ᐅ Construction Prices for Solid Building Providers (between Landsberg and Augsburg)
Created on: 10 Nov 2017 20:23
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Stagenberger
Currently, I am renting a house and paying €1200 cold rent. So the idea is: why not build? I have a very secure job and earn about €3500 net. I would be willing to put up to €1500 into a loan for buying or building a house.
I am 35 years old and recently managed to buy a plot of land at a good price (region of Swabia, south of Augsburg).
At first, I received offers from well-known prefab house manufacturers ranging between €230,000 and €270,000 (120 m2 (1290 ft2), basement, no KfW 55 energy standard, including additional building costs of €40,000). In the past few weeks, I have increasingly approached regional solid construction providers. But the price shock didn’t take long to show...
Excluding additional building costs, the prices I’ve been quoted range from €300,000 to €340,000, and including them, from €340,000 to €370,000. These are not particularly fancy houses, just standard designs. That corresponds to prices between €2500 and €2800 per m2 (232 and 260 per ft2) (???)
I have been following this forum for a few weeks now, and the prices seem high to me. The solid construction providers all refer to the usual reasons (better quality, regional construction prices, local craftsmen instead of Eastern European labor...). Still, I find it tough to pay almost €400,000 for a basic house. The difference between the cheapest prefab house and the most expensive solid construction house is €140,000!
How do you assess this? This can’t be real, right? Or am I just paying premium prices for this booming region?
If anyone has a tip for an offer in the region, please share.
(If I’m allowed to post the names of the prefab house providers, I can do so here or by PM if necessary).
I am 35 years old and recently managed to buy a plot of land at a good price (region of Swabia, south of Augsburg).
At first, I received offers from well-known prefab house manufacturers ranging between €230,000 and €270,000 (120 m2 (1290 ft2), basement, no KfW 55 energy standard, including additional building costs of €40,000). In the past few weeks, I have increasingly approached regional solid construction providers. But the price shock didn’t take long to show...
Excluding additional building costs, the prices I’ve been quoted range from €300,000 to €340,000, and including them, from €340,000 to €370,000. These are not particularly fancy houses, just standard designs. That corresponds to prices between €2500 and €2800 per m2 (232 and 260 per ft2) (???)
I have been following this forum for a few weeks now, and the prices seem high to me. The solid construction providers all refer to the usual reasons (better quality, regional construction prices, local craftsmen instead of Eastern European labor...). Still, I find it tough to pay almost €400,000 for a basic house. The difference between the cheapest prefab house and the most expensive solid construction house is €140,000!
How do you assess this? This can’t be real, right? Or am I just paying premium prices for this booming region?
If anyone has a tip for an offer in the region, please share.
(If I’m allowed to post the names of the prefab house providers, I can do so here or by PM if necessary).
Stagenberger schrieb:
When I read that some people here in the forum plan with 1800 to 2000 euros per m² (approximately 167 to 185 USD per ft²), I find "my" solid construction prices really tough, going up to 2800 euros (about 260 USD per ft²)... for completely standard, non-premium houses.
Well, I can't change the prices anyway; they charge what they charge, but I still find it very surprising.I think you are including your basement in the 2800 euros. The 1800 - 2000 euro construction costs are without a basement. With prefab house providers, site work is often not included. Usually, wooden prefab houses are even somewhat more expensive than masonry houses. So you should read the construction and scope of services description very carefully.
Best regards,
Sabine
markus270314 Nov 2017 10:37Take a look at "Stadt und Land"; there you’ll find solid detached houses in the same price range as what you get from prefabricated house suppliers. However, keep in mind—you usually need to add quite a bit on top of the listed prices on their websites.
We built with them. Nothing fancy, but very comfortable to live in. And without exception, small German craft businesses were responsible for the work.
We built with them. Nothing fancy, but very comfortable to live in. And without exception, small German craft businesses were responsible for the work.
Write down your space requirements and explain why you consider the relatively expensive basement worthwhile. Usually, 5 m² (54 ft²) per floor is enough as a basement substitute, well-planned living space of around 130 m² (1,400 ft²), and the building process looks a bit more manageable [emoji2]
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Stagenberger19 Nov 2017 17:51@ Sabine: Indeed, I included the basement in the total construction cost.
@ Markus 2703: I found Stadt and Land, but they seem to operate only in and around Berlin.
@ YPG: Omitting the basement would still be an option in an emergency.
I will continue gathering quotes and then, in the final selection, commission an expert (building surveyor / architect) to thoroughly review the scope of work.
I will also probably share more about this here in the forum.
@ Markus 2703: I found Stadt and Land, but they seem to operate only in and around Berlin.
@ YPG: Omitting the basement would still be an option in an emergency.
I will continue gathering quotes and then, in the final selection, commission an expert (building surveyor / architect) to thoroughly review the scope of work.
I will also probably share more about this here in the forum.
markus2703 schrieb:
Take a look at "Stadt und Land"; there you can find a solid masonry house within the price range you got from the prefab house suppliers.
We built with them. No luxury, but very good for living. And only small German craft businesses were involved without exception.At least in the greater Nuremberg area, I cannot agree with that. On the contrary: only the bare minimum, absurdly high surcharges for some fancy “packages” (multimedia, homeowner service, security package), total failure in communication and willingness to find solutions when problems arose,... and all kinds of languages spoken on site, but no German. Not to mention the “construction service specification.” Fortunately, we had the specification reviewed by an expert, as there were quite a few pitfalls.This certainly cannot be generalized to the entire country, as it is a franchise, but I would ask myself why the mentioned provider can offer prices so much lower than local masonry builders? Somewhere savings are being made, and definitely not on their own profit.