ᐅ Are the structural engineer’s fees reasonable?

Created on: 25 Mar 2019 16:32
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AnnaSophie34
Hello everyone
We are currently planning our single-family house with a basement, totaling 120 sqm (1292 sq ft), and we are a bit shocked by the structural engineers’ quotes. The offers we received ranged from 10,000 euros to 20,000 euros. Our architect said the costs are so high because all companies are extremely busy at the moment. Do you think these costs are reasonable?
Best regards
AnnaSophie34
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arnonyme
1 Apr 2019 13:38
AnnaSophie34 schrieb:
Hello everyone,
We are currently planning our single-family house with a basement and 120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) and are a bit shocked by the structural engineer quotes. The offers ranged between 10,000 euros to 20,000 euros. Our architect said the costs are so high because all companies are currently extremely busy. Do you think these costs are reasonable?
Best regards,
Anna

Hello almost neighbor,

We paid about 3,000 euros for our structural engineer. Our house has a basement and a flat roof, but it’s larger than yours. If you want, I can share the contact with you.
He is also quite fast; he had the foundation plan ready after just one week since we were somewhat pressed for time.

If interested, just send me a private message.
Greetings from Pforzheim.
Steffen
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AnnaSophie34
3 Apr 2019 17:01
Hello,
Thank you very much for the informative feedback. I also believe we will continue searching. Unfortunately, our architect discouraged us a bit by saying that at the moment it’s only possible to find a structural engineer through personal connections, but we will simply try looking beyond the Karlsruhe area. With structural engineers, you’re not that tied to a specific location, right?
@steffen we would really appreciate it if you could share the contact details of your structural engineer with us.
Best regards, Anna