ᐅ Home Construction 2015 – Local Craftsmen or Mass-Produced Materials

Hello everyone,

We have been focusing on the topic of house construction for quite some time now—just like all of you here. I only discovered this forum quite late. I would like to share my ideas here and later contribute a building blog to give back my experience to the community.

Specifically, I currently have my plans with Büdenbender for a quote. What caught my attention about Büdenbender is their breathable, vapor-permeable exterior wall system.

Does anyone have experience with Büdenbender, both regarding the construction execution and the building materials? Are the winters warm and the summers feeling cool (in the sense of timber frame construction)?

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any recent building blogs here, which made me a bit cautious at first. But I’ll wait for feedback.

I still plan to have discussions with Haake, Keitel-Haus, and Hamag Massivhaus GmbH. I would also appreciate any experiences or opinions regarding them.

Greetings from the Hunsrück

Hello,

project2015 schrieb:

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any recent construction blogs here... which made me a bit suspicious at first. But okay, I’ll wait for responses.

In 2012, I created an evaluation covering the entire contract scope of the provider. During my research, I also realized that very few homeowners’ diaries exist. To close this information gap, I recommend visiting ongoing construction sites of the provider in your area and, ideally on weekends, talking directly with the homeowners on site.

Best regards, Bauexperte

Hello construction expert,

Thank you very much for the quick response. For this very reason, I hope to get more detailed information about current building projects here in the forum, BECAUSE according to my contact person, no address of current homeowners can be shared due to data protection reasons... which I fully understand.

Nevertheless, I naturally want to inform myself as thoroughly as possible, as the appearance and information from Büdenbender so far give a very professional impression – but I don't want to be misled, of course!

What I have understood so far is that Büdenbender is rather among the high-end builders, which is then reflected in the materials used, and that is acceptable.

It would be bad if the company were expensive but used poor materials; nobody wants that, and that’s why forums like this exist.

So, has anyone had experience with Büdenbender? Can you assess their materials, especially the wall construction?

Any alternatives?

Hello,
I find that very strange... Usually, prefab house companies are happy to showcase their satisfied customers. Privacy concerns?

Then suggest to the seller that they should initiate the contact.
If they want to sell something, they should make an effort as well.

I can understand that to some extent, as not every homeowner wants potential buyers walking around their property.

Anyway, maybe someone here has some insight. I also find it a bit strange since they build around 120 houses per year and have been on the market for 65 years. There should be at least some references available... or all the homeowners are very satisfied.

By the way, does anyone have experience with Keitel-Haus/Haake?

The initial discussions are going quite well so far (I just wanted to update you a bit) without wanting to make any judgments yet.

We have designed a floor plan ourselves and are currently comparing the following options:

● Timber frame prefabricated construction (e.g., Büdenbender, Keitel-Haus)
● Solid construction through local contractors (Massivhaus Rhein Lahn)

Do you have any suggestions regarding the approach? I am personally leaning more toward solid construction with regional craftsmen (just a gut feeling), but I can’t shake the impression that these contractor companies might be the most expensive way to build a home. Am I mistaken, or do you have similar experiences?

Best regards