ᐅ Finding the Right Partner for Your Home Construction Project
Created on: 13 Mar 2022 11:58
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HaeusleBauer77
Hello everyone,
We were fortunate to secure one of the rare plots in the commuter belt around the Rhine-Main area at a reasonable price. It is an end-of-terrace house and can basically be built like a somewhat wider semi-detached house.
Now we face the challenge of finding the right partner for our project. Our initial idea was to work with an architect, at least to guide us through the early phases and identify potential pitfalls early on. Unfortunately, this was unsuccessful because our project is considered too small by everyone so far.
We are now starting to approach prefabricated house suppliers. We have already had several discussions at the show home park in Bad Vilbel and feel that most offer roughly the same package, but the price (ready to move in, including additional construction costs/groundwork/outdoor landscaping) varies widely, ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 EUR. The differences likely result from the building specifications and selection options. We have a very clear (and simple) idea of how the floor plan should look and what is allowed under the local development plan. It is very conventional and feasible by all suppliers.
Nevertheless, there seems to be an almost endless number of possible providers and alternatives, such as general contractors, solid construction houses, and so on. The time we could invest would probably be significant, and we still might not find the one perfect partner. How did you make this decision “measurable” for yourselves, and how did you approach the preselection process?
We would also appreciate any recommendations for interesting partners.
Thanks in advance for your replies!
We were fortunate to secure one of the rare plots in the commuter belt around the Rhine-Main area at a reasonable price. It is an end-of-terrace house and can basically be built like a somewhat wider semi-detached house.
Now we face the challenge of finding the right partner for our project. Our initial idea was to work with an architect, at least to guide us through the early phases and identify potential pitfalls early on. Unfortunately, this was unsuccessful because our project is considered too small by everyone so far.
We are now starting to approach prefabricated house suppliers. We have already had several discussions at the show home park in Bad Vilbel and feel that most offer roughly the same package, but the price (ready to move in, including additional construction costs/groundwork/outdoor landscaping) varies widely, ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 EUR. The differences likely result from the building specifications and selection options. We have a very clear (and simple) idea of how the floor plan should look and what is allowed under the local development plan. It is very conventional and feasible by all suppliers.
Nevertheless, there seems to be an almost endless number of possible providers and alternatives, such as general contractors, solid construction houses, and so on. The time we could invest would probably be significant, and we still might not find the one perfect partner. How did you make this decision “measurable” for yourselves, and how did you approach the preselection process?
We would also appreciate any recommendations for interesting partners.
Thanks in advance for your replies!
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WilderSueden13 Mar 2022 21:12driver55 schrieb:
@WilderSueden: Beyond a certain size, there’s no direct contact between the manager and the client. Or do you also negotiate with Ola? 😀 Exactly. That’s why the question is whether the size of the company doesn’t matter to you, or if you prefer a certain size.
11ant schrieb:
To me, it sounds like a construction consultant is at least as suitable for you as an architect. Construction consultant Hoffmann is based in Rhineland-Palatinate, but as far as I know, he has connections to the building industry around Frankfurt. Google is your friend … You can just say that you are the mentioned construction consultant Hoffmann 😉
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motorradsilke14 Mar 2022 03:20For us, it quickly became clear that prefabricated house providers were not an option because they all had lead times that were too long. We wanted to build on short notice, and with them, nothing would have started in less than 9 months.
That left us with the local general contractors, and after initial discussions, recommendations, and comparing their services, two candidates remained. The final decision was made based on gut feeling, which we have never regretted.
That left us with the local general contractors, and after initial discussions, recommendations, and comparing their services, two candidates remained. The final decision was made based on gut feeling, which we have never regretted.
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MeinHaus9914 Mar 2022 16:14I can completely understand that. We also visited many different construction companies back then. In the end, however, we found an engineering firm through a recommendation that had the perfect concept for us. Maybe you could check out epch Weinheim.
MeinHaus99 schrieb:
Back then, we also visited many different construction companies.For laypeople, that would only really be worthwhile if you were reimbursed for travel expenses;-)MeinHaus99 schrieb:
In the end, we found an engineering firm through a recommendation that had the perfect concept for us.Someone here has already tried that (@DaniMartinez) – with unfortunate results: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/ausfuehrungsplaene-geaendert-ohne-absprache.41669/MeinHaus99 schrieb:
Maybe take a look at epch Weinheim.This provider seems quite worth considering to me, but apart from their fairly innovative and appealing marketing approach, they appear to be a relatively conventional engineering office.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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MeinHaus9914 Mar 2022 17:03Well, to be honest, we hadn’t experienced it like that before. The engineering office invoiced the builder directly. So, basically, it was free for us. We would have paid for the planning services to the builder anyway. This way, we were still free to plan independently.