Floor plan of a single-family house approximately 150-160 sqm on a 480 sqm plot in Middle Franconia

The elevation of point 2.5 is not clear. What is considered the retaining wall? Which railing height is meant? The existing one or the final one?

I would first plan the outdoor facilities here to determine the reference point for the ground floor rough floor height.

Daylight in the basement will then be difficult. Unless the light wells are integrated into the enclosing wall.

In my opinion, a basement is not an option here anyway due to the lack of budget.

Is there already an offer from the prefab house supplier? Does it include the basement or the slab?

The height specification of point 2.5 is not clear. What is assumed to be the enclosing wall? Which railing height is meant? The existing one or the final one?

Good question. I would have to clarify that with the municipality.

I would first plan the outdoor facilities here to determine the reference point for the ground floor rough floor height. Natural light in the basement will then be difficult. Unless you integrate the light wells into the perimeter wall.

We had thought about light wells.

In my opinion, a basement is out of the question here anyway due to the lack of budget.

We still have a bit of buffer in the budget (at least if interest rates don’t skyrocket further) for the basement.

Is there already an offer from the prefabricated house provider? Does it include the basement or the slab?

Not yet. The first ones should arrive in the next few days. If necessary, we then have a good reason to reduce the size of the house.

We still have a bit of buffer in the budget (at least if interest rates don’t continue to skyrocket) for the basement.

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Not yet. The first ones should arrive in the next few days. If necessary, we then have a good reason to reduce the size of the house.

understand that if you can *head scratch*

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that’s for whoever wants to understand *scratches head*

I fear that the costs for the house my wife and I are currently planning according to our wishes will also exceed the basic budget + buffer. However, I absolutely cannot estimate by how much. Therefore, I am now waiting for offers from the construction companies to then know how much we need to slim down – and maybe also to get suggestions from them about what the biggest cost drivers are in order to be able to target them effectively.