ᐅ House Construction: Prefabricated House or Solid (Masonry) House? Experiences and Price Range
Created on: 10 Jun 2022 16:50
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ollininjo
Hello everyone,
We have been looking into the topic of building a house for several months now. Unfortunately, we are quite new to this field and are not familiar with all the details. Of course, we have read a lot and searched online, but you often come across different information, especially older and not so up-to-date sources.
We have a plot of land in the city that we are considering. It is about 830 m2 (0.2 acres) including partial utility connections. The cost of the plot is 130,000 euros, and of course, you need to add property transfer tax, notary fees, and land registry costs (anything else we might be forgetting?). Since the plot only has partial utility connections, all the connections are apparently in front of the street because the land was subdivided. So, naturally, there will be additional development costs; we estimate around 10,000 euros. Overall, we would be looking at about 150,000 euros for the land, which is fine so far.
Now comes the house. We are leaning more towards a prefab house since a custom architect-designed home requires a lot of work, right? I have, of course, checked out several providers, and the prices are always quite attractive. We are assuming a 150 m2 (1,615 square feet) prefab house, which shows a price of 380,000 euros including all the services the provider offers. This is assuming a turnkey package. What other costs should we expect? I assume garage and landscaping are obvious extras, but are there other expenses we should factor in? Perhaps someone here has experience with this kind of build and could help us.
We would like to have a rough estimate to see if many additional costs might come up since, otherwise, the total would exceed 600,000 euros for a 150 m2 prefab house, which seems a bit unclear to me.
Thanks in advance to everyone!
We have been looking into the topic of building a house for several months now. Unfortunately, we are quite new to this field and are not familiar with all the details. Of course, we have read a lot and searched online, but you often come across different information, especially older and not so up-to-date sources.
We have a plot of land in the city that we are considering. It is about 830 m2 (0.2 acres) including partial utility connections. The cost of the plot is 130,000 euros, and of course, you need to add property transfer tax, notary fees, and land registry costs (anything else we might be forgetting?). Since the plot only has partial utility connections, all the connections are apparently in front of the street because the land was subdivided. So, naturally, there will be additional development costs; we estimate around 10,000 euros. Overall, we would be looking at about 150,000 euros for the land, which is fine so far.
Now comes the house. We are leaning more towards a prefab house since a custom architect-designed home requires a lot of work, right? I have, of course, checked out several providers, and the prices are always quite attractive. We are assuming a 150 m2 (1,615 square feet) prefab house, which shows a price of 380,000 euros including all the services the provider offers. This is assuming a turnkey package. What other costs should we expect? I assume garage and landscaping are obvious extras, but are there other expenses we should factor in? Perhaps someone here has experience with this kind of build and could help us.
We would like to have a rough estimate to see if many additional costs might come up since, otherwise, the total would exceed 600,000 euros for a 150 m2 prefab house, which seems a bit unclear to me.
Thanks in advance to everyone!
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motorradsilke14 Jun 2022 22:40ypg schrieb:
The keyword is outdoor area,
for example here
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Gebäude-und-freiflaeche-im-aussengebiet.41557/Apparently, the local authority can also approve residential development for this. Have a look at section 35 paragraph 6.
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MiniSchleife14 Jun 2022 22:42And €245,000 is a very large amount of money.
Exceptions confirm the exceptions…
That sounds positive again. So what exactly is partially developed now? As I understand it, your house and the construction just must not stand out or negatively impact the surroundings. Maybe you’re lucky and you don’t have to pave your yard anyway, but only need to cover it with gravel. In that case, these costs will be minimal 😉
That sounds positive again. So what exactly is partially developed now? As I understand it, your house and the construction just must not stand out or negatively impact the surroundings. Maybe you’re lucky and you don’t have to pave your yard anyway, but only need to cover it with gravel. In that case, these costs will be minimal 😉
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ollininjo15 Jun 2022 13:07I also find it hard to imagine that a new building plot would be sold for a single-family house intended to blend in with the surroundings, only for it not to be the case in the end. The real estate agent would never sell anything again if that came to light.
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Osnabruecker15 Jun 2022 13:18Oh yes, he will succeed with that 99.9% of the time... Real estate agents are not expected to be all-knowing. Reputation damage is not that important to them either (to put it bluntly: which agent doesn’t have a bad reputation? 😉 ).
Did he guarantee the buildability to you?
If in doubt, he will only bring it up at the closing appointment or completely distance himself from it...
"I thought you wanted to build an orchard / farmstead / ... there."
Did he guarantee the buildability to you?
If in doubt, he will only bring it up at the closing appointment or completely distance himself from it...
"I thought you wanted to build an orchard / farmstead / ... there."
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ollininjo15 Jun 2022 16:43So, I just visited the site with the real estate agent and the owner. The utility lines are already installed on the property. You can build one and a half stories there, as the local authority allows it.
However, there is one issue, or maybe not. There is a right of usufruct on the road—I will upload a picture. From what I understand, this right transfers to the new owner of the property, so I can use this path and not just land there by helicopter.
Does anyone have experience with this?
However, there is one issue, or maybe not. There is a right of usufruct on the road—I will upload a picture. From what I understand, this right transfers to the new owner of the property, so I can use this path and not just land there by helicopter.
Does anyone have experience with this?