Hello!
Apparently, our floor plan, as we originally wanted it, is causing some practical issues.
We are planning a prefab house (9.42 x 9.42 meters (31 x 31 feet)) with a gable roof, knee wall height 1.60 meters (5 ft 3 in), and roof pitch of 25 degrees. At our request, the entrance is planned on the eaves side on the north.
We are actually happy with the ground floor. Our main priorities on the ground floor were an open living-dining area, a guest/workroom, and a guest toilet with shower. The utility room has a window that is located under the carport.
Now about the upper floor, which I like but is causing problems:
1. The door of the north-facing children's room opens against the window. Should it open into the room? Or open outward into the hallway, like the bedroom door is planned (why is it like that there…)?
2. The window in the master bedroom on the upper floor (south side) is planned without a roller blind. This is because a distance of 2.05 meters (6 ft 9 in) to the side wall with the roof slope must be maintained for a roller blind. In the current plan (open walk-in closet) the window could still be moved slightly. However, I wanted to close off the wall to the walk-in closet so that it is accessible from the hallway. According to my calculations, to fit the window there, the walk-in closet would have to be reduced by about 70 cm (28 inches), which is hardly possible.
Do you have any ideas for redesigns that could help us here?
Apparently, our floor plan, as we originally wanted it, is causing some practical issues.
We are planning a prefab house (9.42 x 9.42 meters (31 x 31 feet)) with a gable roof, knee wall height 1.60 meters (5 ft 3 in), and roof pitch of 25 degrees. At our request, the entrance is planned on the eaves side on the north.
We are actually happy with the ground floor. Our main priorities on the ground floor were an open living-dining area, a guest/workroom, and a guest toilet with shower. The utility room has a window that is located under the carport.
Now about the upper floor, which I like but is causing problems:
1. The door of the north-facing children's room opens against the window. Should it open into the room? Or open outward into the hallway, like the bedroom door is planned (why is it like that there…)?
2. The window in the master bedroom on the upper floor (south side) is planned without a roller blind. This is because a distance of 2.05 meters (6 ft 9 in) to the side wall with the roof slope must be maintained for a roller blind. In the current plan (open walk-in closet) the window could still be moved slightly. However, I wanted to close off the wall to the walk-in closet so that it is accessible from the hallway. According to my calculations, to fit the window there, the walk-in closet would have to be reduced by about 70 cm (28 inches), which is hardly possible.
Do you have any ideas for redesigns that could help us here?
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LuiseRadiese21 Sep 2020 16:11face26 schrieb:
Well, if you’re okay with just a few green and gray shaded areas....
What does the purchase contract say? Is there a soil report included? What is used for filling? And so on.
To me, that seems too vague...Even those were not available last October when we bought the plot.
...Wow, you really have to pull everything out of you!!!
So, you bought the plot of land. But there is no documentation specifying if it will be filled, how it will be filled, what material will be used, or whether it will be suitable for foundation later on?
If I were you, I would stop all planning for now and carefully review all the documents to see if anything is mentioned. If not, I would quickly get in touch with the "investor" and make this a priority topic.
Edit: To help you understand, and a bit exaggerated, if no properties are guaranteed, they might just dump a few cubic meters of sand on it, and the most you could put on it would be a beach chair for a party...
So, you bought the plot of land. But there is no documentation specifying if it will be filled, how it will be filled, what material will be used, or whether it will be suitable for foundation later on?
If I were you, I would stop all planning for now and carefully review all the documents to see if anything is mentioned. If not, I would quickly get in touch with the "investor" and make this a priority topic.
Edit: To help you understand, and a bit exaggerated, if no properties are guaranteed, they might just dump a few cubic meters of sand on it, and the most you could put on it would be a beach chair for a party...
LuiseRadiese schrieb:
This is the first time I’m hearing that the layout is a "modified" townhouse floor plan. I’m surprised to see that the base plan, the Bien-Zenker Evolution 136 V2, has actually already been modified into a "country house" at the linked location and features a knee wall height of 100cm (39 inches). Perhaps the Edition 134 or Evolution 134 models would be a better fit, or you might want to check with other builders?
LuiseRadiese schrieb:
Even those weren’t available last October when we bought the plot. Before you proceed based on this, make sure the person responsible for the planned site grading also gets the budget to carry it out.
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There must be some regulation regarding whether filling is included and how it is carried out.
If the plot is not filled, then that would be your responsibility and quite expensive. Planning should be done differently in that case.
Clarify the ground level first, and then the rest will follow.
If the plot is not filled, then that would be your responsibility and quite expensive. Planning should be done differently in that case.
Clarify the ground level first, and then the rest will follow.
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LuiseRadiese21 Sep 2020 18:10Oh guys, this doesn’t help me at all. We already own the plot, and it is part of a new development with 60 building plots. It was possible to buy it last October, or not. The development area will be connected to utilities by the end of the year. If the investor just dumps a lot of sand for all buyers, the plot is not suitable for foundations, or any other issues come up, then when this is discovered next spring, we will be insolvent. That could happen, and I will deal with it then. If I don’t go bankrupt because the situation can be resolved for some reason, I would like to build a single-family house on it—just like the other 59 builders. The planning—both for the plot and the house—may be worthless, but that doesn’t help right now.
Oh, it seems you misunderstood us: the plot can be built on even without implementing the planned measures. However, it does make a difference whether someone (included in your original purchase price) fills in existing terrain to planned terrain as shown, or whether you have to work with the existing terrain base (where we would advise you to be more cautious with terrain modifications). What does your zoning plan (planning permission) say, especially regarding heights? Please share it, preferably like this (since no link): "[Posemuckel Nr. 333 Hasenwiese]". I am still missing the background for your knee wall height (for example, whether it is based on an eaves height specification in the zoning plan). Heights are not a matter of chance: beyond a certain dimension, a slope counts as a structure itself, or a building height in a zoning plan may refer to the existing terrain in one case, and to the finished floor level of the ground floor in another (and there are many variations of such regulations everywhere). This is all material that several regular users can handle, and we want to give you advice that actually applies to your plot.
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