Floor plan bungalow 150 sqm with garage

End of February means that if you submit the building application at the end of November, the office has 3 months including Christmas and winter holidays. And then the builder, who can plan a price increase if he starts 2-3 weeks later, has to start on time. Are you sure it will work? Do you have comparison periods from other builders? If I were in the builder's position, who gave a price commitment about 15 months ago and in the meantime prices have risen by a good 10-15%, I would try to let the price commitment expire.

For us (without a development plan and including conversion) it took 10 months. Then you still had to get a permit for the construction road...

The specified construction time is 6 months, starting from the handover of the building permit; within 12 months we have fulfilled our part. If it takes longer, the fault lies with the builder and does not justify the expiration of the price commitment.

Vinyl floor or parquet after all?

Parquet – in every store with vinyl flooring it smells. That simply puts me off – no matter how many certificates they stick on it. It’s an opinion and not a fact-based statement. (Often opinions and facts are confused)

Ceiling spots in the suspended ceiling from the factory or better do it yourself?

Have holes and supply lines for ceiling-integrated lighting done by the factory and not too many, but used very consciously. Possibly deviate from a standard size.

I would be very happy about tips and your opinions on the floor plan!

I particularly like:

[*]nice structuring into "private" and "communal"
[*]clothing storage solution with "dressing corridor" in the bedroom
[*]lots of windows
[*]price that seems very reasonable

I don’t like:

[*]carport view from the children’s rooms
[*]dining table in the largely free room, basically in the oversized passage, could become uncomfortable – I myself like long evenings at a cozy dining table...
[*]bikes standing in the way of everything else (washbasin, access...)
[*]roof shape – I would find a somewhat flatter offset gable with a light strip much more attractive – that also means a reduction of attic space in favor of airspace
[*]attic access in the children’s room seems maximally impractical to me
[*]potentially noisy utility room directly adjacent to bedroom and children’s room

What raises questions:

[*]What are you doing with the many sqm around the dining table? If there is no special idea behind it, that is expensive useless space.
[*]How do you want to use the kitchen – the arrangement wouldn’t fit well with my “running routes.”
[*]Why is the house rather oriented to the west?

Kitchen doesn’t look practical to me either, but ours is similar.

I find that refreshingly honest!

Yes, the price lock is still in place as long as the building permit is there by the end of February.

What do changes mean for the price lock?

I don’t know where you want to build, but in our region building permits currently take about 6-8 months. Often even longer. Neighbors in the village have been waiting for over a year because the construction is a bit more complicated. Have you already inquired with the responsible authority about the situation there?

For the bungalow, I would go with a 3.00 m shell construction height. Costs hardly anything (about €3,000 for us) but makes a big difference.

We have planned 2.75 m. I think if we want to increase this now, there will be larger price increases.

I don't know where you want to build, but in our region building permits currently take about 6-8 months. Often even longer. Neighbors in the village have been waiting for over a year because the construction is somewhat more complicated. Have you already inquired with the responsible authority about the situation there?

The subordinate building supervision authority was already involved in the planning and indicated a processing time of about 2 months.

Parquet - in every store with vinyl flooring it smells. That simply puts me off - no matter how many certificates they stick on it. It’s an opinion and not a fact-based statement. (Opinions and facts are often confused)

Have holes and supply lines for ceiling-integrated lighting made at the factory and not too many, but used very deliberately. Possibly deviate from a standard size.

I particularly like:

[*]nice structuring into "private" and "communal"
[*]clothes storage solution with "dressing hallway" in the bedroom
[*]lots of windows
[*]price that appears very reasonable

I don’t like:

[*]carport view from the children's rooms
[*]dining table in an almost free space, practically in an oversized passageway, could become uncomfortable - I myself like long evenings at a cozy dining table...
[*]bicycles that stand in the way of everything else that is there (sink, access...)
[*]roof shape - I would find a slightly flatter offset gable with a light strip much more attractive - that would also mean a reduction of storage space in favor of air space
[*]storage access in the children's room seems extremely impractical to me
[*]potentially noisy utility room directly next to bedroom and children's room

What raises questions:

[*]What are you doing with the many sqm around the dining table? If there’s no special idea behind it, that’s expensive useless space.
[*]How do you want to use the kitchen - the layout wouldn’t fit my "runways" very well.
[*]Why did you orient the house mostly to the west?

I find that refreshingly honest!

What do changes mean for the price commitment?

What are you doing with the many sqm around the dining table? If there’s no special idea behind it, that’s expensive useless space

We didn’t want to obstruct the view too much because of the large lift-and-slide door and wanted it to look generous. Also the possibility to place tables in the middle of the room for big celebrations.

How do you want to use the kitchen - the layout wouldn’t fit my "runways" very well.

Yes, these are not the usual short runways but the kitchen just turned out like that and we made the best of it. (in our opinion)

Why did you orient the house mostly to the west?

To have as little area as possible on the north side, the south side still gives plenty of light to east- and west-facing windows.