ᐅ Looking for a prefab house / shell house similar to the Allkauf Haus Trendline...
Created on: 26 Aug 2010 19:06
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kiste
Hello friends,
we have fallen in love with the house from the Allkauf House Trendline series.
Unfortunately, the Allkauf house is a bit too large and too expensive for us. We are looking for a similar shell house with the same great large window front. The house should be about 130m² - 145m² (1400 - 1560 sq ft) in size.
Does anyone know a comparable house?
Best regards
kiste
we have fallen in love with the house from the Allkauf House Trendline series.
Unfortunately, the Allkauf house is a bit too large and too expensive for us. We are looking for a similar shell house with the same great large window front. The house should be about 130m² - 145m² (1400 - 1560 sq ft) in size.
Does anyone know a comparable house?
Best regards
kiste
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Bauexperte29 Aug 2010 11:53Hello,
Budget €240,000 minus land €45,000 minus additional construction costs (extra costs) – trade tax, notary, utility connections, etc. – €30,000, leaving €165,000 for the house.
I recently had a similar house quoted – but with a significantly low-maintenance glass front (see attachment). Adjusting the living area to your desired size, I come to around €156,000 for a KfW 70 efficiency house with a slab foundation, fully turnkey. After subtracting reasonable personal labor** (PL), I reach about €146,000. A basement – by the way, in the cost range described by Baulinie – is not even worth considering with your budget. The preferred window element also does not fit your overall budget.
A word about the often mentioned “shell and core” house. A shell and core house usually consists of a finished shell – building envelope, exterior plaster or brickwork, complete roof, as well as trades for windows including the front door. For the interior fit-out, professionals require between 3 and 4 months depending on drying times. Therefore, you should first ask yourself if you even have the time, and secondly: do you have the necessary expertise to carry out the interior trades? By the way, for electrical and plumbing work you need a licensed professional who will approve your work and takes responsibility with the utility provider. If you subcontract individual trades, for example, the last-mentioned ones, you should be able to prepare execution plans so you can compare offers; otherwise, your goal of saving costs will quickly fall apart.
All in all, it is rarely the cheapest option to convert a shell and core house into a turnkey single-family home; certainly not if you are going it alone. I know many families who reached the limits of their “marriage resilience” and beyond with such a project. You should consider all this carefully and think about whether in your case “less” might actually be “more”; the double burden should not be underestimated!
**Based on my personal experience, this involves mainly painting and flooring work, plus tiling including interior window sills, interior doors, and the final plumbing installation. In rare cases, also drywall work – but the builder must allocate additional time for this; and the not insignificant landscaping still awaits completion as well.
Best regards
Kiste schrieb:
The price limit including land is max. €240,000. The house should be built in 47551 Bedburg-Hau or surrounding areas on a plot of about 450m² (5400 sq ft) – 550m² (5900 sq ft). The house is just too big for us, it should also be
Kiste schrieb:My previous poster already mentioned the essential steps. With a budget of €240,000, the calculation is as follows:
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Budget €240,000 minus land €45,000 minus additional construction costs (extra costs) – trade tax, notary, utility connections, etc. – €30,000, leaving €165,000 for the house.
I recently had a similar house quoted – but with a significantly low-maintenance glass front (see attachment). Adjusting the living area to your desired size, I come to around €156,000 for a KfW 70 efficiency house with a slab foundation, fully turnkey. After subtracting reasonable personal labor** (PL), I reach about €146,000. A basement – by the way, in the cost range described by Baulinie – is not even worth considering with your budget. The preferred window element also does not fit your overall budget.
Kiste schrieb:The idea itself is reasonable under the circumstances, provided you actually use the storage room as storage. If you want to use the rear part of the garage as a utility room (HAR), you will face higher connection costs for gas, water, and electricity; this will increase the additional costs mentioned above by an estimated €5,000 to €8,000, which is generally not recommended. Ideally, a utility room should be planned in a direct line to the supply lines.
Or you might prefer, if the plot allows it, to skip the basement and instead enlarge the house or possibly an outbuilding (garage) with a technical room/storage room
A word about the often mentioned “shell and core” house. A shell and core house usually consists of a finished shell – building envelope, exterior plaster or brickwork, complete roof, as well as trades for windows including the front door. For the interior fit-out, professionals require between 3 and 4 months depending on drying times. Therefore, you should first ask yourself if you even have the time, and secondly: do you have the necessary expertise to carry out the interior trades? By the way, for electrical and plumbing work you need a licensed professional who will approve your work and takes responsibility with the utility provider. If you subcontract individual trades, for example, the last-mentioned ones, you should be able to prepare execution plans so you can compare offers; otherwise, your goal of saving costs will quickly fall apart.
All in all, it is rarely the cheapest option to convert a shell and core house into a turnkey single-family home; certainly not if you are going it alone. I know many families who reached the limits of their “marriage resilience” and beyond with such a project. You should consider all this carefully and think about whether in your case “less” might actually be “more”; the double burden should not be underestimated!
**Based on my personal experience, this involves mainly painting and flooring work, plus tiling including interior window sills, interior doors, and the final plumbing installation. In rare cases, also drywall work – but the builder must allocate additional time for this; and the not insignificant landscaping still awaits completion as well.
Best regards
Hey construction expert,
thank you very much for your detailed response. It looks like we will probably go with a house without a basement. I think there will be a spacious utility room. I have some tradespeople in the family, so I will talk to them about what help I can expect. Otherwise, I looked at MyHammer today; everything we can’t do ourselves I would outsource through MyHammer. I will now continue to gather information on what to expect with a “shell house.”
Best regards
Tim
thank you very much for your detailed response. It looks like we will probably go with a house without a basement. I think there will be a spacious utility room. I have some tradespeople in the family, so I will talk to them about what help I can expect. Otherwise, I looked at MyHammer today; everything we can’t do ourselves I would outsource through MyHammer. I will now continue to gather information on what to expect with a “shell house.”
Best regards
Tim
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