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
We checked again about the bathtub yesterday, and the lady from R+F said that nowadays 80% of bathrooms are designed without one. I understand the argument regarding kids, but we have a solution a few houses down the street. So far, I’ve only seen the bathtub used as a storage surface, and we simply don’t want one. Also, I can’t remove the utility room on the upper floor anymore, since my better half has taken a liking to it.
I understand the wall to the walk-in closet, and it was already on my to-do list for the construction planning. Since it’s drywall, it’s flexible. There will be a better solution, but some kind of separation should definitely be done. The current Pax wardrobe works well enough for us, but I still wasn’t completely satisfied with that solution myself.
Glad to hear the electrician is good. I’m hoping to get solid support from them to realize everything the way I imagine it.
I understand the wall to the walk-in closet, and it was already on my to-do list for the construction planning. Since it’s drywall, it’s flexible. There will be a better solution, but some kind of separation should definitely be done. The current Pax wardrobe works well enough for us, but I still wasn’t completely satisfied with that solution myself.
Glad to hear the electrician is good. I’m hoping to get solid support from them to realize everything the way I imagine it.
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CrazyChris16 Jan 2020 11:45You will have a construction meeting in advance with the electrician, the plumbing and heating installer, the construction manager (DHI), and the architect present. This will be your opportunity to express and discuss all your wishes. Think on a larger scale when it comes to electrical and heating systems, for example, consider an electrical panel with 4 slots. Your heat pump with passive cooling function, etc.
I spent last night thinking about the dressing room and came up with the following solution without changing the room sizes. Only two narrower floor-to-ceiling windows need to be modified.
The office and Child 1’s room will be swapped, and then the wall will be moved to create a 1.65m (5 ft 5 in) recess for a desk.
The office and Child 1’s room will be swapped, and then the wall will be moved to create a 1.65m (5 ft 5 in) recess for a desk.
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CrazyChris17 Jan 2020 16:00Yep, better that way.
Focusing on floor-to-ceiling windows and their symmetry on the exterior of the house unfortunately always results in losing valuable interior space. We deliberately avoided that and tried to concentrate on practical use as much as possible. As a result, the windows are more or less randomly distributed. Besides, symmetry is boring.
Focusing on floor-to-ceiling windows and their symmetry on the exterior of the house unfortunately always results in losing valuable interior space. We deliberately avoided that and tried to concentrate on practical use as much as possible. As a result, the windows are more or less randomly distributed. Besides, symmetry is boring.
It was never really planned in the first place. But it eventually came up, and Dirk and I adjusted the windows to make them symmetrical. That was really the key point of the whole thing. I also like it much better that way. I just didn’t know there was a 40cm (16 inches) Pax model.
The building permit / planning permission application was signed today and will be submitted to the authorities on Monday as part of the freestanding procedure.
Hopefully, a final kitchen plan at a good price tomorrow morning.
The building permit / planning permission application was signed today and will be submitted to the authorities on Monday as part of the freestanding procedure.
Hopefully, a final kitchen plan at a good price tomorrow morning.
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