ᐅ Increase the finished floor level of the living area

Created on: 14 May 2021 18:43
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Fritsch
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Fritsch
14 May 2021 18:43
Hello everyone,

Our basement has a reinforced concrete ceiling, above which are the upper floor and the terrace. Since the terrace needs to be insulated, there is a height difference of about 25cm (10 inches) between the terrace and the adjacent living area (kitchen, dining room) on the ground floor. Steps at the doors leading to the terrace don’t look very good, so our builder is currently planning to fill this height difference with several layers of screed. Is this the most cost-effective option? For 225m² (2,423 sq ft) of surface area, the screed is currently estimated at 18,000 € (net); 115m² (1,238 sq ft) of that will have multiple layers. Do you maybe have cheaper alternatives? The house will be heated with underfloor heating. Thanks in advance.
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Myrna_Loy
14 May 2021 18:59
Stairs on the terrace are great! A few seat cushions on them turn the stairs into the nicest seating spots!
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Fritsch
14 May 2021 19:05
The terrace is higher than the living area, so the stairs would need to be inside the house. On the terrace, we wouldn’t have any issues with stairs 🙂 Unfortunately, it’s the other way around…
11ant14 May 2021 19:22
Fritsch schrieb:

Our basement has a reinforced concrete ceiling, above which are the upper floor and the terrace. Since the terrace needs to be insulated, there is a height difference of almost 25cm (10 inches) between the terrace and the adjacent living areas (kitchen, dining room) on the ground floor.

When was the ground floor stolen, how old is the house, ... ?
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Fritsch
14 May 2021 19:26
11ant schrieb:

When was the ground floor stolen, how old is the house, ...?

Sorry, that sentence is wrong, it’s a planned new build.
11ant14 May 2021 19:42
Fritsch schrieb:

Sorry, the sentence is misleading; it refers to a planned new build.

Especially with a new build project, I would assume that the ground floor is unlikely to be stolen.
In any case, the good news is that the mess is still only in the planning stage, so the issue with the heights can still be fixed.
Please show the plans so we can identify the misunderstanding of the draftsman. I have some troubling memories of a similar problem with the thief: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-kurz-vor-bauantragsstellung.25647/page-84#post-264304
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