ᐅ Construction of a 144 sqm bungalow in Fichtenwalde (near Potsdam)
Created on: 16 May 2021 18:56
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Then I would also like to introduce our building project here and keep you updated.
First, a brief introduction about us. He (42.5 years; controller in healthcare), she (38.5 years; full-time teacher), child (8.75 years; fully dependent). Our household net income is currently about €6,400 (approximately $6,800) plus performance bonuses, 13th-month salary, overtime, etc. We own a 1,462 sqm (15,735 sq ft) plot of land in Fichtenwalde. The remaining debt on the land is €37,000 (about $39,000). According to official land value guidelines, the land is valued at €146,200 (about $156,000) (€100 / sqm). The market price is around €400,000 to €600,000 (recent sale prices). We submitted the building permit application including the land conversion at the end of December. We expect approval by mid to late July.
The construction company is KB Brandis from Jüterbog. External site supervision will be handled by Bauherrenhilfe with 13 appointments.
Now about the house. It will be a 144 sqm (1,550 sq ft) bungalow plus a 12 sqm (130 sq ft) covered terrace with the following additions:
- Ceiling height 3.00 m (9.8 ft)
- Electric roller shutters (including smart home integration)
- Double-sided laminated windows (wood-colored; RC3 security rating)
- Brine-to-water heat pump with ground collectors due to water protection area (Bosch Compress 7800i LW)
- Hydraulic balancing of the underfloor heating
- Controlled residential ventilation with heat recovery (Bosch)
- Motion detectors from a security company
- 13 kWp photovoltaic system, including battery preparation
- 10 m³ (2,650 gal) cistern for rainwater use
- Doorbell with video function
- Wallbox preparation for electric vehicle charging
- Exterior lighting
Floor plan attached.
We have not yet finalized financing (although discussions have taken place). So far, we have invested up to €30,000 (approximately $32,000) from our own savings during the planning phase. This is almost all of our equity. However, we continue to save about €2,750 (approximately $2,920) per month. The monthly mortgage payment is expected to be around €1,650 (about $1,750) plus additional costs of approximately €200-250 (about $210-265) (taking into account the photovoltaic system). This means when we move into the house, we will still have savings of at least €1,500 (about $1,590) per month.
The construction contract will be signed within the next few weeks. The prices (recently discussed with the company) correspond to the offer and commitment as of September 2020.
The price per square meter of the house (according to the latest offer and full specification) will be €2,700 (about $2,870). This includes everything, such as painting, flooring, etc. The overall costs are structured as follows:
House: €378,000 (about $402,000)
Land conversion including reclassification: €25,000 (about $26,600)
Additional building costs: €40,000 (about $42,500)
Outdoor facilities: €25,000 (about $26,600)
Total financing volume: €468,000 (about $498,000)
First, a brief introduction about us. He (42.5 years; controller in healthcare), she (38.5 years; full-time teacher), child (8.75 years; fully dependent). Our household net income is currently about €6,400 (approximately $6,800) plus performance bonuses, 13th-month salary, overtime, etc. We own a 1,462 sqm (15,735 sq ft) plot of land in Fichtenwalde. The remaining debt on the land is €37,000 (about $39,000). According to official land value guidelines, the land is valued at €146,200 (about $156,000) (€100 / sqm). The market price is around €400,000 to €600,000 (recent sale prices). We submitted the building permit application including the land conversion at the end of December. We expect approval by mid to late July.
The construction company is KB Brandis from Jüterbog. External site supervision will be handled by Bauherrenhilfe with 13 appointments.
Now about the house. It will be a 144 sqm (1,550 sq ft) bungalow plus a 12 sqm (130 sq ft) covered terrace with the following additions:
- Ceiling height 3.00 m (9.8 ft)
- Electric roller shutters (including smart home integration)
- Double-sided laminated windows (wood-colored; RC3 security rating)
- Brine-to-water heat pump with ground collectors due to water protection area (Bosch Compress 7800i LW)
- Hydraulic balancing of the underfloor heating
- Controlled residential ventilation with heat recovery (Bosch)
- Motion detectors from a security company
- 13 kWp photovoltaic system, including battery preparation
- 10 m³ (2,650 gal) cistern for rainwater use
- Doorbell with video function
- Wallbox preparation for electric vehicle charging
- Exterior lighting
Floor plan attached.
We have not yet finalized financing (although discussions have taken place). So far, we have invested up to €30,000 (approximately $32,000) from our own savings during the planning phase. This is almost all of our equity. However, we continue to save about €2,750 (approximately $2,920) per month. The monthly mortgage payment is expected to be around €1,650 (about $1,750) plus additional costs of approximately €200-250 (about $210-265) (taking into account the photovoltaic system). This means when we move into the house, we will still have savings of at least €1,500 (about $1,590) per month.
The construction contract will be signed within the next few weeks. The prices (recently discussed with the company) correspond to the offer and commitment as of September 2020.
The price per square meter of the house (according to the latest offer and full specification) will be €2,700 (about $2,870). This includes everything, such as painting, flooring, etc. The overall costs are structured as follows:
House: €378,000 (about $402,000)
Land conversion including reclassification: €25,000 (about $26,600)
Additional building costs: €40,000 (about $42,500)
Outdoor facilities: €25,000 (about $26,600)
Total financing volume: €468,000 (about $498,000)
11ant schrieb:
I think they look a bit awkward there: you have to move them out of the way first before you can start masonry work.It was the same for us; now each pallet is either not moved at all or only moved once. Planks were laid across the edge pallets, which served as the masonry scaffold. The masons skillfully used a pallet truck to avoid doubling their steps.
Nida35a schrieb:
Boards were laid over the edge pallets, which served immediately as the masonry scaffolding,Best regards to BG Bau. 😉 (thirty)P
pagoni20209 Dec 2021 08:45TmMike_2 schrieb:
My building materials supplier confirmed to me that during the peak of the supply crisis, external thermal insulation systems (ETICS) were actually torn off the facade fully installed and stolen.
"Why should the customer wait, when Hassan has an order for 20k cash, but no materials available – do you need a solution?"
- that says it all on the topic Let’s see if the forum moderators will accept such blatant and stupid racism here, especially since they are otherwise so strict and regularly punish users over what I consider trivial matters.
I certainly do not accept you speaking so foolishly here!
At my construction site, most of the people present were those with their much-cited, magnificent German culture (bottled beer and a big belly, angrily tossing cigarettes around, grumpy and crackling speakers playing dumb Schlager music, etc.), and the construction results were just as mediocre. However, this was not due to their background, which anyone with some life experience could understand, or would realize at the latest when occasionally leaving their village.
Oh yes, a young Latvian comes regularly, we will adopt him because we have built a very friendly relationship – ON EQUAL TERMS – plus two very friendly Romanians and probably the hardest-working stateless person from Styria, who received honors with his journeyman’s certificate.
TmMike_2 schrieb:
I don’t know the legal situation. I’m happy to help you with that, for example by looking up Section 192a of the German Criminal Code: "Inciting Insult".
Your arrogant, offensive rant is punishable by law, simply put; it’s stupidly mean anyway, but what else slips out over the course of the day when one, as a high performer and pillar of our society, drives around in the recently inherited Opel Monza!
The worst part is that this has become socially acceptable, and apparently causes some readers to nod approvingly. But I rather think that insulation theft is committed by sissies, feminist-influenced women, or other lower sorts.
So – just now my German craftsmen arrived. No “good morning,” blasting their boombox loudly even though I already live here, burping, drinking two bottles of beer at the gas station at noon (all of which really happened!), while “Hassan” has been patiently fixing the botched drywall by “Timo or Rico” since 7 a.m.
Origin, dear @TmMike_2, has NEVER been a quality criterion!
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pagoni20209 Dec 2021 09:08TmMike_2 schrieb:
@pagoni2020 that was not meant to be offensive, my plasterer Hakan was top quality.You know, I can actually believe you to some extent. But if you have in-depth conversations with those affected (people of color, often women, foreigners, etc.), you will hear how painful these recurring little "jabs" are for them and how widespread this is in our society.
I have lived abroad and traveled there frequently (before Corona). However, I never once felt unwelcome there. Now I live in Saxony, and for the first time, I sometimes feel that way—even in my own home country—just because I come from a different federal state. When you are personally affected, you understand it better.
Of course, there are foreign criminals, but generalizing and diminishing entire groups of people does not help us move forward. Maybe such statements affect me, even though my hair color would be considered more "Aryan," because my parents were displaced Germans, and I am familiar with the everyday suffering that comes with that. Nevertheless, or perhaps precisely because of that, they have always been open-minded. My profession could have made me racist, but my many travels to meet people—not just visit beaches and pubs—taught me something completely different. In Arabia or South America, nobody greeted me with a rude noise like happened here, yet fortunately, I know that this is not a question of origin in general, because not all Saxons have left their decency at the cloakroom.
TmMike_2 schrieb:
that was not meant to be offensiveThen don’t write it like that—or better yet: don’t think it in the first place!And this in a thread where the original poster is a foreigner themselves. This is also called everyday racism. People rarely think before they speak. Thanks for the note @pagoni2020. However, I am quite sure the admins will not do anything about it. They prefer to issue warnings when, "in their opinion," someone says something off-topic or portrays the forum sponsors in a bad light 😎