BauMarkus
2019-02-27 21:49:41
- #1
Hello,
we currently live in a two-family house. The ground floor is rented out and the upper floor is our apartment. We would like to convert the attic for our children. Since the attic is relatively large, the idea came up to convert the attic into its own apartment, so that the apartment can be rented out separately later on.
However, renting it out will not happen in the next 20 years. I am not clear about the differences in operating costs of the house.
If the attic is part of the upper floor apartment, then we have a two-family house (building class 1). If the attic is its own apartment, then we have a multi-family house (building class 3), whereby we occupy two of the apartments.
I have now heard that there are many conveniences for two-family houses, which make the operation cheaper. For example, no official heating cost statement has to be made, or the energy certificate can be determined based on consumption. Also, regular checks for salmonella apparently have to be carried out in multi-family houses.
Unfortunately, I do not know where I can find the differences in operation and maintenance, my architect has considered the structural differences. The regulations seem to be very scattered. Can you help me and list the differences in requirements between a two-family house and a multi-family house?
Many thanks Markus
we currently live in a two-family house. The ground floor is rented out and the upper floor is our apartment. We would like to convert the attic for our children. Since the attic is relatively large, the idea came up to convert the attic into its own apartment, so that the apartment can be rented out separately later on.
However, renting it out will not happen in the next 20 years. I am not clear about the differences in operating costs of the house.
If the attic is part of the upper floor apartment, then we have a two-family house (building class 1). If the attic is its own apartment, then we have a multi-family house (building class 3), whereby we occupy two of the apartments.
I have now heard that there are many conveniences for two-family houses, which make the operation cheaper. For example, no official heating cost statement has to be made, or the energy certificate can be determined based on consumption. Also, regular checks for salmonella apparently have to be carried out in multi-family houses.
Unfortunately, I do not know where I can find the differences in operation and maintenance, my architect has considered the structural differences. The regulations seem to be very scattered. Can you help me and list the differences in requirements between a two-family house and a multi-family house?
Many thanks Markus