ᐅ Which prefabricated house provider offers the best prices and experience?

Created on: 17 Oct 2019 08:49
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saralina87
Hello,

we unexpectedly have the opportunity to purchase a plot of land. Since it comes from family, the price would be a real bargain for us, around 200 euros per square meter (about 19 USD per square yard) (Bavaria - Baden-Württemberg border area).
Unfortunately, the plot is not perfectly shaped; it is 13 m (42.7 ft) wide and 23 m (75.5 ft) long, so roughly 300 square meters (3,229 square feet) in size.

This weekend, we visited a large model home park and checked out various builders.
We were especially impressed by Baufritz, Weberhaus, Schwabenhaus, and Gussek Haus.

I wanted to ask for your experiences with these companies—maybe also regarding costs?
Our budget is about 450,000 euros (around 478,000 USD), minus the land cost leaves us with 390,000 euros (about 414,000 USD) for the house and additional building costs (the plot is already serviced). Our idea for the house is about 130 to 140 square meters (1,400 to 1,507 square feet) of living space, with a footprint approximately 7 m (23 ft) by 12 m (39 ft). We plan to do the landscaping ourselves; a garage is not planned for now, and we also do not want a basement.

I would really appreciate any suggestions!

PS: No, we do not want to buy and renovate an existing property. On the one hand, there are hardly any available here, and on the other hand, it is outrageously expensive when something does appear (recent example: semi-detached house, built in 1969, no (!) renovation measures since construction except for windows replaced in 2012, mold in all rooms, 400 square meters (4,306 square feet) of land, not in a city but in a village, sold by bidding for 380,000 euros (about 404,000 USD)).
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saralina87
17 Nov 2019 14:20
The closet is not meant to serve as the coat storage. It should only hold the occasional jackets and a few pairs of shoes.
I can’t imagine that would cause chaos. Sorry.
In my parents’ house, there is just a hallway right by the front door, about 1.30 meters (4 feet 3 inches) wide. Shoes are stored there and people get dressed in that space. It works, even if sometimes it involves a short waiting time.
11ant17 Nov 2019 14:32
saralina87 schrieb:

The walk-in closet isn’t really intended as a closet, but rather as extra storage space.

And you actually want to be woken up by sunlight sneaking past a junk room?
saralina87 schrieb:

The floor plan is already a combination of many layouts and impressions from show homes; at some point, you have to agree on a basic concept to move forward, right?

At some point, you also have to bite the bullet; otherwise, with so many floor plans, it’s a case of too many cooks spoil the broth.
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kaho67417 Nov 2019 14:35
Scout schrieb:




(8) When calculating setback distances, the following projections are not taken into account:
1.
building elements that jut out from the exterior wall, such as cornices and eaves,
2.
secondary projections like balconies and single-story bay windows, provided that
a)
ithey do not in total exceed one third of the width of the exterior wall of the respective building, with a maximum of 5 meters (16 feet 5 inches) each,

b)
they project no more than 1.50 meters (4 feet 11 inches) beyond the exterior wall, and
c)

they remain at least 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) away from the opposite neighboring boundary.
@Escroda
Maybe you can help me out quickly. With the above definition and a building plot width of 7.30 meters (24 feet), would such a secondary projection be allowed on both the left and right sides (see sketch)? Or would the building authority reject that?

Floor plan of a house on the ground floor with living room, kitchen, office, technical room, WC, hallway, and corridor.


Does it depend on the intended use?
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saralina87
17 Nov 2019 14:44
11ant schrieb:

And you want to be woken up by sunlight sneaking through a storage closet?

The shutters are closed anyway :P
I’m also considering removing the dressing room and adding that space to the bathroom. I just need to visualize it first...
kaho674 schrieb:

@Escroda
Maybe you can help me out quickly. With the definition above and a building plot width of 7.30m (24 feet), such a secondary structure would be possible on both the left and right sides.

I can confirm that too: it would be allowed under building regulations.
But not within the budget. Already checked.
kaho67417 Nov 2019 14:49
saralina87 schrieb:

It would be possible under building regulations. But not within the budget. Already inquired.
Here we go again – the prefabricated house – inflexible and expensive.
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saralina87
17 Nov 2019 15:00
kaho674 schrieb:

Here we go again – the prefabricated house is inflexible and expensive.

That was obvious.

But: The company builds solid wood houses, not prefabricated homes.