Hello 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!
- Basement (would have just become a dumping ground for us :cool
- Fireplace (due to dirt and effort – we definitely don’t regret it!)
- Video intercom system
- KNX home automation visualization (only when needed and as soon as a mature, easy-to-use option is available)
- Electric driveway sliding gate (redesigned to keep an open driveway instead)
- Fences (replaced by planted hedges)
- Trees (prefer a large lawn area and use shrubs/perennials as privacy screens)
- Patio roof/covering (will be added later since the terrace gets extremely hot in summer)
- Stair railing (only if needed – for children or in old age – since the open stairs look nicer and are easier to clean)
truce schrieb:
- Basement (would have just become a dumping ground for us :cool
- Fireplace (because of dirt and effort – definitely no regrets!)
- Video intercom system
- KNX visualization (only when needed and as soon as a mature, simple solution is available)
- Electric driveway sliding gate (redesigned to allow an open driveway)
- Fences (instead, planted hedges)
- Trees (prefer a large lawn area and shrubs/perennials as privacy screen)
- Patio cover (to be added later, as the patio gets extremely hot in summer)
- Stair railing (only if needed – for children or old age – since the open staircase looks nicer and is easier to clean)
Fences/privacy screens are also on our minds.
Have you been able to install a hedge more cost-effectively? If so, through a landscaping company or a gardener?
We would like to have some privacy screening, but at the moment we have a hedge of about 20m (65 feet), which is only a small part of what we’ll need in the future.
And even that is difficult for us to maintain...
Our chimney was painted. 1. We couldn’t find a practical location and 2. the costs were too high for the (benefit to us).
Furthermore, the exhaust vent was removed. We would have had to accommodate the ductwork or make the ceiling to the basement even thicker. For us, this was not a loss since we don’t cook every day and our mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery is oversized by a factor of ten.
Furthermore, the exhaust vent was removed. We would have had to accommodate the ductwork or make the ceiling to the basement even thicker. For us, this was not a loss since we don’t cook every day and our mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery is oversized by a factor of ten.
Square meters or one room (which was originally intended as storage or a basement alternative) had to be removed due to a new plot of land and different land costs. This consequently resulted in a changed budget. Now it has to be a larger carport or an additional garden shed.
We haven’t started yet, but so far we have omitted:
- Dormer in the upper floor (intended for the second office, which will mainly be used as a storage room. The dormer would have given us a great view into the neighbor’s interior, who is very close due to the dense development)
- Colored windows – since we mostly stay inside the house, the extra cost wasn’t worth it for us
- Fireplace – we have one in our rental apartment and rarely use it; plus, it would have disrupted our narrow floor plan
- Additional roof windows in the bedroom and bathroom – we are usually in the dark in the bedroom anyway, and in the bathroom I could have looked at the sky while bathing. Is it really worth it? Especially in summer, it would let in too much heat.
I think there will be more items to cross off the list. Possibly the photovoltaic system or the patio roof will be installed two years later. But we’re still hoping to find a bargain here and there (used paving stones for the terrace, discounted vinyl flooring on the upper floor – the manufacturer is relatively nearby and has an outlet sale).
I’ll wait and see. Although it sounds like a lot, it’s important to us not to give up anything essential. We don’t want to regret it later just because we wanted to protect our budget buffer.
- Dormer in the upper floor (intended for the second office, which will mainly be used as a storage room. The dormer would have given us a great view into the neighbor’s interior, who is very close due to the dense development)
- Colored windows – since we mostly stay inside the house, the extra cost wasn’t worth it for us
- Fireplace – we have one in our rental apartment and rarely use it; plus, it would have disrupted our narrow floor plan
- Additional roof windows in the bedroom and bathroom – we are usually in the dark in the bedroom anyway, and in the bathroom I could have looked at the sky while bathing. Is it really worth it? Especially in summer, it would let in too much heat.
I think there will be more items to cross off the list. Possibly the photovoltaic system or the patio roof will be installed two years later. But we’re still hoping to find a bargain here and there (used paving stones for the terrace, discounted vinyl flooring on the upper floor – the manufacturer is relatively nearby and has an outlet sale).
I’ll wait and see. Although it sounds like a lot, it’s important to us not to give up anything essential. We don’t want to regret it later just because we wanted to protect our budget buffer.
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