House with basement or without?

Here is a quote from Zeit-Online, today, on the occasion of the severe weather in northern and eastern Germany:
Anyone who spots the typical air swirls of a tornado should by no means watch the natural spectacle from the window, according to the DWD expert. "The best thing to do is to go to the basement and definitely not stand in front of doors and windows," said Friedrich. Those who are on the road in a car should not stay inside it: "The car can become a deadly trap."

.... they might get hit by a hailstone

Most were probably sitting at their workplace during the storm, working hard – whether with or without a basement, at work or at home.

Regards, Yvonne

and building with or without a basement is definitely a matter of belief

In more comfortable times on the real estate market, yes, then anyone who forgoes a basement can find themselves a flat plot. Currently, however, it happens more often that someone who forgoes a basement only finds a sloped plot or someone who wants a basement gets a flat plot. And since plots of land are notoriously immobile, these two unfortunate people unfortunately cannot swap :-(

Another argument for me is the size of the plots you can get. In good locations somewhat central, you hardly get anything over 300, 400, or 500 sqm. Then there are the building plots, which are often not very large either, so there is hardly enough space without a basement.

Of course, if you can buy a 1000 sqm plot in the countryside with a large building plot, you can of course also do without the basement and instead build more in width and depth.

In more comfortable times on the real estate market, yes, then everyone who opts out of a basement can look for a flat plot. Currently, however, it happens more often that someone who opts out of a basement only finds a sloped plot or someone who wants a basement finds a flat plot. And since plots are notoriously immobile, these two unfortunate people unfortunately cannot swap :-(

Although a sloped plot does not require generating a dark basement for more storage space, it is up to the owner to build an almost two-story house on the plot, where instead of a basement there is simply a lower floor.


Regards, Yvonne

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Sure, anyone who can purchase a 1000 sqm plot in the flat countryside with a large building area can of course also do without a basement and instead build more in width and depth.

The flatter the land, the smaller the floor area ratio.
The more urban the environment, the smaller the plot, but the floor area ratio is larger in urban areas.

For example, a city villa with 10 x 10 can be placed almost anywhere, along with the beloved double garage, and everything is fine.

However, if you have to manage with a floor area of 50 sqm, it probably goes into depth.

The flatter the land, the smaller the floor area ratio. The more urban the surroundings, the smaller the plot, but the floor area ratio is higher in urban areas.

For example, you can almost place a city villa with 10 x 10 anywhere, add the beloved double garage, and everything is fine

However, if you have to make do with a floor area of 50 sqm, you probably have to build deeper.

Honestly, you would have only gotten a 10 x 10 meter house on relatively few plots that I have seen. In width, many plots are quite limited, so you have to be satisfied with widths of 6, 7, maybe 8 meters. Sure, you can still get a lot out of that if you are allowed to build 12-14 meters deep, but I don’t experience that very often either. Currently, I have a plot in mind where you can build about 8*12 meters, and that is only possible because you have to build an extension on one side. And with the depth of the plot, you already consider whether you should rather build only 8*10. Every meter counts.