Stacking up building material
Stacking up building material
Picture of Arnd

Arnd

House Renovations

House purchase

House top floor plan
Floor Plan

I’ve been searching for a house to buy and renovate for quite some time now, but the market where I am in Germany isn’t great – either the houses are too run-down to even attempt at renovating, or the asking price is outrageously high. However, I recently discovered a terraced house (“Reihenhaus” in German) built in the early 1970s, which has a modern floor plan but is in dire need of modernization. The asking price was right, and I purchased it. That process can take quite a bit of time in Germany. At least a clean title is guaranteed once everything is said and done, and the ink is dry.

I plan to do my house renovations in sections. One at a time, after my normal office workday. Doing this will keep me out of trouble at night…

Turning three bedrooms into two

Renovation debris

The first part of the renovations is turning the 3 smallish bedrooms that are in a row into two larger bedrooms with a walk-in closet each. The first step was to rip out the original 2 OSB walls and replace them with drywall. The old drywall ceilings needed removal, then I added two new layers of modern insulation before putting in a wooden ceiling covering.