Overwhelmed... Is my calculation/my knowledge correct!?

2016-08-12 08:43:22

Hey ,

At the Association of Private Builders, you can purchase a range of services that help you review construction contracts and descriptions of construction services. At the same time, you can book some appointments with an independent expert. Whether all this is always necessary is the annoying issue. Do I need construction performance insurance? You only know afterward whether you needed it. There are certainly some threads here dealing with the topics of legal review and construction inspection. How much you want to pay for it and whether you want it or not.

About the space/house.

We are also building without a basement. When we got the offer for it, our jaws dropped. We solved it with an attic (for things like Christmas decorations or such) and especially with a large garage (6x9m). Two prefabricated garages side by side create a double garage (of course without a partition wall), and at the back, a garage is attached perpendicular. That means you have a whole garage for stuff that has no place in the house and is not too sensitive (tools/car tires, etc.)

How much did the 3 garages cost fully assembled?

2016-08-12 08:51:38

I'm strict about this—they will get a normal single bed. If they want a bigger one, they have to sort things out. If the room feels too full to them, they have to sort things out. Bulky items will then either go on the cupboard or into the garage/into the attic. Our paintball stuff will be stored there too. They only get a sofa in the room if they give up the bed for it. They can play with friends outside. In bad weather, they can expand into the hallway. Otherwise, it's the living room. If they don't like that, they have to play at friends' houses, who hopefully then have a bigger room.

2016-08-12 08:59:57

As I said, in the past several children used to sleep in such rooms. However, especially in the teenage years, they might eventually want a bigger bed, a couch with a table, and a somewhat larger wardrobe. Depending on what they learn, they also need some space during their training. I once had only about a 10m² room, and it was horrible, the tennis bag was in the way, you could barely get through here, and everything was piled up there. Cleaning such a room is terrifying... When the children are small and have friends visiting, you might not want them in the living room, and later it might be the other way around, as the children want some privacy. Therefore, I would rather deduct the 5-10m² for 2 children's rooms from the living room, although I also like to have this room generously sized...

I see it similarly. I had a 15 m² room (okay, until I was 9, I shared 10m² with my sister) and was very happy with that. Still, there was no unused space and I never had a bed wider than 1m in it. Today children already have a 1.4m bed at the age of 10. That already takes up the first 3m² for the bed. Then add a desk and a wardrobe, and the next 2.5m² are already missing. A sofa definitely no longer fits here, and if the child should ever play an instrument, it would also be borderline. But everyone has a different approach/lifestyle and there is no better or worse. One should just think carefully beforehand. I have 2 siblings and get along great with them. However, there probably would have been some hurt feelings now and then if we had had to play together in the same room.

2016-08-12 09:33:04

I’m being ice cold they get a normal single bed. If they want a bigger one, they have to sort something out. If they find the room too crowded, they have to sort things out. Bulky items will either go on top of the closet or into the garage/attic. That’s also where our paintball stuff will be.
They only get a sofa in the room if they sort out the bed for it.
They can play with friends outside. In bad weather, they can expand into the hallway. Otherwise, the living room. If that doesn’t suit them, they have to play at friends’ houses who hopefully have a bigger room.

Ok, that’s one way to do it, I find it a bit selfish, if the house would allow it in terms of overall size, but I wouldn’t give up a 5m² living room...

2016-08-12 10:14:07

It's also a mystery to me personally why people prioritize so differently and bring arguments like "it used to be like this before."

In the past, bathrooms were also 5sqm, that worked too. In the past, kitchens were also 6sqm, that worked too. In the past, there were also ....

Children's rooms should be among the most important rooms in a house. Sure, little ones also like to play in the living room, etc., but using that as a justification to build a 50sqm living room, a 20sqm bedroom and only a 10sqm children's room, well. And on top of that, the worst location in the house. Bedroom nice facing the garden, children to the back -> in my opinion, no longer up to date.

If you cannot afford to build as large as you want, that's perfectly fine. But dedicating the "extra space" exclusively to the living room and bedroom is not for me.

2016-08-12 10:55:05

Yes, I am selfish there. I am building the house for myself and my husband. The children will be out in at most 20 years. Then I have big rooms there that I don't need in that size.

@Tego: our bedroom is 12 sqm. So it's just a fraction bigger than one of the children's rooms. Besides, we will often be in the garden in the evenings. I want to be able to talk normally there without having to whisper because otherwise the children can't sleep. And bad location? Both look out onto the forest. It could have been worse for them.
And everyone prioritizes the importance of their rooms themselves. We almost only stay in the bedrooms and children's rooms for sleeping. The children are almost only in the living room.
We planned the house the way we need it. Not how others would like it.

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Overwhelmed... Is my calculation/my knowledge correct!?

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