Hello everyone,
After reading and gathering information here for several weeks, I am now ready to participate actively.
We plan to build a house of about 190 m² (2,045 sq ft) plus a double garage in Saarland in 2015.
For this, we have ordered some catalogs from national suppliers and also requested individual quotes. In the end, based on a recommendation, we found the regional company DHI Planen und Wohnen in St. Wendel. They work exclusively with local craftsmen and specialist companies and have built over 400 houses in the last 14 years.
If I understand correctly, I would sign a contract with DHI, who then prepare an offer for the entire construction project and purchase all the building materials. The individual trades are paid directly by me to the craftsmen (according to the offer that was included in DHI’s overall quote). This is said to have the advantage that in case of warranty claims, I can hold DHI liable (because of the contract with them), and if they become insolvent, I can still pay the craftsmen directly.
Has anyone here had experience with the company DHI or can share insights about this billing model?
Thank you and best regards,
Jochen
After reading and gathering information here for several weeks, I am now ready to participate actively.
We plan to build a house of about 190 m² (2,045 sq ft) plus a double garage in Saarland in 2015.
For this, we have ordered some catalogs from national suppliers and also requested individual quotes. In the end, based on a recommendation, we found the regional company DHI Planen und Wohnen in St. Wendel. They work exclusively with local craftsmen and specialist companies and have built over 400 houses in the last 14 years.
If I understand correctly, I would sign a contract with DHI, who then prepare an offer for the entire construction project and purchase all the building materials. The individual trades are paid directly by me to the craftsmen (according to the offer that was included in DHI’s overall quote). This is said to have the advantage that in case of warranty claims, I can hold DHI liable (because of the contract with them), and if they become insolvent, I can still pay the craftsmen directly.
Has anyone here had experience with the company DHI or can share insights about this billing model?
Thank you and best regards,
Jochen
Stefmau schrieb:
Hello, I’m new here. Google led me to this forum because I’m looking for experiences with DHI. I’ve heard a lot of good things about them.
My question is: what price range do your houses typically fall into? I know it always depends on the size and level of finish, but I’m interested in a general idea. We are planning a house of about 150–180 m² (1,615–1,937 sq ft), with a basement and solar panels. A friend recently built with them. I think they ended up at roughly 1850 euros per m² (about $172 per sq ft). We were also interested in DHI and heard almost exclusively positive feedback. However, the start date for construction would have been too late for us.T
toxicmolotof24 Jan 2018 07:56Solar system = photovoltaic? 7,000–15,000 EUR + possibly storage.
Basement from... to, starting around 50,000 EUR for a utility basement, more like 80,000 EUR and up.
This, however, is independent of the provider and not specifically related to DHI.
Basement from... to, starting around 50,000 EUR for a utility basement, more like 80,000 EUR and up.
This, however, is independent of the provider and not specifically related to DHI.
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CrazyChris9 Jan 2020 13:53Yes, for us, only the foundation slab is completed so far ^^ Winter break.
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CrazyChris9 Jan 2020 21:27We are building an urban villa with a double garage. So far, we are quite satisfied. The planning phase took a long time due to a relatively high workload at DHI. However, we were willing to accept this. DHI has a very good reputation, which was ultimately the deciding factor. They work exclusively with regional and well-known craftspeople, and offer a very reasonable, though not exactly cheap, cost estimate. If you are looking for something reliable, I can recommend DHI without reservation, at least based on our experience so far.