ᐅ What was cut from the list?

Planting a hornbeam hedge, bare-root plants. Dirt cheap. Plants cost about 1.00 Euro each at the nursery.
Stretch a string line. Along it, the man loosens the soil with the traditional German hoe. The woman follows him with a spade and digs a trench.
Both then take a break.
After that, they plant the shrubs and refill the trench. Firm the soil slightly by stepping on it. Break time.
Cover with mulch.
High five. Long break.

allstar83 schrieb:

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If it was removed, it would be interesting to know why, and for those who have already completed construction... Have you perhaps regretted it because of that?
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Bathtub with whirlpool function:
Following the recommendation here in the forum. Too noisy for me to relax while bathing, and those that operate completely silently, if they even exist, are probably too expensive.
-> I won’t miss it since I am sensitive to noise.

Shutters:
Based on the forum’s recommendation. Regarding shutters, I might have gotten a bit carried away, although many houses I see, including the neighbors directly opposite, look more attractive with shutters than without. Now we are going with window recesses instead. However, we will prepare the (finished) house for possible future installation of shutters.
-> I will probably stop and admire houses with shutters occasionally, but I will not seriously miss them. When I make a decision, I am comfortable with it, otherwise I simply choose differently.

Full-height windows also on the upper floor:
I still find them very appealing; in my opinion, houses with full-height windows on both the ground floor and upper floor look great. Now, for the upper floor we have decided in favor of “standard-sized” windows, among other reasons for privacy.
-> I will not miss full-height windows since we would have had to install safety grills on them, which I would then have to clean as well.

More items might still be added to the list of things to skip once I have shared the architects’ and surveyors’ plans here in the forum.

Our entire building project started with a list of things to cut out: we wanted to reduce our belongings. We succeeded, as we took at least 70% less stuff into the new house. It was a healthy process and a huge relief for us.

List of wishes to cut:

• We wanted to green the north side of the 27° roofs, as we thought it would fit better with the forest behind. After learning about the extra cost, we crossed that out. Now there are Creaton Domino tiles on the roof, and we don’t miss anything.
• We had planned to install 4 Solarlux folding door systems. We gave up on 2 of them—for the children’s apartments, which will only be used occasionally in a few years. They now have simple patio doors. Kind of tough to save at the children’s expense, right?
• A cobblestone driveway would have been really nice, but at that paving area, it was painfully expensive. So we just went with gravel. It looks great and works well. Maybe the paving will come eventually.
• A larger rainwater cistern would have been great, but with soil class 7, it is not really economical.
• Garages would have looked terribly bad or had to be expensively built into the rock. Our cars can handle the weather, and for comfort, there are parking heaters available when needed (definitely cheaper). A carport for 2 cars is approved (a garage would not have been allowed there) and will be built this year.
• I originally wanted to build a hillside elevator for heavy loads right away, but that is postponed. Due to a changed access road, we manage just fine without it. It will be a DIY project sometime in the future.

List of things given up on principle:

• Fossil fuels
• Lawns and plants useless for native nature
• Storage space and rarely used rooms
• Unnecessarily sealed surfaces
• Smart home systems
• Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
• Underfloor heating
• Roller shutters and venetian blinds

No lawn?!!!!
You are not standing on the ground of the free democratic basic order.

I can do without the floor; I’d rather walk through my messy lawn :-P

Actually, only the basement. Apart from that, we avoided anything from the start that would have unnecessarily increased the costs. Even during the selection process, we didn’t look at more expensive or more attractive bricks, doors, faucets, etc. at all.