Hello everyone!
I’ve often heard the saying, “Your first house is built for an enemy” — I wouldn’t put it quite that harshly, but after a year in a new build, I understand what they meant. 😀 Since we might move again, I’d like to collect some ideas here and benefit from your experiences: What would you do differently if you were to build again?
Here’s what I’ve noted so far:
What about you?
I’ve often heard the saying, “Your first house is built for an enemy” — I wouldn’t put it quite that harshly, but after a year in a new build, I understand what they meant. 😀 Since we might move again, I’d like to collect some ideas here and benefit from your experiences: What would you do differently if you were to build again?
Here’s what I’ve noted so far:
- electric roller shutters
- thermostats with displays
- larger storage room
- less awkwardly shaped rooms
- dedicated cloakroom area
- wooden window sills (?)
- more outdoor power outlets
- power outlets in window frames
What about you?
kati1337 schrieb:
- Thermostats with display
Room-by-room heating load calculation and NO thermostats or as cheap as possible, so that disconnecting them later is not a big loss.
For you, as soundproof construction as possible for windows and wall structure. What is actually the best? Sand-lime brick plus facing brick, or filled Poroton and facing brick?
OWLer schrieb:
Room-by-room heating load calculation and NO thermostats or as cheap as possible, so that disconnecting them later won’t cause much damage.
For you, as quiet as possible construction for windows and wall structure. What is actually the best? Sand-lime brick plus facing brick, or filled Poroton and facing brick? Oh yes, that’s a very good point. I think I should look again for windows that are quieter than ours. They have a pretty good U-value here, but that doesn’t seem to mean much for sound insulation.
I’m also interested in what the best wall construction would be.
And it will be exciting in our specific case to find a general contractor in the southwest who will install facing brick on our house 😀
Hmm, well, we have a room-by-room heating load calculation, and you have to admit that everyone here always turns their heating up fully anyway, except for the office, which is always at zero (because the computers heat the room). 😀
I just find the ones with the plastic dial ugly. haha
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saralina8729 Dec 2021 19:50kati1337 schrieb:
I often read about walk-in closets. We don’t have one, but I never had strong feelings about it.
For those in favor of a walk-in closet: What are the main reasons or benefits that lead you to create a separate room for it? My child sleeps in our bed, and sometimes my partner has to get up earlier than both of us. I’m quite glad that he doesn’t have to pick out his clothes from our bedroom in the morning, especially since it rarely happens that he finds everything he needs right away.
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Oetzberger29 Dec 2021 19:55Given your background, I would recommend hiring a general contractor or an architect who has experience with houses located directly next to railway tracks, highways, or with low flight paths right in the middle of a flight corridor. Then, consistently specify appropriate sound insulation levels for all exterior components. Additionally, include a centralized mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, fitted with double telephone-style sound attenuators connected in series.
Plan living areas in locations where potential noise sources are sufficiently distant.
Using calcium silicate bricks plus external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) or applying brick veneer is already a good starting point.
Plan living areas in locations where potential noise sources are sufficiently distant.
Using calcium silicate bricks plus external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) or applying brick veneer is already a good starting point.
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