Where to place the staircase? Attic conversion hip-roof bungalow

Hello,

What, however, was never up for discussion before the attic conversion – so maybe not that important. But it would mean losing a lot of living space "just" for a staircase.

Unfortunately, the jack of all trades does not exist. I think you should also compare effort and result.

The possible problem with the roof pitch could be solved with a dormer. That would be additional costs, but anyway, light has to be brought into the upper hallway, and with today's prices for good Velux windows, a dormer solution might not be that much more expensive?!? However, I haven't really looked into it yet.

A good double casement window costs about TEUR 1, a dormer of reasonable size starts at about TEUR 3.5.

I find it so unfortunate that the staircase can't just be accommodated in the (yes, so big) hallway.

That is possible, but not "that" simple. It would either have to be at the expense of remodeling the entrance area and thus losing children's room "2," or you would have to forego the guest WC as well as the pantry. In the latter case, the staircase could even be realized from the windbreak side.

Rhenish greetings

A good double casement window costs about TEUR 1, a dormer of reasonable size roughly from TEUR 3.5

We can do quite a bit ourselves, so maybe the difference (in material value) isn’t that big anymore. But thanks already for the ballpark figure.

That’s possible, but not "that" easy. It would either come at the expense of remodeling the entrance area and thus losing children’s room "2," or you would have to do without the guest WC and the pantry. In the latter case, the stairway could even be realized from the vestibule side.

Haha, how naive of me to just casually consider an attic conversion. My husband already thinks that’s way too fast again. Unfortunately, he does seem to be quite right about the simplicity.

But I’ve already gotten some tips from you. Maybe I’ll just talk to the local stair builder. By now I can already make a few suggestions to him.

East Frisian greetings Silke