ᐅ What aspects of building your house were the most stressful or challenging for you?
Created on: 4 Mar 2022 08:29
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Pinkiponk
I think this thread could be helpful as a trigger warning for new home builders or maybe to reassure them that their own experience was quite relaxed:
Interestingly, the first response we usually received after telling someone we were building a house was "Good luck with that"; whether from a notary, loan advisor, colleagues, acquaintances, relatives, or friends. Was it similar for you? And to get to the main question of this thread: "What has cost you the most nerves?" My usual answer was that we are not building ourselves, we are having it built, to which the response almost always was, "I thought the same once."
For us, so far, the biggest challenge has been arranging construction water and temporary power on the building plot. (Yes, also the land search since we always had about a 500km (310 miles) one-way trip to the desired building region, but that was balanced out by the enjoyment of the process. The price increase of about 15% was also a factor. I would need to check the exact figure again.)
Interestingly, the first response we usually received after telling someone we were building a house was "Good luck with that"; whether from a notary, loan advisor, colleagues, acquaintances, relatives, or friends. Was it similar for you? And to get to the main question of this thread: "What has cost you the most nerves?" My usual answer was that we are not building ourselves, we are having it built, to which the response almost always was, "I thought the same once."
For us, so far, the biggest challenge has been arranging construction water and temporary power on the building plot. (Yes, also the land search since we always had about a 500km (310 miles) one-way trip to the desired building region, but that was balanced out by the enjoyment of the process. The price increase of about 15% was also a factor. I would need to check the exact figure again.)
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motorradsilke10 Mar 2022 15:42guckuck2 schrieb:
It definitely depends on the individual case, but with a bird, you wait until the brood is there and possibly relocate it (see the frog example).
With the archaeologist, you wait months before they even arrive, and then months more until they leave. This period is also unpredictable. On top of that, the archaeologist costs money, whereas the bird doesn’t or costs very little.
In contrast, an unexploded ordnance is straightforward; it is cleared within a few weeks and doesn’t cost you anything. Is that really the case? Just a few years ago, you had to pay for that yourself—and not a small amount.
motorradsilke schrieb:
Is the latter true? Until a few years ago, you had to pay for it yourself. And not a small amount.At least for NRW, I can say that this is the case. The owner is only responsible for preparatory work like clearing and grading the land. However, these hardly involve any additional costs.
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WilderSueden10 Mar 2022 17:29Not in Baden-Württemberg. And a processing time of 19 weeks is not exactly short either.
House connections were a challenging topic. Otherwise, the floor plan for a hillside house cost us the most nerves and time (2 years for planning). But it was more than worth it. Modifications were also exhausting, especially since we already had children by then.
Before the earthworks, we were extremely apprehensive, but everything went smoothly, and the costs stayed within budget.
Before the earthworks, we were extremely apprehensive, but everything went smoothly, and the costs stayed within budget.
FoxMulder24 schrieb:
And please don’t even get me started on the telecom provider.
> We submitted the application through the builder portal more than a year in advance. After a lot of effort, on the day we moved in, we finally got an emergency appointment for a technician to connect the network termination point (NTP). If you don’t call every few weeks to ask where the application is, nothing seems to happen. I can’t confirm that at all 😀
Three days ago, I received a call from a woman with a Hannover area code, saying that our house connection was ready and asking if I wanted to book a plan/move-in service.
I was really surprised because I hadn’t scheduled any appointment with them, nor had I let anyone into the house. When I asked if she was sure it was for our house, we compared all the details, and she then named the civil engineering company we had coordinated with 😀 😀
So it can work in a different way!
What’s really driving me crazy at the moment, because it’s truly annoying, is the constant failure of the construction dryers.
One of them on the ground floor keeps failing. The company that installed the dryers can’t explain it because the power supply is fine, and no breakers are tripping. When you unplug the device and plug it back in, it works again. Super frustrating, as we now check the house 5-6 times a day.