom and bathroom... if someone is sick, they always have to pass through the public area to reach the bathroom, which is not acceptable.
When guests are present, everyone has to pass through the living room to get to the toilet... wonderful, especially when the flush is loud.
kbt09 schrieb:
Living room – if you place a reasonably comfortable sofa with a small TV corner and a nice dining table, you’ll block all the walking paths.
A dining table in the living room is not planned, I rarely have guests.
kbt09 schrieb:
Sleeping area and bathroom – if someone is sick, they always have to walk through the common area to get to the bathroom … that’s not ideal.
Visitors are there and everyone passing from the living room to the toilet … wonderful when the flushing sound is audible.I admit that’s suboptimal. Alternatively, there could be two doors to the bathroom (one from the entrance hall and one from the bedroom), but two doors also come with their own disadvantages.
lastdrop schrieb:
Uh, no window in the living room?!? I forgot—the 3-meter (10-foot) south-facing wall is made of glass, including a double patio door. Additionally, the doors to the kitchen and entrance hall can include glass elements.
The admittedly unconventional basic idea is to use the living space mainly for watching movies, TV, and listening to music (just relaxing), where glass and light can be counterproductive. Otherwise, such a room may offer better sound insulation toward the outside?
Robin schrieb:
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The admittedly quite unconventional idea is to use the living space for film, TV, and music (just relaxing), and in this case, glass and light are rather counterproductive. Otherwise, such a room probably offers better sound insulation to the outside?Film, TV, and music... I’m getting a bit flustered because I didn’t realize I was doing unconventional things in my house – and even in my living room 🙂
Honest opinion? I think you’re still very young, have never really considered how a house works or how people usually live, and might currently be having trouble with housemates over noise coming from your room.
Or maybe someone’s just joking 😉
ypg schrieb:
Film, television, and music... I’m getting a bit flushed because I didn’t realize I was doing unconventional things in my house – and in my living room no less 🙂
Honest opinion? I think you’re still very young, have never really thought about how a house works or how to live conventionally, and you’re currently having trouble with your roommates because of the noise from your room.
Or someone is in a joking mood 😉
I’m usually in a joking mood, but not this time ;-)
Unfortunately, conventions leave a bad taste in my mouth, so I do put a lot of thought into how *not* to live conventionally and try to find a balance between what is possible and what can realistically be done.
But when it comes to housebuilding, I’m admittedly a complete amateur and honestly don’t know how a house “works,” which is why I reached out to this forum hopefully and with sincere intentions.
So if anyone here has something useful to contribute, I’m all ears.
PS: Yes, I am quite young – from a certain point of view – my ID says 1971, if that means anything ;-)
Best regards, Robin
Robin schrieb:
I'm usually in a joking mood, but not this time ;-)
Conventions unfortunately leave a somewhat bland aftertaste for me, which is why I put a lot of thought into how to live unconventionally and try to strike a balance between what is possible and feasible.
However, I must admit I am a complete amateur when it comes to house construction and honestly don’t know how a house “works,” so I approached this forum hopefully and with a serious background.
If anyone here can contribute something useful, I’m all ears.
PS: Yes, I’m quite young, depending on your point of view, my ID says 1971, in case that means anything ;-)
Best regards, RobinThen I must have been completely wrong. Sorry about that. So a certain level of life experience is indeed present 🙂
Still, I was somewhat puzzled when someone is building a house and has specific requirements focused mainly on absolute insulation of a room for... chilling...
The only useful advice I can give you is to start by familiarizing yourself with the basics of house construction, for example through this forum or specialized books—get informed first and build up some foundational knowledge. Later on, secure a plot of land and financing (a plot where you can roughly realize your dream home). Because only then does the design planning begin 😉
Good luck, Yvonne
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