Good morning,
I couldn’t find anything suitable on this topic, so I’m starting a new thread.
We have the opportunity to receive a manufactured house – for free.
It was built in the mid-1980s by the company Schwörerhaus.
We already have a vacant plot of land available.
The only condition is that we have to handle the dismantling and transport of the house ourselves.
Although I am somewhat handy, I’m not capable of dismantling and reconstructing an entire house on my own. Therefore, I wanted to ask if anyone has a rough idea of how this could be done and what the approximate cost might be. Of course, I understand that no one can give a fixed price since there are many variables. I’m only looking for a rough estimate – are we talking about around 10,000 euros, or closer to 50,000? I have absolutely no idea.
The house has about 200m2 (2,150 sq ft) of living space across three floors (ground floor, upper floor, and attic), a conservatory, and a small garage.
It would need to be dismantled, transported to us (approximately 150 to 200km (90 to 125 miles)), and then rebuilt completely ready to move in. Since the house was occupied until recently, it is fully finished with heating, plumbing, electricity, and everything else already installed.
Where is the best place to get quotes for something like this? Directly from the manufacturer (Schwörerhaus)?
Does anyone have a vague idea how much a fully complete project like this might cost? Just a ballpark figure?
Thank you!
Meni23
I couldn’t find anything suitable on this topic, so I’m starting a new thread.
We have the opportunity to receive a manufactured house – for free.
It was built in the mid-1980s by the company Schwörerhaus.
We already have a vacant plot of land available.
The only condition is that we have to handle the dismantling and transport of the house ourselves.
Although I am somewhat handy, I’m not capable of dismantling and reconstructing an entire house on my own. Therefore, I wanted to ask if anyone has a rough idea of how this could be done and what the approximate cost might be. Of course, I understand that no one can give a fixed price since there are many variables. I’m only looking for a rough estimate – are we talking about around 10,000 euros, or closer to 50,000? I have absolutely no idea.
The house has about 200m2 (2,150 sq ft) of living space across three floors (ground floor, upper floor, and attic), a conservatory, and a small garage.
It would need to be dismantled, transported to us (approximately 150 to 200km (90 to 125 miles)), and then rebuilt completely ready to move in. Since the house was occupied until recently, it is fully finished with heating, plumbing, electricity, and everything else already installed.
Where is the best place to get quotes for something like this? Directly from the manufacturer (Schwörerhaus)?
Does anyone have a vague idea how much a fully complete project like this might cost? Just a ballpark figure?
Thank you!
Meni23
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Bauexperte15 Feb 2016 11:05Jochen104 schrieb:
My gut feeling is that you’ll spend at least 200,000 euros (or more) on the whole project.Someone tell me again that _I_ am the party pooper here Regards, Bauexperte
Bauexperte schrieb:
Someone should say again that _I_ am the party pooper here
Regards, Bauexperte Party pooper sounds quite negative – I would rather use the term realist.
I vaguely remember that the company Huf offers a relocation service for their houses for about 100,000. A new foundation slab or basement will definitely add to that cost. But when I think about the details, that price seems too low to me.
You can’t just unplug and reconnect all the installations anywhere. Depending on the construction method, they often need to be completely redone.
For a house that isn’t brand new, I can’t imagine that this is really worthwhile. But you should ask them and report back.
You can’t just unplug and reconnect all the installations anywhere. Depending on the construction method, they often need to be completely redone.
For a house that isn’t brand new, I can’t imagine that this is really worthwhile. But you should ask them and report back.
You hear things like this from time to time.
Most prefab home companies only hand over such houses (if at all) to their own employees.
The situation is complex and expensive.
The saying probably applies here: "Even a gift is too expensive."
The screed and much more are no longer usable.
I would be very wrong if the following is not true:
Since this is legally considered a new building (when rebuilding on the same site), all current standards and regulations must be met. That includes the Energy Saving Ordinance 2016.
You should expect costs comparable to a new build. Furthermore, you will lose a lot of money through numerous repairs + replacement parts + insulation + ... (definitely around 250 items).
I don’t know how you came to the idea that someone would make you this (surely well-intended) proposal. If someone wants to do you a favor, it’s much easier: Leave the house where it is and sell it.
As it stands, with the conservatory and garage, it has a real and probably still quite good value.
Then transfer the money to your account (even if gift tax applies, never mind!), and investing that money in the new build is a much better option, and the well-intended suggestion becomes much more sensible.
If, for whatever reason, the house is still to be demolished/scrapped without sale, I would save the conservatory and the garage. I personally consider the rest of such a “Move_and_Pimp_my_House” project to be Harakiri.
PS: Alternative: Someone might be willing to mortgage the property for your build, and it can be rented out. That would make your build start/financing much easier. Or the house could be transferred to you without a sale.
Best regards,
Thorsten
Most prefab home companies only hand over such houses (if at all) to their own employees.
The situation is complex and expensive.
The saying probably applies here: "Even a gift is too expensive."
The screed and much more are no longer usable.
I would be very wrong if the following is not true:
Since this is legally considered a new building (when rebuilding on the same site), all current standards and regulations must be met. That includes the Energy Saving Ordinance 2016.
You should expect costs comparable to a new build. Furthermore, you will lose a lot of money through numerous repairs + replacement parts + insulation + ... (definitely around 250 items).
I don’t know how you came to the idea that someone would make you this (surely well-intended) proposal. If someone wants to do you a favor, it’s much easier: Leave the house where it is and sell it.
As it stands, with the conservatory and garage, it has a real and probably still quite good value.
Then transfer the money to your account (even if gift tax applies, never mind!), and investing that money in the new build is a much better option, and the well-intended suggestion becomes much more sensible.
If, for whatever reason, the house is still to be demolished/scrapped without sale, I would save the conservatory and the garage. I personally consider the rest of such a “Move_and_Pimp_my_House” project to be Harakiri.
PS: Alternative: Someone might be willing to mortgage the property for your build, and it can be rented out. That would make your build start/financing much easier. Or the house could be transferred to you without a sale.
Best regards,
Thorsten
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Doc.Schnaggls15 Feb 2016 14:47Hello,
I also believe that such a project is unlikely to be worthwhile.
Having recently witnessed the assembly and interior finishing of a timber frame prefabricated house, we have a good understanding of how complex the whole process is.
Dismantling the basic elements of the roof and walls should not be a problem, but:
- Plumbing installation
- Electrical installation
- Heating system installation
- Wall and ceiling paneling
- Screed
- Wallpaper
- Flooring
- Interior doors
- Fireplace
- ...
are all components that, after the house is erected, just like in a traditionally built house, need to be installed and somehow connected to the building.
Apart from the fact that carefully dismantling and reassembling all this would be an extremely complex "puzzle," I think many parts would likely be damaged or even destroyed during the construction work.
This would already require costly replacement.
The necessary labor time and resulting labor costs would probably be, roughly estimated, about twice as high as for a conventional assembly of a prefabricated house – essentially one time for disassembly and one time for reassembly.
Transport over the not exactly short distance is also likely to be a significant cost factor – not to mention that specialized semi-trailers should be used for transport, which are not commonly available everywhere.
On top of this come costs for the foundation slab and/or basement...
I would also not necessarily use houses in a model home park as a basis for cost estimation – these houses often lack various connections required for normal living, starting from usually missing plumbing installations to often very limited electrical installations, etc.
Long story short – I’ll take a risk here: I cannot imagine that this project can be carried out economically.
Best regards,
Dirk
I also believe that such a project is unlikely to be worthwhile.
Having recently witnessed the assembly and interior finishing of a timber frame prefabricated house, we have a good understanding of how complex the whole process is.
Dismantling the basic elements of the roof and walls should not be a problem, but:
- Plumbing installation
- Electrical installation
- Heating system installation
- Wall and ceiling paneling
- Screed
- Wallpaper
- Flooring
- Interior doors
- Fireplace
- ...
are all components that, after the house is erected, just like in a traditionally built house, need to be installed and somehow connected to the building.
Apart from the fact that carefully dismantling and reassembling all this would be an extremely complex "puzzle," I think many parts would likely be damaged or even destroyed during the construction work.
This would already require costly replacement.
The necessary labor time and resulting labor costs would probably be, roughly estimated, about twice as high as for a conventional assembly of a prefabricated house – essentially one time for disassembly and one time for reassembly.
Transport over the not exactly short distance is also likely to be a significant cost factor – not to mention that specialized semi-trailers should be used for transport, which are not commonly available everywhere.
On top of this come costs for the foundation slab and/or basement...
I would also not necessarily use houses in a model home park as a basis for cost estimation – these houses often lack various connections required for normal living, starting from usually missing plumbing installations to often very limited electrical installations, etc.
Long story short – I’ll take a risk here: I cannot imagine that this project can be carried out economically.
Best regards,
Dirk
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