Is basement area more expensive than living area?

we bought our appliances new last year, they are from Miele and we even specifically chose the quietest ones, I still find them loud.

Regards
Sabine

I see it the same way. Anyone who doesn’t hear a spinning washing machine has something wrong with their ears. A dryer with stuff like zippers inside is also loud.

This has nothing at all to do with new or old appliances, that’s just nonsense.

Laundry chute and laundry room in the basement is a very good solution.

Basements should generally be only a waterproof shell, not masonry. That carries far too many pitfalls.

Who doesn't hear a shaking washing machine

Nobody says that. But a 5-minute noise from a machine that normally runs for 2 hours, and then quite quietly, is not worth mentioning.
Even a quiet child can be loud sometimes – but that doesn't mean they are a little whiner.

A machine like that does make noise, I think, it spins several times and especially a heat pump dryer simply produces a certain noise... I don't want that in the upstairs where I sleep, because I might also do laundry late in the evening and then I don't want to have to worry about whether I can still turn that thing on...

And generally, the entire process counts... where does the laundry accumulate and where does it have to go after washing... our dressing room is upstairs, I don't want the machines upstairs, so only the ground floor remains but there was no space there... one would have had to build an extension on the ground floor because we generally needed more space there than upstairs... however, this extension would only have been possible on the south side and ironically, the space doesn't help much there because the kitchen and dining area are already so large anyway...

Therefore, you have to consider the whole package... we then also decided on the laundry chute variant so at least the laundry finds its way to the basement without any effort...

What I never understand about the laundry chute topic: it's just collecting the laundry in a different place. But whether I have a laundry basket in the bedroom or bathroom, or if it's in the basement, makes hardly any difference. And when I then go to the basement to carry the freshly washed laundry back upstairs and put it into the cupboards there—yes, why can't I just take the laundry from the upper floor to the basement on the way down? Just without a laundry chute....it's no extra effort at all?

isn't it any extra effort?

But inconvenient

I can only report from our perspective. We need a waterproof basement, the ground is full of clay and does not allow anything to seep away.

Still, we decided on a basement because:
- the development plan does not allow us to build upwards, otherwise our attic would have been bigger. ([Max Wand-&Firsthöhe, Max. Dachneigung.])
- we have a slight slope. What we would have to pay for soil replacement, filling, and the floor slab... a basement is also feasible there
- frost-free foundation would also be more expensive with a slight slope for the floor slab
- we have a lot of stuff. Despite decluttering, there remains quite a bit that needs to be stored somewhere. For me, it is a luxury to be able to keep some things.

I believe it is often just a shifting of costs, from the primarily visible ones (house price) to the "big unknowns" called additional costs/earthworks. And especially those have risen sharply and become significantly more expensive recently.