Hello,
we are planning to build a single-family house in Bavaria, and due to groundwater pressure in the soil, the fully waterproofed concrete basement will be quite expensive. The general contractor said, "the basement costs more than the above-ground living space." Is it really possible that increasing the size of the above-ground house by nearly the same usable area that is lost by omitting the basement results in cost savings? In other words, is a 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) house with an expensive waterproof concrete basement more costly than a house without a basement but with 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of living space plus 50-70 m² (540-750 sq ft) of utility rooms (the latter with cheaper flooring, etc.)? The general contractor only had a few rough rules of thumb, which obviously didn’t apply well in this case, and did not provide any actual cost calculations. Strangely, he also refused to calculate both options side by side, saying it would be too time-consuming.
Does anyone here have real experience with this? It would be very helpful, thanks in advance!
Best regards
we are planning to build a single-family house in Bavaria, and due to groundwater pressure in the soil, the fully waterproofed concrete basement will be quite expensive. The general contractor said, "the basement costs more than the above-ground living space." Is it really possible that increasing the size of the above-ground house by nearly the same usable area that is lost by omitting the basement results in cost savings? In other words, is a 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) house with an expensive waterproof concrete basement more costly than a house without a basement but with 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of living space plus 50-70 m² (540-750 sq ft) of utility rooms (the latter with cheaper flooring, etc.)? The general contractor only had a few rough rules of thumb, which obviously didn’t apply well in this case, and did not provide any actual cost calculations. Strangely, he also refused to calculate both options side by side, saying it would be too time-consuming.
Does anyone here have real experience with this? It would be very helpful, thanks in advance!
Best regards
Davidoff86 schrieb:
Thank you, I’m not expecting that either. I’m mainly hoping to hear from other homeowners who might have been or are in a similar situation (small building plot, strict regulations, soil conditions, etc.) and how they dealt with it.
However, I realize that I probably phrased my question incorrectly. Those in a similar situation don’t necessarily have this old thread subscribed.
Either create your own thread or simply spend some time reading through the forum actively.
Davidoff86 schrieb:
I probably asked the question in the wrong way.It just seems to be in the wrong place. If you create your own thread, link it here and there, post the drawings again (please include them directly in the first post), and add the completed questionnaire from the top of the floor plan section, everything will work out once you start off on the right foot.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Davidoff8624 Jan 2020 08:0511ant schrieb:
Just in the wrong place, it seems to me. If you start your own thread, include a link between there and here, post the drawings again there (please directly in the first post), and add the completed questionnaire from the top of the floor plan section. With the right mindset, it will work out fine All good, thanks. I will do that.
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neubau201924 Jan 2020 08:42Davidoff86 schrieb:
Thank you, I don’t expect that either. I am rather hoping for experiences from other homeowners who might have been or are in a similar situation (small building plot, strict regulations, soil conditions, etc.) and how they resolved it.
However, I realize I probably asked the question the wrong way. What kind of soil conditions do you have?
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Davidoff8624 Jan 2020 08:50neubau2019 schrieb:
What type of ground conditions do you have?Hello, I just started a new thread: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-bauen-mit-ohne-Keller-bei-kleinem-Grundstück.33589/