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If you want to save on electricity costs, you should have your old heating pump, the so-called circulating pump, replaced with a high-efficiency pump. This is because the pump is characterized by electronically controlled pump technology that automatically adjusts to the actual heat demand. This can save around 300 to 400 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. This means that homeowners can save between...

In 2016, a couple from Upper Franconia purchased a house that was built in the early 1970s. Shortly after the purchase, they removed the wood paneling and wallpaper on the walls inside the house. Unfortunately, after the work was done, numerous cracks became visible in the walls. They also noticed another defect when, after removing the wallpaper in the attic, they...

There are many different styles of living: one of them is the country style, which through the choice of furniture and interior design reminds of a life in the country or a vacation in an old country house. Nostalgia, rusticity and coziness are just a few attributes that country house lovers associate with this style of living. Stylistically, however, there are big differences, depending on which...

Digitization is also on the rise in the real estate industry. The anniversary edition of the study "Five Years of Digitization in the Real Estate Industry - What's Happened So Far ...", published by Zentralen Immobilien Ausschuss e. V. (ZIA) and by EY Real Estate (Ernst & Young Real Estate GmbH) provides a review of the digitization process over the last five years...

A Tiny House is characterized by minimalism and mobility, but it can also be used in a completely different way. Because if homeowners need more space in their own home, a Tiny House is ideal as an extension. This way, living space can be quickly increased by moving some rooms out into the Tiny House. One major advantage is that homeowners do not have to...

Residents can also save household energy with a new front door. This is because new models have excellent thermal insulation and keep the wind out on cold days. In addition, a new front door protects against heat in summer and thus offers excellent living comfort all year round. In this context, the U-value (heat transfer coefficient) plays an important role in the selection of a new...

In the case at hand, the tenant of an apartment in an apartment building demanded that her landlord repair the defects in the telephone line and pay for the repair work. The residential property located on the first floor is equipped with a telephone connection, the line of which is connected to the house connection through a crawl space. The tenancy has existed since the...

Those who dream of a single-story house, which is characterized by a special proximity to nature and your own garden, may be interested in a bungalow. Above all, if this has large window fronts. Due to the ground-level construction, all living spaces and usable areas are located on only one floor. This is also one of the reasons why bungalows are also...

The office real estate market and the hotel sector have been particularly affected by the impact of the Corona pandemic. As a result, the focus of institutional investors has shifted: Investment interest has now risen sharply, particularly in the residential real estate and logistics sectors, as well as in the healthcare real estate asset class. In the third quarter of 2020, the main focus...

When it comes to roofing, it is not only the shape of the roof that is the focus of consideration. The materials used for the roof should also help protect the house from the elements. A roof should have a long service life and be extremely robust to withstand strong storms, hail or gusts of wind, as well as solar radiation. However, despite the...