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2016-11-30 15:34:09
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Hi, first of all, thanks for the numerous responses.
What just came to my mind and why I’m mentioning it right away. Our house itself was also "planned incorrectly," meaning the north direction on the plan does not correspond with the plot. So the house would need to be rotated 90 degrees.
Do you think they would charge us extra for that again?
How big is a "normal" window actually? I mean in terms of width compared to our floor-to-ceiling windows.
Where did you get your door from? I’ve been searching online all the time but can’t really find anything. Especially since I don’t know what to look out for. Many have their own "security" labels -.-
If you want to get the front door yourself, what should you pay attention to? The size including frame and more or how do you make sure the mason leaves the right hole in the wall?
Would you say that the Novelan LAD heat pump is better compared to the Rotex and that the additional cost is worth it?
In which ways would it be better?
Theoretically, you could also swap the ventilation system with the Rotex heat pump, right? At least in terms of space.
The plan shows some strange circles on the left and right, but in reality, it’s only 60x60 in size and would thus fit into the upper right corner. The outdoor unit could then go outside toward the street side.
Then the ventilation system could go to the old Rotex position since it’s "just hoses" that are routed outside, right?
You are absolutely right, but unfortunately, you don’t think of so many things before signing and only come to them little by little the closer the house building gets. =(
Double-wing windows don’t work that easily. First, of course, because of the money, but more importantly due to the KFW standard. If we took double-wing windows, we’d have to change quite a bit in the house to keep the KFW standard and that would become even more expensive.
Not to mention that my wife doesn’t like double-wing windows at all.
We have already been to a prefab house center around the corner from us (Mannheim) several times.
They had some rooms with just one floor-to-ceiling window.
Theoretically, it would be enough, but it always depends on orientation and such.
Maybe we should have a quick look again.
That’s true, I also asked everything in writing, but unfortunately, there were often answers just by phone... allegedly easier to explain. In hindsight, you could interpret it differently now.
I’m attaching a site plan as well. But unfortunately, the garage cannot be done differently =(
Since the standard is a plastic door, I assume the colored one is also a plastic door. I also think it’s only colored on one side because the windows are only colored on one side too.
Quickly back to the orientation of the house and thus to your answer ypg ... The children’s rooms would actually be in the south, slightly southwest, and the master bedroom and bathroom correspondingly in the north.
Site plan attached. According to the house construction contract, the following applies:
To exclude sound reflections, a distance to neighboring buildings in a purely residential area of at least 10 meters must be maintained
What just came to my mind and why I’m mentioning it right away. Our house itself was also "planned incorrectly," meaning the north direction on the plan does not correspond with the plot. So the house would need to be rotated 90 degrees.
Do you think they would charge us extra for that again?
How big is a "normal" window actually? I mean in terms of width compared to our floor-to-ceiling windows.
Point 3:
Here I can even give some comparison numbers.
With us, the anthracite-colored aluminum front door without sidelight was included in the standard price of the prefabricated house. We wanted 2 sidelights, each 50cm wide and colored, which would have cost us an additional €2,920.
If you compare this surcharge to our current door that we bought for almost €5,500 from a door and window seller, it is of course exaggerated. Our current door with sidelights also includes fingerprint recognition in the door handle, 73cm door handle, peephole, RC2, electromechanical lock, etc.
Where did you get your door from? I’ve been searching online all the time but can’t really find anything. Especially since I don’t know what to look out for. Many have their own "security" labels -.-
If you want to get the front door yourself, what should you pay attention to? The size including frame and more or how do you make sure the mason leaves the right hole in the wall?
Would you say that the Novelan LAD heat pump is better compared to the Rotex and that the additional cost is worth it?
In which ways would it be better?
Theoretically, you could also swap the ventilation system with the Rotex heat pump, right? At least in terms of space.
The plan shows some strange circles on the left and right, but in reality, it’s only 60x60 in size and would thus fit into the upper right corner. The outdoor unit could then go outside toward the street side.
Then the ventilation system could go to the old Rotex position since it’s "just hoses" that are routed outside, right?
Many of the mentioned things are absolutely basic issues during the early planning phase or questions before signing. You can get surcharges clarified before signing, which they usually do very gladly.
You are absolutely right, but unfortunately, you don’t think of so many things before signing and only come to them little by little the closer the house building gets. =(
The floor-to-ceiling windows would be too few for me on the upper floor. I would either enlarge them or additionally plan a skylight for each. You should go to a model house exhibition again; they often have floor-to-ceiling windows about 1m wide and consider whether that’s bright enough for you (of course, it also depends on the orientation of the windows).
Double-wing windows don’t work that easily. First, of course, because of the money, but more importantly due to the KFW standard. If we took double-wing windows, we’d have to change quite a bit in the house to keep the KFW standard and that would become even more expensive.
Not to mention that my wife doesn’t like double-wing windows at all.
We have already been to a prefab house center around the corner from us (Mannheim) several times.
They had some rooms with just one floor-to-ceiling window.
Theoretically, it would be enough, but it always depends on orientation and such.
Maybe we should have a quick look again.
(Take Home message: Always get everything in writing and always actively ask about possible extra costs when there are changes.)
That’s true, I also asked everything in writing, but unfortunately, there were often answers just by phone... allegedly easier to explain. In hindsight, you could interpret it differently now.
Or plan the garage differently, but that’s certainly out of the question. Possibly the outdoor unit could go on the garage roof, but I wouldn’t want that just based on gut feeling.
I’m attaching a site plan as well. But unfortunately, the garage cannot be done differently =(
Aluminum door? Colored on both sides?
Since the standard is a plastic door, I assume the colored one is also a plastic door. I also think it’s only colored on one side because the windows are only colored on one side too.
Quickly back to the orientation of the house and thus to your answer ypg ... The children’s rooms would actually be in the south, slightly southwest, and the master bedroom and bathroom correspondingly in the north.
I don't see a site plan ... Somehow the outdoor unit would stand at ground level in the same setback area. If that was legally planned that way at first, the house must be more than 3 m from the boundary. Or the outdoor unit is allowed to be placed close to the boundary ... But I wouldn’t want to be neighbors then, because it blows quite a bit (personal experience).
Site plan attached. According to the house construction contract, the following applies:
To exclude sound reflections, a distance to neighboring buildings in a purely residential area of at least 10 meters must be maintained