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What is the amount of 180,000 or 200,000 intended to cover?

With only 200,000, it gets tight. Or rather, it is feasible if I need to be specific.

Petri schrieb:

@ Der Da How much should be budgeted?

20,000 euros (about 21,500 USD) for additional building costs will not be enough, and the house will also be more expensive if it is to be fully finished and ready to move in without any personal labor. A fireplace costs quite a bit, and the solar system is not a standard feature, which will certainly increase the price.

I can't predict exactly, but I estimate the house around 200,000 to 220,000 euros (approximately 215,000 to 237,000 USD), with an open upper limit, plus 35,000 euros (around 38,000 USD) for additional building costs, plus extras.

$180,000 for such a large house with bay windows, dormers, and your additional custom requests? That’s not realistic. If you had skimmed through this forum for just 10 minutes, you would already know how much a house and property actually cost.

Do you already have a plot of land? With a soil survey? ... You should increase the allowance for additional building costs; €20,000 is too low. Here, €35,000 is a more realistic estimate.
Does the land already have paving, lawn, and trees? No? Then you’ll need to set aside an extra amount for that as well. €10,000 can easily be spent on these.

I believe your budget expectations are the reason why you are not being taken seriously.

The plot of land is already available. Landscaping and similar work are not planned immediately since it only concerns the area around the house, and the existing trees and plants on the property are meant to remain. Only the leftover debris from construction would need to be cleaned up, and new grass planted.

I have read a lot in this forum, which is also the reason why I posted, as I couldn’t fully find answers to our questions.

A dormer is not planned.

However, I will reconsider the additional costs and revise my list.

We approached the providers with these budget expectations, which they could have also said were unrealistic.

But thank you for the suggestions.

The amount of work we can do ourselves is limited, as we both work full-time. It would only be painting, tiling, the remaining floor covering work, and interior doors. Realistically, we wouldn’t be able to manage more than that.

Thank you for the responses. We are reconsidering it.