ᐅ What features did you include in your house, and what did you decide to leave out?

Created on: 30 Jan 2015 14:18

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

milkie20 Feb 2015 15:37

#205

For €80 per hour, cleaning would be my dream job.

Timbo20 Feb 2015 19:19

#206

I don’t want to complain, but you only get used to the price level after some time.
For a men’s haircut, you pay just under 65 euros, while women pay twice as much…

Elina20 Feb 2015 20:28

#207

Where is this? Here, men pay 10 euros and women, well, I have no idea. Although I am female, I haven’t been to a hairdresser in 24 years (the last time was at age 14).

Better to just use a long hair trimmer and voilà – Statham

EveundGerd20 Feb 2015 20:31

#208

Elina schrieb:

Better just use a hair clipper and voilà – Statham

Yeah, that's exactly it!

Vitalio12 Jun 2015 23:04

#209

We treated ourselves to:
Well-insulated house (KFW52)
Good location
2 full floors
Ceiling height ground floor 2.7m (8.9 ft), upper floor 2.65m (8.7 ft)
VK2 windows
Aluminum roller shutters with electric drive
Switch button next to light switch
Laundry chute
Controlled mechanical ventilation system
Large utility room
24 recessed ceiling spotlights
Concrete staircase covered with oak
Floor-to-ceiling shower upper floor (1 x 1.6m (3.3 x 5.2 ft)), ground floor
Network with 12 double outlets
Stargalaxy granite countertops
2.10m (6.9 ft) flush interior doors
Switch system by Gira
Timed sockets at every window for Christmas lights
Timed staircase lighting
Flush skirting boards
Solid pitched roof with 1m (3.3 ft) roof overhang

Vitalio12 Jun 2015 23:24

#210

Flat roof tiles
Swanneck rainwater downpipes (gift from the roofer)
Well
Modern heating system (geothermal heat pump)
Rain shower (40cm (16 inches)) with thermostat
Additional sink in the utility room

What we didn’t invest in:
Basement
Fireplace (pointless in such a well-insulated house)
New kitchen

ᐅ What features did you include in your house, and what did you decide to leave out?

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