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blackm88 schrieb:
Contract signed in April. Building permit / planning permission application submitted on June 2nd, after a lot of pressure the approval was received in September. Detailed planning followed, then winter came (snow of many 10cm (several inches)) until February. Then excavation, foundation, basement, and the house by the end of March. So everything was “delayed” but only due to factors outside the home builder (authorities, weather, etc.)

12 weeks after the building permit / planning permission. However, these are only the rough walls; after that, construction progressed like stone on stone.

Höki
Similar to what we had. We used a fast-drying screed. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have worked.

For us (solid construction), it took 6.5 months from the first groundbreaking to moving in. Without fast-drying screed. Without any incidents and without significant breaks – at most, there were a few days when no workers were on site. We already found that extremely fast.

We also used fast-drying screed with a promised curing time of 14 days. That was wishful thinking; it actually took four weeks. The wall plaster just wouldn’t dry, so the tiler couldn’t start, causing a 14-day delay. Then the carpenter’s assistant got so drunk at the May Day celebration that he ended up falling into the fire and had to be hospitalized, which stalled the interior work.

Also, a roofer was assigned to install drywall, which neither went quickly nor was enjoyable for him, leading to complaints from me. The utility providers only showed up on August 20th instead of four weeks earlier. The kitchen delivery was delayed by four weeks, thanks to two-man handling by Hermes. So, there’s always something, and what was supposed to be the start of August as per the contract turned into September 1st. That’s still manageable; others have faced much worse. Karsten

Prefab house completed in 13 months. Contract signed in February, installation scheduled for November, move-in in March. February would have been possible as well, but we did the electrical work with an electrician and therefore extended the plan in advance to avoid pressure.

Hello,
for our solid brick house with a basement, it took 8 months from the first groundbreaking to moving in. I found that rather slow. Without the unnecessary downtime, it could easily have been completed a month faster.
We used standard cement screed, and the drying time was about 6 weeks, heavily supported by 3 construction dehumidifiers.
For a solid brick house with a basement, I would estimate a construction time of 7–8 months; without a basement, about one month less.
In my opinion, any longer than that is too slow!

Best regards,

Andreas