ᐅ Plot reserved in a new residential development, building planning is about to begin

Is the plot really that sloped? Are the boundaries really that curved? We all had rulers back in elementary school. At least tell us the dimensions of the plot. Please draw the boundary lines thin. Pencil or ballpoint pen is easier to read.

hanghaus2023 schrieb:

Is the plot really that uneven? Are the boundaries that curved?

The boundaries with the neighbors are parallel; everything else is due to the thick stylus drawing digital lines. Everything is correctly aligned according to the survey.

Flomo22 schrieb:

It’s quite level, that shouldn’t cause any problems.

I can see two contour lines there..

Flomo22 schrieb:

So far, we’ve been guided by the company’s designs; some fit quite well, but not perfectly.

If you can agree with some standard house models (apart from modifications regarding room orientation), I would suggest doing it differently from others here.

Flomo22 schrieb:

The question now is: do we proceed with our current ideas, maybe even using the floor plan from the first provider, or do we start completely from scratch with new ideas? Should we mention that we are also talking to other companies, or not? Are there any other tips or tricks we should consider at the beginning?

Basically, home builders don’t differ much as long as you stay within the same price range.
You have a space requirement of, for example, 140 sqm (1506 sq ft). You go to company X and ask for an offer for a house roughly 140 sqm including a detailed scope of work.
Company Y offers a different house for your space requirement, and you get their offer and scope of work.
You can do the same with company Z, which will come with their offer and scope of work.
Each company has a different price and a different standard house with varying square meters (e.g., X with 140 sqm for 44,000€, Y with 135 sqm for 430,000€, Z with 144 sqm for 400,000€).
Now, compare the scopes of work, not the prices—that comes later. Each of the three house designs has something you like and something you would change. That’s all possible: changing, rotating, flipping, modifying.
Look at what distinguishes each provider and their offer. For example, a wooden front door was important to us. Also, our company was regionally managed by architects. It mattered to us that our general contractor did not charge extra for additional windows.
Everything else was unimportant for us. Pricewise, with our must-haves, we weren’t the cheapest but in the mid-range. With others, we would have had to pay a lot more. In the end, the price difference shouldn’t be more than $5,000 or $10,000 (or even $20,000/30,000) if you feel comfortable.
I know that others would get a plan made by an architect and then request exactly that one house design from X, Y, and Z.
Personally, I doubt that companies will offer you a favorable price for a standard house based on an architect’s plan. I think they prefer to squeeze your wishes and the personally created plan into an existing model rather than offering you fair conditions for a truly custom house.
However, I’m now open to being surprised by professionals or self-proclaimed experts and enjoy the excitement of seeing what they come up with instead of a tailor-made compromise design—which can also get boring over time. I prefer having options rather than a fixed Pinterest design. After all, every preliminary plan runs the risk of being outdated next year. Right now, people spend hours figuring out how to integrate Pax, Besta, or Metod wardrobes individually (haha) into the hallway, but in two years these wardrobes will be completely banned from Pinterest and replaced by acoustic panels with hidden doors.