Hello everyone,
I’m new here and have quite a few questions.
I’ve already looked through many threads in this forum (maybe too many :confused 🙂.
My wife and I are considering buying a single-family house due to a growing family and because of my wife’s parents. My requirements are:
Unfortunately, there is no suitable existing property on the various real estate portals.
That’s why I came across several companies that build prefabricated houses.
My initial questions are:
I have also read some topics concerning certain prefabricated house manufacturers like Scanhaus Marlow, Allkauf, and others. There are always both negative and positive reviews.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Keough
I’m new here and have quite a few questions.
I’ve already looked through many threads in this forum (maybe too many :confused 🙂.
My wife and I are considering buying a single-family house due to a growing family and because of my wife’s parents. My requirements are:
- House of at least 120m² (1300 sq ft),
- at least 4 rooms,
- low energy consumption,
- with a basement,
- (including the plot of land???),
- budget: 250,000–300,000
Unfortunately, there is no suitable existing property on the various real estate portals.
That’s why I came across several companies that build prefabricated houses.
My initial questions are:
- Is this budget realistic and sufficient for building a house?
- What is the difference between conventional houses and prefabricated houses?
- Are prefabricated houses significantly lower in quality compared to conventional houses?
I have also read some topics concerning certain prefabricated house manufacturers like Scanhaus Marlow, Allkauf, and others. There are always both negative and positive reviews.
- Can the negative reviews be trusted? Can the positive ones?
- Should I be prepared to rely on luck regarding which site manager I get?
- Are there any prefabricated house manufacturers that are completely trustworthy?
- What should I definitely keep in mind when contacting a prefabricated house manufacturer?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Keough
Peanuts74 schrieb:
From what we were told, it's easier to meet KfW standards with a prefabricated house, but if the heating fails, the house cools down very quickly But that is exactly the opposite of what the U-value of the walls means. The better the wall insulation, the longer the heat stays inside the house. It doesn’t matter whether it is solid construction or timber frame (HSB).
It’s the same for us, by the way. During the first winter, we didn’t have any heating at all while doing interior work, yet the house maintained a temperature of at least 12°C (54°F) quite well. Even when our heating failed once (due to a flow error), I only noticed because I checked the bathroom temperature display, which showed 1°C (34°F) less than usual.
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Peanuts7430 Jan 2017 08:37After airing the room once, it becomes cold and stays cold because the walls store little to no energy that could help warm the rooms again...
Peanuts74 schrieb:
After airing out once, it’s cold and stays cold because there is little to no energy stored in the walls to warm the rooms again... My experience suggests otherwise. But if it’s really cold outside, what heat do you actually have stored in your walls? After all, heat is lost to the outside too in winter, not just retained inside.
I can’t confirm that either! It’s likely that a significant part of the heat is also stored in the screed.
Regardless, I wouldn’t build without a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery these days. That way, you also avoid having to ventilate during the freezing temperatures at the moment.
Regardless, I wouldn’t build without a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery these days. That way, you also avoid having to ventilate during the freezing temperatures at the moment.
BastianB schrieb:
Then there's no need to ventilate when it's freezing cold right now Exactly, that has proven effective for us as well. I wouldn’t build without a mechanical ventilation system anymore. However, you do have to get used to keeping the windows closed more often.
So, the low thermal mass of the walls is even promoted by prefabricated house manufacturers. Scanhaus Marlow Marlow states in their brochure: Heats up faster in winter, cools down better overnight in summer. There’s no denying that—it’s true. If you want that, you get it with Scanhaus Marlow Marlow. If you want something else, you have to build with solid construction.
Regarding building services: What isn’t there can’t break. Keep it as simple as possible. Gas boiler plus, but only because we are forced to have it! Solar panels for domestic hot water heating. That would be my advice. Control technology is prone to problems. All those systems for who-knows-what just end up making the heating specialist happy.
You can always open a window to ventilate.
Regarding building services: What isn’t there can’t break. Keep it as simple as possible. Gas boiler plus, but only because we are forced to have it! Solar panels for domestic hot water heating. That would be my advice. Control technology is prone to problems. All those systems for who-knows-what just end up making the heating specialist happy.
You can always open a window to ventilate.
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