Hello everyone,
We need some advice regarding a possible semi-detached house.
Here are the key details:
Plot size: 252 m2 (about 2710 sq ft), unfortunately quite expensive at 450 euros/m2 (about 41.8 USD/sq ft), so not very large 🙂
Maximum building footprint: 6.5 m x 12 m (21 ft x 39 ft)
Current offer from a local provider:
Semi-detached house measuring 6.5 m x 10 m (21 ft x 33 ft), with a 45-degree roof pitch
- Partial basement (30 m2 / 323 sq ft)
- Ground floor with guest WC including shower, open kitchen, dining/living area (net 47 m2 / 506 sq ft)
- First floor with large bathroom (12 m2 / 129 sq ft), 2 rooms (net 46.5 m2 / 500 sq ft)
- Attic (knee wall height) as living space with net 20 m2 (215 sq ft)
- Heating/technical equipment: air-source heat pump with heat recovery, ventilation system
Total cost around 267,000 euros (excluding utility connections: electricity, water, telecommunications), tiled bathroom/WC, “extras” already included except electrical installations (e.g., several floor-to-ceiling windows, 2 dormers: one 2 m (6.5 ft), one 3 m (9.8 ft) with floor-to-ceiling windows).
Our budget including self-construction and own equity is 430,000 euros, covering everything—outdoor areas, carport, flooring, painting, kitchen.
Now our questions:
We wish to have a living area of about 130–140 m2 (about 1,400–1,500 sq ft)
(Currently a 3-person household, possibly 4 in the future)
On paper, the house feels small to us (obviously, we don’t expect a mansion 😉).
How do you assess the price of the house?
Would it make sense, given the budget, to forgo the basement or attic in favor of extending the house lengthwise to 11 m (36 ft) to increase the living space?
What would you advise? Any suggestions for a more efficient design or potential savings?
Thanks for your ideas and experience. 🙂
We need some advice regarding a possible semi-detached house.
Here are the key details:
Plot size: 252 m2 (about 2710 sq ft), unfortunately quite expensive at 450 euros/m2 (about 41.8 USD/sq ft), so not very large 🙂
Maximum building footprint: 6.5 m x 12 m (21 ft x 39 ft)
Current offer from a local provider:
Semi-detached house measuring 6.5 m x 10 m (21 ft x 33 ft), with a 45-degree roof pitch
- Partial basement (30 m2 / 323 sq ft)
- Ground floor with guest WC including shower, open kitchen, dining/living area (net 47 m2 / 506 sq ft)
- First floor with large bathroom (12 m2 / 129 sq ft), 2 rooms (net 46.5 m2 / 500 sq ft)
- Attic (knee wall height) as living space with net 20 m2 (215 sq ft)
- Heating/technical equipment: air-source heat pump with heat recovery, ventilation system
Total cost around 267,000 euros (excluding utility connections: electricity, water, telecommunications), tiled bathroom/WC, “extras” already included except electrical installations (e.g., several floor-to-ceiling windows, 2 dormers: one 2 m (6.5 ft), one 3 m (9.8 ft) with floor-to-ceiling windows).
Our budget including self-construction and own equity is 430,000 euros, covering everything—outdoor areas, carport, flooring, painting, kitchen.
Now our questions:
We wish to have a living area of about 130–140 m2 (about 1,400–1,500 sq ft)
(Currently a 3-person household, possibly 4 in the future)
On paper, the house feels small to us (obviously, we don’t expect a mansion 😉).
How do you assess the price of the house?
Would it make sense, given the budget, to forgo the basement or attic in favor of extending the house lengthwise to 11 m (36 ft) to increase the living space?
What would you advise? Any suggestions for a more efficient design or potential savings?
Thanks for your ideas and experience. 🙂
We are simply unsure whether we are getting little house for a lot of money. The land is one thing.
I have heard of plots costing 20 euros per square meter (about 2.15 USD per square foot) but also 700 euros per square meter (about 75 USD per square foot).
Overall, prices have not only increased significantly in our region but remain permanently high, not only because of low interest rates.
@wastl: Is it possible to share the approximate price of the house?
Are there any other assessments of value for money based on the provided data? (As far as possible without a detailed specification of the construction services)
I have heard of plots costing 20 euros per square meter (about 2.15 USD per square foot) but also 700 euros per square meter (about 75 USD per square foot).
Overall, prices have not only increased significantly in our region but remain permanently high, not only because of low interest rates.
@wastl: Is it possible to share the approximate price of the house?
Are there any other assessments of value for money based on the provided data? (As far as possible without a detailed specification of the construction services)
Thank you again for your contributions.
Does anyone have personal experience with semi-detached houses and can help us assess our prices? It’s also no problem to share excerpts from the construction specification. 🙂
Are there any suggestions for creating additional living space without increasing costs? The topic of a basement is debated here in the forum. Whether you need one is ultimately a matter of personal preference.
But can saving the cost of a partial basement, as in our case, free up more budget for additional living space, for example by extending the house, or is that too simplistic a way of thinking?
Does anyone have personal experience with semi-detached houses and can help us assess our prices? It’s also no problem to share excerpts from the construction specification. 🙂
Are there any suggestions for creating additional living space without increasing costs? The topic of a basement is debated here in the forum. Whether you need one is ultimately a matter of personal preference.
But can saving the cost of a partial basement, as in our case, free up more budget for additional living space, for example by extending the house, or is that too simplistic a way of thinking?
With such a small plot size, I wouldn’t skip the basement...
Do you possibly have a floor plan?
Just from a financial standpoint, the construction project should be doable, although it seems quite expensive to me. But I don’t have experience with semi-detached houses.
We paid around €400,000 for everything without a basement on a similar land price (but for over 700 sqm (8,000 sq ft)). However, our detached house has almost 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) of living space.
You’ll need to clarify the situation regarding the location elsewhere. We live 20 km (12 miles) from Karlsruhe. By car, it takes me just as long to get to work as it did from the 10 km (6 miles) closer location in the city center. My wife uses only public transport to get to work (costs €70/month). During peak hours, it works quite well since almost everyone in our village works in Karlsruhe, Germersheim, or Landau.
Do you possibly have a floor plan?
Just from a financial standpoint, the construction project should be doable, although it seems quite expensive to me. But I don’t have experience with semi-detached houses.
We paid around €400,000 for everything without a basement on a similar land price (but for over 700 sqm (8,000 sq ft)). However, our detached house has almost 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) of living space.
You’ll need to clarify the situation regarding the location elsewhere. We live 20 km (12 miles) from Karlsruhe. By car, it takes me just as long to get to work as it did from the 10 km (6 miles) closer location in the city center. My wife uses only public transport to get to work (costs €70/month). During peak hours, it works quite well since almost everyone in our village works in Karlsruhe, Germersheim, or Landau.
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