.. which side wall do you mean? I only see a pillar or do you mean the side wall left of the kitchen line at the bottom of the plan?
Exactly, it's about the side wall to the left of the lower kitchen line on the plan. The post next to the island will also be removed. You could leave it out, then you would be looking from the stairs downward at the side paneling of the kitchen, not at a wall. On the other hand, I would lose a wall where I could place a small cabinet / shelf.
That’s fine as it is. Although the combination of Ytong for the exterior and KLB for the interior walls is not something you see every day, both are good building materials. I myself live in pumice (apartment building) and have no complaints.
Thank you very much. ^^ I’m also not too worried about it. Maybe a bit because of sound insulation, but I never had problems with sound inside rooms, rather with sound coming in from outside. I’m curious how it will be here. After all, a quarter of the house is completely built into the hillside. I hope that will have a positive effect acoustically. From that side, definitely nothing will come into the office, for example. Otherwise, hopefully the area proves to be a bit quieter. I also don’t feel so exposed here if something were to happen. At least I could spontaneously go to one of my sisters if it got loud; both of them live quietly. :) In general, I am somehow a bit less involved in the exact building materials and technical details with this build, to be honest. It’s a completely different experience than the first build. Neither was (so far) a bad experience, but completely different. The first was a really professional company. Everything followed established processes. But every special request cost a certain extra amount, although everything was transparent and clearly communicated upfront. The build here is somehow much more based on "trust." Of course, there is a contract and all framework conditions are defined and signed. But still, we chose the builder based on the feeling that was right and who also came through a personal recommendation. It’s all pretty village-like this time, almost like "everyone knows each other." I have great trust that the man is honest and would not risk his good reputation in the region because of a lousy single-family house. ;) A long-standing acquaintance with the family adds on top. For our shower shelf in the first build, we paid about €570. This time we talked about it with the builder as well. He said: "Huh? If that’s how you want it, I’ll just build it like that for you." Generally, the statement was that the house won’t cost us "a penny" more than what we agreed contractually in the end. So far that’s been the case — even invoices for house connections, staking out, surveying etc. are all included in his scope of work. I’m curious how it will go with tiling & bathroom then. There too, our contract is basically "all inclusive," but with the limitation to white sanitary ceramics. He once said he calculated a sum X with his bathroom planner, and usually all builders manage with that, as long as they don’t choose a freestanding whirlpool bathtub.
How nice!!! Congratulations and a happy pregnancy despite house-building (stress).
Thank you, thank you! ♥ There is increased relaxation on both fronts. I find neither the second house build nor the second pregnancy comparably stressful as the first(s). :)
Is it already there or still in production? :) Anyway: congratulations. How old is your son? 2 or 3 around that age? Our son is as old as our house/build, so 8 months. We went to the hospital and the masons came.
The second one is on the way, currently at the beginning of the 5th month. :) That was fun during the move. No one could have guessed that at my advanced age it would go so fast again, haha. :D Our son just turned 3. I always thought a 2-year gap would be great, but back then we couldn’t imagine a second child yet. It’s definitely something different whether you have family around you or have to manage everything alone.