KfW 70 - which roller shutters in the new city villa?

Hello Hannah,

We also have to consider the additional costs for the floor height increase in the upper floor here...

The normal floor height in the upper floor is generally 2.50/2.52 m, windows with shutters are no problem there. Why does it have to be a floor height increase for you? Somehow I am still confused

Kind regards

Hello construction expert,
we are building a Tuscan house, where the slopes start at about 2 m at the top.
Therefore, the floor now has to be raised by 12.5 cm.
But we do not want to pay for this, because slopes were never mentioned.
And now we are supposed to pay €1000 for the floor increase so that the front roller shutters fit.
We were told that 2 full floors start at about 1.60 m, so the agreement would have been kept.

Best regards

Hello Hannah,

we are building a Tuscan house, where the slopes upstairs start at about 2 m. Therefore, the floor must now be raised by 12.5 cm. However, we do not want to pay for this because slopes were never mentioned. And now we are supposed to pay €1000 for the floor increase so that the exterior roller shutters fit.

We were told that 2 full floors start at about 1.60 m, so the agreement would be met.

That does not sound good

The attic can mathematically already count as a full floor with a knee wall of < 1.60 m, here it depends crucially on the architecture (e.g. cross gable/how much usable area, etc.); to the layman it looks like a one-story building from the outside. However, a city villa is always two stories, so the question of the roller shutters should not arise with proper planning.

I would like to urge you – since construction is scheduled to start only in November – to immediately obtain independent advice with your house/contract documents. If the “after-sale” already becomes an issue shortly after signing the contract, it usually does not get better afterward.

Kind regards

Hello Hannah78

It seems your topic is still not "settled"...

Unfortunately, there is such a terrible "wishy-washy" attitude with these house type or architectural style descriptions. Everyone basically writes whatever they want... as in what they want to offer... no matter how, the main thing is that the thing sounds good.

Maybe you could post a view or, even better, a cross-section here (as an image or pdf attachment) so that people might be able to help you better.

City villa... Tuscan house... all these names basically apply, if that's what is meant, to 2 full stories... so 2 times straight walls and straight ceilings... the roof above.

If that were the case, the roller shutters, as the building expert already mentioned, would not matter at all. They always fit! Fundamentally!

If you bought a house with a knee wall... let's assume here 2.00 m, this does not correspond to the typical architectural style of a city villa or a villa in Tuscan style... and even if it did, the question then arises, if windows are planned on the knee wall side, what about the parapet height there? Or are these just narrow window bands? Which again would not fit the two house types.

That providers today often omit roller shutters in their offers unfortunately happens very often... but this is usually triggered by the apparently cheap offer.

Structurally, there are only a few exceptions where a floor height increase becomes necessary... which, however, depends on the basic construction.
But this is usually already recognizable in the offer drawing!

Ultimately, it may really be advisable to bring an independent construction consultant on board... even if this costs a bit, it usually saves you more money than it actually costs. As a layperson, you will never recognize the fine but often expensive additional charges, often hidden details. At least not until they come up as a question and you have to purchase them without any other possibility of comparison... or you ultimately let it be... and decide against this extra cost... so you stay with the standard.

Hello Hannah78,
which developer did you build with?
Best regards
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