THE LIST! That should interest every builder.

QuickUp pool. It is put away in winter. But it’s not just the pool that needs to be put away, but also the sand filter system, some hoses, the skimmer, net, pool noodles, etc. – this stuff takes up more space than the actual pool.

Your example is very good
but that could also go into the garden shed if necessary, right? (For the fishing gear, flower pots, garden tools, mushroom basket, winter tires, outdoor sports equipment, ...)

Your example is very good
but in an emergency, that could also go in the garden shed, right? (For the fishing gear, flower pots, garden tools, mushroom basket, winter tires, outdoor sports equipment, ...)

Of course. If you have a garden shed. Or two. Or three. Neighbors have a townhouse without a basement and without an attic. At first, it was one garden shed. Then two. Then three. Now four. A proper little row of garden sheds, it looks quite nice.

We tore down our shed last year because it became too small. This year a new one will go there. For the ride-on mower, scarifier, single-axle tractor with attachments, motor wheelbarrow, 3 wheelbarrows, small vibrating plate, circular saw and stone saw, now there needs to be space for the larger vibrating plate, chipper, wood splitter...
In addition, we still have a makeshift hut for the smoker.
The grill is in the covered seating area. In the large carport are the big ladder, sawhorses, concrete mixer and the rolling scaffold. In the extension are various saws, garden tools, fertilizer, charcoal and the small generator stored. In the shed at my mother-in-law’s place live all the flower pots and seed trays; in winter the garden hoses are also stored there.

At first, it was a garden shed. Then two. Then three. Now four. A real little row of garden houses, looks quite pretty.

They immediately curbed that here with a design framework: no free-standing garden sheds, if then connected to the house or garage/carport. Not so that it looks like in Flodder. Some have already defied the design framework.
The result: 3 trash bin cabinets in the front yard with garbage cans, yellow bag and garden stuff... pool utensils would also be stored there...

Your neighbors probably can’t part with this or that? 4 houses is quite extreme!

I really like these half sheds, meaning closed canopies for garden stuff. Also for firewood and splitters.

Yvonne, one can argue about one thing or another in your list on page 1, but basically it is correct. Those who build without a basement simply need a storage room elsewhere. Even rental apartments usually have a bike cellar or something similar. Therefore, a vacuum cleaner dungeon under the stairs will not suffice. My idea has always been: make the utility room big enough for the washing machine etc. and for supplies. Use external rooms for garden and hobby, in our case garage and metal shed. Use the attic space sensibly instead of a basement and make it comfortably accessible. For us with stairs instead of a hatch and ladder. Otherwise, you will end up in chaos. The cost side. Extra charge for insulated attic with stairs and fully walkable. 14 thousand gross. Biohort shed, 1500,- with foundation. Prefab garage electrified and with side door, painting EL, roof parapet as well. 8000,- So that is almost 25 thousand euros gross for these ancillary rooms, which we certainly do not want to miss. All our winter jackets are now up in the attic. There are the travel suitcases. The old, still intact Philips vacuum cleaner, some boxes with Christmas decorations etc., some tools from me for the house, most of it is in the garage. The model railway layout. In the garage the bikes, in winter garden furniture and beach chair, spade, rake, cultivator etc., bark mulch and flower pots, paints and tools. In the Biohort gasoline and mower. And much more.

Yes, it is always important to consider how the storage space is accessed (carrying outdoor stuff up to the attic is kind of ugh), how the items are arranged, e.g., sometimes 2 m of shelving at 30 cm depth is more effective than 1 m at 60 cm depth, simply because you can arrange things more clearly and therefore store them more easily, for example, because they are not stored in 2 or 3 rows one behind the other.

Coat storage space ... there are also different philosophies here. Everything that belongs to the coat area (jackets, hats, scarves) in one place and putting on what you need there if necessary. Or the coat space only has room for spring-summer or winter clothing and the rest is kept elsewhere in the house and then the items are swapped out each season. But you definitely need the storage space. Shoes accordingly.

Yes, and then you also need "elimination strategies" ... mine for clothing is that for every new item, at least one old similar item must be removed. Until two years ago it was still two similar items because I had accumulated too much. That has now regulated itself somewhat, so that my rule is only at least one item.

Yvonne, one can argue about one thing or another in your list on page 1, but basically it is true. Anyone building without a basement simply needs the storage room somewhere else. Even rental apartments usually have a bicycle cellar or similar. Therefore, a vacuum cleaner dungeon under the stairs will not suffice. My idea has always been: make the utility room big enough for the washing machine etc. and for supplies. Use outside rooms for garden and hobby, with us that’s the garage and metal shed. Use the attic space sensibly instead of a basement and make it comfortably accessible. With us, there is a staircase instead of a trapdoor and ladder. Otherwise, you will end up in chaos. The cost side. Extra charge for insulated attic with stairs and fully walkable. 14 thousand gross. Biohort hut, 1500,- with foundation. Prefab garage electrified and with side door, EL paint, roof parapet as well. 8000,- So that is just under 25 thousand euros gross for these auxiliary rooms, which we do not want to miss, however. All our winter jackets are now up in the attic. The suitcases stand there. The old, still intact Philips vacuum cleaner, some boxes with Christmas decorations etc., some tools from me for the house, most are in the garage. The model railway. In the garage the bikes, in winter garden furniture and beach chair, spade, rake, cultivator, etc. Bark mulch and flower pots, paints and tools. In the Biohort petrol and mower. And much more.

One does not have to argue about my list, as I wrote that not everyone will have every single item, yet some items are or will eventually be in a household. IT IS NOT ABSOLUTE! I would never doubt your model railway either!

With a bungalow, I would build a basement replacement room in the attic just like you – with a fixed staircase! We have something similar: the attic room is part of the finished attic behind our laundry utility room. But I don’t have to constantly advertise that here. Because what bores people gets rejected.