Hello dear experts,
I have a question: we are currently planning a townhouse. We will be moving into a middle unit townhouse that has 128 m² (1,378 sq ft) without a gallery. With the gallery, the living space reduces to 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). Now we wonder if we would save costs on the 8 m² (86 sq ft) less foundation slab, quality parquet flooring, underfloor heating, electrical wiring, sockets, walls, door to the room, etc. Assuming approximately 2,000 € per square meter for the building construction and installations, that would amount to around 16,000 €.
Of course, a railing for the gallery would still need to be installed, which will also add some cost.
If anyone has ideas on estimating these costs, that would be great!
Thank you, Tobi77
I have a question: we are currently planning a townhouse. We will be moving into a middle unit townhouse that has 128 m² (1,378 sq ft) without a gallery. With the gallery, the living space reduces to 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). Now we wonder if we would save costs on the 8 m² (86 sq ft) less foundation slab, quality parquet flooring, underfloor heating, electrical wiring, sockets, walls, door to the room, etc. Assuming approximately 2,000 € per square meter for the building construction and installations, that would amount to around 16,000 €.
Of course, a railing for the gallery would still need to be installed, which will also add some cost.
If anyone has ideas on estimating these costs, that would be great!
Thank you, Tobi77
Of course, you won’t save €2000 per square meter because this €2000 is an average value used for house calculations, but not for individual living space. -> the square meter on which the heating system is installed is somewhat more expensive because of this.
Since everything else is already in place, you could save on parquet flooring and underfloor heating, but then you would have parapet costs, as mentioned above.
For 120 square meters (1300 square feet), I would rather consider how to gain additional living space instead of giving it up...
By the way, the price per square meter for the house will actually increase negatively.
Since everything else is already in place, you could save on parquet flooring and underfloor heating, but then you would have parapet costs, as mentioned above.
For 120 square meters (1300 square feet), I would rather consider how to gain additional living space instead of giving it up...
By the way, the price per square meter for the house will actually increase negatively.
The savings exist only on paper. Apparently, there are currently some very creative architects trying to achieve supposed cost reductions this way. In the end, it just breaks even and you lose valuable living space. My favorite idea recently was when an architect wanted to design a recessed roof to reduce the volume of the space.
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