Hello,
Since my parents are now buying a property and we might be able to purchase part of the land at a favorable price, we are considering whether it makes sense and is affordable to build a house.
I have already read quite a bit and done some research, etc.
But it is hard to navigate through the maze of all the different providers.
Now I hope to get some insights from those who have already gone through this process. 🙂
At the moment, we are leaning towards a prefab house. It should be built ready to move in (including painting and flooring), and the foundation slab should be included as well. Basically, an all-in-one package.
The total price should not exceed €200,000-250,000 (the land, etc., is of course extra, so the cheaper, the better).
It can be a simple single-family house without any fancy extras.
Have any of you had experience with certain providers?
We have seen many great options, but usually something is missing — either the foundation slab or the painting and floor coverings.
PS: Please avoid comments like “that’s unrealistic,” etc. I am only interested in hearing about experiences from those who have worked within this price range. Thank you :-)
Since my parents are now buying a property and we might be able to purchase part of the land at a favorable price, we are considering whether it makes sense and is affordable to build a house.
I have already read quite a bit and done some research, etc.
But it is hard to navigate through the maze of all the different providers.
Now I hope to get some insights from those who have already gone through this process. 🙂
At the moment, we are leaning towards a prefab house. It should be built ready to move in (including painting and flooring), and the foundation slab should be included as well. Basically, an all-in-one package.
The total price should not exceed €200,000-250,000 (the land, etc., is of course extra, so the cheaper, the better).
It can be a simple single-family house without any fancy extras.
Have any of you had experience with certain providers?
We have seen many great options, but usually something is missing — either the foundation slab or the painting and floor coverings.
PS: Please avoid comments like “that’s unrealistic,” etc. I am only interested in hearing about experiences from those who have worked within this price range. Thank you :-)
motorradsilke schrieb:
I believe the original poster used the term “prefabricated house” to mean a house planned and built as a complete service package. In the sense of a turnkey house, I agree with your assumption. However, I also suspect that we are dealing with someone who firmly believes the advertising myth that the price at the checkout will be the same as shown in the ad.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
But I also assume that we are dealing here with a believer in the advertising myth that the price at the checkout is the same as the advertised price.... which is already installed at the factory.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
There used to be a saying: "If you buy cheap, you buy twice." And that saying is still true today.
When you build with reliable local craftsmen, it usually doesn't cost much more.
With house suppliers, they often build cheaply and sell at a high price.
Watching how the prefabricated houses are assembled here, it’s impressive. Rain or snow, the deadline is the deadline. One thing does need to be renovated.
When you build with reliable local craftsmen, it usually doesn't cost much more.
With house suppliers, they often build cheaply and sell at a high price.
Watching how the prefabricated houses are assembled here, it’s impressive. Rain or snow, the deadline is the deadline. One thing does need to be renovated.
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xMisterDx6 Apr 2023 22:18Since I assume that by "ready to move in" you also mean including ancillary building costs... for 250,000 euros you won’t get more than 80m² (860 sq ft) even from Town & Country or Heinz von Heiden, and that’s only turnkey, not fully ready to move in. Forget it.
120m² (1,290 sq ft) with an affordable general contractor using standard designs costs around 275,000 euros for the house (there’s always some upgrades), plus 50,000 euros for additional building costs. Fully ready to move in adds another 30,000 euros, plus the kitchen. And you still won’t have any furniture. You probably won’t want to take everything from your rental place with you.
120m² (1,290 sq ft) with an affordable general contractor using standard designs costs around 275,000 euros for the house (there’s always some upgrades), plus 50,000 euros for additional building costs. Fully ready to move in adds another 30,000 euros, plus the kitchen. And you still won’t have any furniture. You probably won’t want to take everything from your rental place with you.
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xMisterDx6 Apr 2023 22:28Patricck schrieb:
There used to be a saying: "Buy cheap, buy twice." And that saying still holds true today.
(...)Not exactly. Because if you buy economically, you don’t necessarily buy twice. This constant bashing of "cheapskates" is annoying.
On the one hand, many of those looking for low prices still rely largely on local tradespeople, since they don’t have their own masons, electricians, roofers, and so on.
On the other hand, you get better prices when you order 5,000 heating systems from Vaillant instead of just 50. That doesn’t make the heating systems any worse.
And about the local tradespeople… then you have Eastern European workers coming in on weekends 😉
I see this every day in the construction area here. In our case, only the screed layers had limited knowledge of German, to say the least…
When SIXT orders 20,000 cars from BMW, they hardly pay more than the manufacturing cost. Does that mean all those cars are junk for that reason?
xMisterDx schrieb:
Yes and no. Because if you buy affordably, you don’t end up buying twice. This criticism of "cheap buyers" is annoying.
On the one hand, the so-called bargain hunters largely rely on local craftsmen because they don’t have their own masons, electricians, roofers, etc.
On the other hand, you get better prices when ordering 5,000 heating units from Vaillant instead of 50. That doesn’t make the heating system any worse.
And the local craftsman... then the Eastern Europeans come on the weekend 😉
I see that every day in the construction area here. In our case, only the screed layer had limited German language skills...
When SIXT orders 20,000 cars from BMW, they hardly pay more than the production cost. Does that make all the cars junk? That was a strange crew, without any markings on their vehicle, who had to fetch water because they were too incompetent to clear and open the main connection themselves.
Then the tradespeople come from 100 km (60 miles) away, and every little thing costs extra if you don’t just want two sockets in the office.
In any case, I wouldn’t do something like that.
We have local suppliers here who work with craftsmen from the region.