ᐅ When did you move into your newly built home (fully completed)?

Our kitchen arrived about a week after moving in and was installed immediately, but everything was already dry enough as the parquet flooring and so on had been laid about four weeks earlier. Always keep a close eye on the measurements.

The handover was on October 8th, and we moved in four days later. However, with a controlled residential ventilation system installed, we lived without a kitchen for 1.5 months because the measuring company insisted that the tiles be installed first.

Regardless of the moisture (which can possibly be reduced further with a construction dryer),
do not schedule too tightly; unexpected delays can always occur (work stoppage/bankruptcy of a subcontractor/Corona).
Given the current workload, even a general contractor cannot quickly find a replacement if a subcontractor fails.

If your lease has ended and you have to move out, but the house is not finished yet, you will have a problem.

Construction started at the end of February/beginning of March, with screed and interior plaster applied sometime in June. The kitchen was installed in September, and the flooring was partially laid by then. Humidity levels were acceptable, with no mold. However, the mechanical ventilation system effectively removed condensation during the following two winters.

The general contractor coordinated the kitchen installation with the kitchen showroom. It was installed before moving in.

Snowy36 schrieb:

You’d have to find someone who finished under similar weather conditions... we finished in February and installed the kitchen immediately because the readings were right...
Can’t you go inside the house in between or something?

Yes, we do have a key for the temporary door. We can go in anytime. I just don’t know if I trust my assessment of the readings. But if we have a summer like last year, that could actually work in our favor.

tomtom79 schrieb:

Handed over on October 8th, we moved in 4 days later. But with controlled mechanical ventilation, so we lived without a kitchen for 1.5 months. The surveying company insisted the tiles had to be laid.

What exactly does controlled mechanical ventilation mean?

We’re getting full vinyl flooring in the kitchen (together with the living room), but the general contractor is handling that. So the house will be handed over when the vinyl is already installed anyway.

Musketier schrieb:

Apart from the moisture (which can possibly be further reduced with a construction dryer),
don’t schedule too tightly, there can always be interruptions (work stoppage, bankruptcy of subcontractors, COVID).
With the current workload, even a general contractor can’t quickly find a replacement if a subcontractor drops out.
If your rental is terminated and you have to move out even though the house isn’t finished, that’s a problem.

Yes, we will terminate the rental at the latest possible date. Personally, I also expect that, in the worst case, we could extend by about a month, since I assume the landlord will want to do some work before re-renting the place once we’re out. The carpet upstairs was pretty worn when I moved in, and I’ve lived here for 9 years now. The parquet probably needs sanding at some point, etc.—but of course, I wouldn’t count on that. We’ll terminate with a one-month delay anyway. So handover should be mid-September, and we plan to terminate at the end of October.

MayrCh schrieb:

Construction started end of February/beginning of March, screed and interior plaster sometime in June. Kitchen was delivered in September, flooring was partly installed then. Humidity was okay, no mold. However, the controlled mechanical ventilation effectively removed condensation during the following two winters.

That’s quite similar to our situation—we also started in March.
I spoke with the site manager again today, and he said installing the kitchen immediately after handover isn’t a problem; it usually isn’t mounted tightly pressed against the wall anyway.