ᐅ Looking for a single-family house with the gable side facing the street, 8.5 meters wide
Created on: 10 May 2019 09:16
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SteffenMHello everyone!
I have been reading along here a few times over the past weeks and first of all, thank you for your passive support so far.
Last week, we were unexpectedly offered a plot of land in a new development near us because the previous interested party dropped out. The plot is just over 400sqm (4300 sq ft) with a perfect southwest-facing garden orientation. It’s located quite ideally for us and also well within the development area. So, we have reserved the plot for now.
Unfortunately, we have a relatively tight building envelope of 8.5m (28 ft) by 14m (46 ft). The 8.5m (28 ft) is the width along the street, and according to the land-use plan (building permit / planning permission), the house must be built with the eaves facing the street. This means the roof structure can only be 8.5m (28 ft) long.
Yesterday, we had our first consultation with Viebrockhaus and first realized how expensive house building really is. We had roughly estimated about €300,000 before. However, it was not clear to us until now what additional costs beyond house and land would be expected.
Unfortunately, with Viebrockhaus alone, we are charged €25,000 just for rotating the roof (eaves-facing is not standard). With what is by no means a generously sized house, including €95,000 for the plot, we are looking at over €500,000 in total—almost all costs included. That was quite a shock for us yesterday.
Both of us actually earn rather well but were still a bit stunned by how much a single-family house costs here. Is Viebrockhaus really that overpriced, or should we expect similar prices from other providers?
I am curious if there are significantly cheaper options elsewhere while still maintaining good quality.
Our envisioned house layout is as follows:
Ground floor: Open kitchen/dining/living area with a utility/laundry room adjacent to the kitchen, guest WC, and a small office (~9sqm / 97 sq ft).
Upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, master bedroom, bathroom
We would also like a third gable on the upper floor (this was not included in the Viebrockhaus price and added €16,000).
Overall, the specification and floor plan are rather standard.
Does anyone have recommendations for decent alternatives around the Viersen/Mönchengladbach/Krefeld area?
Best regards,
SteffenM
I have been reading along here a few times over the past weeks and first of all, thank you for your passive support so far.
Last week, we were unexpectedly offered a plot of land in a new development near us because the previous interested party dropped out. The plot is just over 400sqm (4300 sq ft) with a perfect southwest-facing garden orientation. It’s located quite ideally for us and also well within the development area. So, we have reserved the plot for now.
Unfortunately, we have a relatively tight building envelope of 8.5m (28 ft) by 14m (46 ft). The 8.5m (28 ft) is the width along the street, and according to the land-use plan (building permit / planning permission), the house must be built with the eaves facing the street. This means the roof structure can only be 8.5m (28 ft) long.
Yesterday, we had our first consultation with Viebrockhaus and first realized how expensive house building really is. We had roughly estimated about €300,000 before. However, it was not clear to us until now what additional costs beyond house and land would be expected.
Unfortunately, with Viebrockhaus alone, we are charged €25,000 just for rotating the roof (eaves-facing is not standard). With what is by no means a generously sized house, including €95,000 for the plot, we are looking at over €500,000 in total—almost all costs included. That was quite a shock for us yesterday.
Both of us actually earn rather well but were still a bit stunned by how much a single-family house costs here. Is Viebrockhaus really that overpriced, or should we expect similar prices from other providers?
I am curious if there are significantly cheaper options elsewhere while still maintaining good quality.
Our envisioned house layout is as follows:
Ground floor: Open kitchen/dining/living area with a utility/laundry room adjacent to the kitchen, guest WC, and a small office (~9sqm / 97 sq ft).
Upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, master bedroom, bathroom
We would also like a third gable on the upper floor (this was not included in the Viebrockhaus price and added €16,000).
Overall, the specification and floor plan are rather standard.
Does anyone have recommendations for decent alternatives around the Viersen/Mönchengladbach/Krefeld area?
Best regards,
SteffenM
If you look at the Viebrockhaus catalog, most of the houses are oriented with the ridge parallel to the street, but the orientation of the house really doesn’t matter. So what could the €25,000 be for?
What you’re describing sounds like a typical 130 sq m (1,400 sq ft) single-family home. If your expectations aren’t too high, it should be feasible to build that, including additional costs, for around €300,000.
I would suggest visiting a model home exhibition to see which companies appeal to you.
Alternatively, you could consider an architect, but for a standard house, especially if you don’t have much interest in construction yourself, that might not make much sense.
What you’re describing sounds like a typical 130 sq m (1,400 sq ft) single-family home. If your expectations aren’t too high, it should be feasible to build that, including additional costs, for around €300,000.
I would suggest visiting a model home exhibition to see which companies appeal to you.
Alternatively, you could consider an architect, but for a standard house, especially if you don’t have much interest in construction yourself, that might not make much sense.
Lumpi_LE schrieb:
If you look at the Viebrockhaus catalog, most houses have the gable end facing the street, so it really doesn’t matter which way the house is oriented. What are those 25,000€ supposed to cover?
What you describe sounds like a typical 130m² (1,400 sq ft) single-family home, which should be achievable for around 300,000€ including additional costs if you don’t have very high demands.
I would suggest visiting a model home exhibition to see which companies appeal to you.
Alternatively, you could go with an architect, but for a standard house, especially if you don’t have much personal interest in building, it might not make much sense. Hello!
Thank you for your response. Maybe I didn’t make it clear in my text, but the combination of having the eaves side facing the street and a length of only 8.5m (28 feet) unfortunately rules out all standard houses. The roof structure can only be 8.5m (28 feet) long, while the roof can be up to 14m (46 feet) wide. Unfortunately, all prefab house providers plan the other way around.
Nordlys schrieb:
The Aspekt 110 from Town & Country fits perfectly and costs 152,000 turnkey here in SH. K.Hi! Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite fit. The roof structure is 9.13 meters (30 feet) long, but only 8.50 meters (28 feet) fit. So, the roof would need to be rotated again.
Best regards, Steffen
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