Floor plan optimization single-family house 140m2 on narrow plot

As young as this roofing is from just a few years ago, someone must have still valued the house as this investment.

Maybe it was simply absolutely necessary.

A usual demolition turns everything into rubble. For reusability, a roofer has to come here, so dismantling (probably best also with scaffolding) instead of demolition.

If the neighbor has already asked, he will also have a way to get the parts down from there. TE probably doesn't need to worry about that.

How old is the roof? It doesn’t look like it’s from 1955.

The roof was probably done in 2017. (The neighbor told me), how extensive the roof renovation was, I haven’t been able to determine exactly yet.

Since this roofing is so young, at least someone must have still valued the house as an investment at that time. Let’s assume it wasn’t a madman, and derive from that suspicion that a hopeful look at the entire substance is still worthwhile.

Could be, or because it had to be done urgently.

I also consulted independently with two acquaintances (one was an architect, the other a bricklayer), and both are of the opinion that it makes little sense to hold on to the existing building.

The sale price is accordingly such that we would basically only be paying for the land.

, as I mentioned in my post #5, I have already contacted two acquaintances regarding the project. Nonetheless, I could additionally engage an independent expert to assess the condition. What should I pay attention to in terms of qualifications, experience, and certificates when hiring an independent expert for such a project?

Roof tiles easily cost 2 euros each. They are like new. I can well understand your neighbor. Why don’t you use them yourself for the new building?

@11ant, as mentioned in my post #5, I have already contacted two acquaintances regarding the project. Nevertheless, I could additionally bring in an independent expert to assess the substance. What should I pay attention to regarding qualification, experience, and certificates when commissioning an independent expert for such a project?

Qualification and experience are precisely the right points; certificates, in my opinion, are more of a fashionable substitute satisfaction. An architect with a focus on "building in existing structures" has the qualification profile you need. This forum even has one "on board," but BW is economically too far for . Your expert must be someone from practice and have current know-how; having "done something like this once before" possibly decades ago, back in the DM times, is not sufficient. The appropriately qualified architect will go through the property with you for several hours, records the delta between the current and the target state, matches it with what is feasible, and can create an individual renovation plan for you. Whether the "expert" calls himself that, is publicly appointed, or even acts as an appraiser, doesn't have to bother you, because you don't want to sue a construction damage causer. Normally, it is part of my portfolio to find such people for you, but appointments this year are becoming scarce, and I will not make any for 2025 before October. But in principle, I find the project interesting and my offer stands, so feel free to get in touch. The ways are known, or read my avatar.

The sketches show a slope and the basement also seems to have rooms with windows. Therefore, I would suggest placing the office in the basement. Otherwise, in my opinion, everything will be too tight on the ground floor. Would that be an option for you?

Good morning everyone, sorry for only getting back to you now... the last few days have been turbulent.

Roof tiles cost slightly 2 euros each. They are like new. I can well understand your neighbor. Why don’t you use them yourself for the new build?

At the beginning, we were quite sure that we wanted a prefabricated house, which would have made it difficult to provide the roof tiles ourselves. But now that we are not so sure anymore, it would be an option to reuse them for our house.

Qualification and experience are exactly the right points, in my opinion certificates are more of a fashionable substitute satisfaction. An architect with a focus on "building in existing structures" has the qualification profile you need. This forum even has one "on board", but BW is uneconomically far for . Your expert has to be practical and have current knowledge, having "already done something like this" and possibly even back in the DM times is rather not sufficient. The appropriately qualified architect goes through the property with you for several hours, records the delta between actual and target, puts it together with what is possible, and can create an individual renovation plan for you. Whether the "expert" also calls himself that, is publicly appointed or even works as an assessor, does not have to bother you, because you don’t want to sue a building damage causer. Normally it belongs to my portfolio to find such people for you, but appointments this year are becoming scarce and I won’t do any for 2025 before October. But in principle I find the project interesting and my offer stands, so feel free to get in touch. The ways are known, or read my avatar.

Thank you very much for your offer! I will now commission an expert to have the substance checked again. If it is possible to build on the existing building, I will definitely get in touch.

You can see a slope on the sketches and the basement also seems to have rooms with windows. Therefore, I would advise putting the office in the basement. Otherwise, in my opinion, everything will be too tight on the ground floor. Would that be an option for you?

Strange indeed.. in my opinion the property is quite level, but I will measure it in the next few days. Actually, we don’t want to have the office in the basement, but if we have to make too many compromises on the ground floor because of it, we will probably have to consider it after all.