danielm86
2014-06-10 17:19:05
- #1
Hello dear forum,
we have been thinking for a long time about building a little house because we are paying quite a lot of rent anyway and our home is constantly full... but we miss both a pool and a large barbecue area. We don’t feel like constantly going to the Baltic Sea or overcrowded lakes and we also want our son or possibly the second child to have a nice environment.
Basically, of course, the freedom to design that a house offers is also appealing.
Since I didn’t find anything suitable after long research on prefabricated houses, I made a first draft to check the feasibility of our "wishes" with your help.
About our financial situation:
We currently pay €1150 all-in for rent, and according to initial bank statements, we have about €300,000 investment capacity.
About the plot:
We have one in mind with the following dimensions: approx. 700 sqm and 15.5m x 44m
Price €64,000 // no expert "it is ready for construction according to the owner" - what additional average costs can be expected?
Shape: [___] with street connection on the right along the entire area, photo attached.
I would like to have a carport close to the street as shown in the illustration, for at least 1 car, then the house and then space for pool and terrace.
We don’t really need much garden area. We will cover the plot with artificial lawn ;)
What could I improve here? Possibly orientation of house + pool regarding the sun?
About our house on the plot:
Since I am not familiar with boundaries and building regulations, I roughly drew the floor plan to scale in a sketch of the plot because I don’t know if an 8.5*11m house fits on a 15.5*44m plot ;)
Regarding the house, we have the following ideas:
Modern, more towards cubical style, but we are open. We don’t want pitched roofs, so rather a flat roof. We don’t want a basement at all. We are also open about the facade.
Ceiling height if possible about 3.00-3.40m downstairs and 3m upstairs.
It would be interesting again how much that costs.
Construction method: whether wood or stone ... is unimportant to us, whichever is more feasible.
We want underfloor heating and preferably floor-to-ceiling windows where it makes sense.
There should be a fireplace, preferably top left or bottom left in the living room.
Flooring material: we are also open, which one is cheaper?
I really like this linoleum that you find in good hotels in bathrooms and for normal rooms laminate or maybe something like screed... best would be a smooth floor without joints or cracks and creaking.
Heating/energy efficiency: we have no idea... solar on the roof?
Stairs: regarding age-appropriate living - is it easy to install a lift there?
We don’t need frills or decorations outside, I also deliberately made everything pretty straight and placed sanitary rooms close together.
And yet... there is so much to consider and before I now plunge into the details forever, the question to the group:
Is it roughly possible with the €300,000 budget (or about €230,000 without the plot)?

we have been thinking for a long time about building a little house because we are paying quite a lot of rent anyway and our home is constantly full... but we miss both a pool and a large barbecue area. We don’t feel like constantly going to the Baltic Sea or overcrowded lakes and we also want our son or possibly the second child to have a nice environment.
Basically, of course, the freedom to design that a house offers is also appealing.
Since I didn’t find anything suitable after long research on prefabricated houses, I made a first draft to check the feasibility of our "wishes" with your help.
About our financial situation:
We currently pay €1150 all-in for rent, and according to initial bank statements, we have about €300,000 investment capacity.
About the plot:
We have one in mind with the following dimensions: approx. 700 sqm and 15.5m x 44m
Price €64,000 // no expert "it is ready for construction according to the owner" - what additional average costs can be expected?
Shape: [___] with street connection on the right along the entire area, photo attached.
I would like to have a carport close to the street as shown in the illustration, for at least 1 car, then the house and then space for pool and terrace.
We don’t really need much garden area. We will cover the plot with artificial lawn ;)
What could I improve here? Possibly orientation of house + pool regarding the sun?
About our house on the plot:
Since I am not familiar with boundaries and building regulations, I roughly drew the floor plan to scale in a sketch of the plot because I don’t know if an 8.5*11m house fits on a 15.5*44m plot ;)
Regarding the house, we have the following ideas:
Modern, more towards cubical style, but we are open. We don’t want pitched roofs, so rather a flat roof. We don’t want a basement at all. We are also open about the facade.
Ceiling height if possible about 3.00-3.40m downstairs and 3m upstairs.
It would be interesting again how much that costs.
Construction method: whether wood or stone ... is unimportant to us, whichever is more feasible.
We want underfloor heating and preferably floor-to-ceiling windows where it makes sense.
There should be a fireplace, preferably top left or bottom left in the living room.
Flooring material: we are also open, which one is cheaper?
I really like this linoleum that you find in good hotels in bathrooms and for normal rooms laminate or maybe something like screed... best would be a smooth floor without joints or cracks and creaking.
Heating/energy efficiency: we have no idea... solar on the roof?
Stairs: regarding age-appropriate living - is it easy to install a lift there?
We don’t need frills or decorations outside, I also deliberately made everything pretty straight and placed sanitary rooms close together.
And yet... there is so much to consider and before I now plunge into the details forever, the question to the group:
Is it roughly possible with the €300,000 budget (or about €230,000 without the plot)?