Hello,
we are planning to build a single-family house with a secondary apartment (with around 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft) of living space) as a replacement building in the Osnabrück district, but we have no knowledge about construction, which is why I ended up here hoping to get some advice.
So far, we have had an appointment with a local Town & Country provider as well as with a well-known civil engineer. With the former, we do not have a very good feeling, partly due to their apparently limited experience with the legal specifics of building in rural areas, but also because of the many compromises that such a house would involve. With the civil engineer, we feel much more comfortable, but we are unsure whether it even makes sense to build with someone like that and how realistic the quoted price of about 1800 euros per sqm (only for the house, excluding additional costs, landscaping, etc.) is.
Therefore, at the moment I am mainly interested in whether it would be sensible to consult another provider, for example an architect, or if we can confidently proceed with the next steps (land surveying and preliminary building inquiry) with the civil engineer? Additionally, due to our lack of knowledge, I would be very grateful for any tips on what to consider.
Thank you very much in advance and best regards.
we are planning to build a single-family house with a secondary apartment (with around 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft) of living space) as a replacement building in the Osnabrück district, but we have no knowledge about construction, which is why I ended up here hoping to get some advice.
So far, we have had an appointment with a local Town & Country provider as well as with a well-known civil engineer. With the former, we do not have a very good feeling, partly due to their apparently limited experience with the legal specifics of building in rural areas, but also because of the many compromises that such a house would involve. With the civil engineer, we feel much more comfortable, but we are unsure whether it even makes sense to build with someone like that and how realistic the quoted price of about 1800 euros per sqm (only for the house, excluding additional costs, landscaping, etc.) is.
Therefore, at the moment I am mainly interested in whether it would be sensible to consult another provider, for example an architect, or if we can confidently proceed with the next steps (land surveying and preliminary building inquiry) with the civil engineer? Additionally, due to our lack of knowledge, I would be very grateful for any tips on what to consider.
Thank you very much in advance and best regards.
Golfi90 schrieb:
Can you specify the Osnabrück district a bit more? Then I might be able to give you 1-2 addresses...Sure, Bad Essen, so the southern part of the district.I am from Ostercappeln.
With our construction company, we will end up at around 1850€ per m² (1850 per square meter) for a turnkey build. So the estimates are realistic.
We are building with Schmieshaus from Rieste.
Otherwise, Schrandt Planen und Bauen is also very popular here. But the scope of work is somewhat better with Schmieshaus...
Are you planning to contribute any DIY work?
With our construction company, we will end up at around 1850€ per m² (1850 per square meter) for a turnkey build. So the estimates are realistic.
We are building with Schmieshaus from Rieste.
Otherwise, Schrandt Planen und Bauen is also very popular here. But the scope of work is somewhat better with Schmieshaus...
Are you planning to contribute any DIY work?
@Golfi90
Thank you for the response. I have actually heard of Schmieshaus before; I will look up the others later.
Only a small part, since we simply don’t have the skills in the trades. Realistically, we can’t do more than wallpapering and painting walls and partly installing flooring (not including the exterior landscaping).
Since I haven’t seen many scope of work descriptions yet, how do these typically differ, for example between Schmieshaus and Schrandt Planen und Bauen? What should we pay particular attention to?
Thank you for the response. I have actually heard of Schmieshaus before; I will look up the others later.
Golfi90 schrieb:
Are you planning to do any of the work yourself?
Only a small part, since we simply don’t have the skills in the trades. Realistically, we can’t do more than wallpapering and painting walls and partly installing flooring (not including the exterior landscaping).
Golfi90 schrieb:
But the scope of work description is somewhat better with Schmieshaus...
Since I haven’t seen many scope of work descriptions yet, how do these typically differ, for example between Schmieshaus and Schrandt Planen und Bauen? What should we pay particular attention to?