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allstar836 Jan 2020 20:54Hello everyone,
I’m curious to know what items you might have removed from your house building and furnishing list after the initial enthusiasm wore off. Was it perhaps the electric blinds, the smart home system, the fireplace, a particular room, or other things?
If you removed anything, it would be interesting to know why. And for those who have already completed their build... did you regret any of these changes?
Thank you!
I’m curious to know what items you might have removed from your house building and furnishing list after the initial enthusiasm wore off. Was it perhaps the electric blinds, the smart home system, the fireplace, a particular room, or other things?
If you removed anything, it would be interesting to know why. And for those who have already completed their build... did you regret any of these changes?
Thank you!
Vicky Pedia6 Jan 2020 21:07A punch list is very individual since we don’t know what exactly is planned. In general, you should only remove items that are not absolutely necessary. However, you should keep the option open to complete them later. For example, build the chimney but leave out the fireplace, etc.
We had a fixed budget of 300,000 all-inclusive, including the plot and all extras such as the kitchen and landscaping. We also had a fixed room plan: kitchen, bathroom, utility room, guest bathroom, living room, bedroom, two additional rooms, plus a walk-in attic. We also wanted a garage or carport and a garden shed.
Because of this, some extras were not possible: no colored window frames, no photovoltaic system, no brick cladding, no lift-and-slide door, no luxury bathroom, kitchen budget max 5,000. No clay roof tiles. In hindsight, I regret not spending the money on the brick cladding. The house was moved into in 2017 and fully paid off by 2019. Even if we still had some debt on it now, it wouldn’t be a big deal. The benefit is that the facade will never need repainting. But anyway, we don’t miss anything in terms of living comfort. k.
Because of this, some extras were not possible: no colored window frames, no photovoltaic system, no brick cladding, no lift-and-slide door, no luxury bathroom, kitchen budget max 5,000. No clay roof tiles. In hindsight, I regret not spending the money on the brick cladding. The house was moved into in 2017 and fully paid off by 2019. Even if we still had some debt on it now, it wouldn’t be a big deal. The benefit is that the facade will never need repainting. But anyway, we don’t miss anything in terms of living comfort. k.
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boxandroof6 Jan 2020 22:15Fireplace, walk-in closet, freestanding bathtub.
A separate walk-in closet would be nice, but we would have had to enlarge the house again for that. In hindsight, I probably would have done it – not specifically because of the closet.
A separate walk-in closet would be nice, but we would have had to enlarge the house again for that. In hindsight, I probably would have done it – not specifically because of the closet.
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