ᐅ Ideas for the floor plan and possibly some additional tips?
Created on: 3 Sep 2014 11:08
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heiko6006
Hello everyone,
I have been following the forum with great interest for a few weeks now, as I will soon become a builder myself.
We are planning a semi-detached house on a sloped site facing southwest. We will build turnkey + solid construction (KfW 70 standard) with a Vaillant heat pump system.
Attached is our floor plan, which I would appreciate some feedback on. Windows still need to be planned!
What do you think? Are the room sizes adequate?
Does anyone have any additional ideas? The bathtub, toilet, etc. on the upper floor will of course be arranged differently. The architect just added them as placeholders.
The window front on the ground floor balcony should probably be enlarged, right? Is the kitchen too large? We originally wanted a guest toilet + shower, but that doesn’t seem possible here, does it?
So many questions…
It would be great to get some tips.
Living in the house will be my wife, daughter and me (33, 2, 33), plus my parents-in-law in the basement (64 and 63).
THANK YOU 🙂
Heiko
I have been following the forum with great interest for a few weeks now, as I will soon become a builder myself.
We are planning a semi-detached house on a sloped site facing southwest. We will build turnkey + solid construction (KfW 70 standard) with a Vaillant heat pump system.
Attached is our floor plan, which I would appreciate some feedback on. Windows still need to be planned!
What do you think? Are the room sizes adequate?
Does anyone have any additional ideas? The bathtub, toilet, etc. on the upper floor will of course be arranged differently. The architect just added them as placeholders.
The window front on the ground floor balcony should probably be enlarged, right? Is the kitchen too large? We originally wanted a guest toilet + shower, but that doesn’t seem possible here, does it?
So many questions…
It would be great to get some tips.
Living in the house will be my wife, daughter and me (33, 2, 33), plus my parents-in-law in the basement (64 and 63).
THANK YOU 🙂
Heiko
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heiko60067 Sep 2014 22:16Hello,
a question: if we want to increase the knee wall height by 20cm (8 inches), what additional costs should we expect? Yes, the calculation based on cubic meters is clear, but can this be converted linearly? The house measures 10m (33 feet) by 9m (30 feet). What are the actual construction costs? Our building permit / planning permission has already been approved. Does it need to be applied for again in this case?
Thank you
heiko6006
a question: if we want to increase the knee wall height by 20cm (8 inches), what additional costs should we expect? Yes, the calculation based on cubic meters is clear, but can this be converted linearly? The house measures 10m (33 feet) by 9m (30 feet). What are the actual construction costs? Our building permit / planning permission has already been approved. Does it need to be applied for again in this case?
Thank you
heiko6006
Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
Hello Heiko,
first of all, welcome to the forum!
Overall, it’s a nice floor plan, especially the basement apartment, which I think is very well designed.
What is the orientation of the building – in other words, where is south?
In my opinion, the kitchen is a good size. However, what I find missing on the ground floor is a small storage room where items like a vacuum cleaner, beverage crates, etc., can be stored.
You will only be able to fit a shower in the guest bathroom if you either reduce the size of the cloakroom area (which I wouldn’t recommend) or create a niche in the kitchen (possibly directly on the exterior wall) where a small shower could fit.
To evaluate the upper floor, I still need information about the knee wall height and the roof pitch. The drawn 2 m (6 ft 7 in) line is a good start, but without these other details, it is not very meaningful.
The difference in size of the children’s bedrooms (at least 2 square meters (21.5 square feet)) might later cause arguments between the children (if another child is planned).
Are the windows in the bathroom and bedroom planned as floor-to-ceiling windows? Even with floor-to-ceiling windows, the lighting in these two rooms might not be optimal. Could skylights be an alternative?
Best regards,
DirkThese kinds of “questions” should be clarified in advance?My childhood bedroom was 13 square meters (140 square feet)!
My brothers’ room was 16 square meters (172 square feet).
Totally overrated!
We get along just as well (or badly) today as we did back then.
And Mom and Dad have the patience to keep the old house with the empty rooms in good condition.
We are planning the same way, but the conditions are a bit different!
Just looking at this “block”...
functional floor plan,
limited storage space, but some available (guest room) ...
Reducing the kneewall height creates more space?
I’m not sure how you’re building, but maybe you could add an extra row of bricks, which could even raise your knee wall by about 25cm (10 inches). The additional cost should be reasonable. Regarding your building permit / planning permission: I’d say many self-builders make such a “small” change spontaneously during construction. As long as it still complies with the development plan (total height, eaves height, knee wall height), there shouldn’t be any issues, and I would build without applying for a new permit.
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