Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

But seriously: There was presumably not much room for reserves. And whether an insulation measure carried out in the 80s or 90s for a heat pump in the house is still sufficient is another matter. Nowadays, there is the "inheritance generation" that prefers to spend money on Primark clothes (how sustainable) or superglue. Or on craftsmen!

But what do you want to say with that? Why is Habeck to blame if people built a house 40 years ago and no longer had room for reserves? Look at the financing threads here in the forum. Every couple wanting to build is told: The pure installment is not enough, you also have to factor in that such a house won't stay new forever. Build maintenance reserves. It wasn't different in the past. If after 15 years your Opel can no longer pass the TÜV and you missed saving for a new car, is Habeck also to blame? I really can't listen to this anymore.

But what do you want to say with that? Why is Habeck to blame when people built a house 40 years ago and had no room left for reserves? Look at the financing threads here in the forum. Every couple who wants to build is told: The pure rate is not enough, you also have to factor in that a house does not stay new forever. Build maintenance reserves. That was no different in the past. If after 15 years you can’t get your Opel past the TÜV anymore and you missed saving for a new car, is Habeck to blame then too? I really can’t hear it anymore.

Well, the comparison with the car is a bit off. If no reserves were built for a new car, you simply can’t buy a new one or have to buy an old, used one according to your budget. Theoretically, the owner who hasn’t built up reserves just has to live with a house in need of renovation or buy a used equivalent heating system in case of a heating breakdown, according to their budget. But if, for example, one is forced to install a new heat pump, that would be like being forced, in your car comparison, to buy a specific new car that you can’t afford at all.

But seriously: Presumably, there wasn't much room for reserves. And whether an insulation measure carried out in the 80s or 90s is still sufficient for a heat pump in the house is another matter.

You don't insulate your new build after 10 years. Rather, if at all, after 20 years or later, and you can easily work with the standards from the late 90s or earlier 2000s. At the end of the day, the maintenance reserve simply wasn't high on the priority list; people often preferred to buy a more expensive car or go on vacation. And somehow, the current government is blamed for the renovation backlog.

Now we are unsure whether everything should be uniform (graphite gray). What do you think? Advantages/disadvantages?

It would probably be a bit too dark/cold for me, but in the end, it’s just a matter of taste? We currently have graphite gray in the bathroom and kitchen of our rental apartment. I quite like it there, but I don’t need it in more areas (the rest has mosaic parquet).

Absolutely no light-colored floor tiles anymore, especially not in traffic areas. We made that mistake. We should actually mop every day. The way the floor looks here, one should take a spotty gray-brown.

Seriously, if you're not already very dark everywhere else, take graphite. If all the furniture is already dark, I would think twice.

Just no light floor tiles anymore, especially not in traffic areas. We made that mistake. We should actually mop daily.
As the floor looks here, you would have to take a mottled gray-brown.

Seriously, if you aren't already very dark everywhere else, take graphite. If all the furniture is already dark, I would reconsider.

In my opinion, it’s not a matter of light/dark, but how even the color tone is. Generally, I find darker tiles more prone to showing every speck of dust.