ᐅ Single-family house with a secondary apartment – Which company should we choose to build?
Created on: 3 Nov 2018 12:58
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MrHannesHello,
we (Hannes 23 & Denise 23) have decided to build a house within the next one to two years.
After some consideration, it was clear that it should be a single-family house with a granny flat for my mother-in-law.
The house will have 1.5 stories with a knee wall of at least 140cm (55 inches).
The granny flat will take up part of the ground floor, while the main apartment will occupy the rest of the ground floor and the entire upper floor. A basement would be desirable, but it must be a waterproof concrete basement (known as a “white tank”).
We already own a plot (flat building land, partially developed with water and sewage… electricity, gas, and telecommunications connections nearby at a maximum distance of 5m (16 feet)).
After days of going through catalogs, phone calls, and a visit to the model house park Hessdorf (Erlangen), we are quite overwhelmed.
The only real advice we received was from Schwörerhaus & Fertighaus Weiss, but unfortunately both are too expensive.
Are there any recommendations for suppliers in the area and experiences with approximate prices we should expect?
Prefab construction or traditional masonry is not important at this point.
We would like to contribute with some work ourselves, such as painting and flooring.
For heating, tiling, and electrical work, we have good contacts who are self-employed and would offer us a "friend discount."
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Best regards
Hannes
we (Hannes 23 & Denise 23) have decided to build a house within the next one to two years.
After some consideration, it was clear that it should be a single-family house with a granny flat for my mother-in-law.
The house will have 1.5 stories with a knee wall of at least 140cm (55 inches).
The granny flat will take up part of the ground floor, while the main apartment will occupy the rest of the ground floor and the entire upper floor. A basement would be desirable, but it must be a waterproof concrete basement (known as a “white tank”).
We already own a plot (flat building land, partially developed with water and sewage… electricity, gas, and telecommunications connections nearby at a maximum distance of 5m (16 feet)).
After days of going through catalogs, phone calls, and a visit to the model house park Hessdorf (Erlangen), we are quite overwhelmed.
The only real advice we received was from Schwörerhaus & Fertighaus Weiss, but unfortunately both are too expensive.
Are there any recommendations for suppliers in the area and experiences with approximate prices we should expect?
Prefab construction or traditional masonry is not important at this point.
We would like to contribute with some work ourselves, such as painting and flooring.
For heating, tiling, and electrical work, we have good contacts who are self-employed and would offer us a "friend discount."
_______________
Best regards
Hannes
MrHannes schrieb:
For heating, tiling, and electrical work, we also have good acquaintances who are self-employed and would be happy to offer us a "friendship discount."General contractors allow little owner participation, at least very little in the areas mentioned above.
If you search for “granny flat” or “accessory dwelling unit” here, you will find fairly recent threads; one is currently active... you really shouldn’t miss it if you spend 10 minutes reading through the forum.
What is the total budget including the accessory dwelling unit? It’s important to remember that an accessory dwelling unit counts as a second residential unit, which must be financed just like the main home. In homebuilding, there is rarely an “included second small unit.”
How many rooms, of which type, and the total square meters? How large is the plot, is it flat? Floor area ratio and gross floor area (GFA), maximum eaves height, roof pitch, zoning plan or building regulations? Does the 300,000 cover everything or just the house? What about garages, garden, terrace, fencing?
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