Is a basement in a single-family house useful or rather too expensive?

Yes, the garden house does not exist yet, it is only planned so far, and the 120m² attic came about naturally due to the floor area. Which incidentally was overall cheaper than the basement, so that's the plus in living space. And the insulated attic is included with our general contractor.

The question was whether a basement makes sense if you can get more living space for the same money.... including the HAR on the upper floor.

That is exactly the pointless thing about the discussion. In your contract, the attic is cost-neutral, you wanted the garden house anyway, and the garage was supposed to come, not a carport. And maybe in your floor plan the corner for the utility room was just free anyway. Yes, then a basement causes considerable additional costs for little application area if you don't have special hobbies. But that is just a truism.

Others might basically be fine with a carport, actually have too little space for a proper garden house, would have to pay extra for the attic expansion, and the utility room branches off either from the living room, the kitchen, or the guest room. Then a basement is practically cost-neutral. But again, a truism.

That’s why you don’t need to stand there and ask what a basement is good for!

It would only make sense: In my basement, I have a 15m² room without use left, what else useful could I do with it?

Next thread: My car has a hard roof, so why would I still need a garage?

It’s also telling that the OP hasn’t participated since page 2. Probably grabbing popcorn right now.

By the way, I agree with you Fuchur, a garage is really pointless (apart from preserving the value of the vehicle). Today's cars can quite well survive without a garage....

a garage is really pointless (apart from preserving the value of the vehicle).

I would rather say: monstrously wide garage doors, garage canopies extending up to the house entrance, and last but not least their lighting would be pointless without a garage.

By the way, I agree with you Fuchur, a garage is really pointless (apart from preserving the value of the car). Today's cars can quite well survive without a garage....

Builders are really that different. I could have just built a garage and left out the house back then . And one definitely doesn't want to leave the classic car outside (martens, theft, snow..) With four cars, a workshop and 2 children, the garage can't be big enough.

With four cars, a workshop, and 2 children, the garage can never be big enough.

Do the children live with you in the garage?