ᐅ Building a Single-Family Home in North Rhine-Westphalia

Created on: 28 Apr 2017 10:25
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Judith82
Hello,
we would like to build a one-and-a-half-story single-family house with about 125 sqm (1,345 sq ft) plus additional development space in the attic. Without a basement but with a 9 m (30 ft) garage.
We have a plot of land in sight, which we hope to reserve by May. We have already had several appointments with construction companies, including TaC, a developer from Krefeld, and one from Sonsbeck. I feel increasingly uncertain. Both developers offer roughly the same concept, but their prices differ significantly. One says that a ventilation system is not necessary for a KfW 55 solid construction house, while the other says it is very important. I am completely confused. Intuitively, the developer from Sonsbeck was our favorite—until we saw the cost estimate.
It is just too expensive! With TaC, the costs are within our budget, but opinions about the company are mixed.
Does anyone have experience in the NRW area?

Best regards
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Projektarbeit
3 Apr 2018 17:18
Judith82 schrieb:
Hello,
we would like to build a one-and-a-half-story single-family house with about 125 sqm (1350 sq ft) plus additional usable space in the attic. No basement, but with a 9m (30 ft) garage.
We have a plot of land in view that we hope to reserve by May. We have already had several meetings with construction companies, including TaC, a developer from Krefeld, and one from Sonsbeck. I feel increasingly uncertain. The two developers have roughly the same concept, but their prices are very different. One says that a ventilation system is not necessary in a KfW 55 solid construction house, the other says it is very important. Completely confused. Intuitively, the developer from Sonsbeck was our favorite! That was until we saw the cost breakdown.
That is simply too expensive! With TaC, we are within budget, although opinions about this company are divided.
Does anyone have experience in the NRW area?

Best regards

Hello Judith,
unfortunately, I don’t have any experience with TaC either, but I can tell you that when building a house, everything is rarely 100% trouble-free (I am currently building my second house). If you google, you find complaints about every construction company in the forums. That made me very uncertain in the end, too, but ultimately I decided to trust 1. my gut feeling when it comes to trust, and 2. the price and the construction specification, etc. Tomorrow I will receive the contract and sign it (favorite solid construction house).

I am curious to see how it goes and would be happy to hear if you have also made your decision.
Best regards, Peter
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toxicmolotof
3 Apr 2018 18:26
Projektarbeit schrieb:
How can controlled residential ventilation save energy when heating domestic hot water? The water you need for showering isn’t heated by it.
Theoretically. On paper. For compliance with energy saving regulations, KfW, or other desired standards.