Hello,
we are planning to build a house and have just purchased a plot of land. The notarized contract is signed, the payment has been made, and we have received the deed.
Yesterday, we visited a prefab house company. They told us that it typically takes about 12 to 14 months from the time the building permit / planning permission is granted until the construction company actually starts building. They said this is the case with all providers.
Is that true? We definitely do not want to wait that long. Are there any other options to move into our own home faster?
If it’s relevant: the plot is located in NRW, in the Oberbergisches Land region.
we are planning to build a house and have just purchased a plot of land. The notarized contract is signed, the payment has been made, and we have received the deed.
Yesterday, we visited a prefab house company. They told us that it typically takes about 12 to 14 months from the time the building permit / planning permission is granted until the construction company actually starts building. They said this is the case with all providers.
Is that true? We definitely do not want to wait that long. Are there any other options to move into our own home faster?
If it’s relevant: the plot is located in NRW, in the Oberbergisches Land region.
Zaba12 schrieb:
...and how is it going so far?Actually, everything is going great so far. Today, the ceiling on the ground floor will be completed. A wastewater pipe (kitchen) in the floor slab was almost positioned incorrectly despite the kitchen plan. Fortunately, we noticed it before the concrete was poured. Well, we are not entirely new to construction and can therefore keep up with the building progress accordingly. Otherwise, we had already sorted out many things before signing the contract: floor coverings, tiles, bathroom showroom, heating technology, kitchen planning, windows, location of halogen sockets, etc.
But in my opinion, 65 square meters (700 square feet) is not too small for two people, especially since it isn’t permanent. Of course, you want to have a child, but just take your time with that first. It doesn’t always work right away anyway, or you could postpone the plan by about six months... Usually, by then, someone is already a bit pregnant...
So if you start planning now and it takes a year, it should work out, right? You move in and then the child arrives.
So if you start planning now and it takes a year, it should work out, right? You move in and then the child arrives.
Hello,
you’re rushing way too much....
To put it briefly about your schedule: forget it completely. Expect at least 4-6 months for planning and decision-making before you even sign a contract. Anything less is pure suicide and will cost you a lot of money and nerves later.
Then it takes several months to prepare and submit the building permit (also known as planning permission), get approval, and move up high enough on your general contractor’s worklist so that someone actually starts digging on your site. Count on a minimum of 3 months for this step. It can easily take 6 months or more. Then there’s the actual construction time. A solid masonry house (or block construction) will always take at least 6 months, and with a basement, expect about 6 weeks more. And that’s the absolute minimum if everything runs perfectly according to schedule. That’s currently completely unrealistic. Expect rather 2-3 months extra. Weather-related delays on site aren’t even included in this.
So you’re looking at roughly 13-21 months from now until move-in day. I’d estimate more like 16-20 months from today—that means around spring/summer 2021. Twenty-one months! That’s the year after next!!
Prefab houses (also called modular or factory-built homes) aren’t really much faster to complete either. Sure, assembling the structure on site is quick, but
a) you only get the shell of the house at that point. The interior finishing still needs to be done
b) many prefab companies take over a year before they even show up at your site. By then, a masonry builder will have long since started and will have half the house done.
And regarding “we want to have a child”... that’s very nice, but from personal experience, I strongly advise you to build the house first and start having children afterward. Building a house can be very stressful and exhausting; you don’t want to handle that at the same time as a pregnancy. Doing it one after the other lets you enjoy both experiences; doing both simultaneously can be hell.
Best regards,
Andreas
you’re rushing way too much....
To put it briefly about your schedule: forget it completely. Expect at least 4-6 months for planning and decision-making before you even sign a contract. Anything less is pure suicide and will cost you a lot of money and nerves later.
Then it takes several months to prepare and submit the building permit (also known as planning permission), get approval, and move up high enough on your general contractor’s worklist so that someone actually starts digging on your site. Count on a minimum of 3 months for this step. It can easily take 6 months or more. Then there’s the actual construction time. A solid masonry house (or block construction) will always take at least 6 months, and with a basement, expect about 6 weeks more. And that’s the absolute minimum if everything runs perfectly according to schedule. That’s currently completely unrealistic. Expect rather 2-3 months extra. Weather-related delays on site aren’t even included in this.
So you’re looking at roughly 13-21 months from now until move-in day. I’d estimate more like 16-20 months from today—that means around spring/summer 2021. Twenty-one months! That’s the year after next!!
Prefab houses (also called modular or factory-built homes) aren’t really much faster to complete either. Sure, assembling the structure on site is quick, but
a) you only get the shell of the house at that point. The interior finishing still needs to be done
b) many prefab companies take over a year before they even show up at your site. By then, a masonry builder will have long since started and will have half the house done.
And regarding “we want to have a child”... that’s very nice, but from personal experience, I strongly advise you to build the house first and start having children afterward. Building a house can be very stressful and exhausting; you don’t want to handle that at the same time as a pregnancy. Doing it one after the other lets you enjoy both experiences; doing both simultaneously can be hell.
Best regards,
Andreas
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HilfeHilfe16 Oct 2019 10:59please do not rush anything!
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goalkeeper16 Oct 2019 11:19Just as a rough guideline: we started building with a local general contractor about two weeks ago. Initial consultation was in January 2019, signing the construction contract in June, and completion around July/August 2020. And we already considered that to be “fast.”
Here’s a rough timeline from my side (solid construction):
Contract was signed in October 2018 (during the 3rd or 4th meeting), the building permit / planning permission was submitted in January, and approval came through in March. Groundwork started in mid-April, and handover is now expected at the end of November (possibly mid-November). After that, we will install the wall and floor coverings ourselves (except for the tiles in the bathrooms) and plan to move in by the end of January.
Overall, the process could have been about 2 months faster if you exclude the downtime between trades, but given the current situation, it’s hardly possible to proceed without any breaks.
Contract was signed in October 2018 (during the 3rd or 4th meeting), the building permit / planning permission was submitted in January, and approval came through in March. Groundwork started in mid-April, and handover is now expected at the end of November (possibly mid-November). After that, we will install the wall and floor coverings ourselves (except for the tiles in the bathrooms) and plan to move in by the end of January.
Overall, the process could have been about 2 months faster if you exclude the downtime between trades, but given the current situation, it’s hardly possible to proceed without any breaks.
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