Small Bungalow Floor Plan - Optimization Potential?

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Arauki11

2024-12-12 11:17:01
  • #1
That’s exactly why I am thinking of alternatives besides underfloor heating + heat pump. That’s also why we decided on IR + a nearly new used storage stove, all together for under €10,000 for a single-family home. The fireplace was only intended as an option in case one likes an open wood fire like we do, for example. In this special situation, in my opinion, other alternatives should also be considered instead of the nowadays common standard of the costly underfloor heating + air-to-water heat pump. Above all, I would prioritize truly maximizing the insulation of the house. That is probably more about the type of man, who as a creature often enjoys using devices with loud motor noises. I wouldn’t even know where to put all the wood if that much sawing happened at my place. I don’t know how he heats or whether/how his house is insulated. We often use the stove of modern design for the entire open-plan house, and three years ago we only ordered firewood once plus 2 large bundles of wood briquettes, which will probably last through this winter as well. A properly well-insulated house needs far less energy, so that would be my prerequisite anyway for a new house.
 

ypg

2024-12-12 12:34:30
  • #2
I think the discussion is better suited elsewhere. A fireplace is a nice-to-have. Besides, I assume that the implementation on an 18-meter wide plot with a bungalow between two two-story buildings is not possible at all, as the necessary distances cannot be maintained.
 

Arauki11

2024-12-12 12:55:07
  • #3
True. My original remark was also merely about the idea of whether one wants a fireplace, because it would then need to be taken into account already now during the floor plan discussion due to an appropriate location. Heating topics always quickly get out of hand, but basically that’s not a big problem if people – as in this thread – engage in a reasonably friendly manner. I think the OP reads this and takes insights for themselves; that’s exactly how it should be. A deciding factor is always the location or the respective plot, which applies to the fireplace just as much as to the possible view through large windows, etc. Therefore, it should always be decided individually. I’m already curious how the floor plan will develop. I like this project particularly because it is not the usual family living, but something different, and perhaps also because it fits better with my stage of life.
 

11ant

2024-12-12 12:57:05
  • #4
Fireplace and taller neighboring houses, good point: the chimney may have to be much taller than the house and look like the skewer of a cheese appetizer. In recent years, regulations have developed in a bureaucratic manner.
 

Newbee-BW

2024-12-12 20:38:10
  • #5
Many thanks for your active participation in the heating search, I can take away so much from it for myself and include it in my considerations, it really helps a lot!
 

Arauki11

2024-12-12 21:21:52
  • #6
My contribution on the topic of heating was rather symbolic, also for all other topics of this house construction, namely to actually align oneself with one's very own preferences and sometimes decide against the perceived current, as long as one simply prefers something. For example, a gallery entails considerable (heating, cleaning, etc.), but I do not want to miss it. The same goes for huge, tall window surfaces that need cleaning, the high-hanging chandelier – all completely impractical and labor-intensive but beautiful. One can continue arbitrarily with elaborate garden layouts or flower beds or expensive, work-intensive pets, etc., the respective benefit/yield lies elsewhere and can be worth it to me despite high costs, annoyance, and work. Maybe the fire thing is more of a men’s thing, although my wife lights the fire in the evening, even though it would be easier for her to operate a switch; she enjoys it. The financial "club" can always be raised and justified, but if it is enriching for my individual feeling, the resulting necessities become secondary, because I want to have it nice at home and beauty/comfort often costs money and/or work. I would have my fireplace even if the wood were twice as expensive because it gives me joy; a fence or expensive technical installations around the house, by contrast, I have never needed (my neighbor in total about €20,000), and I do not drive unnecessarily or prefer using light switches rather than automation. It is different for everyone, and I like it when one boldly implements one's things for oneself. So I can always understand if someone does something differently or maybe even "strangely" because it pleases them personally exactly like that; I even find that admirable. What I find "bad," on the other hand, is when one always just does the same as others because one feels safer doing so and prefers to do more of it, which sometimes comes to my mind during walks through residential areas or in discussions here; little real individuality, although we are all so different. So for me, it is by no means about compulsive being different here, but only about illustrating how I see it or how one could do it. There are arguments against or extreme negative examples for/against any construction method, any technology, or design. Very few things are really necessary when building a house, even the house building itself is extreme luxury. In this respect, financial reasons apply to me only there, but then consistently, where I do not need something or do not like it (fences, too much automation, stylish trend products in the outdoor area, tiles, floors, etc.) in order to then be able to spend generously on things that make more sense to me. Some things in our house are quite simple, second choice, or used (facade, floorboards, furniture), whereas other things could be more expensive; I find this targeted weighting more sensible than having "mediocrity" everywhere. Bam.
 

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