Status of the buildings
The buildings are in quite good condition, that is described on General information2017-01-05 First visit in more detail. There is just very little immediate work to be done to keep the buildings in a state where they will not rot away.
This document will describe what needs to be done at different stages to allow a sustainable living. This does not necessarily mean that we want to have the buildings in a state where "normal" people would rent a room but that living there in the early stages needs people to know how to operate the buildings.
Buying process
To buy the houses, a legal entity has to be formed. The current approach is to get a "wirtschaftlicher Verein", an association that is allowed to act economically.
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| What | cost |
|---|---|
| register wirtschaftlicher Verein | 350€ |
| buying: notary fee | 550€ |
| entry in land register | 150€ |
| real estate transfer tax | 1417.5€ |
| buying sum | 40500€ |
Early stage - absolute necessities immediately
Roof damage
The roof leaks a bit of rain water at different places. The most urgent place needs exchanging a bit of wood of the floor, the others can be fixed with pots below first and delayed to the soon stage. In the absolute worst case, a heavy bit of the floor/ceiling needs exchanging as well, but this is very unlikely and will be discovered on the floor repair.
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- hammer, drill to get the old floor out
- woodsaw for floor wood
- screwdriver
Water installation
One of the houses is still connected to drinking water, the other is not. Just getting a water contract is necessary. To get water into the other house, the easiest solution is to get a water counter installed there. Longterm we want to use the same counter and contract for both houses. Just a small breakthrough as well as some meters of piping are needed to do this.
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| material | amount | cost |
|---|---|---|
| Piping (PE) | 10m | 15€ |
| Fittings | 5 | 20€ |
| Valve | 1 | 20€ |
tools:
- 2x pipe wrench
Heating system
K20 contains a gas central heating system that is very likely in good condition to be used. Just a chimney cleaner is needed in this stage as well as some little repair work if something is broken. All the piping is expected to be in good condition (and is visually) but not really known, we might have some minor freezing damage or leaks.
| what | cost |
|---|---|
| chimney cleaner | 100€ |
| buffer for unexpected damages | 100€ |
Gas installation
The central heating system as well as some (still available) stoves are gas driven. The installation looks completely fine, a gas counter needs to be installed. At first, having gas available in just one building is completely fine, later, both nets can be connected.
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| what | cost |
|---|---|
| central gas counter place | 100€ |
| bridges and valves for existing gas counter places | 100€ |
| connection fee | 30-100€ |
Electrical system
Solution A
The current electrical system is disconnected but the houses have a connection point in the main corridor. The whole installation needs to be redone but can be partly - on our own risk - still used. It is reasonable or even required that we at least redo the main installation before we request new electricity meters to reduce later cost and effort.
| what | cost |
|---|---|
| electricity meter main box | 1000€ (can be reduced by getting used material, see Sanierung Strom Renovation of the electrical installation) |
| electrician to connect & sign for the electricity meter | 200-400€ |
| Fusebox, fuses, wiring to redo one floor | 300€ (already includes using used material; can maybe get further reduced) |
It is important to include the electrician also in the planning beforehand so they will connect the installation in the end.
Solution B
We can get GS50 modules with reduced specification for free. Installing 150 of those modules would provide us with approximately 4.5 kWp, providing approximately 0.9-31 kWh a day, depending on the sun. Adding necessary components (like a 3 kW inverter) and a bunch of saved batteries is possible for approximately 1000 Euros as well. The whole electrical installation can then be done way more relaxed.
The drawback of this approach would be that we don't have much electricity then - using it for any heating purposes (washing machine, cooking, hair drying, sauna) would be impossible and need alternative solutions. In the winter days, even light and computers have to be used with energy usage in mind.
Hot water
The building contains 6 electrical hot water boilers as well as some gas driven ones. Some of those should still be usable for the first time.
Interiors
While not in best condition, the walls and flooring can be kept at first. General furniture, dishes & cutlery, tables, beds & mattresses, ... is needed but easily available from places around where we have contact to. Also, we will get enough that is thrown away nearby.
Medium stage - necessities in the first years
roof damage
The roof needs to be fixed properly, a bigger area is affected of minor leaks. Maybe it even makes sense to redo it completely. Also it has to be evaluated, how soon this needs to be done (0-5 years)
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