ᐅ Is it possible to have windows in a guest bathroom or guest room adjacent to a garage?

X_SH5_X schrieb:

If the house is built, for example, on a slight slope, you can exit at the back directly onto the garden at ground level.

Yes, of course. A hilly terrain is a different matter. My statement refers to a flat, typical plot of land.

nordanney schrieb:

Also, level access to the house and garden is not possible.

It is possible. My entrance is level, and then you step into a 2m² (22 sq ft) hallway / stair landing.

BauFamily schrieb:

If the window hadn’t worked out, the entire floor plan would have been useless.

Of course the window will definitely work. But is that really desirable? Depending on the direction of rain, water from the garage roof splashes directly onto the glass, so it’s always dirty. Cleaning the window at that height is quite difficult. You could just keep a stool in the guest bathroom. If the window can’t even be opened, you would always have to climb onto the garage first.

How can the entire floor plan depend on the guest bathroom window? It’s one of the least important rooms. People only stay there briefly. There’s no need for an exterior window. I don’t have one either and it doesn’t bother me. You can’t really see outside properly through that window anyway.

Tassimat schrieb:

It’s doable. My entrance is at ground level, and then you step into a 2m² (22 sq ft) hallway / stair landing.

Of course, having a window there is definitely possible. But do you really want that? Depending on the amount of rain, water from the garage roof splashes directly onto the glass, so it’s always dirty. Very inconvenient to clean the window at that height. You might as well store a stool in the guest bathroom. If the window can’t even be opened, you’d always have to climb onto the garage first.

How can the entire floor plan depend on the guest bathroom window? That’s one of the least important rooms anyway. You only spend a short time there. You don’t really need an exterior window. I don’t have one, and it doesn’t bother me. You can’t really look outside properly through that window anyway.

I should have expressed myself more clearly: where the wall adjoins the garage wall, a guest shower bathroom or a guest room is planned. To provide that room or guest shower bathroom with a regular window, the house needs to be shifted forward. However, this would push the limits of the building area allowance or require a smaller garage.

Putting that aside, I’m wondering whether to build a raised basement or a cellar below ground level. According to the development plan, we could build a raised basement. In the past, houses were mostly built with raised basements, right? Or is that less common today because basements can be better waterproofed? Apart from that, I actually don’t mind a few steps up and a few steps down on the garden side; it might even be positive because dirt tends to stay outside at ground level: leaves, dust, etc. won’t be swept inside despite having flush sliding patio doors. From an aesthetic perspective, a house with a pitched roof and a raised basement looks quite acceptable as well.

BauFamily schrieb:

To put it differently, what speaks against it?

In the forum, it’s almost like being stoned if you imply without tact that having a visible basement is not something to be ashamed of;
and in many development plans, a reasonable alignment of the eaves height with the level of the ground floor’s base is often linked to the rule that it should not be more than half a meter (20 inches) above the street level. This, combined with a maximum eaves height of about four and a half meters (15 feet), at least influences many today’s enthusiasts of knee walls to place the basement, if it exists at all, somewhat deeper.
Many future homeowners already feel like “too bad you can’t hit the old man” when I question the sacred garage intermediate door. Your vintage raised ground floor really is quite brave ;-)

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11ant schrieb:

In this forum, you almost get criticized harshly for simply suggesting that having a visible basement isn’t something to be ashamed of; and in many development plans, a reasonable reference between the eaves height and the level of the ground floor finish is often linked to the requirement that it should not be more than half a meter (about 1.5 feet) above the street. This, combined with a maximum eaves height of four and a half meters (about 14.75 feet), at least encourages those who prefer higher knee walls to dig the basement deeper if it exists at all. Many homeowners already feel like saying "too bad you can't hit the old man" when I question the sacred intermediate garage door. Your vintage raised ground floor design is really bold ;-)

Okay, and once again in plain English for those who didn’t get it? 😱 🙄

If the development plan allows it without restrictions on the knee wall or ceiling height in the upper floor, there is no objection, except that "people simply don’t do it nowadays," which is often due to restrictive development plans...