ᐅ Is it possible to build a new house for €900 per square meter?
Created on: 3 Sep 2024 21:04
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Ottowillswisse
Hello everyone,
After my house purchase unfortunately fell through, I happened to start a conversation with someone from a new development in town.
He told me that the average cost for new builds is usually around €3000 per m² (approximately $280 per ft²), which is quite expensive. But he built his 100 m² (1,076 ft²) flat-roof bungalow with an architect for only €900 per m² (around $85 per ft²). How he managed that: wall construction consists of 17.5 cm (7 inches) calcium silicate bricks + 15 cm (6 inches) insulation with a thermal conductivity of 0.035 W/(mK) + 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) plaster (this is apparently the cheapest possible wall build-up).
Most of the interior work was done by himself, so for example, the kitchen cost €2000 (about $2200) purchased from a DIY store, and the bathrooms were tiled and the fixtures installed by himself. Laminate flooring and tiles were also installed as DIY for a maximum of €15 per m² (about $1.40 per ft²). Interior plaster on ceilings and walls, interior doors, windows, and the front door were also installed by himself.
The design is very simple with small window areas, and the excavated soil was reused in the garden, for example. The house has no photovoltaic or solar system. Hot water is provided by a tankless water heater, and heating is done with an air-to-air heat pump, that is, a split air conditioning system.
What do you think about such a construction cost? It seems somewhat unrealistic to me.
Best regards
After my house purchase unfortunately fell through, I happened to start a conversation with someone from a new development in town.
He told me that the average cost for new builds is usually around €3000 per m² (approximately $280 per ft²), which is quite expensive. But he built his 100 m² (1,076 ft²) flat-roof bungalow with an architect for only €900 per m² (around $85 per ft²). How he managed that: wall construction consists of 17.5 cm (7 inches) calcium silicate bricks + 15 cm (6 inches) insulation with a thermal conductivity of 0.035 W/(mK) + 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) plaster (this is apparently the cheapest possible wall build-up).
Most of the interior work was done by himself, so for example, the kitchen cost €2000 (about $2200) purchased from a DIY store, and the bathrooms were tiled and the fixtures installed by himself. Laminate flooring and tiles were also installed as DIY for a maximum of €15 per m² (about $1.40 per ft²). Interior plaster on ceilings and walls, interior doors, windows, and the front door were also installed by himself.
The design is very simple with small window areas, and the excavated soil was reused in the garden, for example. The house has no photovoltaic or solar system. Hot water is provided by a tankless water heater, and heating is done with an air-to-air heat pump, that is, a split air conditioning system.
What do you think about such a construction cost? It seems somewhat unrealistic to me.
Best regards
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Ottowillswisse26 Nov 2024 20:29ypg schrieb:
Then I hope your lucky streak continues and that the plot isn’t classified as garden land, making it unsuitable for building.I’ve already checked; the land is fully developed for construction and falls under neighborhood development regulations.O
Ottowillswisse26 Nov 2024 21:5911ant schrieb:
The term "architect-designed house" can mean many different things. Feel free to research until you’re completely confused. I prefer a more methodical approach. And of course, you can initially leave the roller shutter boxes empty and use curtains to darken the rooms if you’re fond of the 1950s standard. But that will reduce the cost less than you might expect.Where do you think it’s possible to save money when building a house?T
Teimo198826 Nov 2024 22:11Ottowillswisse schrieb:
Does your house have any special features? Like very large window areas? A loggia must be quite expensive, right? For my parents’ house, just the waterproofing alone cost over 10,000 euros because the loggia became leaky. But respect, I don’t think I could manage that much DIY work myself.It actually looks like the visualization, except the column for the balcony fits the proportions better in real life. The large windows are 2.40 m (7 feet 10 inches) wide. I don’t think that’s excessively wide. The roof windows are actually larger in real life than in the visualization.O
Ottowillswisse26 Nov 2024 22:22Teimo1988 schrieb:
It actually looks like the visualization, except the balcony pillar fits better in terms of proportions in reality. The large windows are 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) wide. I don’t think that’s excessively wide. The roof windows are larger in reality than in the visualization. I’m no expert in architecture, but the loggia and the small bay window must have been expensive, right?
Ottowillswisse schrieb:
At the moment, I live alone, but that may change in the next 10 to 15 years [ / ] Where do you think it is possible to save money when building a house? Exactly there: by avoiding the temptation to meet needs for distant futures.
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Ottowillswisse26 Nov 2024 23:1111ant schrieb:
Exactly by refraining from meeting the demands of distant futures.Isn't it more expensive in the long run to rebuild in 10-15 years? Even a bungalow needs a roof; a flat roof is not an option, and as far as I know, a hip roof and half-hip roof are more expensive than a gable roof. So it would make sense to build a one-and-a-half-story house from the start but only finish the ground floor as living space now, and complete the upper floor or attic later when needed. After all, I need a roof anyway. Especially since a house is usually intended to last a lifetime if I’m going into debt for it.Similar topics