Hello.
We are planning to buy a plot of land in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district and build a wooden house on it. As usual, I have searched the internet for various construction companies, but I am struggling to understand the jungle of different completion stages and definitions of turnkey and so on.
The companies I have spoken to so far generally do not offer turnkey construction. However, from their experience, the cost after all trades is roughly 2500 € per square meter (2500 € per 10.8 square feet) (which would be turnkey). Does anyone know a house builder who can build more cheaply? Ideally, one based in Lower Saxony?
We don’t need much luxury to be happy. I can easily do without electric shutters, underfloor heating, a freestanding bathtub, and so on.
It would be great to have a gallery overlooking the living room, plenty of glass, and a fireplace or stove.
There should be at least three bedrooms and a living room.
120 square meters (1300 square feet) would be enough, but more would be preferable.
Does anyone have any ideas?
We are planning to buy a plot of land in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district and build a wooden house on it. As usual, I have searched the internet for various construction companies, but I am struggling to understand the jungle of different completion stages and definitions of turnkey and so on.
The companies I have spoken to so far generally do not offer turnkey construction. However, from their experience, the cost after all trades is roughly 2500 € per square meter (2500 € per 10.8 square feet) (which would be turnkey). Does anyone know a house builder who can build more cheaply? Ideally, one based in Lower Saxony?
We don’t need much luxury to be happy. I can easily do without electric shutters, underfloor heating, a freestanding bathtub, and so on.
It would be great to have a gallery overlooking the living room, plenty of glass, and a fireplace or stove.
There should be at least three bedrooms and a living room.
120 square meters (1300 square feet) would be enough, but more would be preferable.
Does anyone have any ideas?
ypg schrieb:
Can the kitchen and heating be included in the calculation? If you mean in terms of price, heating can be included. The kitchen cannot.
It’s quite interesting how patterns become clear once your eyes are opened and you start grasping at straws.
I would be glad to read a firsthand experience here.
What will you do when your wooden house from Latvia, Poland, or the Czech Republic is built, you have saved 50,000€ (about $54,000), but the house is full of defects and no one is willing to travel hundreds of kilometers (miles) to fix them?
I was born in Poland myself and can tell you from experience with the business practices there: once the contract is fulfilled, everything else, including defect repairs, is your problem. No matter how much you insist with your German mentality, nothing will happen.
My father ordered a garage door along with a wall opening and installation. When it became clear the job was harder than expected, the workers abruptly left the site half-finished. And keep in mind, this was in Poland, with Polish workers, for a fellow countryman.
Any questions?
You have to accept that your budget is limited, and here you will be helped reasonably and with common sense.
I would be glad to read a firsthand experience here.
What will you do when your wooden house from Latvia, Poland, or the Czech Republic is built, you have saved 50,000€ (about $54,000), but the house is full of defects and no one is willing to travel hundreds of kilometers (miles) to fix them?
I was born in Poland myself and can tell you from experience with the business practices there: once the contract is fulfilled, everything else, including defect repairs, is your problem. No matter how much you insist with your German mentality, nothing will happen.
My father ordered a garage door along with a wall opening and installation. When it became clear the job was harder than expected, the workers abruptly left the site half-finished. And keep in mind, this was in Poland, with Polish workers, for a fellow countryman.
Any questions?
You have to accept that your budget is limited, and here you will be helped reasonably and with common sense.
Komysh schrieb:
If you mean the cost now, the heating can be included. The kitchen cannot.No, it’s about the required square meters of a house, and you are leaving out some essential requirements.
If you want to discuss companies, please do so in the moderated subforum:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/forums/Erfahrungen-mit-Hausbau-firmen.119/
Zaba12 schrieb:
It’s interesting how similar the patterns are once you open your eyes and start grasping at straws.
I would appreciate reading a firsthand experience here.
What will you do when your Latvian, Polish, or Czech wooden house is built, you’ve saved 50,000 € (about 56,000 USD), but the house is full of defects and nobody cares to travel hundreds of kilometers to fix them?
I was born in Poland myself and can tell you about the business practices there: once the contract is fulfilled, everything else is your problem, including defect corrections. No matter how much you try to assert yourself with a German mindset, nothing will happen.
My dad ordered a garage door with a wall opening and installation. When they realized the work was tougher than expected, the construction site was abandoned hurriedly and left half-finished. Mind you, this was in Poland, with Polish workers, for a fellow countryman.
Any questions?
Accept that your budget is limited, and here you will be helped reasonably with common sense.You are welcome to grasp at straws if you want, but that is not the point of the original question. The original question asks whether building a wooden house for under 300,000 € (about 340,000 USD) is feasible or not. Is it really that foolish to look beyond German companies, considering that other countries have a much longer tradition of building wooden houses and therefore much greater experience?
Maybe there are collaborations between German and, for example, Polish companies with German contact persons—I have no idea if such things exist, but perhaps someone in this forum does. My goal is to gather knowledge and better understand my limits. (By the way, thanks to you all, that’s going quite well.)
Why so sharp and prejudiced?
Just because your dad had a bad experience doesn’t mean there aren’t reputable housebuilding companies in other countries that might deliver better quality than those here…
…let’s find out…
perhaps without the cynical request for a firsthand experience, the outcome of which you believe you already know in advance.
Komysh schrieb:
To move away from the gallery topic for a moment, I wanted to ask if anyone has experience with international homebuilding companies that specialize in timber houses. We are also open to considering companies from Poland. It would be great if the discussions focused specifically on the companies themselves rather than the commonly debated concerns. And please don’t worry—I’m not tempted to buy a Polish timber house from eBay just to fulfill my desire for a gallery in some way...Danwood builds from Poland. I personally had contact with a timber house company in the Kashubia region northwest of Gdańsk. It was not productive. The prices were fantastic, but the representative said that their houses would not comply with the energy efficiency regulations here. Therefore, they cannot be sold in Germany. After adjusting to our regulations, handling transport, and so on, they no longer saw it as a viable business. K m
Komysh schrieb:
You’re welcome to grasp at straws, but that’s not the point of the question. The original question is whether it is feasible to build a wooden house for under 300,000 euros. Is it really so unreasonable to look beyond German companies, considering that other countries have a much longer tradition of building wooden houses and therefore greater experience?
Maybe there are collaborations between German and, for example, Polish companies with German contact persons…I have no idea if such partnerships exist…perhaps someone in this forum does. My goal is to gather knowledge and better understand my limits. (Thanks to your help, this is actually working quite well.)
Why so sharp and judgmental?
Just because your dad had a bad experience doesn’t mean there aren’t reputable home builders in other countries who might deliver better results than local ones…
…let’s find out…
maybe without the cynical request for a review of an experience you think you already know the outcome of. There are reasons why dozens of similar inquiries here in the forum have gone nowhere. See Karsten’s comment.
I’m not being harsh; I’ve just explained why this option shouldn’t be reduced only to the price. I only prejudge providers who try to trap prospective buyers with their ignorance and enticing promises.
Consider looking north if you’re interested in traditional wooden houses. Does it really have to be Eastern Europe?
You could ask @Franky73. I believe he shared an offer for a Latvian wooden house here. But in the end, he decided to go with a solid construction.
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