Floor plan discussion of a medium-small detached house with a pitched roof & double garage

Google "drying laundry on the rack indoors" :)

What are you getting at? Humidity, ventilation behavior, mold? Heating costs? Everything is definitely under control with us!

What are you getting at? Humidity, ventilation behavior, mold? Heating costs? Everything is definitely under control with us!

Yes, you are not properly informed. A modern heat pump dryer is the most efficient way to dry indoors (especially with self-generated electricity). So only outside in the sun is more sustainable.

As always quick&dirty on 11 x 8.. The chimney would still need to go somewhere else, among other things

Wow, thank you so much for this new input! We really appreciate it! There are clever ideas in there that we really like – spacious hallway/lots of storage space, no narrow rooms, and the double garage can stay...

We will now lick our wounds and tinker again with this great input. Maybe the new "solution" (of course our drawing won’t be a finished solution) will be more coherent :oops:

Wow, thank you very much for this new input! We really appreciate that! There are tricks in there that we really like - spacious hallway / lots of storage space, no narrow rooms, the double garage can stay...

We will now lick our wounds and tinker again with this great input. Maybe the new "solution" (of course our drawing will not be a finished solution) is more coherent :oops:

Building a house is probably the biggest investment of life for many (including me). I don't think anyone here is set on attack, but rather argues in the sense of "think this through better."

Yesterday I thought again about your basement issue and would like to at least throw an alternative into the room for you to consider:
- Plan the house slightly larger (e.g. 10 x 9 meters).
- 2 full floors, roof pitch at least 30° (the steeper, the better)
- Convert the attic. That also costs money (and quite a bit), but should allow for much of the space planned in the basement and overall probably still be >50,000€ (possibly even >100,000€, depending on the soil) cheaper than the basement solution. That would then (depending) be the cost for the double garage.

Sure, a converted attic doesn't have the same comfort as a basement. I would still consider it and possibly have it calculated.

For us, this applies for reasons of sustainability :)

Then you have to dry outside. Just google how as suggested by . By the way, 2 drying racks are enough for 3 people if we don’t use the dryer.

I would rather prepare an attic for nice-to-have things.

The attic conversion is always close at hand - especially because the roof is being built anyway.

Sure, a converted attic does not have the same comfort as a basement.

Why not? Many properly converted attics have more comfort than a basement because the climate and the amount of daylight are much more pleasant and livable than in the basement. If you immediately ensure that a proper staircase leads to the attic, then it is in no way inferior to a basement. But good that you picked up the topic/option again.