ᐅ Cost Factors for Building a House – Is There a Checklist?

Peter L. schrieb:
Hello everyone,

We are planning to buy a plot of land next year and want to start getting familiar with the topic now so we are prepared when the time comes. At the moment, we are looking into some prefabricated house suppliers, but we are leaning more toward self-build.

So far, I can’t really estimate which professionals are needed for self-building and what exactly each of them does. For example, who is responsible for the foundation or basement, and what else does that company handle? Do I need to arrange a crane myself, or does that professional take care of it directly? I have some idea about the heating engineer and electrician, but I’ve also heard that the heating engineer might install the drain pipes. The structural work is done by bricklayers, but what else do they do, and what tasks are still required?

I hope you understand my concerns. It would be great to have an Excel list of all the points, ideally divided by construction phases and including price ranges for guidance. I want to see which professional I need first and what work they cover. Then I can research and request quotes. After that, I contact the next professional, and so on. Of course, there are optional things like smart home systems, but I know, for example, that the electrician can handle that. So, if I want system XY, I can specifically look for an electrician who installs the system in addition to the regular electrical work.

I would like to use this list as a checklist and cost control during construction, comparing planned costs with actual expenses.

Do such lists exist? I would even be willing to pay if it’s a really good list or even a program.

Thanks in advance :-)
Peter

ypg schrieb:
Are there standard lists? Every house is somehow different: if you want brick cladding, you build differently than with plaster. A pitched roof requires a different structure than a flat roof.

Steffen80 schrieb:
Do you have a budget? Increase it by 50%. Then you’ve already taken the most important step 🙂

Peter L. schrieb:
Hello everyone, I was expecting responses like these, and while I always appreciate any replies, only one was truly constructive. Thanks to @Zaba12!! The DIN 276 covers all cost items, but as you rightly guessed, I am looking for a customized list. The note that such a list doesn’t exist is "unfortunately" helpful ;-) I had hoped to use it as a starting point, but it looks like it will just be DIN 276 combined with the advice from this forum.

Regarding the other comments... Yes, I am still quite early in the process, but everyone is a beginner or inexperienced in any field at first. Without your advice, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I don’t intend to build the house entirely myself, although a friend did. It took him longer, but in retrospect, an appraiser valued the house significantly higher because an above-average quality was achieved.
I have also heard about the previous professions of some developers... They are rarely truly qualified for this trade. According to your opinion, “no one” should start, but then I’m expected to rely on those people ;-)

That’s true, but whether brick veneer or plaster, both are done by a contractor. The keyword here is exterior facade. For the other topic, I am dealing with the carpenter and roofer. Again, regardless of whether it’s a gable roof or a hipped roof.

Reason?

Steffen80 schrieb:
Reason? Because 90% of home builders are in the "dream phase" at the beginning and end up spending significantly more than originally planned. I registered here in 2012… just take a look at my first posts to see the numbers I started with.