Single-family house for 4 people - Opinions

I see no change let alone improvement?

Before I would firmly plan anything, I would first make a precise plan for the kitchen and bathroom. Later, it depends on a few centimeters somewhere or the windows are unfavorably positioned. Your hallway still remains dark and your front door is also so low.

Best regards
Sabine

I don’t see any change let alone improvement?

1. I had the windows in the children's rooms enlarged. This should provide the children with enough light.
2. All windows on the upper floor have been equipped with fall protection.
3. We now have a front door again with a glass part on the right side.
4. I enlarged the window in the guest WC.

I would only change the bathroom / storage room if our budget becomes tight. I also did not adjust the floor-to-ceiling / terrace windows for now because, according to the builder, this would involve raising the clear room height. (2.07 m) None of us in the family are very tall.

What changes do you have in mind?

Before I would make any fixed plans, I would first do a detailed planning of the kitchen and bathroom. Later it will depend on a few centimeters somewhere or the windows might be awkwardly positioned. Your hallway still remains dark and your front door is also so low.

Best regards
Sabine

Kitchen and bathroom planning is still to come. Nothing is fixed yet, so we can still move or change everything.

My front door is low? How do you recognize that? Because of the 2.07 m? As mentioned above, I initially spoke out against raising the windows since, according to the developer, that would require raising the clear room height.

I agree that the hallway on the upper floor remains quite dark. I don’t currently have a really good solution for that either. At one point there was a strip of windows that brought more light into the upper floor, but since we want a closed staircase, the strip window solution is out for me. Alternatively, a horizontal window could be installed in the staircase area. The guest WC would also get a horizontal window then. That would bring more light into the upper floor hallway. What do you think? What do the others think?

I also initially did not adjust the floor-to-ceiling / terrace windows because, according to the builder, that goes along with an increase in the clear room height. (2.07m) None of us in the family are very tall.

I remember that for us, the standard clear window height was also only about 2.10m. We then increased by 12.5, so we now have about 2.22 m. But I would never make it much lower, regardless of the room height. Then it feels like being in a dwarf house. Moreover, you seem to have an extremely low room height. We also have a "tube-like" living area like you do, we have 2.6 m clear room height, but it would look better if it were over 2.7 m. I would recommend that to you.

I remember that our standard plan also only included about 2.10 m clear window height. We then increased it by 12.5 cm, so now we have about 2.22 m. But I would never make it much lower, no matter the room height. It feels like being in a dwarf house. Besides, you seem to have an extremely low room height. We also have a "tube-like" living area like you, we have 2.6 m clear room height, but it would look better with over 2.7 m. I would recommend that to you.

Okay, thanks for the opinion. We have 2.5 m room height. Do you still remember how much the additional costs were? Just windows and room height increase.

Okay, thanks for the opinion. We have a room height of 2.5m. Do you still remember how much the additional costs were? Just windows and room height increase.

Not worth mentioning. Windows minimal, hardly any additional costs, the increase maybe around 2-3K € per 12.5cm (only ground floor). We have about 2.55 m on the upper floor, the rooms there are not that big, so it doesn't have a negative impact.