Built without a basement & regretted?

  • Erstellt am 2015-10-13 23:13:54

miho

2015-10-15 09:58:55
  • #1
We also clean up regularly and get rid of old things. Still, I couldn't imagine living without a basement. We have the heating and laundry room there and, above all, my workshop. We also store lots of apples and apple juice from our garden there. Of course, all these rooms and things could be placed above ground on cheap building land. But with €700/sqm by now, that's not really an option. Regards Michael
 

Teyla

2015-10-15 10:05:59
  • #2
We deliberately built without a basement because our house already offers enough storage space: large walk-in closet, well-planned utility room, storage space under the stairs, plenty of space in the study, and an attic. We really don't know what to do with the space now; we don't have that much stuff. In our rural area, land is very cheap (about 36€/m²), so we preferred to build the house larger above ground and thus have daylight in all rooms.
 

Musketier

2015-10-15 11:24:55
  • #3


At 700€/sqm, you better not calculate what the apple juice or the apple actually costs. Costs for the land share of the apple tree, proportional costs for the cellar, interest costs, and the costs for producing the juice.
 

Bauexperte

2015-10-15 11:34:32
  • #4

Thank you

Rhenish greetings
 

miho

2015-10-15 12:14:56
  • #5


Both the cellar and the apple trees were already there in the house we bought. So the question didn’t arise. The hammock between the old trees is priceless anyway

Regards Michael
 

f-pNo

2015-10-15 13:28:36
  • #6


We were in a similar situation.

Do I miss having a basement? Sometimes – especially when I see our overcrowded utility room (currently there are still bags of concrete and accessories for the irrigation system stored there). But I think this will change over the next two years. Once we have our garden shed, terrace furniture, bicycles, (large gas and small charcoal) grills, plant containers, future lawnmower, etc. can be stored there over the winter, for example. At the moment, we have to try to stow such things somehow in the storage room / utility room or outside (my poor bike / my poor grill / the garden tools). In addition, we pay 40 euros every six months for storing the bikes at the workshop.

By the way, we will do the annual attic decluttering in winter. Then we will also free up some space there.

When else do I miss having a basement? Actually, I had planned to hang a punching bag in the formerly planned “mom-dad relaxation room.” Well – that room doesn’t exist – nor does the bag. Just the desire for a bit more activity. But honestly – if you’re not already exhausted from work, the kids take care of that. If not the kids, then the garden. So there’s no reason to skip exercise.

Also, a few months ago I played foosball (table soccer) with my (now 5-year-old) daughter. She was totally enthusiastic – so was I – but unfortunately, I don’t have the appropriate space to set up such a table here. Because a proper table is somewhat bigger and heavier, it’s not moved around all the time. Therefore, it should be placed where it is not in the way and is always usable. We don’t have such a place. Maybe if the old double bed for guests in the office/guest room is replaced with a pull-out couch – but many other things have priority there.
 

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