Houses without basements: Storage space, hobby basement?

Hello,

That sounds so simple.

It is ... just dare!

We moved for the first time in ’89, then nine more times; all job-related moves. As was common in the 80s, we had the large wardrobe, the big wall unit, plenty of machines for the easy “kitchen life,” etc. With each subsequent move, a local carpenter had his hands full, because “big” became “small & handy.” But with every move, the number of boxes increased, which hadn’t been touched since the previous move; so they migrated unopened from one storage spot to the next. Starting from the 4th move – out of practical considerations alone – we disposed of all boxes unopened; if we hadn’t missed them until then, they could hardly be important. This also led over the following years to me consistently reducing all the small “helpers of the kitchen + household” to the bare minimum. What can I say – when I do have time to cook, I don’t miss anything that can’t be handled with a hand mixer, small grinder, or an immersion blender. And if my 12-person service isn’t enough, I can always pay to borrow the required number of pieces. BUT – our cabinets are finally clearly organized and freed from any and all, in our opinion, unnecessary frills.

The people who write in the subforum “Mortgage Financing” that despite a good income they have no equity because they have lived well and been on many vacations, but with a house suddenly want to save a lot, are also told that this is probably unrealistic once you get used to such a lifestyle. Honestly, I see it similarly here.

You are comparing apples to oranges. The above is unnecessary ballast, “living well” is something entirely different, which indeed is not as easy to reduce as disposing of superfluous household goods.

Rhenish greetings

Hello,
we are building with a relatively flat shed roof and therefore do not have an attic as storage space.
Next to our utility room near the kitchen and entrance with 14.37m2 where the washing machine, dryer, vacuum cleaner, supplies, etc. are stored, our garage will be extended to the back. There we will add a technical room with 15.55m2 (heating, tools, workbench, lawn mower, brooms, and a large shelf) as well as a storage room with 11.97m2 for bicycles, garden furniture, and all the other odds and ends.
The trash bin and [gelber Sack] will go into the garage.

Best regards
Jochen

Thank you very much for the answers. More are welcome! I would like to add again that we
- are building with a mono-pitched roof and thus without an attic
- will have neither a garage nor a carport

Then you hardly have any options left. I wouldn't know how that should work if you need a hobby room plus a lot of space to store collectibles. Why is there no garage? You practically only have a really big garden house and a large work/storage/hobby room with lots of shelves.

With us, there will be:
- utility room of approx. 12 sqm, which will also include the building services
- large kitchen with lots of storage space
- "cellar replacement room" of approx. 18 sqm behind the garage
- large attic, which can also be converted into living space if needed

Thank you very much for the answers. Gladly more! I would like to add once again that we - are building with a shed roof and therefore without an attic - will not have a garage or a carport

No basement, no attic, no garage, no carport, but don't want to give up hoarding?

Sorry, but what do you want to hear here? Magic tricks?