ᐅ American-style House – Which Home Builder Is Recommended?
Created on: 18 Mar 2022 10:06
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Dennis-USA
Hello everyone,
My wife and I have been looking for a house builder who can realize our house in the American style (New England style) for some time.
Many prefab home builders say they can build in this style, but when we ask for reference houses, their examples are quite limited.
So, the question is whether anyone can recommend a house builder? Preferably from the southern region.
We were in contact with Greenville, but decided against them due to their unusual upfront planning fees and contract structure.
We really liked Rörvikshus, but unfortunately, it is too expensive for us. Does anyone have experience with Rörvikshus? Are the construction costs justified?
Best regards,
Dennis-USA
My wife and I have been looking for a house builder who can realize our house in the American style (New England style) for some time.
Many prefab home builders say they can build in this style, but when we ask for reference houses, their examples are quite limited.
So, the question is whether anyone can recommend a house builder? Preferably from the southern region.
We were in contact with Greenville, but decided against them due to their unusual upfront planning fees and contract structure.
We really liked Rörvikshus, but unfortunately, it is too expensive for us. Does anyone have experience with Rörvikshus? Are the construction costs justified?
Best regards,
Dennis-USA
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Dennis-USA20 Mar 2022 22:4411ant schrieb:
Where do you see the special features in the construction details that differ from the usual execution?It should look like in the link from Rörvikshus: wide window frames inside and outside, wood that is not overly smooth-sanded, just the fine details...J
JuliaMünchen21 Mar 2022 09:06In the end, we chose to build with solid construction and only incorporated a few architectural elements from an American-style house because my husband wasn’t very enthusiastic. However, I had requested quotes from Rörvikshus, Greenville, and Bostonhaus (a small company based in the Berlin area that only builds American-style houses). There was surprisingly a lot of negative feedback about Eskjohus online. Danhaus might still offer something similar at affordable prices. Baufritz has a type of Cape Cod house in their reference portfolio, but they are generally very expensive and tend to target eco-friendly and healthy living customers. Personally, I would then rather try building smaller with Rörvikshus or give Greenville a chance; they offer a lot of choices matching the style during the specification phase, unlike typical prefabricated house builders who mainly provide typical German or very modern finishes. I’m curious to see how your project progresses—your design also appealed to me a lot!
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Dennis-USA21 Mar 2022 21:35JuliaMünchen schrieb:
In the end, we built a solid structure and only incorporated a few elements from the architecture of an American-style house because my husband wasn’t very keen. However, I had requested quotes from Rörvikshus, Greenville, and Bostonhaus (a small company near Berlin that specializes in American-style houses). There was surprisingly a lot of negative feedback about Eskjohus online. Danhaus might offer something similar at affordable prices. Baufritz has a kind of Cape Cod house in their portfolio, but they are generally very expensive and tend to target eco-conscious and health-focused customers. Personally, I would rather try building smaller with Rörvikshus or give Greenville a chance since they offer a lot of options matching the right style during the selection process, unlike many prefab house manufacturers who mainly offer typical German or very modern designs. I’m curious to see how your project develops – I really liked your design! Thank you for your opinion. We would have chosen Rörvikshus immediately. Their houses are great and their representatives excellent. However, the price didn’t work out.
Dennis-USA schrieb:
We would have gone with Rörvikshus right away. The houses are great and the contacts excellent. However, the price didn’t work out. I haven’t heard that they are particularly expensive for their type. Hopefully, you are not comparing them to standard prefabricated houses?
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Dennis-USA22 Mar 2022 15:0211ant schrieb:
I have not heard that they are especially expensive in their category. Hopefully, you’re not referring to ordinary "prefab" houses (?)No, they are not particularly expensive – on the contrary. Still, it’s too much for us, as "our" house is quite elaborate.