ᐅ Manufactured wood house providers for single-family homes in Lower Saxony
Created on: 12 Feb 2025 17:46
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Ben3001
Hello dear forum members,
We are a family of four planning to build a 180sqm (1,938 sq ft) single-family house with two full floors plus a basement in Lower Saxony, on a flat 650sqm (7,000 sq ft) plot in a new development area, and we are looking for a prefab house company (timber frame, exterior brick). We have had the preliminary design of the house created by an architect. Our budget is about €3,600 per sqm (plus basement and additional costs).
At the moment, we are overwhelmed by the sheer number of providers and their marketing. So far, we have researched mostly small to medium-sized companies. Wolf, Isowood, and Büdenbender have appealed to us quite well (criteria mainly being wall construction, company size, and solid financial standing). However, the selection is probably somewhat arbitrary.
We would be interested in additional comparable or alternative providers in our price range from whom we can request an offer.
Thank you very much for your recommendations and kind regards!
We are a family of four planning to build a 180sqm (1,938 sq ft) single-family house with two full floors plus a basement in Lower Saxony, on a flat 650sqm (7,000 sq ft) plot in a new development area, and we are looking for a prefab house company (timber frame, exterior brick). We have had the preliminary design of the house created by an architect. Our budget is about €3,600 per sqm (plus basement and additional costs).
At the moment, we are overwhelmed by the sheer number of providers and their marketing. So far, we have researched mostly small to medium-sized companies. Wolf, Isowood, and Büdenbender have appealed to us quite well (criteria mainly being wall construction, company size, and solid financial standing). However, the selection is probably somewhat arbitrary.
We would be interested in additional comparable or alternative providers in our price range from whom we can request an offer.
Thank you very much for your recommendations and kind regards!
Ben3001 schrieb:
The architect then recommended two full stories, as the upper floor is more flexibly usable. As I said before, I have a different opinion on that.
Ben3001 schrieb:
A more rectangular shape, as well as bay windows and a steeper roof were suggested, which means we are quite satisfied with the exterior appearance as it stands today. You can say a lot, but we don’t know what you are referring to.
I’m not sure what you want now…
If you’re asking whether you are planning the right house for your plot, you would still need to take action here
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/forums/grundrissplanung-grundstuecksplanung.237/
This is the current planning status with a basement. If the basement were omitted, the music/hobby and fitness area could probably be accommodated in the guest room on the upper floor. However, significant redesigns would likely be necessary just to include the utility and laundry rooms. Well, for the washing machine, I could sacrifice the sauna in the bathroom. Utility room under the roof?
What do you think of the layout otherwise?
What do you think of the layout otherwise?
Ben3001 schrieb:
What do you think of the floor plan otherwise?I can tell you how the exterior looks: completely crooked. I wouldn’t want it like that.ypg schrieb:
I can tell you how the exterior looks: completely crooked. I wouldn’t want it like that.Yes, that was also one of our main criticisms of the design. We suggested at least centering the windows on the left side. However, this would have required changes to the bathroom installations upstairs, likely leading to a complicated routing of the wastewater pipes along the exterior wall, so this idea was discarded. In the end, we comforted ourselves with the thought that people rarely look directly at the house from the front, and the tilt is less noticeable from an angle. On the south side, the asymmetry is much less obvious.Ben3001 schrieb:
Yes, that was also one of our main criticisms of the design. We had suggested at least centering the windows on the left side. However, this would have required changes to the bathroom installations above, likely resulting in a complicated layout of the sewage pipes along the exterior wall, so that idea was eventually discarded. In the end, we consoled ourselves with the thought that people rarely look directly at the front of the house, and the asymmetry is less noticeable from an angle. On the south side, the asymmetry is much less apparent. Sorry, but I have no understanding for such thoughts and arguments. In my view, the design is flawed and therefore should not be built.
11ant schrieb:
You are showing and discussing the design here, although in the sense of "after the fact," since you no longer want to change it based on the discussion and therefore do not "debate" it anymore. But you can see it here, in all its glory with the laundry balcony, and can imagine how the house and garage do not quite fit together at the passage after adjusting the heights compared to the original design. I’ll let the first attempt pass as is. My favorite comment about it was that at least no one will steal our laundry then.
As for the garage, in my opinion, we have now found a really good solution. More about that in the next update (which will only come once the shell construction is completed).
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