Hello home builders,
As expected, our house construction is progressing much slower than initially promised. I would like to hear some experiences to get a realistic outlook for the future. We are building a turnkey solid structure with a general contractor, led primarily by an architectural firm. We signed the contract in mid-March 2015, with a 9-month construction period starting from groundbreaking. Some tasks (soil survey, heating system, structural engineering, civil engineering) are handled externally (contracted by us) or semi-externally (commissioned by the architectural firm).
Land purchase, notary, construction financing, and surveying – all done directly.
The building permit (also called planning permission) is approved, and the geothermal probe/pump is applied for and authorized.
The external soil survey took from the end of April until now (!!!!), with the surveyor exceeding the promised timeframe by 5 weeks.
We are now waiting (again) for the structural engineer, after which the civil engineer can be hired... Apparently, the structural engineer has a long queue, and due to the soil survey delay, we are now at the back of the line.
Back in March, before signing, we were told the house should be finished by the turn of the year.
I added two more months to that estimate, so I was expecting to move in by the end of February/March 2016.
The critical point is that I need to move and find a new job then.
What do you think is a realistic target?
As expected, our house construction is progressing much slower than initially promised. I would like to hear some experiences to get a realistic outlook for the future. We are building a turnkey solid structure with a general contractor, led primarily by an architectural firm. We signed the contract in mid-March 2015, with a 9-month construction period starting from groundbreaking. Some tasks (soil survey, heating system, structural engineering, civil engineering) are handled externally (contracted by us) or semi-externally (commissioned by the architectural firm).
Land purchase, notary, construction financing, and surveying – all done directly.
The building permit (also called planning permission) is approved, and the geothermal probe/pump is applied for and authorized.
The external soil survey took from the end of April until now (!!!!), with the surveyor exceeding the promised timeframe by 5 weeks.
We are now waiting (again) for the structural engineer, after which the civil engineer can be hired... Apparently, the structural engineer has a long queue, and due to the soil survey delay, we are now at the back of the line.
Back in March, before signing, we were told the house should be finished by the turn of the year.
I added two more months to that estimate, so I was expecting to move in by the end of February/March 2016.
The critical point is that I need to move and find a new job then.
What do you think is a realistic target?
June 2014: Land purchase
By September: Architect selection
By November: Design and approval planning (building permit / planning permission application 11/5)
By mid-January: Waiting for building permit / preliminary selection of samples
By mid-February: Demolition of existing building
By the end of February: Clearing and felling of trees (28)/ geotechnical survey/ confirmation of clearance of unexploded ordnance
Early March: External site development
March 11: Groundbreaking
June 12: Topping out ceremony
Currently: Window installation and roof covering
Goal: Move-in by the end of September (buffer until the end of October)
By September: Architect selection
By November: Design and approval planning (building permit / planning permission application 11/5)
By mid-January: Waiting for building permit / preliminary selection of samples
By mid-February: Demolition of existing building
By the end of February: Clearing and felling of trees (28)/ geotechnical survey/ confirmation of clearance of unexploded ordnance
Early March: External site development
March 11: Groundbreaking
June 12: Topping out ceremony
Currently: Window installation and roof covering
Goal: Move-in by the end of September (buffer until the end of October)
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Bauexperte24 Jun 2015 23:27Lassemann schrieb:
Annoyed?You are probably only annoying the original poster, who is waiting to start their build. Therefore, your post does not add any value to the initial question.