ᐅ Semi-detached house with 105 sqm of living space and 80 sqm of usable area
Created on: 2 May 2020 12:41
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herufbay
Hello dear forum,
I would like to get your opinions on the following project (not my own, just came across the offer).
Semi-detached house with 105 m² (1130 sq ft) of living space and 80 m² (860 sq ft) of utility space (I assume this refers to a basement).
According to the listing, the house has 5 rooms.
It has 1.5 floors, so I assume a pitched roof with knee wall (height unknown).
Plot size: 250 m² (2690 sq ft)
Price: not specified, needs to be asked.
Apart from the limited information, my question is who would build something like this?
Assuming the 80 m² (860 sq ft) of utility space is the basement, the footprint of the ground floor would also be about 80 m² (860 sq ft). That leaves only 25 m² (270 sq ft) for the upper floor, which suggests a very low or even no knee wall. This would make the upper floor practically unusable as living space. I also wonder how five rooms can fit in there? And of course, the price remains a key question.
Can anyone make sense of this?
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Best regards
herufbay
I would like to get your opinions on the following project (not my own, just came across the offer).
Semi-detached house with 105 m² (1130 sq ft) of living space and 80 m² (860 sq ft) of utility space (I assume this refers to a basement).
According to the listing, the house has 5 rooms.
It has 1.5 floors, so I assume a pitched roof with knee wall (height unknown).
Plot size: 250 m² (2690 sq ft)
Price: not specified, needs to be asked.
Apart from the limited information, my question is who would build something like this?
Assuming the 80 m² (860 sq ft) of utility space is the basement, the footprint of the ground floor would also be about 80 m² (860 sq ft). That leaves only 25 m² (270 sq ft) for the upper floor, which suggests a very low or even no knee wall. This would make the upper floor practically unusable as living space. I also wonder how five rooms can fit in there? And of course, the price remains a key question.
Can anyone make sense of this?
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Best regards
herufbay
Probably a standard 7x10 m (23x33 ft) floor plan: 60 m2 (645 sq ft) on the ground floor, 45 m2 (484 sq ft) on the upper floor due to the sloped ceilings, with 3 bedrooms and a bathroom, plus an 8 m2 (86 sq ft) "office" on the ground floor, along with the living room on the ground floor. That makes 5 rooms in total with around 105 m2 (1,130 sq ft) of living space.
The utility room is located in the basement instead of the "office" on the ground floor as in semi-detached houses without basements; the basement, just like the ground floor, covers 60 m2 (645 sq ft). According to building regulations (height, light wells, emergency exit), this area is classified as usable space. Additionally, there are 20 m2 (215 sq ft) in the attic, mostly with a clear height between 1 and 2 m (3 and 6.5 ft). The attic might also be described as a "studio," "extension potential," or similar, which would then be considered the fifth room. However, this designation may not be entirely accurate if the space is only counted as usable space elsewhere, since it often lacks a second emergency exit and sufficient ceiling height.
PS: ID of the listing on Immoscout (or similar)?
The utility room is located in the basement instead of the "office" on the ground floor as in semi-detached houses without basements; the basement, just like the ground floor, covers 60 m2 (645 sq ft). According to building regulations (height, light wells, emergency exit), this area is classified as usable space. Additionally, there are 20 m2 (215 sq ft) in the attic, mostly with a clear height between 1 and 2 m (3 and 6.5 ft). The attic might also be described as a "studio," "extension potential," or similar, which would then be considered the fifth room. However, this designation may not be entirely accurate if the space is only counted as usable space elsewhere, since it often lacks a second emergency exit and sufficient ceiling height.
PS: ID of the listing on Immoscout (or similar)?
Winniefred3 May 2020 13:02Why not. For a family with several children and a smaller budget. Or if someone has two children and needs a home office. That’s enough. When the children move out, there is a guest room and still no large, empty house.
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