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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saralina8720 Mar 2021 21:25Tolentino schrieb:
Maybe he is on vacation until the 26th?No, he says he simply isn’t allowed to do it earlier. His reason now is that the tax office would otherwise give him a hard time. Funny, as a tax officer myself, I’ve never heard of such a "rule" and can’t explain it either. pagoni2020 schrieb:
I would try talking, everything else will probably just make things harder.We have. He is being uncooperative. We are now offering to settle the whole matter before the 23rd or on the 31st, when we’re back. If he doesn’t agree to that, I’ll probably have to involve my legal protection insurance, although I’m not really keen on doing so.P
pagoni202020 Mar 2021 21:42Then do it on the 31st or the 1st when you are back. Have everything ready beforehand, and on the 31st just do the handover and meter readings. Alternatively, you can appoint someone to handle the handover. It’s not rocket science.
Tolentino schrieb:
@Hangman or someone else: Huh? That’s a stringer staircase? I would have thought it’s a folded plate staircase. Which part is actually the stringer here?
The staircase does look nice, though... Anyway... 😀
It looks EXACTLY like our concrete staircase in the terraced house, where the treads were overlaid with wood.
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saralina8731 Mar 2021 08:22So, the mentioned staircase was installed yesterday. We are actually on the home stretch!
One minor setback is that we still don’t have an electrical connection, but this issue is supposedly resolved next week. I’m curious to see how it goes.
One minor setback is that we still don’t have an electrical connection, but this issue is supposedly resolved next week. I’m curious to see how it goes.
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saralina8731 Mar 2021 11:39minimini schrieb:
I really like your flooring, what did you choose? :-)Thanks 🙂 It’s oak Weißkugel and oak Ötztal. We’re fans of mountains. 😀