ᐅ What features did you include in your house, and what did you decide to leave out?
Created on: 30 Jan 2015 14:18
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willWohnen
Hello,
When planning and building a house, you focus on the essentials and the budget. Some wishes get dropped along the way. But certain small luxuries or nice features are important to you, even if they are not strictly necessary, and you end up including them anyway.
For us, a heated conservatory was an unattainable dream. However, we treated ourselves to tiled, walk-in showers, even though they take up more space.
I would love to hear what you have given up and what you managed to include.
Best regards
When planning and building a house, you focus on the essentials and the budget. Some wishes get dropped along the way. But certain small luxuries or nice features are important to you, even if they are not strictly necessary, and you end up including them anyway.
For us, a heated conservatory was an unattainable dream. However, we treated ourselves to tiled, walk-in showers, even though they take up more space.
I would love to hear what you have given up and what you managed to include.
Best regards
Finally spaciousness, after 15 years of ERH, this is exactly what we allowed ourselves. Windows, open space, gallery, terrace. And having NO basement, but everything within reach.
Although we didn’t build comparatively large, it’s the open style that makes the difference.
Regards, Yvonne
Although we didn’t build comparatively large, it’s the open style that makes the difference.
Regards, Yvonne
I’m sure there will be things we will need to cut or choose cheaper options for, but I think that’s a matter of opinion. We are fulfilling our wishes within the budget. Everything else is not a loss. We just have to make the best of it.
We also don’t have a basement (intentionally). However, I consider the garage almost indispensable for us. Garden tools, bicycles, tools, and so on... Not to mention the advantages you mentioned.
We also don’t have a basement (intentionally). However, I consider the garage almost indispensable for us. Garden tools, bicycles, tools, and so on... Not to mention the advantages you mentioned.
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willWohnen31 Jan 2015 13:23@Yvonne: ERH? Did you live in an earth-sheltered mound?
@milkie: Yes, you can store a lot in a garage like that. Ours is just a prefabricated garage, but at least it's solidly built.
@milkie: Yes, you can store a lot in a garage like that. Ours is just a prefabricated garage, but at least it's solidly built.
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willWohnen31 Jan 2015 19:13Regarding the shower: We have a walk-in, barrier-free shower without a door, with a wall. That means you need about 1 sqm (11 sq ft) of splash area in front of the entrance, and it’s best if there is an exterior wall across from it rather than a window. The interior space should be 1 m (3.3 ft) wide, plus an additional 11 cm (4.3 inches) wall thickness. Incorporating this into the bathroom floor plans and maintaining uniformity of the exterior facade regarding windows was quite challenging for us. I also consider that a “cost.” In many other layouts, I notice smaller guest bathrooms where only a shower of ≤ 1 sqm (11 sq ft) fits.
Regarding house battery systems – if we had had enough money left, we would have installed an ice storage system on the property. Unfortunately, excavation work would have been very expensive due to the heavy soil. Instead, we planned the utility room to be a bit larger and want to install one or two batteries there later. @Skaddler: Have you planned space for future home battery solutions? Or do you have a basement? May I ask how large you planned the children’s room? It seems everyone has a different idea of what a large children’s room means.
@Bautraum2015: A carport is actually much nicer looking than a garage. But you just can’t fit as much under it. You can do a lot on the interior walls of a garage. If you know a carpenter, choosing a carport definitely pays off doubly. I’m going to let climbing plants grow over the garage; that should make it look nicer.
@ypg: Ah, an end terraced house. We also once considered a terraced house, but the difference to a condominium is hardly noticeable—maybe a small garden, but otherwise… right?
Regarding house battery systems – if we had had enough money left, we would have installed an ice storage system on the property. Unfortunately, excavation work would have been very expensive due to the heavy soil. Instead, we planned the utility room to be a bit larger and want to install one or two batteries there later. @Skaddler: Have you planned space for future home battery solutions? Or do you have a basement? May I ask how large you planned the children’s room? It seems everyone has a different idea of what a large children’s room means.
@Bautraum2015: A carport is actually much nicer looking than a garage. But you just can’t fit as much under it. You can do a lot on the interior walls of a garage. If you know a carpenter, choosing a carport definitely pays off doubly. I’m going to let climbing plants grow over the garage; that should make it look nicer.
@ypg: Ah, an end terraced house. We also once considered a terraced house, but the difference to a condominium is hardly noticeable—maybe a small garden, but otherwise… right?
Of course, you may ask – she will have about 19 sqm (205 sq ft) with windows on two sides. Space for a home battery is planned in the utility room (12 sqm, 129 sq ft; laundry is done elsewhere).
By the way, we have also come to feel that buying our end-terrace house wasn’t entirely worth it. OK, we got one more room, which we now need, but the walls shared with the neighbors don’t provide much sound insulation, so it feels more like living in an apartment.
By the way, we have also come to feel that buying our end-terrace house wasn’t entirely worth it. OK, we got one more room, which we now need, but the walls shared with the neighbors don’t provide much sound insulation, so it feels more like living in an apartment.
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