Yvonne, you surely don’t seriously think that everyone or almost everyone builds this way here because it is the standard among the providers and they are too lazy, stupid, or whatever to change it, even though they don’t like it.
If this solution with a second door in the utility room were so unpopular, it would hardly be so often the standard.
I wish the OP good luck, a smooth building process, and "it’ll work out." Karsten
I do find chand’s answer very fitting, nevertheless there are of course those builders who hardly or not at all inform themselves about the possibilities of building a house.
One really has to say: very few are in a forum, even fewer let their floor plan be criticized.
Here too, many say that they follow along and now want to have the design discussed, but often many “mistakes” are actually built in that are somehow discussed or mentioned here every day or even have their own thread. But then you really have to justify the objections (which of course one gladly does ).
More prospective builders visit show houses or villages – the latter hardly exist here except for Viebrockhaus.
Viebrockhaus advertises quality, so there are several of their houses in our new development area, looking relatively similar and all with the same floor plan – whether it’s sensible or not. But the prospective builders don’t question that because Viebrockhaus as a construction company advertises class and quality, so nobody questions whether it makes sense or not. It must be right. (By the way, Viebrockhaus and Heinz von Heiden refrain from these exterior doors in the utility room because the room fulfills its purpose better without an exterior door.)
We personally have a compromise, namely a patio door in the utility room, because we can afford it space-wise. No one has ever thought of knocking there. Nor on the other six patio doors in the house. Maybe my father in summer.
By the way, we hardly use it ourselves, rather the front door.
And honestly: anyone who doesn’t respect privacy (there should also be such a thing among neighbors or friends) and doesn’t like to ring the bell or ask over the garden fence _before_ hopping over, gets fire from me.
While writing, I also notice the age phenomenon: to generalize, healthy couples between 50 and 66 need less private space. I can only explain it that there are fewer cuddles among seniors, the intimate kiss has already been replaced by the short “me-too kiss,” spontaneous flirtations or emotionally loud arguments don’t happen anymore either. The focus shifts to group and club gatherings, so visits… which is much more interesting than boring intimacy. One is apparently properly dressed all day until 10 pm, no comfy clothes or without makeup… someone might come.
This goes well until the age-related illnesses arrive – at the latest then this spontaneous visit from Karsten’s village will be ushered back out the back door again.
We should all meet up for a beer at Karsten’s and philosophize about this on the kitchen sofa – who’s in?