Construction project and building permit feasible?

I have an "impossible" house. Interior floor area 120m², from which walls, the HAR, and the stairwell above are deducted – leaving 100m² of usable space. Within this there is a living room, kitchen, three rooms, a WC, and a bathroom. The knee wall height is about 1.3m at the top, 45° gable roof, attic with standing height as storage space.

We are three people, and the whole thing is designed for that – my two daughters and me. The children's rooms are 14 and 12.5m², I have about 11m² myself. A "real" double bed with a width of 2m really does not fit in there, but I don't need that anyway. Bathroom 10m² and kitchen 14m², absolutely fine, the living room could certainly be bigger (22m²). There is the sofa-TV corner and a large table which is used daily for crafting, painting, puzzling, etc., and if the whole family drops in, we all eat there sometimes as well. The plot is small, but I don't want to do farming.

Compared to the previous three-room panel apartment of 70m², it is an immense progress! The children enjoy having their own rooms, I am happy that you can move freely in the kitchen, my room is only slightly larger but much more pleasantly laid out, and the bathroom is pure luxury compared to the previous internal wet cell of 1.6x1.7m². The only thing is the living room is roughly as it was before, only better equipped with windows (I would have liked it a bit more spacious though). But many here would certainly say that you can’t live like that because everything is far too cramped...

I don’t now see what’s impossible about that. But keep in mind the original poster wants to live in the house with 5 people. For you it’s 3 people, net 100m², which would be, by rule of three for the original poster, 166m² net. You see, your house is not so impossible after all.

QUOTE="Scout, post: 344936, member: 45635"] Well, you have improved from your apartment, Altai. Usually, that is one of the main reasons, thus the meaning and purpose of the exercise "buying/building a house."

The OP, on the other hand, would significantly worsen in terms of size and everyday functionality because the differences between his previous 130 m2 apartment and a nominally equally large house are not initially apparent to him. The big awakening would come only upon moving in.
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I don't think it would be a deterioration. The 108 sqm seemed much larger to me. We have here: 30 sqm unheated hallway (no slope, really 30 sqm). 1x storage room unheated and without window. An unheated bathroom where the dryer is located. A slightly larger bathroom with a toilet in the slope. About 10 sqm. Living room 40 sqm with 2 dormers each 3m without slope (after subtracting the remaining slope) (knee wall 60cm) Kitchen with 15 sqm Room with 8 sqm Room 10 sqm Parents 12 sqm

We currently use 1 room + parents’ room, bathroom, and kitchen. Both living rooms with dormer ceilings are unused because of windows and some stupid columns in the middle of the room that separate the space. By the way, it rains in here. 110 sqm is definitely too small. Without a 3rd child, we might have bought the house though. We are still waiting for the documents. A few question marks are still open.

I am really, really curious how small or large the model houses will feel. Next week we are at the Flair 124 from tundc.

I hope that suddenly sometime next year maybe THE existing house will still come.

Thanks for your answers

Away from the money topic! What are your criteria when searching for a plot of land?

30km from both workplaces or from the current place of residence? 5km to the mother-in-law? Train connection, shopping, bakery?

Write that down as detailed as possible? Not for me even though I’m interested, but for you!

For example, I had to explain to my wife in clear terms that if she wants to build in the next 1-10 years, we won’t find a plot within a radius of 2-3km around the old apartment. It wasn’t pleasant. But it eventually got through.

Phew, a good question, it is still a topic of discussion. The radius is already quite large, 20-30 km. But only in one direction. A half-circle basically. That way the commute to work would still be bearable and the distance to my parents and friends would shrink. I don’t want to live further away. Currently living 30 minutes from everyone. But living in the immediate vicinity would also be okay. But way too expensive.

Because Saarland is small, it is never far from "rural" areas to the largest city. Max. 15-20 km. And there’s a daycare in every village. There is also a lack of space. But in an emergency, my two would first stay in their current facility until a spot is available. (Waiting time approx. 0.75-1 year).

There is simply a room missing

Just take a look at everything and let it sink in

I would try it second-hand. For us, a lot works through the notice board in the daycare and word of mouth through clubs

You see, your house is not impossible at all

If you read along in the floor plan forum, those numbers can really make you feel small... and you get the impression that you can't live like that
And when a partner enters my life again, suddenly it's only 25m² per person

I don't know if it's always that proportional. Five people fit around my kitchen table in my kitchen (the table can also be a bit bigger), and on the sofa too. The bathroom doesn't have to change either. One more child, one more room. The hallway area will surely increase a bit, the parents will also be given a little more space. From WC to shower bathroom, yes. 130m²? It sounds doable.
A colleague told me recently, his house has a nominal 113m² living space according to official calculation (plus basement). When they started building, there were four of them. He had planned a study and guest room (one of these rooms is apparently in the basement). When they moved in, there were six family members... that's how it goes. And they live too.

I don't want to "push" anything onto the OP. If they want to realize their dream, they really have to make sure to build a compact house, a castle is definitely out of the question. And until then, save as much as possible.
I would really look at plots of land first, to get an idea of what one actually needs/is looking for. If you find one, maybe you can buy it first to secure it and then build a bit later.

Are your children boys or girls?
I had two boys who were only one year apart in age and wanted to sleep in the same room until they started school (from 6/7 years old), even though there was an empty room available. Many siblings do not necessarily want their own room.