ᐅ Smart ideas that make everyday life easier incorporated into the home

Created on: 20 Nov 2015 23:36

Hello everyone,

We are currently in the construction phase of our single-family home. We are actively gathering ideas to make daily life in the new house easier.

So far, we have:
- A laundry chute from the bathroom on the upper floor to the washing machine in the basement
- A platform for the washing machine to allow easy loading and unloading
- Pantry shelving with rotating trays

We have also considered:
- Building a small utility room behind the living room cabinet (sideboard) to house all the TV equipment (satellite box, DVD player, receiver, hard drive, etc.) out of sight

To illustrate, I’m attaching three photos.

Maybe some of you have a nice REALISTIC idea that could be implemented.

Thank you in advance for your ideas!

Best regards,
Slintrebla

Washing machine with open drum, blue laundry basket, and cleaning products in the laundry room.

Bathroom with built-in bathtub under a sloping ceiling, dark stone surface, and a red round pot.

Kitchen pantry shelves with canisters and stacked plates in cabinets

Bauexperte23 Nov 2015 11:29

#55

Hello,

Sebastian79 schrieb:

You’re definitely going to crash and burn with your penny-pinching house...

That’s what I’m afraid of, too.

Sebastian79 schrieb:

Honestly, you’re not all there upstairs if you look at the nonsense you post.

You should refrain from saying that! The users, including those in this forum, put up with you too; so you can tolerate Grym as well. If not, just use the ignore button so you don’t get tempted to reply to him.

Sebastian79 schrieb:

By the way, when the glass gets dirty, it means the fire wasn’t lit properly. Probably also some so-called experts in your circle of acquaintances...

That’s not correct. We operated a fireplace for years; it was calculated and installed by a professional stove fitter. Even with rather expensive, seasoned wood (e.g., beech), the glass kept getting sooty. Anyone wanting to buy a wood stove with a glass door needs to understand this: it requires work in many ways. The only consolation is the fact that cleaning the glass after each use requires little to no effort if done regularly.

We’re getting another one, this time a cast iron stove; then roasting chestnuts will work well.

Best regards, Bauexperte

Sebastian7923 Nov 2015 11:37

#56

Did your fireplace have a glass air wash system?

Bauexperte23 Nov 2015 11:59

#57

Sebastian79 schrieb:
Did your fireplace have a glass air wash system?

That wasn’t available in that form back in the 1990s, at least not to my knowledge. Anyway, it doesn’t prevent the user from having to clean the glass.

Regards, Bauexperte

Sebastian7923 Nov 2015 12:10

#58

No, you will always need to do some cleaning – but the glass cleaning system combined with proper combustion effectively prevents buildup on the outside.

And we are talking about new builds with modern fireplaces here...

MarcWen23 Nov 2015 12:11

#59

Robbaut schrieb:

Just as a thought: Your wife complains in the evening, "I'm cold" – what do you do then? Turn up the underfloor heating so it’s warmer in 12 hours? Everyone with a stove just lights it up.

Use a good old blanket? Snuggle up closer? Drink something warm?

Of course, anyone who has installed a fireplace in their home will defend it and “use it regularly.” We have weighed the options and decided against it, even though we enjoyed the many benefits for years growing up in our parents’ house.

EveundGerd23 Nov 2015 14:26

#60

As second-home owners, we decided not to have a stove in the new house. So far, we do not miss it.
In our first house, the stove was running all the time; by the way, the glass panes rarely got dirty.

ᐅ Smart ideas that make everyday life easier incorporated into the home

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