House for sale 6+1 • 165 m² without real estate, Baden-Württemberg

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“Dreamlike means: best location, best building fabric, best technology (according to the architect): optimal insulation produces the effect that while it’s almost 40°C hot outside, the interior remains a pleasant 20–23°C without air conditioning.

Ergo, dreamlike not only for children!

By the way: primary school children walk to school unaccompanied by adults in the morning!

In 2014 the property was completely ecologically renovated – that is, essentially new: the roof, roof insulation with hemp, and the exterior walls insulated with softwood fiber boards (no plastic), windows, electrical system, plumbing, water pipes, heating, underfloor heating (150 m²), kitchen, bathroom, solar thermal (12.8 m²), PV (6.48 kWp) with storage (11 kWh, leased), a Brunner wood stove (water circuit, digitally controlled with touchscreen in the living room), and a heat pump in preparation – no oil, no gas.

Interior walls have been finished with clay plaster; the exterior walls are double on the inside and diffusion-open, plus there is a solid shed for a workshop, sauna, etc. You drive your electric car to the (electric) garage, charge it there with solar power, and benefit from a large vaulted cellar along with three additional rooms that can be developed, as well as a 1,500-liter rainwater cistern in the garden.

Originally built as a two-family house by a craftsman, the middle part of the building is the original structure, and the two towers were added in 2014 in a timber-frame style. There is even further potential for creativity – for example, a roof terrace from which you can watch the sunrise and sunset, and a balcony can be added to the northeast (preparatory brackets and connections are already in place).

The location is excellent, nestled among orchard meadows; it is very quiet with a small stream in the valley about 600 m away. Flooding is impossible due to the gentle slope, and there is an unobstructed distant view – lying in the large bathtub you can see the Kaiser Mountains (about 40 km away). Children play in the street and walk in small groups to school; many families with children have already moved in. There is no through traffic, and the area is a 30 km/h zone. The little town is quiet and charming, yet within about 20 minutes you are at the airfield, in Tübingen, Reutlingen, or Esslingen; supermarkets are 2 km away, and there is a kindergarten and schools on site.

Or, from the large living room windows, you can observe countless bird species – many of which are threatened with extinction in other regions! Red kite, buzzard, kestrel (a young falcon sometimes visits under the shed’s canopy), sparrowhawk, green woodpecker (both the European green and the lesser green woodpecker), grey heron, etc.

The quote for the heat pump is already available – unfortunately, we are still waiting on the craftsmen. The renovation was carried out by experts within our own family: a civil engineer, a master carpenter, and a master tiler/stonemason.

The roof is new and insulated with 20 cm hemp mats, the exterior walls with 10 cm softwood fiber boards. All interior walls on the ground floor and upper floor are finished with natural clay plaster in cream white, while the exterior walls receive a double layer. This creates a diffusion-open climate in the house, meaning moisture exchange takes place continuously – a tangible and healthy environment. Mold stands no chance against clay plaster. In addition, a decentralized ventilation system with heat recovery has been installed on the ground and upper floors.

Complementing this are the brand new triple-glazed windows of high quality and excellent insulation value.

Heating/Energy: At the heart of the house is its centerpiece: a Brunner stove – a 21 kW wood stove with a water circuit that is meant to be fueled with log wood. The heated water around the stove is fed into a 1,000-liter water storage tank in the basement, from which it is distributed via a 1,000-liter tank in the cellar into the 150 m² of underfloor heating on the ground and upper floors. An additional 12 m² of solar thermal panels on the roof supplement this system. From April to September, there are virtually no energy costs for hot water.

Since 2020, a 6.4 kWp PV system with an 11 kW storage unit has been supplementing the home’s energy.

Energy autonomy is approaching 80%.

Conclusion: no fossil fuels such as oil or gas are used.

Very low ancillary costs – built for the future!

When it’s about 40°C in the shade on the south terrace in summer, the interior temperature remains around 20°C without air conditioning – amazing but true.

Let’s take a tour. You arrive from work in your electric car, open the spacious garage with the underfloor heating system’s (FBH) control, drive in, and connect the charging cable from the energy storage to your car. By morning, the battery is fully charged.

Behind the garage, there are water and PV storage systems.

Then you walk through the utility room into the ground floor, passing four rooms (totaling approximately 75 m² of usable space), a vaulted cellar, a storage room, an old, unrenovated bathroom, and a workshop.

Up in the hall, you step into the large living/dining room and the kitchen (total 68 m²). The floor is laid with oak parquet featuring a board-like character – dark smoked on the lower level, providing a striking contrast to the bright clay plaster, while the upper level is kept light (supplied by the Adler company). Two arches serve as transitional passages, imparting a Mediterranean, Spanish flair. In the center stands a large, stylish stove with a tunnel view/glass doors on two sides.

The self-designed kitchen is dominated by large, 4-cm-thick solid countertops of red oak – built to last forever. The Italian five-burner gas stove is a real asset for any chef.

From here, you can step out onto the smaller southwest terrace (10 m²), where in summer the sun shines until 9 p.m. or even later.

From the living room, you can also access the large terrace (25 m²). Further out in the garden, there is another terrace, also 25 m², perfect for barbecuing and playing table tennis.

Behind the house stands a solidly built shed with a 20 m² footprint. It is used as a workshop, for bicycles, and for storing large winter firewood supplies (50-cm oak logs, dried for 3–4 years by one of the local woodworkers; sustainability from the Schönbuch Forest is assured). The attic of the shed is also very spacious and is reachable by a detachable wooden ladder.

Between the house and the shed in the garden, there is a 1,500-liter rainwater cistern for watering the plants.

What else?

Upper floor (OG): 4 rooms plus a bathroom equipped with a ventilation system that also helps with moisture regulation (in conjunction with the underfloor heating).

Attic (DG): accessible by a staircase, with storage space and an exterior door to the “roof terrace.”

In addition:

The central vacuum system on the ground and upper floors runs very cleanly, with its collection container located far away in the cellar.

The pears from the old pear trees are delicious, and the flower beds are beautiful.

The Camino de Santiago (Pilgrim’s Way) passes right by the house – the sign is located by the walnut tree near the small playground about 50 meters from the house.

It’s a paradise for children and their parents (as well as for pets), located between Tübingen and Stuttgart, with the B27 and B312 nearby, a kindergarten, an elementary school, and a Montessori school on site! In a 2 km radius, there are further secondary schools, and the nearest Waldorf schools are in Filderstadt, Reutlingen, and Esslingen.

What could be better!? Interested parties with financing confirmation will be given preference – NO BROKERS!!! (Approximately €30,000 savings.)

Reason for sale: returning to the Kurpfalz to spoil the grandchildren and enjoy retirement!

Additionally: the kitchen and the electric car are negotiable!

Who invented it? The pretzel was “invented” here in Altenriet. They are freshly available every Sunday at the local bakery.

More interesting information can be found on the homepage:

https://www.altenriet.de/de/startseite

Within walking distance of the house are sports fields, a tennis club, a boules court, and just 2 km away is a golf course.

The food at the local Italian and Greek restaurants is superb.

And about nature: it’s almost unbelievable – from the large living room window you can observe many birds such as red kites, buzzards, falcons, sparrowhawks, green woodpeckers, grey herons, and others.

Foxes and wild boars are present; deer and hares are seen only rarely.

Dog owners love to walk their pets along the stream!

Childcare: According to inquiries with the municipality, there are two nurseries, kindergartens, and elementary schools; residents of Altenriet are given preference.

Admittedly, all of this sounds almost too good to be true! And, on top of that, you enjoy the peace and absence of stress – especially when compared to, for example, the traffic chaos in Stuttgart…”