Construction planning phase - When to start?

The bungalow as such is insulated and has double-glazed windows. In any case, not what I would consider a standard DDR bungalow.

Just a small side note: To me, that sounds quite like a standard DDR bungalow. Around 1984, I built a Bungalow B34 from a standard kit with my parents. The exterior wall elements are about 10 cm thick, clad with hardboard and filled with Styrofoam. The windows had thermal glazing and are still in good condition today. For the ceiling, the kit included insulating mats made of glass wool.
Be careful, the top model available back then called "Party" had exterior panels made of asbestos cement boards.
Best regards
Michael

Just a small side note: That definitely sounds like a typical GDR bungalow to me. Around 1984, I built a B34 bungalow from a standard kit with my parents. The exterior wall elements are about 10cm thick, clad with hardboard and foam-insulated with polystyrene. The windows had thermal glazing and are still in good condition today. For the ceiling, insulating mats made of glass wool were included in the kit.
Be careful, the top model "Party" available at the time had exterior panels made of asbestos cement sheets.
Best regards
Michael

Thanks Michael. That’s actually something I’ve always been curious about regarding asbestos. As for the "GDR bungalow," I may have expressed myself somewhat incorrectly (possibly as often happens). Yes, it is clearly a GDR bungalow. It just doesn’t come across as one to me. My subjective impression based on what I’ve seen is that these GDR bungalows were very little or not insulated at all. The condition of the one on my property almost convinces you that you could live in it permanently... in theory, of course.
Was the top model "Party" a bestseller back in the day? Do you have any idea how I can find out if asbestos is present without having to drill a hole? So, are there any external identifying features or anything that might indicate it? Thanks in advance

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Thank you, Michael. I had always been interested in asbestos as well. Regarding the "GDR bungalow," I may have expressed myself rather incorrectly (perhaps as has often happened). Yes, it is clearly a GDR bungalow. It just doesn’t come across to me as one. My subjective impression from what I have seen is that these GDR bungalows were very little insulated or not insulated at all. The condition of the one on my property almost convinces you that you could live in it permanently... in theory, of course.

My mother still uses the bungalow today, at least outside of winter. However, there are plenty of people nearby who actually live in such bungalows, which are now often somewhat expanded.

Was the "Party" top model a bestseller in the past? Do you have any idea how I can find out if asbestos is present without having to drill a hole? So, are there any external identifying features or anything that could indicate it? Thanks in advance

Whether the Party model was a bestseller, I cannot say. More frequently, you would see the smaller models from the range of garden sheds (designation GL xx) as well as bungalows (designation Bxx), where xx stood for the number of enclosed square meters. With different numbers of wall elements in the 1.20 m grid dimension and roof trusses, various sizes could be easily realized. The series differed in the wall construction if I recall correctly. Bungalows probably had more insulation. Whether it is even a bungalow from such a series, you usually recognize by the wooden cover strips over the joints of the wall elements. Do you perhaps have photos? Otherwise, I would check if the walls correspond to the grid dimension. Regarding asbestos, I cannot make a statement. I just did a bit of research on the types. Apparently, they could also be purchased via Genex (gifts for D-Mark in the GDR). According to the catalog description, the bungalows already had gypsum board inside and asbestos outside. In the domestic products of my parents, it was almost certainly hard fiberboard. That may also have varied depending on the model year. Google some pictures; you will find several for comparison.

Good luck Michael

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