Cost planning - core renovation of farmhouse / country house

At that age, the ceiling height could be a problem. It may be that you have no room in the floor or ceiling to install underfloor heating or ventilation.

Insulation on the inside depending on the house.

Much is possible

Which region do you want to go to? If you let everything be done, it might possibly exceed the budget.

At that age, the ceiling height could be a challenge. It might be that you have no leeway in the floor or ceiling to install underfloor heating or ventilation.

Insulation on the inside depending on the house.

A lot is possible

Then they say, "the higher the ceiling, the better," right?
I have already seen a property with a ceiling height of 3.10 m that we would have liked (although of course it's still too early to look concretely)

Which region are you aiming for? If you have everything done by others, that could possibly blow the budget.

Southwest, towards Saarpfalz district.

yes. the higher the better. years ago, an acquaintance inherited the old house from his great-grandfather, who couldn’t even properly level the uneven floors. ceiling height was mostly under 2 m.

here in the village, acquaintances renovated almost everything themselves. it requires willingness to compromise. house built around 1900. bricks. stone by stone handmade back then. so insulation and installation layers were built inside. leads to small rooms. windows were not off-the-shelf, stairs narrow and steep by today’s standards, underfloor heating was not possible, but normal ceiling height. it succeeded, really cozy and façade preserved, apart from the energy saving regulations it doesn’t really meet what is considered a must-have today.

look at the location, you’ll find a solution for the rest. distance yourself from modern must-haves.
peace or air conditioning?

yes. the higher the better. Years ago a friend inherited the old house of his great-grandfather, who couldn't even properly level the sloping floors. Ceiling height was mostly under 2 meters.

Here in the village acquaintances renovated, almost everything by themselves. Requires willingness to compromise. House built around 1900. Bricks. Stone by stone made by themselves back then. So insulation and installation level built from inside. Leads to small rooms. Windows were not off the shelf, stairs narrow and steep by today's standards, underfloor heating was not possible, but normal ceiling height. It succeeded, really cozy and facade preserved, except for the energy saving regulation it actually does not correspond to what is considered a must-have today.

Look at the location, for the rest you will find something. Distance yourself from the modern must-haves. Peace or air conditioning?

Yes, we definitely need to rethink this. Ideally everything, but we're not in a "wish for it" situation. ;)

However, we will definitely consider the ceiling height when looking for something. That's a good point. Especially with the ventilation system, I'm not sure how that can be combined with renovating an old building. We already had all the holes for the ventilation system in the delivered concrete ceiling. The pipes mostly run through the ceiling there.

The combination of ventilation/air conditioning is definitely one of the major pros that speak for new-build gimmicks. I wouldn't need everything new and perfectly smooth, but the comfort of always having pleasantly tempered rooms, also with comfortable humidity, is really a dream. You only really notice it when you come back to houses where it isn't like that. It's not just warm in the house, it's simply pleasantly warm. Evenly throughout the whole house. You don't open a door somewhere and walk into a cold corridor anymore.

If it can be bought with money, I'd gladly "take it with me" if we move again.

Maybe you don’t need an air conditioner at all. During the time you’re searching, all sorts of things can happen. Thick stone walls, large house tree in the south, thin half-timbered structure, building materials from the 40s, or a 60s stone house.