ᐅ Is the utility room sufficient to serve as a storage room as well?
Created on: 7 Feb 2018 11:42
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Peter L
Hello everyone,
we are currently planning our house build (without a basement) and have already looked at many floor plans. We are often surprised that the floor plans, especially from prefab home providers, do not include a storage room. We assume the utility room is meant to serve this purpose, but that space already contains the heating system / air source heat pump, photovoltaic system battery, electrical panel, washing machine / dryer. Houses with basements also have a boiler room and a storage room.
When I think about what we keep in our storage room, it seems the utility room would be very crowded. Besides beverages (water + juices about 6 crates, wine, spirits), food supplies, vacuum cleaner, spare gas cylinder for the grill, recycling paper, recycled glass, laundry detergents, hand tools, ironing board, bucket, etc. Not everything will fit in the utility room. If we add a freezer chest, it will get even tighter.
Therefore, we are planning an additional storage room for food and such, so these items can be stored cool and dry. We assume the utility room will not be cool because of the heating system. Of course, this takes up valuable living space, and we are wondering if we might be overlooking something. That’s why we wanted to ask everyone’s opinion on this.
Cheers
we are currently planning our house build (without a basement) and have already looked at many floor plans. We are often surprised that the floor plans, especially from prefab home providers, do not include a storage room. We assume the utility room is meant to serve this purpose, but that space already contains the heating system / air source heat pump, photovoltaic system battery, electrical panel, washing machine / dryer. Houses with basements also have a boiler room and a storage room.
When I think about what we keep in our storage room, it seems the utility room would be very crowded. Besides beverages (water + juices about 6 crates, wine, spirits), food supplies, vacuum cleaner, spare gas cylinder for the grill, recycling paper, recycled glass, laundry detergents, hand tools, ironing board, bucket, etc. Not everything will fit in the utility room. If we add a freezer chest, it will get even tighter.
Therefore, we are planning an additional storage room for food and such, so these items can be stored cool and dry. We assume the utility room will not be cool because of the heating system. Of course, this takes up valuable living space, and we are wondering if we might be overlooking something. That’s why we wanted to ask everyone’s opinion on this.
Cheers
We had originally planned for 160 sqm (1,722 sq ft), but now we will only get about 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft). That’s enough. We don’t have any hobbies that require a lot of stuff, and you can never really know what the child will get up to later. So if not everything important fits, we’ll just declutter even more. I’m really glad that we won’t have a basement anymore, as it just becomes a place where junk accumulates that you never use again. I’m not a fan of having too much stuff anyway (if my husband read this, he’d probably tease me because of my decorative boxes). I’d like big rooms with plenty of visual space. I probably won’t get that, so I have to try to reduce the contents in smaller rooms.
A storage closet on every floor? No way—those get filled up with stuff so quickly, better not.
We also only have the utility room, the storage space under the stairs on the ground floor, and a storage closet by the garage for “messy stuff.” That has to be enough. For any new stuff, old things will have to go…
A storage closet on every floor? No way—those get filled up with stuff so quickly, better not.
We also only have the utility room, the storage space under the stairs on the ground floor, and a storage closet by the garage for “messy stuff.” That has to be enough. For any new stuff, old things will have to go…
We placed the utility room next to the staircase, so the area under the stairs is part of the utility room. This created a lot of space, almost 6 sqm (65 sq ft) in total.
Upstairs, we created a storage room between the children’s bedrooms, about 7 sqm (75 sq ft) overall.
Additionally, we covered one wall entirely with cabinets in the office.
There is also a broom closet in the kitchen.
Upstairs, we created a storage room between the children’s bedrooms, about 7 sqm (75 sq ft) overall.
Additionally, we covered one wall entirely with cabinets in the office.
There is also a broom closet in the kitchen.
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hemali20038 Feb 2018 06:21We also have a large utility room measuring 18 sqm (194 sq ft), and a pantry—which, by the way, is just as warm as the kitchen—since small interior rooms naturally warm up along with the rest of the house. Our utility room stays unheated but, thanks to the appliances, maintains at least 19 degrees Celsius (66°F).
There is a storage closet on the upper floor and very large wardrobes in the children’s rooms. Oh, and a small built-in coat closet in the hallway. The attic is barely usable.
The workshop is located in the outbuilding.
Space is already quite tight, even though we don’t accumulate much stuff! On the other hand, you have to consider how much each square meter costs and how much money you want to invest to potentially store useless or worthless items. For example, 4 sqm (43 sq ft) of storage space probably costs at least 4000, more likely 6000 Euros—that’s quite significant.
There is a storage closet on the upper floor and very large wardrobes in the children’s rooms. Oh, and a small built-in coat closet in the hallway. The attic is barely usable.
The workshop is located in the outbuilding.
Space is already quite tight, even though we don’t accumulate much stuff! On the other hand, you have to consider how much each square meter costs and how much money you want to invest to potentially store useless or worthless items. For example, 4 sqm (43 sq ft) of storage space probably costs at least 4000, more likely 6000 Euros—that’s quite significant.
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HilfeHilfe8 Feb 2018 06:41You also have to be able to let go of unnecessary things sometimes.
We sell everything on eBay.
We sell everything on eBay.
From the way you describe it, I would recommend including a pantry in your plans. We dedicated 4.4m² (47 sq ft) of floor space for ours and are very happy with it. The pantry does not have underfloor heating and features a window, which we sometimes open during Christmas to keep the space cool. There is room for a freezer, a 1m (3.3 ft) heavy-duty shelf, a wardrobe unit, as well as beverage crates, all kinds of waste bins, and a small additional shelf—and yet I can still move around comfortably inside—it’s hard to believe.
Additionally, we have a utility room on the upper floor and a technical room on the ground floor. But this year, my husband will finally get his workshop in the garage—you see, others face the same challenge.
Additionally, we have a utility room on the upper floor and a technical room on the ground floor. But this year, my husband will finally get his workshop in the garage—you see, others face the same challenge.
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