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)).
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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saralina878 Mar 2021 07:35K1300S schrieb:
Is the picture blurry only to me?There is certainly some blurriness; the photo was taken by my husband with his very old phone.
hausnrplus258 Mar 2021 07:56saralina87 schrieb:
What pleased me especially: I was a bit dissatisfied with the stair selection process because the advisor unfortunately gave us very different figures regarding the additional cost than those listed later in the offer. I actually preferred a half-turn stair rather than a straight-flight stair, but since the numbers didn’t match at all, I had to reluctantly go with the straight-flight stair and was really disappointed. In any case, I expressed my frustration to the construction company, and now we are getting the half-turn stair after all – at no extra cost. That kind of thing is simply great and gives you a good feeling. We also had a partial wall in the bathroom, which appeared differently on the plan than it did during the rough construction. It was adjusted completely hassle-free and without any discussion or extra charge. That really is excellent service. Unfortunately, you rarely read or hear about things like this!
What was the additional cost supposed to be for the half-turn stair in your case?
Best regards
saralina87 schrieb:
As soon as we make some progress inside, I’ll take new photos. At the moment, you can only see drywall partitions and tilers filling joints.It’s not like we’re only interested in the final result... :p 😉
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saralina878 Mar 2021 09:47hausnrplus25 schrieb:
This kind of service is really great. Unfortunately, you don’t hear or see it often enough!
How much was the additional cost for the raised roof section in your case?
Best regards Yes, totally. I didn’t expect it at all but was even more pleased because of that.
During the conversation, we were told the gabled version would cost us about 2,000 euros (about 2,200 USD) extra, and that it wouldn’t matter whether it was recessed or raised. Based on this information, we proceeded with the subsequent selections, for which we had set a budget limit of 15,000 euros (about 16,500 USD) in total.
Unfortunately, the offer only came after all other selections were completed, and suddenly it was 3,500 euros (about 3,850 USD) for the recessed and nearly 5,000 euros (about 5,500 USD) for the raised version.
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saralina878 Mar 2021 09:48face26 schrieb:
It’s not like we only care about the final result... :p 😉All right – we’ll be there again in the morning, let’s see if I remember 🙂
While a cap-mounted staircase may be considered more stylish, in my opinion, the mortised version is more labor-intensive. Therefore, I find it surprising that the higher additional cost (compared to concrete?) is charged for the mortised version. Could this possibly be because the general contractor buys the other version from a different staircase manufacturer (or do the versions also differ in other respects: the construction is different without risers)?
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