Willem81
2015-03-20 11:05:06
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Hello everyone!
My family and I are currently planning the construction of our own home. We have found a beautiful and affordable plot of land and are in the process of buying it. We have found a great architect who wants to implement our already quite concrete ideas. Since the planning is just beginning, but I love to deal with details already, here is a question for you.
To briefly explain something: I have read a lot about architecture in recent years, especially about how to build cost-effectively without compromising on quality. Great books in this regard are, by the way, "Attractive Building on a Small Budget" by Achim Linhardt and "The Wooden House of the Future" by Marc Lettau and Markus Mosimann. Time and again, a rather philosophical question arises: what do I actually need? For whom am I building? Do I focus on external representativeness or coziness? Where do I set priorities? What is really important to me? Do I have to build the way "people usually build," or can unconventional solutions that save money on the one hand also have a special appeal?
Besides these more fundamental questions, which concern the type of construction, concept, floor plan, and equipment, material choice is always a very important point. The consensus: avoid material mixes and allow unconventional solutions (for example, do bathroom and kitchen floors always have to be tiled?).
One thing kept coming up: exposed screed. Many books and magazines mention that a flowing screed treated with epoxy resin or other materials can be a very affordable floor covering. In fact, however, hardly anything can be found about it online. No one mentions realistic prices; you can only read that polished screed is very expensive. In forums, some say the floor cost 150 euros per sqm, others say they realized such a floor for 7 euros per sqm. So the extremes vary greatly. Does anyone here have experience with this? It’s not about sugarcoating it for me—if it’s too expensive, it’s not an option. I just find it exciting that the information varies so much. Looking forward to your experiences,
My family and I are currently planning the construction of our own home. We have found a beautiful and affordable plot of land and are in the process of buying it. We have found a great architect who wants to implement our already quite concrete ideas. Since the planning is just beginning, but I love to deal with details already, here is a question for you.
To briefly explain something: I have read a lot about architecture in recent years, especially about how to build cost-effectively without compromising on quality. Great books in this regard are, by the way, "Attractive Building on a Small Budget" by Achim Linhardt and "The Wooden House of the Future" by Marc Lettau and Markus Mosimann. Time and again, a rather philosophical question arises: what do I actually need? For whom am I building? Do I focus on external representativeness or coziness? Where do I set priorities? What is really important to me? Do I have to build the way "people usually build," or can unconventional solutions that save money on the one hand also have a special appeal?
Besides these more fundamental questions, which concern the type of construction, concept, floor plan, and equipment, material choice is always a very important point. The consensus: avoid material mixes and allow unconventional solutions (for example, do bathroom and kitchen floors always have to be tiled?).
One thing kept coming up: exposed screed. Many books and magazines mention that a flowing screed treated with epoxy resin or other materials can be a very affordable floor covering. In fact, however, hardly anything can be found about it online. No one mentions realistic prices; you can only read that polished screed is very expensive. In forums, some say the floor cost 150 euros per sqm, others say they realized such a floor for 7 euros per sqm. So the extremes vary greatly. Does anyone here have experience with this? It’s not about sugarcoating it for me—if it’s too expensive, it’s not an option. I just find it exciting that the information varies so much. Looking forward to your experiences,