ᐅ Optimal finished floor height relative to the street level
Created on: 29 Sep 2017 19:45
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winnetou78
Hi,
We received our building permit / planning permission two weeks ago. It includes a recommendation to raise the house by an additional 25 cm (10 inches), but this is only a suggestion. However, it is a bit unsettling. Currently, the plan is for the finished floor level to be 15 cm (6 inches) higher than the street level. I actually thought this would be enough. The street is about 10 m (33 feet) away and slopes down towards the opposite side of the street.
What do you think about this?
Daniel
We received our building permit / planning permission two weeks ago. It includes a recommendation to raise the house by an additional 25 cm (10 inches), but this is only a suggestion. However, it is a bit unsettling. Currently, the plan is for the finished floor level to be 15 cm (6 inches) higher than the street level. I actually thought this would be enough. The street is about 10 m (33 feet) away and slopes down towards the opposite side of the street.
What do you think about this?
Daniel
ypg schrieb:
But that ditch around your property needs to be filled in, otherwise you really have built a water castle. That is probably true, but ...
winnetou78 schrieb:
Only my wife is worried about the note in the building permit / planning permission. ... as explained in #6, I do not share that concern.
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winnetou7830 Sep 2017 08:06ypg schrieb:
Phew, I misread that. You are already planning to add an extension on top of the house! But that trench around your property needs to be filled in; otherwise, you’ve actually built a water fortress.Good morning,
The front part of the property will also be filled in by about 40 cm (16 inches).
You have to imagine that there is a road next to the property, and on my side there is no sidewalk, only a 5-meter (16-foot) wide strip of grass, which is public land. This grassy area is about 15–20 cm (6–8 inches) lower than the road.
I would assume this level, since you obviously can’t just add soil to public land.
As a result, the ground level would still be about 15–20 cm (6–8 inches) lower than the road, while the house itself is positioned about 17 cm (7 inches) higher than the road.
I know it sounds a bit complicated, but hopefully it’s clearer now. I just can’t imagine there would be any issues with rainwater drainage.
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Bau-Schmidt30 Sep 2017 10:06winnetou78 schrieb:
Then I am standing on the mountain in relation to the neighbor. I would prefer to be situated on the mountain. Currently, my property is still the lowest. I would rather the neighbors have water issues than I do.W
winnetou7830 Sep 2017 10:14No, then that’s your problem if your water flows to theirs.
What do you all think now, it should actually be fine as planned, right?
What do you all think now, it should actually be fine as planned, right?
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Bau-Schmidt30 Sep 2017 10:20winnetou78 schrieb:
No, then that’s your problem if your water flows to them My water does not flow to my neighbors. Only if I were at a lower elevation could my neighbors’ water flow to me.