ᐅ Is it possible to save costs smartly when building a house?

Friends recently visited and admired the floor tiles in our bathroom. They were offered a similar tile but with a 50% higher price. They hadn’t found ours. Just like that, a price of 33 euros per square meter dropped to 22 euros per square meter. It was even at the same supplier.

One tip: buy ahead. If I know today that I will need something in a few weeks, I keep an eye out for it. Every time I go to the hardware store, I check the bargain sections. My girlfriend is always happy [emoji3]

ypg schrieb:
braucht [...] zu suchen

Given that "brauchen" was used together with "zu" here, I have to give a respect point for that! In any case, I find it unfortunate that I have to read some posts here and elsewhere at least twice before I understand them, so I support writing according to generally accepted rules. It’s like in construction...

You can have the earthworker level the garden, but they will compact it more with their machines, and they are and remain earthworks specialists. In the garden area, this generally falls under the category of coarse motor skills.

In my opinion, the biggest savings are made on the square meters, then on heating and electrical installations. Fundamental cost-related decisions can be made here even before it comes to the "square meter of tiling."

A simple house without a bay window or projection also saves some costs compared to a house of the same size with bay windows and similar features.

The exterior window color might also affect the price, but it depends on the general contractor/builder/architect. Of course, anyone can choose RAL7016 if they want, but white isn’t a big deal either and costs us about 1,500 euros for the entire house. With the same functionality, that certainly makes you think...

jaeger schrieb:
A simple house without bay windows or projections also saves costs compared to a house of the same size with bays and similar features.

The most cost-effective are those indentations in the external wall that extend all the way up to the roof structure.

jaeger schrieb:
Also, perhaps with the exterior window color, [...] Of course, anyone can choose RAL7016 if they want, but white is not so bad and costs us about 1,500 euros for the entire house.

Aluminum is coated anyway, so white is hardly cheaper than other standard or non-metallic colors. Where it does make a difference is with PVC: white is basically the “raw” color, while colored versions are coated or foil-wrapped.

What does make sense for windows (and building components in general) is, first, to coordinate dimensions and avoid having twelve different sizes for seventeen windows; and second, to stick to common “stock sizes.”

Those modifying standard house designs or “building proposals” also do well not to change the window sizes when relocating them on the plan. This way, the structural engineer does not have to recalculate the lintels.

For popular corner windows, there is another saving option: instead of having a corner window framing, it is better to insert a pillar at the corner and cover it in the frame color — this way, the lintel does not need to span over the corner.

A similar issue applies to angled entrances between living and dining rooms (designed so you don’t walk entirely through the kitchen nor fully into the living room). Often this involves a corner of a load-bearing wall that, if altered, would require a supporting beam.

These are typical mistakes made by amateur planners, where a good architect really proves their worth.

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My brother-in-law had a well-known electronics retailer quote the kitchen appliances again and ended up paying significantly less than if he had purchased them through the kitchen studio.

That is, of course, also a good way to save money. But how does the installation work in that case? The kitchen studios I know do not install appliances from other manufacturers...