ᐅ Prefabricated House Cost Estimate

Created on: 16 Sep 2017 16:29
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FizZ-
Hello!
I am planning to build a comfortable prefabricated house, not solid construction and without a basement!

I already have a plot of land and want to have a house built on it, in a rural area, and turnkey!
The total living area should be between 120 m² - 130 m² (about 1290 - 1400 sq ft).
I will take care of painting and installing the flooring myself, except for the bathroom tiles.
Please include items like roller shutters in the cost estimate.
It should have a gable roof and be 1.5 stories high.

The building site is in the second row, so all utility connections are already available at the front house on the property!

For now, I am primarily interested in a cost estimate for a basic standard (I am not looking for luxury but reasonably comfortable), then I can consider extras.

What I would like and would really appreciate is a cost estimate for the house and additionally the ancillary costs. (I have already researched ancillary costs quite thoroughly, but since many connections are already on the property, the extension to my house would only be about 5-10 meters (16-33 feet)).

Greetings from Rhineland-Palatinate
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Maria16
18 Sep 2017 15:26
No volume discount!

However, some items cost the same regardless of the size, for example, a staircase. When these "fixed" costs are distributed over 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), the cost per square meter is higher than if spread over 200 m² (2,153 sq ft)...
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FizZ-
18 Sep 2017 19:30
That makes sense! You really learn a lot here! Thank you for the explanation, Maria.
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Nordlys
18 Sep 2017 19:43
Next to us, a 130 model from Contract Vario is currently being built. It leaves a good impression. Everything is running smoothly. At the moment, they are selling the model for 140,000 in standard specification including the foundation slab, but with a gas boiler. Karsten
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FizZ-
19 Sep 2017 07:08
Yes.. a gas heating system is out of the question, and heat pumps are somewhat more expensive to install, so you could add at least 5,000 more for your house. Do you know the company the gas heating system comes from? There are a few well-known ones.. or do they install no-name brands?
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ypg
19 Sep 2017 07:19
From the way you describe the driveway and the boundary with the neighbor, I don’t see any possibility for installing a prefabricated house. Several trucks will deliver the prefabricated exterior and interior walls, as well as roof panels and gable walls – the crane needs space, and access to the foundation slab is likely required.

I would clarify this first before you make further plans. It’s also not permitted to park heavy vehicles just anywhere on neighbors’ property without permission.

You can certainly build a cozy solid construction house, but in that case, the driveway must also be accessible.
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FizZ-
19 Sep 2017 08:02
There are certain laws that require neighbors to allow construction equipment and similar items to be placed on their property. However, in Rhineland-Palatinate, this is limited to only allowing access to the site by vehicle, and I believe construction materials can also be stored there. I already have the neighbor’s signature for my project, and since the property is unused, I don’t see any reason for it to fail. For pouring a concrete slab, the truck does not necessarily have to be parked directly in front—I have seen it done differently. I thought the walls would be lifted over the wall by a large crane from the (very large) neighboring property, with a person sitting at the top to oversee everything. Meanwhile, a few workers would be at my construction site to coordinate the process.

In the initial meetings regarding the preliminary building inquiry, no one mentioned anything about this except that I am not allowed to position my house too far back; it can be no more than 35 meters (115 feet) away from the road.