ᐅ Prefabricated House Company Near Ingolstadt (Bavaria) – Customer Experiences
Created on: 1 Mar 2021 11:14
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Hello everyone,
We would like to build a house in the area around Ingolstadt. We do not yet have a plot of land, but we would like to start exploring different providers. Originally, we wanted to build a solid (masonry) house, but we are now also open to a prefabricated house. So far, we have gathered information about the company Kampa and are in contact with a consultant; we have also visited their headquarters and show home. We generally like what we have heard and seen, but we are concerned that it may be beyond our budget. Within the family, several homes have already been built by Regnauer, with consistently good experiences, although Regnauer is also positioned more in the premium segment.
For a prefabricated house, the following would be important to us:
- Wall construction made from natural materials (no polystyrene, extruded polystyrene foam, etc.)
- KfW40+ standard achievable
- Not limited to fixed modular grids
- All walls should ideally be continuously ready for installation
- Shell construction stage or as much work done by ourselves as possible
- Basement possible
- As transparent information as possible (e.g., not only wall construction but also intermediate ceiling and roof structure)
A quick internet search and browsing catalogs brought us to the following companies:
- Wolf Haus
- Fertighaus Weiss
- Baufritz
We would appreciate hearing from homeowners who have already built with any of these companies or have purchased a house from them. We are also open to other providers.
We would like to build a house in the area around Ingolstadt. We do not yet have a plot of land, but we would like to start exploring different providers. Originally, we wanted to build a solid (masonry) house, but we are now also open to a prefabricated house. So far, we have gathered information about the company Kampa and are in contact with a consultant; we have also visited their headquarters and show home. We generally like what we have heard and seen, but we are concerned that it may be beyond our budget. Within the family, several homes have already been built by Regnauer, with consistently good experiences, although Regnauer is also positioned more in the premium segment.
For a prefabricated house, the following would be important to us:
- Wall construction made from natural materials (no polystyrene, extruded polystyrene foam, etc.)
- KfW40+ standard achievable
- Not limited to fixed modular grids
- All walls should ideally be continuously ready for installation
- Shell construction stage or as much work done by ourselves as possible
- Basement possible
- As transparent information as possible (e.g., not only wall construction but also intermediate ceiling and roof structure)
A quick internet search and browsing catalogs brought us to the following companies:
- Wolf Haus
- Fertighaus Weiss
- Baufritz
We would appreciate hearing from homeowners who have already built with any of these companies or have purchased a house from them. We are also open to other providers.
If Regnauer feels like a definitely too "premium" option for you, and probably Kampa as well, and you also want to do a lot of the work yourself, then build with an architect and leave it to them to select the suitable partners. I am not exactly sure about Wolf and Weiss, but I see Baufritz in the same league as Regnauer and Kampa.
Grids no longer strictly dictate construction methods nowadays for any of the manufacturers, but when it comes to exterior walls, it is still advisable to plan in whole units of 25 cm (10 inches) outer lengths (and in general not "more precisely" than in half-decimeter steps). Wall cabinets can practically be mounted on all kinds of interior walls, so you can check off those concerns. You really shouldn’t want to know too much detail about ceiling structures, or you will just end up with alarmingly complex comparison tables. Just trust that professional home builders know what they are doing. And don’t even get tempted to make any changes to proven construction setups (thus inviting complications). Routines are crucial to proactively control quality.
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Grids no longer strictly dictate construction methods nowadays for any of the manufacturers, but when it comes to exterior walls, it is still advisable to plan in whole units of 25 cm (10 inches) outer lengths (and in general not "more precisely" than in half-decimeter steps). Wall cabinets can practically be mounted on all kinds of interior walls, so you can check off those concerns. You really shouldn’t want to know too much detail about ceiling structures, or you will just end up with alarmingly complex comparison tables. Just trust that professional home builders know what they are doing. And don’t even get tempted to make any changes to proven construction setups (thus inviting complications). Routines are crucial to proactively control quality.
familieschießl schrieb:Forget about that quickly: KfW40+ is firstly a nice subsidy of the type “the devil’s in the details,” but unsuitable overall for making construction more affordable for average earners; and secondly it generally excludes or opposes external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS / EIFS), so it can be associated with OR rather than AND conditions.
- Wall construction using natural materials (no polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, or similar)
- KfW40+ possible
icandoit schrieb:If you only find a plot tied to a developer, all that speculation about “who could/could have been” would ultimately not be the greatest building partner could have been “for nothing.”
Ingolstadt area sounds difficult regarding the plot. Good luck with your search.
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Hello,
we are building with Fertighaus Weiss in the district of Eichstätt. (Construction start this month). So far, we are very satisfied. As far as I can judge, Fertighaus Weiss meets your expectations and could build you a nice house. Whether it ultimately fits your needs is something you have to decide yourselves.
we are building with Fertighaus Weiss in the district of Eichstätt. (Construction start this month). So far, we are very satisfied. As far as I can judge, Fertighaus Weiss meets your expectations and could build you a nice house. Whether it ultimately fits your needs is something you have to decide yourselves.
icandoit schrieb:
The Ingolstadt area sounds challenging when it comes to finding land. Good luck with your search.Thank you very much.
Yes, it really isn’t easy, and some of the prices are quite unrealistic. But we won’t give up. 😉
11ant, thank you very much for the detailed response.
Let’s put it this way: of course the quality appeals to us and we haven’t requested a concrete offer from any of the companies yet, but we fear that we might not be able to afford it. Kampa is currently offering a 135 sqm (1450 sq ft) house on a plot costing around 300,000 euros (about 320,000 USD), totaling 750,000 euros (around 800,000 USD). And 3333 €/sqm (310 €/sq ft) for Kampa’s standard seems quite expensive to me. However, we still lack comparable data. In our region, there is a well-known architect (Albert Ringlstetter) who builds beautiful traditional houses in solid construction; we would also like that. However, I had assumed that working with an architect would generally be more expensive. Am I wrong here? Regarding self-construction, I mean less that the two of us want to do a lot ourselves (we want to help within our possibilities, of course), but rather that we want to contract many trades ourselves because we have many skilled tradespeople in the family: draftsmen, civil engineers, carpenters, joiners, metalworkers...
Thanks for the tip. I helped with a house construction in the family some time ago. There, 30 cm (12 inches) of Styrofoam was glued onto a glued solid spruce panel, and that was the entire wall build-up, which is why I’m skeptical. Inside, the walls were so thin that in the stairwell you could actually hit the screws of the wall-mounted toilet installed from the other side when screwing into the wall.
We are not fixed on KfW40+, we just thought of using it as a baseline for comparison. What’s the point of comparing a KfW40+ prefab house to a KfW70 solid construction?
So far, we have only come across two plots with developer restrictions, but neither is an option for us. The one plot that Kampa offered us is also available without developer restrictions and looks good at first glance, but unfortunately not on closer inspection. Also, that listing has been on the market for over a year, which doesn’t mean anything good in our region.
11ant schrieb:
If Regnauer seems to you definitely too “premium” and probably Kampa as well, and you want to do a lot of work yourselves, then build with an architect and let them select the right partners. I’m not sure about Wolf and Weiss, but I see Baufritz in the same league as Regnauer and Kampa.
Let’s put it this way: of course the quality appeals to us and we haven’t requested a concrete offer from any of the companies yet, but we fear that we might not be able to afford it. Kampa is currently offering a 135 sqm (1450 sq ft) house on a plot costing around 300,000 euros (about 320,000 USD), totaling 750,000 euros (around 800,000 USD). And 3333 €/sqm (310 €/sq ft) for Kampa’s standard seems quite expensive to me. However, we still lack comparable data. In our region, there is a well-known architect (Albert Ringlstetter) who builds beautiful traditional houses in solid construction; we would also like that. However, I had assumed that working with an architect would generally be more expensive. Am I wrong here? Regarding self-construction, I mean less that the two of us want to do a lot ourselves (we want to help within our possibilities, of course), but rather that we want to contract many trades ourselves because we have many skilled tradespeople in the family: draftsmen, civil engineers, carpenters, joiners, metalworkers...
11ant schrieb:
Grids no longer dictate building dimensions for everyone today, but when it comes to exterior walls, it is still advisable to think in full units of 25 cm (10 inches) outside dimensions (and generally not more “precisely” than half decimeter steps). Wall-mounted cabinets can be installed on almost any kind of interior wall, so you can dismiss those concerns. It’s actually better not to get too involved in details like ceiling build-ups, or you’ll end up with intimidatingly complex comparison tables. Just trust that professional home builders know what they are doing. And don’t even think about trying to modify proven construction methods (which only invites complications). Routines are essential to proactively ensure quality.
Thanks for the tip. I helped with a house construction in the family some time ago. There, 30 cm (12 inches) of Styrofoam was glued onto a glued solid spruce panel, and that was the entire wall build-up, which is why I’m skeptical. Inside, the walls were so thin that in the stairwell you could actually hit the screws of the wall-mounted toilet installed from the other side when screwing into the wall.
11ant schrieb:
Forget about that quickly: KfW40+ is firstly a nice subsidy of the “devil (...)” kind, but unsuitable to actually reduce costs for average earners in the end; and secondly, with its resistance to ETICS (external thermal insulation composite systems) and similar, it can be combined only with OR but not AND.
We are not fixed on KfW40+, we just thought of using it as a baseline for comparison. What’s the point of comparing a KfW40+ prefab house to a KfW70 solid construction?
11ant schrieb:
If you only find a plot with a developer contract, all that speculation about who could be the best building partner would be “for nothing.”
So far, we have only come across two plots with developer restrictions, but neither is an option for us. The one plot that Kampa offered us is also available without developer restrictions and looks good at first glance, but unfortunately not on closer inspection. Also, that listing has been on the market for over a year, which doesn’t mean anything good in our region.
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