Hello, my wife and I plan to build next year and have found a suitable plot (704 sqm (7,570 sq ft), 18.5 m (61 ft) wide, facing south) where we are only allowed to build a single-story house.
Our house concept is a gable roof with the highest possible knee wall (about 150 cm (59 inches), 25-degree slope) and a transverse gable facing south and the garden.
We have now found a provider who made us the following offer with the following floor plan and specifications:
- Single-family house with approx. 170 sqm (1,830 sq ft) of living space
- Upper floor with floor-to-ceiling windows
- Utility room with entrance door
- Double doors to the living room
- Roof overhang at the eaves approx. 80 cm (31 inches) and at the gable approx. 30 cm (12 inches)
- Insulation according to KfW 70 standard (two-layer, 45 cm (18 inches) wall thickness with brick facade)
- Windows with triple glazing, colored on the outside, u-value = 0.7 W/m²K
- Electric roller shutters in the bedrooms
- Guest toilet with shower
- Roof covering with engobed clay tiles Nelskamp F 7
- Patio doors with new-build threshold
- Underfloor heating on ground and upper floors
- Ventilation system with heat recovery and central heat exchanger Vallox type controlled residential ventilation - SC with integrated summer bypass in the utility room, 4-stage controller Vallox VSS, duct system for supply and exhaust air
- Velux (roof windows)
Otherwise, tiles in the usual rooms; painting and other flooring work are additional. The total cost for the house is 195,000 euros!
I have the following questions:
Can you comment on the price? Does anything stand out? (I know this is not a complete list.)
Do I need a solar system for domestic hot water (which is included in the purchase price), or can I remove it and still meet the KfW 70 standard?
Here are the floor plans:
I look forward to your comments ...
Our house concept is a gable roof with the highest possible knee wall (about 150 cm (59 inches), 25-degree slope) and a transverse gable facing south and the garden.
We have now found a provider who made us the following offer with the following floor plan and specifications:
- Single-family house with approx. 170 sqm (1,830 sq ft) of living space
- Upper floor with floor-to-ceiling windows
- Utility room with entrance door
- Double doors to the living room
- Roof overhang at the eaves approx. 80 cm (31 inches) and at the gable approx. 30 cm (12 inches)
- Insulation according to KfW 70 standard (two-layer, 45 cm (18 inches) wall thickness with brick facade)
- Windows with triple glazing, colored on the outside, u-value = 0.7 W/m²K
- Electric roller shutters in the bedrooms
- Guest toilet with shower
- Roof covering with engobed clay tiles Nelskamp F 7
- Patio doors with new-build threshold
- Underfloor heating on ground and upper floors
- Ventilation system with heat recovery and central heat exchanger Vallox type controlled residential ventilation - SC with integrated summer bypass in the utility room, 4-stage controller Vallox VSS, duct system for supply and exhaust air
- Velux (roof windows)
Otherwise, tiles in the usual rooms; painting and other flooring work are additional. The total cost for the house is 195,000 euros!
I have the following questions:
Can you comment on the price? Does anything stand out? (I know this is not a complete list.)
Do I need a solar system for domestic hot water (which is included in the purchase price), or can I remove it and still meet the KfW 70 standard?
Here are the floor plans:
I look forward to your comments ...
W
Wanderdüne27 Nov 2013 22:04Quarter-turn staircase is your preference?
The headroom in the shower is limited.
The dressing room should allow for wardrobes on both sides with standard depth.
To do laundry, you have to go through the kitchen? With small children, that’s quite inconvenient...
Child 1 ends up practically trapped or always has to go through the window? A door might be too expensive...
It’s just a boring, standard floor plan that fits on almost any plot but doesn’t really work well anywhere.
What does the neighboring development look like, building envelope/planning permission, etc.?
Regards
WD
The headroom in the shower is limited.
The dressing room should allow for wardrobes on both sides with standard depth.
To do laundry, you have to go through the kitchen? With small children, that’s quite inconvenient...
Child 1 ends up practically trapped or always has to go through the window? A door might be too expensive...
It’s just a boring, standard floor plan that fits on almost any plot but doesn’t really work well anywhere.
What does the neighboring development look like, building envelope/planning permission, etc.?
Regards
WD
Wanderdüne schrieb:
Is a quarter-turn staircase your preference?
The headroom in the shower is quite limited.
The walk-in closet should allow for wardrobes of standard depth on both sides.
Do you have to go through the kitchen to do the laundry? That’s challenging with toddlers...
Is Child 1 going to be trapped, or will they always have to go through the window? Adding a door might be too expensive...
It’s just a boring standard floor plan that fits on almost any plot but works well nowhere.
What does the neighboring development look like, building line/planning permission, etc.?
Regards
WDSo,
The door to the second children's room will of course be included; it was just forgotten.
The kitchen will have a narrower window, allowing 60cm (24 inches) wardrobes on both sides.
What’s wrong with a quarter-turn staircase?
I also thought about the shower, but overall it seems quite large.
There will be a laundry chute from the bathroom to the utility room; we now have the kitchen-utility room connection as a solution, and we like it... I don’t see a problem there.
Do you have any suggestions for improvements?
Best regards
Take the utility room door to the hallway, and it would be easier to organize and furnish the kitchen more efficiently.
Overall, I find the floor plan too standard, basically offered more or less the same in all house sizes. Only the dimensions get bigger or longer.
It works, no question, but personally I always expect a bit of individuality.
But it is okay.
Overall, I find the floor plan too standard, basically offered more or less the same in all house sizes. Only the dimensions get bigger or longer.
It works, no question, but personally I always expect a bit of individuality.
But it is okay.
Most construction scope of work descriptions include the same points and similar wording, but they differ in specific details or omit certain aspects here and there. However, these are precisely the differences that need to be reviewed by a professional. Because: these differences determine the additional costs you can expect if quality is not ensured.
For you, the emphasis on "quite" is what matters!
For you, the emphasis on "quite" is what matters!
hetjam9 schrieb:
Do I need a solar system for domestic hot water (which is included in the purchase price) or can I remove it and still achieve the KfW70 standard?You can’t reach KfW70 standard with only solar!
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