Build a single-family house suitable for absence - what should be considered?

No, the other way around: It will mostly be inhabited. Only, when we are older, we will definitely travel more than today. But then my parents probably won’t be around anymore, but tenants in the two front houses. And of course, you can’t involve them the same way as your own parents. Therefore, in my opinion, the next house would have to have an even higher level of automation.

Matthias

Regarding the drainage of a house, there are already plenty of options to get rid of the water. We now also like to plan with larger dimensions for the pipes. With sufficient sizing of soakaways or similar, this should nowadays not be a problem – even with a flat roof.

Honestly, I don’t really see your problem that way. You already know quite well what needs to be done and what doesn’t. Ultimately, you just need a few outdoor cameras plus the status of your other houses, and most of your problems should be solved. For other (technical) problems, it is advisable to bring specialist planners on board.
System integrator for building automation (KNX), supply technician for heating/ventilation/plumbing, security experts for alarm systems, etc.

Honestly, you don't need security consulting but a psychologist if you ask me. You can't control and secure everything, I find the mere effort already very strange. Just how you imagine that with the security service and the video surveillance and the split-second reaction of everyone involved, including perfectly timed opening of the gate. Have you ever seen what kind of people work in the security service? Do you think they call the police for every cat? It seems to me you're in the wrong movie.

I find it - to put it mildly - pretty cheeky to advise someone to see a psychologist just because they have a different sense of security. Are you serious?

Honestly, you don’t need security advice but a psychologist if you ask me.

Man, not for every cat though. By the way, I would almost call your first sentence a bit rude. But I’ll still give you a concrete example of why it’s important to constantly stay up to date and possibly adjust your own strategies: In the past, it was considered unusual for perpetrators to carry, for example, a telescopic ladder. But this has actually been happening for quite a short time now. It was also considered unusual before for perpetrators to lift roof tiles and then saw their way through the roof structure. Nowadays, this does happen from time to time. If such things are not detected immediately because the roof is not integrated into the exterior shell security, and then there is heavy rain shortly after, you end up with a massive moisture problem.

However, I find the construction type "solid tile roof" quite interesting, so that probably won’t be an issue in my case.

We also don’t always have to talk only about break-ins. It’s enough if, during a storm, one of the big trees falls over and damages the roof.

Matthias

Then the person who empties the mailbox checks afterwards. In storms, when trees fall, an currently unoccupied house is at the very bottom of the priority list. I partly understand burglary and vandalism, but you can't possibly secure every maybe potentially. Everyone assumes valuables are in an armored truck, but not in an Aldi bag.