Since our property search is going terribly, we will probably go ahead with building next spring.
To assess our budget independently of contractors, I would like to know how much one can realistically save.
We both work full-time, so we are fully aware that we can’t perform miracles.
I was thinking that maybe we could do some insulation ourselves on a weekend?
We could also lay the tiles ourselves and install the interior doors.
We can do the paving ourselves.
And dig the trenches for the utility connections (is that financially even worthwhile?)
What other tasks could be reasonably done by someone with some DIY skills that make financial sense?
And of course, I am very interested in how much one could realistically expect to save by doing these tasks themselves.
We live in the middle of Lower Saxony (just in case anyone needs that for an estimate).
To assess our budget independently of contractors, I would like to know how much one can realistically save.
We both work full-time, so we are fully aware that we can’t perform miracles.
I was thinking that maybe we could do some insulation ourselves on a weekend?
We could also lay the tiles ourselves and install the interior doors.
We can do the paving ourselves.
And dig the trenches for the utility connections (is that financially even worthwhile?)
What other tasks could be reasonably done by someone with some DIY skills that make financial sense?
And of course, I am very interested in how much one could realistically expect to save by doing these tasks themselves.
We live in the middle of Lower Saxony (just in case anyone needs that for an estimate).
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Bauexperte18 Aug 2014 11:26Hello,
Regards, Bauexperte
Wastl schrieb:That is correct.
If you want to do the tiling yourself, you have to consider that you can usually only do it after final inspection, as the risks then transfer to you.
Wastl schrieb:Installing a few door frames is not rocket science; if I can do it, a natural handyman certainly can. The same applies to the final plumbing installation, which is also omitted if tiling is done by someone else.
Often finishing works are no longer offered in that case (e.g., installation of door frames and doors). Then you might have to pay someone else “expensive” to do it.
Regards, Bauexperte
xycrazy schrieb:
As someone with little practical experience, I have a basic question: where did you learn all this? Did you have a mentor or was it all learning by doing, including mistakes? Either you know someone who can show you various things, or you study technical books... Nowadays, YouTube can also teach simple tasks.
You should definitely have two right hands and an understanding of angles, measurements, and joints, as well as interest.
ypg schrieb:
Insulation: The ones I felt sorry for during my house construction were the drywall installers who insulated the roof. Tough job and unhealthy. They cursed endlessly.I cursed too, but there are worse things, like double boarding an open roof structure, sanding and filling three times... I just got back from the construction site and can’t even lift my arms anymore ypg schrieb:
Do you have to put yourself through this and risk the blower door test?? For me, it proved that we did everything right. Not just the pure measurement result, but also the completely unsuccessful leak detection. The technician told me he hasn’t often seen that before. A few leaks were found, but not in the roof and not caused by any DIY errors, although none were serious.
Hello,
We built a solid brick house with a pitched roof and 127m² (1,367 sq ft) of living space last year in Brandenburg. It is equipped with a heat pump.
Overall, the construction process went very well.
However, we were very glad to have an independent building supervisor.
There were several situations where, as non-experts, we made incorrect or less optimal assessments.
The building supervisor was also a great help when it came to managing our own work contributions.
Best regards
Franzi
We built a solid brick house with a pitched roof and 127m² (1,367 sq ft) of living space last year in Brandenburg. It is equipped with a heat pump.
Overall, the construction process went very well.
However, we were very glad to have an independent building supervisor.
There were several situations where, as non-experts, we made incorrect or less optimal assessments.
The building supervisor was also a great help when it came to managing our own work contributions.
Best regards
Franzi
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