Is the utility room sufficient as a storage room as well?

Hello everyone,

we are currently planning our house construction (without a basement) and we have already seen many floor plans. We are always surprised that the floor plans, especially from prefabricated house providers, do not have a storage room. We assume that the utility room is supposed to serve this purpose, but it already houses the heating/air heat pump, battery of the photovoltaic system, fuse box, washing machine/dryer. Houses with basements also have a heating room and a storage room.

When I look at what we have in our storage room, it would get very crowded in the utility room. Besides beverages (water + juices about 6 crates, wine, spirits), food, vacuum cleaner, spare gas bottle for the grill, waste paper, glass recycling, laundry detergent, hand tools, ironing board, bucket, etc.
Not all of this fits in the utility room. If you then also get a chest freezer, it becomes even tighter.

We are therefore planning an additional storage room for food and such, so that these can be kept cool and dry. We assume that due to the heating, the utility room will not be cool. Of course, this takes up valuable living space and we are wondering if we possibly have a thinking error somewhere and therefore wanted to ask around how you see it.

cheers

Hi, personally that would never be enough for me. We have a small storage closet on the upper floor for cleaning supplies and such, a pantry for drinks and food, and in the basement still storage space in two rooms. For all the bins,... and tools there is another room behind the garage. The question is, what exactly do you need to store? Do you need your tools regularly? Do you have hobbies that require a lot of storage space or whose bags smell?

We have created additional space under the stairs next to the utility room by separating the area with treads and risers. Here we store our drinks, tools, and cat food supply. It's a bit tight but it works.

In the utility room, we have a washing machine and dryer, and there is still room for a drying rack.

The clutter goes to the attic and garden utensils to a garden shed. (currently there is still quite a lot in the garage)

Yes, I suppose a large living room sells better than storage rooms. We are not hoarders; larger items that we no longer need are sold. But we basically have 2 small storage rooms now ([Hauswirtschaftsraum] + [Technikraum]) plus a large attic - and I think all three fill up very quickly. Standard floor plans without storage rooms, I think then more stuff is just lying around in the living spaces or the car is PARKED IN FRONT OF the garage.

We have three storage rooms. 1) The attic 2) Garage, in it are a workbench, etc. 3) Utility room with washing machine, dryer, coat cabinet, pantry cupboard, sink. In addition, in spring there is a small wooden shed for the lawnmower and the garden spades and such.

Storage space is never enough, you are absolutely right that just the utility room is too little. On the other hand, people usually fill up everything they have, see basement, attic, garages, sheds, etc. P.S. Gas cylinders do not belong in enclosed rooms.