Make an old, long-uninhabited house livable

Well, holiday homes are not generally exempt. At least the obligation to apply must be checked.

As a reminder: ancient small rubble stone house, ground floor + 1st floor; no concrete slab, no basement, future use as a holiday home. Meanwhile, we have reached the following consensus:

Consciously keep it simple no insulation of the thick rubble stone walls insulation on the top floor ceiling (attic remains cold) baseboard heating and hot water with gas operation, possibly a small solar panel on the south wall repair roof and chimney wood stove in the living kitchen no concrete slab, no sealing, no plastic foil, only expanded clay on the clay floor, above that wooden floorboards no large furniture

What do you think? What else would you do?

Thank you, but that doesn’t help us with our questions. Is the concept sensible? Again: ancient small rubble stone house, ground floor + 1st floor; without a concrete slab, without a basement, future use as a holiday home. Meanwhile, we have reached the following consensus: deliberately keep it simple no insulation on the thick rubble stone walls insulation on the top floor ceiling (attic remains cold) baseboard heating and hot water with gas operation, possibly a small solar panel on the south wall repair roof and chimney wood stove in the kitchen-living room no concrete slab, no sealing, no plastic foil, only expanded clay on the clay floor, then wooden floorboards no large furniture What do you think of that? What else would you do?

For me, this is not a "concept". And no one can assess from a distance whether what you want to do is right or wrong.

Renovations are more complicated than building new.

Hello,

Thanks, but that doesn't help us with our questions. Is the concept even sensible?

What is the little darling supposed to cost?

Rhenish greetings

I was actually hoping for answers like

"Rubble stone walls definitely / only if... / under no circumstances insulate outside / inside" or
"Plinth heating is nonsense for rubble stone houses / the best thing there is" or
"definitely lay a plastic foil on the floor"

Regarding the little treasure price: about 15 monthly salaries without any extras.