ᐅ Time Frame for Building a Prefabricated House – What Should I Expect?
Created on: 15 Jun 2016 14:15
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Schnuppen
Hello dear forum community,
We are still at the very beginning of our house building idea, which came about quite spontaneously due to a job-related move. Currently, we live about 360 km (225 miles) away from the future building site (our old hometown). My husband recently received a job offer there on short notice.
To avoid temporary rental arrangements and spare our children two moves (including changing daycare, etc.) in a short period, the idea came up to build directly. Until then, I would stay with the children at our current place.
We would like to build a turnkey prefabricated house (including the plot). What timeframe should I expect approximately from decision-making/contract signing to moving in?
I have read reports where the process took just over six months. Others mention one year. What is realistic?
This is important because, during the construction period, we would have to maintain a long-distance relationship, which would probably be the most difficult for the children (but not extremely disruptive, as my husband already works a lot and only sees the children briefly in the mornings). However, if one should rather plan for a year or longer, it would probably make sense to look for a rental place for the transition first.
Unfortunately, we are absolute beginners and still need to familiarize ourselves thoroughly with the topic. We also have little experience within our circle of friends.
I would be very happy to receive some answers!
Best regards, Schnuppen
We are still at the very beginning of our house building idea, which came about quite spontaneously due to a job-related move. Currently, we live about 360 km (225 miles) away from the future building site (our old hometown). My husband recently received a job offer there on short notice.
To avoid temporary rental arrangements and spare our children two moves (including changing daycare, etc.) in a short period, the idea came up to build directly. Until then, I would stay with the children at our current place.
We would like to build a turnkey prefabricated house (including the plot). What timeframe should I expect approximately from decision-making/contract signing to moving in?
I have read reports where the process took just over six months. Others mention one year. What is realistic?
This is important because, during the construction period, we would have to maintain a long-distance relationship, which would probably be the most difficult for the children (but not extremely disruptive, as my husband already works a lot and only sees the children briefly in the mornings). However, if one should rather plan for a year or longer, it would probably make sense to look for a rental place for the transition first.
Unfortunately, we are absolute beginners and still need to familiarize ourselves thoroughly with the topic. We also have little experience within our circle of friends.
I would be very happy to receive some answers!
Best regards, Schnuppen
Schnuppen schrieb:
We are definitely keeping an eye out for existing properties, but the market in this area seems quite limited (at least in terms of what we have in mind).Although I really dislike real estate agents, I can only recommend using one here. The good houses almost never appear on websites like ImmoScout and others because the agent offers them directly to potential buyers, who then usually take them. Only private sellers' houses (which can be few depending on the region, since sellers often have no reason to sell privately) and unwanted agent-listed houses end up online. So logically, you have to check the databases of one or more agents.To me, these offers sounded surprisingly simple: We purchase the land and house from the seller (provided both fit our needs) and then just get started!That is definitely doable, no question. But you need to have some knowledge of planning (okay, that’s an understatement), be prepared to spend about 20 hours a week on it over several months, and then find a company that guarantees a fast construction period (for example, Viebrockhaus with 3 months). The time between finding the plot (not buying!) and moving in can be around 6 months, but that is already very tight... We took almost 7 months from "found the land online" to moving in. Time could have been saved on construction since we had 4.5 months from foundation slab to move-in.
For us, the contract was signed in February 2015, the scheduled installation was at the end of September 2015, and we moved in at the beginning of February 2016.
So, it took almost exactly one year.
The plot was not acquired through the provider.
The current demand is likely causing shortages in almost all areas.
So, it took almost exactly one year.
The plot was not acquired through the provider.
The current demand is likely causing shortages in almost all areas.
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Schnuppen16 Jun 2016 14:37Thank you very much for all the responses! It has become absolutely clear that our idea was purely wishful thinking... Nevertheless, we will now start the planning, as it is important to know which district we are dealing with in order to look for a temporary solution there. And it is definitely better to be on site once we enter the "critical phase."