Bauexperte
2014-04-17 09:57:52
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Hello Dirk,
That initially depends on your budget and then on the later use of the basement. If it is to be a purely utility basement, you are sinking a lot of money into the ground; if there are difficult soil conditions, even more.
The basements we have built that do not currently house living spaces tend to become storage rooms for this and that over the months/years, items the homeowners cannot part with. If you plan to create a large utility garden – so digging over at Easter and the last harvest of leeks in the frost – you will need storage options for the various fruits of the garden. Early potatoes, celery, carrots & co. want to be stored ;)
I looked at the page and – honestly? The purpose of this floor slab is not really clear to me. Overall, it is thinner, the underfloor heating is laid directly into the slab; if I’m not mistaken, the subgrade also has to be done differently. All in all an expensive matter – for what?
I am not a fan of insulation below the floor slab because no one can say what the weight of the house does to the insulation; obviously – no one has ever dug it up yet either. Presumably it looks good on paper for calculation purposes.
For years we have been pouring at least 25 cm floor slabs on gravel and foil, then the "normal" build-up follows. It is also not clear to me why to install underfloor heating in the basement if these rooms are not to be used as living space; disregarding for a moment the necessary insulation of the heating circuit.
Rhine region greetings
We are currently planning to build without a basement, is that sensible?
That initially depends on your budget and then on the later use of the basement. If it is to be a purely utility basement, you are sinking a lot of money into the ground; if there are difficult soil conditions, even more.
The basements we have built that do not currently house living spaces tend to become storage rooms for this and that over the months/years, items the homeowners cannot part with. If you plan to create a large utility garden – so digging over at Easter and the last harvest of leeks in the frost – you will need storage options for the various fruits of the garden. Early potatoes, celery, carrots & co. want to be stored ;)
And does it make sense to plan a so-called energy-saving floor slab (cost/construction time/self-effort/later energy costs/other advantages/disadvantages)?
I looked at the page and – honestly? The purpose of this floor slab is not really clear to me. Overall, it is thinner, the underfloor heating is laid directly into the slab; if I’m not mistaken, the subgrade also has to be done differently. All in all an expensive matter – for what?
I am not a fan of insulation below the floor slab because no one can say what the weight of the house does to the insulation; obviously – no one has ever dug it up yet either. Presumably it looks good on paper for calculation purposes.
For years we have been pouring at least 25 cm floor slabs on gravel and foil, then the "normal" build-up follows. It is also not clear to me why to install underfloor heating in the basement if these rooms are not to be used as living space; disregarding for a moment the necessary insulation of the heating circuit.
Rhine region greetings