ᐅ Initial floor plan available—what is the recommended approach for construction planning?
Created on: 9 Oct 2016 12:11
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dertobsen879 Oct 2016 12:11Hello forum,
We are both 29 years old, with a combined net income of €4400 (he earns €2800 / she earns €1600), and have been considering building our own home in the near future for about a year now.
We are wondering about the exact process of the different planning stages.
Step 1 is certainly to find a suitable plot of land
-> we have one: 1500 sqm (16,145 sq ft) with 25 m (82 ft) street frontage – fully developed.
2. Find a suitable floor plan
-> we fell in love with the attached floor plan.
It comes from Kern-Haus.
We would like to make some changes (generally reduce the size to about 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) + add a fire-rated door from the pantry to the utility room, so groceries can be carried directly from the garage into the house).
Possibly make the garage a bit wider, as we have two large vehicles (T4 & T6) – although the property boundary might limit us here.
Flat roof.
We would like to build with a local construction company.
Some acquaintances built with them and mentioned roughly €1200 per sqm (about $110 per sq ft) as a ballpark figure.
Of course, since we have extra wishes (large washbasin, walk-in shower, ventilation system, fireplace, multiple sockets, electric shutters...), we expect higher costs.
What do you think?
3. Possibly, for the garage and the so-called utility room, we would only request the concrete slab and build the garage ourselves later – can you give me approximate costs for building or commissioning a garage with a footprint of about 55 sqm (592 sq ft)?
Now to my main question:
Go directly to a construction company to design the house – get a cost estimate – then take it to a mortgage broker to find the best lender through them?
We have already been to one bank, which roughly calculated that about €350,000 would be possible – although I don’t want to use the full amount.
Prerequisite for building: The plot of land would already be purchased with our own funds.
We are both 29 years old, with a combined net income of €4400 (he earns €2800 / she earns €1600), and have been considering building our own home in the near future for about a year now.
We are wondering about the exact process of the different planning stages.
Step 1 is certainly to find a suitable plot of land
-> we have one: 1500 sqm (16,145 sq ft) with 25 m (82 ft) street frontage – fully developed.
2. Find a suitable floor plan
-> we fell in love with the attached floor plan.
It comes from Kern-Haus.
We would like to make some changes (generally reduce the size to about 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) + add a fire-rated door from the pantry to the utility room, so groceries can be carried directly from the garage into the house).
Possibly make the garage a bit wider, as we have two large vehicles (T4 & T6) – although the property boundary might limit us here.
Flat roof.
We would like to build with a local construction company.
Some acquaintances built with them and mentioned roughly €1200 per sqm (about $110 per sq ft) as a ballpark figure.
Of course, since we have extra wishes (large washbasin, walk-in shower, ventilation system, fireplace, multiple sockets, electric shutters...), we expect higher costs.
What do you think?
3. Possibly, for the garage and the so-called utility room, we would only request the concrete slab and build the garage ourselves later – can you give me approximate costs for building or commissioning a garage with a footprint of about 55 sqm (592 sq ft)?
Now to my main question:
Go directly to a construction company to design the house – get a cost estimate – then take it to a mortgage broker to find the best lender through them?
We have already been to one bank, which roughly calculated that about €350,000 would be possible – although I don’t want to use the full amount.
Prerequisite for building: The plot of land would already be purchased with our own funds.
Hmm ... the current plan has about 3 to 4 square meters (32 to 43 square feet) of unused space around the pantry and kitchen area.
If you want to save square meters, you can’t just make every room slightly smaller in a layout like this. The most effective option here would probably be to reduce the house width by about 1 meter (3 feet) on the right side, but that would mean losing the pantry as well, in my opinion.
And 1200 euros per square meter (around $110 per square foot) ... take a look around here, I really think that’s an exaggeration. Ask people you know what exactly they included and what they didn’t in their calculations.
If you want to save square meters, you can’t just make every room slightly smaller in a layout like this. The most effective option here would probably be to reduce the house width by about 1 meter (3 feet) on the right side, but that would mean losing the pantry as well, in my opinion.
And 1200 euros per square meter (around $110 per square foot) ... take a look around here, I really think that’s an exaggeration. Ask people you know what exactly they included and what they didn’t in their calculations.
Step 2 is already wrong!
First, determine the budget for the house, and then find a structural engineer or general contractor (GU/GÜ) or architect you can trust. Then plan the house with them, for example based on a concept (such as the “core” layout or similar approaches; you can present a room plan to the architect) that fits both the development plan and your budget.
Edit: Technical equipment should be placed in an insulated room... this can’t be added later than the house itself, especially if the heating system is located there.
Regards
First, determine the budget for the house, and then find a structural engineer or general contractor (GU/GÜ) or architect you can trust. Then plan the house with them, for example based on a concept (such as the “core” layout or similar approaches; you can present a room plan to the architect) that fits both the development plan and your budget.
Edit: Technical equipment should be placed in an insulated room... this can’t be added later than the house itself, especially if the heating system is located there.
Regards
ypg schrieb:
Edit: The technical room should be inside an insulated space... you can’t just build it later than the house if the heating system is located there.If you want KfW funding, this is actually mandatory (the heat generator must be within the thermal envelope). However, the technical room outside can of course also be insulated and heated to meet this requirement. But that will probably cost more than simply extending the garage.
Alex85 schrieb:
If you want KFW funds, this is actually mandatory (the heat generator must be located within the thermal envelope).
....My 'should' is always a 'must' 😉
Regards
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