ᐅ Single-family house construction project, 140 sqm with basement
Created on: 20 Jul 2018 15:15
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Milo3
Dear community, first of all, a big compliment for the very helpful tips here. I have been planning—or rather trying to plan—our house for half a year now. We have already consulted an architect and want to build with solid construction. How do you assess our project in terms of cost?
- Single-family house with 140 sqm (1507 sq ft) and full basement
- Standard according to energy-saving regulations
- Refrigerator with external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS / WDVS)
- Square, practical design, without dormers, bay windows, etc.
- External dimensions 7.49 * 11.49 meters (25 * 38 feet)
- 1 bathroom upstairs, 1 guest shower room downstairs
- Ground floor open living area with chimney (not really necessary, but we want the coziness of a stove)
- Upper floor with 3 bedrooms
- Basement with 1 finished room as an office, 3 storage/technical/utility rooms
- Planned is an air-to-water heat pump and underfloor heating
- Controlled ventilation with heat recovery system
- Triple-glazed windows with external blinds
- Soil according to geotechnical report is simple sandstone, so excellent conditions, no rising groundwater pressure
Now, the architect gave us a rough estimate and said we should calculate about 400 Euro per cubic meter (796 m³). This seems rather high to us. To be prudent, we will structure our loan accordingly since someone could get sick or have delays.
However, we want to contribute a lot of DIY work ourselves. Heating, electrical work, roof structure installation, plumbing, floor laying, and gypsum/plaster work will be done by us.
Do you think it could be possible to manage around 200k, if everything goes optimally? This is only about the construction costs; everything else like landscaping, garage, and terrace will be contracted separately.
- Single-family house with 140 sqm (1507 sq ft) and full basement
- Standard according to energy-saving regulations
- Refrigerator with external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS / WDVS)
- Square, practical design, without dormers, bay windows, etc.
- External dimensions 7.49 * 11.49 meters (25 * 38 feet)
- 1 bathroom upstairs, 1 guest shower room downstairs
- Ground floor open living area with chimney (not really necessary, but we want the coziness of a stove)
- Upper floor with 3 bedrooms
- Basement with 1 finished room as an office, 3 storage/technical/utility rooms
- Planned is an air-to-water heat pump and underfloor heating
- Controlled ventilation with heat recovery system
- Triple-glazed windows with external blinds
- Soil according to geotechnical report is simple sandstone, so excellent conditions, no rising groundwater pressure
Now, the architect gave us a rough estimate and said we should calculate about 400 Euro per cubic meter (796 m³). This seems rather high to us. To be prudent, we will structure our loan accordingly since someone could get sick or have delays.
However, we want to contribute a lot of DIY work ourselves. Heating, electrical work, roof structure installation, plumbing, floor laying, and gypsum/plaster work will be done by us.
Do you think it could be possible to manage around 200k, if everything goes optimally? This is only about the construction costs; everything else like landscaping, garage, and terrace will be contracted separately.
Bookstar schrieb:
Already built? I would recommend allowing some buffer space, it gets really tight.. for us, just the shell construction with the roof already cost that much. Why should a few bricks plus a roof cost so much? Sorry, but I find such a price unjustified. Where is the value for money in that? You don’t want to spend all your money on a house like that..
Bookstar schrieb:
Already built? I would recommend leaving some buffer space, it will be very tight... for us, just the shell with the roof already cost that much.We are currently building, almost finished. We added a few extras and are now at €230,000 (about $245,000), but it won’t get much more than that...I take back my earlier praise for the community. However, there are a few exceptions. If I had followed your advice, I would have seriously overfinanced or abandoned the project entirely. Now, the roof is completed, rough installations are done, and the windows including roller shutters are installed. The plasterer’s quote is ready... Currently, including the very expensive architect (30,000) and the very expensive structural engineer (7,000), my total is at 160,000. An additional 70,000 will be needed, and then it will be finished. We ultimately built larger (150 m² (1,615 sq ft)) with a waterproof basement, and our energy performance is 40% better than the energy saving regulations.
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readytorumble3 Sep 2019 13:45So you are building 150m² (1,615 sq ft) plus a basement for €230,000?
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Matthew033 Sep 2019 14:29You asked if 200,000 would be enough? The answer was no. The conclusion as of today is: no.
You’re at 230,000, according to your own statement. If nothing else comes up, you’ll stick to that. If.
So how much was it actually for the finished shell? In your initial post, you practically listed everything up to the shell stage... Did you take a gap year and complete everything? Was it in Bavaria/Baden-Württemberg or Saxony-Anhalt?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m one of the few who doesn’t agree with the commonly mentioned figures here. But you are SO far below the average that it either is a rare exception or the information might not be complete...
You’re at 230,000, according to your own statement. If nothing else comes up, you’ll stick to that. If.
So how much was it actually for the finished shell? In your initial post, you practically listed everything up to the shell stage... Did you take a gap year and complete everything? Was it in Bavaria/Baden-Württemberg or Saxony-Anhalt?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m one of the few who doesn’t agree with the commonly mentioned figures here. But you are SO far below the average that it either is a rare exception or the information might not be complete...
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