Floor plan bungalow 150 sqm with garage

The T-wall in the living/dining/kitchen area is indeed a bit strange.

At least: T-wall in the bathroom is something "everyone" has ;-)

Aha. Already two of you then. ;)

No, three. I also recognize the problem, not

I think it's more a question of the choice of sofa. We like to sit on a Cassina Maralunga, which is extremely comfortable and at the same time very compact, but not really cheap. Then there's how the "Wohnwand" (what a horrible term!) is designed. If it visually overwhelms the sofa sitters at 2.5m, you obviously won't want to sit there. Furnishing matched to the room size and it works. For example, I would not place one of those brightly colored "Lümmelwiesen" sofa landscapes from Bretz in this room, nor a classic "cabinet wall".

It doesn't matter what kind of sofa! If you sit where the window starts, that would be about 2.50m from the south wall, so a normally sized sofa, you already have the busy dining area including hallway in view with your left eye. How are you supposed to concentrate on the fireplace/TV then? You're basically sitting in front of the end of a wall that will divide your field of vision.

Whereas a bungalow has a shorter drying time than, for example, a city villa. In our case, construction is also planned to start within 1-2 weeks and handover of the house at the beginning of June.

For us, nothing needed to dry upstairs either. We probably took 4? weeks for it... I don't remember anymore. Including 2 construction dryers. I'll say this: you can plan a lot, but if the builder relies on unreasonable predictions and promises, they accept moving into walls that are still quite damp. In the past, people would let the house dry out for two winters. Today, the builder wants to move in way too early. We'll certainly talk again in June 2022 ;)

Regarding the planned attic conversion: the BU has done its duty with the fold-out attic ladder. At the top, the second escape route is missing due to the hipped roof. This is probably feasible with special windows. In addition, there will only be double casement windows, which is not exactly what one would imagine for a children's room or office. Not much great can be done up there just because the roof has a steep pitch. I just wanted to mention it. An expansion that is not already considered in the planning will be difficult to implement.

No, three of us. I also don’t understand the problem,

It doesn’t matter what kind of sofa! If you sit where the window starts, that would be about 2.50 meters from the south wall, so a normally sized sofa, then with your left eye you already have the restless dining area including hallway in view. How can you concentrate on the fireplace/TV there? You basically sit in front of the end of a wall that will divide your field of vision.

Upstairs nothing had to dry for us either. We probably needed 4? weeks for that... I don’t remember anymore. Including 2 dehumidifiers. I’d say: you can plan a lot, but if the builder relies on unreasonable prophecies and promises, he accepts moving into still quite damp walls. In the past, people let the house dry out over two winters. Nowadays the builder wants to move in way too early. We’ll definitely talk again in June 2022 ;)

I’d say this. The local construction company has existed for about 25 years and survives only on word of mouth. No glossy brochures, show houses, or expensive advertising. So I trust their competence on this point more than yours :-)

About the planned loft conversion: the builder has done his job with the folding attic ladder. Upstairs there is no second escape route because of the hip roof. That should be possible with special windows. Also, there will only be double casement windows, which is not exactly what you imagine in a children’s room or office. There’s not much nice you can do up there just because the roof has a steep pitch. I just wanted to mention this. A conversion that is not already considered in the planning will be very difficult to carry out.

I agree with you. At most an office is possible, but no bedrooms, let alone children’s rooms.

I do trust them to be more competent than you in that regard :)

You are using the word competence in the wrong place. Also, Viebrockhaus with their tent and the 3-month promise repeatedly have mold behind the kitchen cabinets and bathroom mirrors… that has nothing to do with competence. Viebrockhaus is very competent. Maybe you should also speak from experience first ;)

You are using the word competence in the wrong place. Even Viebrockhaus with their tent and the 3-month promise repeatedly have mold behind the kitchen cabinets and bathroom mirrors... that has nothing to do with competence. Viebrockhaus is very competent. Maybe you should also speak from experience first ;)

You are comparing apples and oranges. A glossy catalog, model houses, and hundreds of houses builder where a few mold cases don't amount to much versus a regional construction company that lives by word of mouth. With 20-25 houses p.a., he cannot afford poor quality.