ᐅ What would you do differently in your next house build?
Created on: 17 Feb 2018 09:44
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What would you do differently in your next house build? (For us, there won’t be a next time, but I think beginners can benefit from our experience.) Please stay on topic and avoid lengthy discussions (feel free to start a new thread for that)!
I’ll start:
* Electrician: A network connection in every room isn’t necessary; nowadays everyone uses Wi-Fi, which is perfectly sufficient.
* Us: OK, then we’ll install one network connection per floor where the TV is going, you have to save somewhere.
* Result: At the network outlet, we get 50 Mbit/s, Wi-Fi with a repeater around 20, sometimes only about 5, Powerline adapters around 25. It’s enough for me, but the kids are disappointed. I followed all the usual advice.
I’ll start:
* Electrician: A network connection in every room isn’t necessary; nowadays everyone uses Wi-Fi, which is perfectly sufficient.
* Us: OK, then we’ll install one network connection per floor where the TV is going, you have to save somewhere.
* Result: At the network outlet, we get 50 Mbit/s, Wi-Fi with a repeater around 20, sometimes only about 5, Powerline adapters around 25. It’s enough for me, but the kids are disappointed. I followed all the usual advice.
Solveigh schrieb:
Eder style has its justification, the question is, what is "good" architecture? First of all, if it even exists. That means if a concept is recognizable “behind” the design, and if the whole is truly a “whole” and not just a random collection of elements put together. Proportion is part of it, for example – it doesn’t necessarily have to be the “golden ratio.” “Sixteen to nine” is another style, neither better nor worse, but still better not to mix styles too wildly. So please, no Andalusian-style Swedish house with rounded arch doors and a half-hipped glass roof.
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11ant schrieb:
if the whole thing is truly a "whole" and not just a bunch of parts screwed togetherWe understand each other. Bauhaus and Art Nouveau must each be able to stand on their own, complement each other, step back when needed, and not compete for attention... they simply have to fit together!
Bookstar schrieb:
But I’ve experienced bureaucratic madness quite a few times in my life. Don’t ask me how I feel about civil servants. Lazy people can be found in every profession, although it does seem more likely to encounter one in a government office. However, I have also often been very positively surprised in that environment.
That’s why I really have trouble with the general criticism of public servants, especially when it comes to the men and women in uniform out there. Such negative attitudes are completely misplaced. It starts with derogatory nicknames like “cops” or “the chive squad” in everyday language—I have yet to meet a single police officer who wasn’t polite, mostly even relaxed and humorous toward me, neither during my 8 years in Hamburg nor now in Franconia. Maybe it’s because I don’t damage railway tracks, act aggressively, or at least greet these helpful people with a friendly hello or good day. Although off-topic, this just needed to be said [emoji4]
Regarding the architectural style and the development plan. Having a development plan can be useful, but some of the requirements we face go too far. They talk about preserving the village’s Franconian character and insist on red roof tiles—on a shed roof with a 7-degree slope in a new residential area. The facade colors are unrestricted, meaning I could build a bright yellow or green house, as long as the roof, which is barely visible, is covered with red-orange tiles.
One neighbor unknowingly installed anthracite-colored roof tiles, and this immediately became an issue at the municipal council, which wanted to get an official order for removal from the district administration office. The district office conducted a site inspection and found that the roof area is so inconspicuous that it could hardly affect the village character. Furthermore, two streets away (outside the development plan area), there are several houses with black and gray roofs, with one right at the village edge, which has a much stronger influence on the village’s overall appearance than the neighbor’s house located in the middle of the new housing estate. Therefore, the district office stated there was no reason for action and even recommended tolerating it. The municipal council is now planning to pursue legal action... So much for arbitrariness and the people in the planning committees.
It seems to me that the more rural the area becomes, the more likely it is that planning meetings are dominated by people who actually have little authority but then exercise their “power” especially strongly in these meetings—usually ignoring the actual needs of the residents.
Regarding the quality of the development plan, the same “planning office” is repeatedly commissioned here, and they consistently plan without really considering the people’s needs. Instead of responding creatively to the slight slope of the building area, they prefer to focus on roof tile colors and optional horizontal wooden fences for property boundaries...
One neighbor unknowingly installed anthracite-colored roof tiles, and this immediately became an issue at the municipal council, which wanted to get an official order for removal from the district administration office. The district office conducted a site inspection and found that the roof area is so inconspicuous that it could hardly affect the village character. Furthermore, two streets away (outside the development plan area), there are several houses with black and gray roofs, with one right at the village edge, which has a much stronger influence on the village’s overall appearance than the neighbor’s house located in the middle of the new housing estate. Therefore, the district office stated there was no reason for action and even recommended tolerating it. The municipal council is now planning to pursue legal action... So much for arbitrariness and the people in the planning committees.
It seems to me that the more rural the area becomes, the more likely it is that planning meetings are dominated by people who actually have little authority but then exercise their “power” especially strongly in these meetings—usually ignoring the actual needs of the residents.
Regarding the quality of the development plan, the same “planning office” is repeatedly commissioned here, and they consistently plan without really considering the people’s needs. Instead of responding creatively to the slight slope of the building area, they prefer to focus on roof tile colors and optional horizontal wooden fences for property boundaries...
Unfortunately, it's the same situation for us....
The development plan is drafted only for the plots opposite....
What happens with the others on the slope doesn't matter...
They require setbacks from the northern neighbor of almost 8m (26 feet). And when it comes to deviations, which mainly affect the neighbors to the east and west, the first question is whether the northern neighbor has signed off.
Yes, he has, but he doesn't care what I do on my property at an 8m (26 feet) distance in the front....
This shows me that unfortunately no one has really understood what was actually regulated here.....
The development plan is drafted only for the plots opposite....
What happens with the others on the slope doesn't matter...
They require setbacks from the northern neighbor of almost 8m (26 feet). And when it comes to deviations, which mainly affect the neighbors to the east and west, the first question is whether the northern neighbor has signed off.
Yes, he has, but he doesn't care what I do on my property at an 8m (26 feet) distance in the front....
This shows me that unfortunately no one has really understood what was actually regulated here.....
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