ᐅ Looking for a single-family house with the gable side facing the street, 8.5 meters wide
Created on: 10 May 2019 09:16
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SteffenM
Hello everyone!
I have been reading along here a few times over the past weeks and first of all, thank you for your passive support so far.
Last week, we were unexpectedly offered a plot of land in a new development near us because the previous interested party dropped out. The plot is just over 400sqm (4300 sq ft) with a perfect southwest-facing garden orientation. It’s located quite ideally for us and also well within the development area. So, we have reserved the plot for now.
Unfortunately, we have a relatively tight building envelope of 8.5m (28 ft) by 14m (46 ft). The 8.5m (28 ft) is the width along the street, and according to the land-use plan (building permit / planning permission), the house must be built with the eaves facing the street. This means the roof structure can only be 8.5m (28 ft) long.
Yesterday, we had our first consultation with Viebrockhaus and first realized how expensive house building really is. We had roughly estimated about €300,000 before. However, it was not clear to us until now what additional costs beyond house and land would be expected.
Unfortunately, with Viebrockhaus alone, we are charged €25,000 just for rotating the roof (eaves-facing is not standard). With what is by no means a generously sized house, including €95,000 for the plot, we are looking at over €500,000 in total—almost all costs included. That was quite a shock for us yesterday.
Both of us actually earn rather well but were still a bit stunned by how much a single-family house costs here. Is Viebrockhaus really that overpriced, or should we expect similar prices from other providers?
I am curious if there are significantly cheaper options elsewhere while still maintaining good quality.
Our envisioned house layout is as follows:
Ground floor: Open kitchen/dining/living area with a utility/laundry room adjacent to the kitchen, guest WC, and a small office (~9sqm / 97 sq ft).
Upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, master bedroom, bathroom
We would also like a third gable on the upper floor (this was not included in the Viebrockhaus price and added €16,000).
Overall, the specification and floor plan are rather standard.
Does anyone have recommendations for decent alternatives around the Viersen/Mönchengladbach/Krefeld area?
Best regards,
SteffenM
I have been reading along here a few times over the past weeks and first of all, thank you for your passive support so far.
Last week, we were unexpectedly offered a plot of land in a new development near us because the previous interested party dropped out. The plot is just over 400sqm (4300 sq ft) with a perfect southwest-facing garden orientation. It’s located quite ideally for us and also well within the development area. So, we have reserved the plot for now.
Unfortunately, we have a relatively tight building envelope of 8.5m (28 ft) by 14m (46 ft). The 8.5m (28 ft) is the width along the street, and according to the land-use plan (building permit / planning permission), the house must be built with the eaves facing the street. This means the roof structure can only be 8.5m (28 ft) long.
Yesterday, we had our first consultation with Viebrockhaus and first realized how expensive house building really is. We had roughly estimated about €300,000 before. However, it was not clear to us until now what additional costs beyond house and land would be expected.
Unfortunately, with Viebrockhaus alone, we are charged €25,000 just for rotating the roof (eaves-facing is not standard). With what is by no means a generously sized house, including €95,000 for the plot, we are looking at over €500,000 in total—almost all costs included. That was quite a shock for us yesterday.
Both of us actually earn rather well but were still a bit stunned by how much a single-family house costs here. Is Viebrockhaus really that overpriced, or should we expect similar prices from other providers?
I am curious if there are significantly cheaper options elsewhere while still maintaining good quality.
Our envisioned house layout is as follows:
Ground floor: Open kitchen/dining/living area with a utility/laundry room adjacent to the kitchen, guest WC, and a small office (~9sqm / 97 sq ft).
Upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, master bedroom, bathroom
We would also like a third gable on the upper floor (this was not included in the Viebrockhaus price and added €16,000).
Overall, the specification and floor plan are rather standard.
Does anyone have recommendations for decent alternatives around the Viersen/Mönchengladbach/Krefeld area?
Best regards,
SteffenM
SteffenM schrieb:
With Viebrockhaus, we unfortunately pay €25,000 just for the roof rotation (eaves roof is not standard). They clearly charge a lot for such changes.
When the roof is rotated, the gable also becomes larger and the roof higher, which causes these additional costs.
SteffenM schrieb:
Is Viebrockhaus really that overpriced, or should we expect similar prices from other providers? Yes, they are more expensive than others...
There are plenty of providers who will build it more cost-effectively.
Possibly regional builders who don’t just pick from a standard house catalog but hire architects to design something nice that meets the requirements.
I agree with that: customizing the roof on a detached catalog house seems unnecessarily complicated to me—I would rather look at semi-detached house models. With this format, it should be fairly easy to find something suitable. In my opinion, this task practically calls for building a semi-detached house, where windows on the fourth side won’t be an issue.
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hampshire10 May 2019 23:14You were probably at the Viebrockhaus show homes in Kaarst. These are priced according to the local market level. I know a house builder who works as a general contractor with a fixed price and has already built solid brick houses reliably, fairly, and affordably for friends and their daughter in the Viersen district. If you want, send me a private message and I’ll be happy to put you in touch. I’m sure you can visit one of the houses in Niederkrüchten sometime.
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