Stewwert1983
2016-03-28 14:39:35
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Hello dear experts,
I inherited my parents' childhood home last year. The building has 2 floors + basement + attic. My parents will continue to live on the lower level. In the 1st floor (2 rooms, kitchen, bathroom), my family will probably move in over the next few years. The attic is to be arranged so that two children's rooms can be created there.
The house was built in 1961 and much is still in its original condition. This is not a problem in many areas, as the house was apparently built with high quality.
A few things, however, are no longer quite in order. Understandable after 55 years.
1. The balcony
The building has a 4m x 4.5m balcony facing southwest. It is currently no longer used because a heavily trafficked road runs directly in front of the building. Additionally, the balcony railing is rusted through. Renovation is therefore unavoidable. We would like to reactivate the balcony and are now looking for a sensible solution. We had already thought about a summer garden or conservatory. However, due to the southwest orientation, this could become almost unusable. Is there perhaps an alternative that blocks the noise?
2. The heating
The house is equipped with a warm-air blower heating system (more detailed description to follow). The burner is oil-fired. It is now becoming apparent that the heating boiler will soon expire. At a building fair, we were told that converting to an energy-saving system (e.g. in connection with solar energy) does not make sense in terms of cost-benefit because radiators would have to be installed throughout the house and pipes laid. However, he also had no idea how energy could be saved. What should be considered when renewing the warm-air blower heating system? Where and how could energy be saved?
3. The roof
It is still the original roof with clay tiles on the house. According to a roofer, the roof will last at least another 10-20 years. Since we want to create two rooms in the attic (11m x 10m concrete floor), the attic must be converted. The current hipped roof has only 3 small windows, is not insulated, and would hardly allow the creation of two rooms. We currently see only two options to enable this.
The subsequent installation of dormers and proper later insulation or the conversion from a hipped roof to a pitched roof. The cost factor would be interesting for us here. Could it be that converting the roof is not much more expensive than installing dormers?
Thank you very much for your help!
Fabian
I inherited my parents' childhood home last year. The building has 2 floors + basement + attic. My parents will continue to live on the lower level. In the 1st floor (2 rooms, kitchen, bathroom), my family will probably move in over the next few years. The attic is to be arranged so that two children's rooms can be created there.
The house was built in 1961 and much is still in its original condition. This is not a problem in many areas, as the house was apparently built with high quality.
A few things, however, are no longer quite in order. Understandable after 55 years.
1. The balcony
The building has a 4m x 4.5m balcony facing southwest. It is currently no longer used because a heavily trafficked road runs directly in front of the building. Additionally, the balcony railing is rusted through. Renovation is therefore unavoidable. We would like to reactivate the balcony and are now looking for a sensible solution. We had already thought about a summer garden or conservatory. However, due to the southwest orientation, this could become almost unusable. Is there perhaps an alternative that blocks the noise?
2. The heating
The house is equipped with a warm-air blower heating system (more detailed description to follow). The burner is oil-fired. It is now becoming apparent that the heating boiler will soon expire. At a building fair, we were told that converting to an energy-saving system (e.g. in connection with solar energy) does not make sense in terms of cost-benefit because radiators would have to be installed throughout the house and pipes laid. However, he also had no idea how energy could be saved. What should be considered when renewing the warm-air blower heating system? Where and how could energy be saved?
3. The roof
It is still the original roof with clay tiles on the house. According to a roofer, the roof will last at least another 10-20 years. Since we want to create two rooms in the attic (11m x 10m concrete floor), the attic must be converted. The current hipped roof has only 3 small windows, is not insulated, and would hardly allow the creation of two rooms. We currently see only two options to enable this.
The subsequent installation of dormers and proper later insulation or the conversion from a hipped roof to a pitched roof. The cost factor would be interesting for us here. Could it be that converting the roof is not much more expensive than installing dormers?
Thank you very much for your help!
Fabian