ᐅ Prefabricated house or solid construction – what is your opinion?
Created on: 7 Aug 2013 10:55
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Leela
Hello!
We are currently exploring the topic of building a house, with plans to start next year. We are still very much at the beginning and have not yet decided whether to go with traditional solid construction or opt for a prefabricated house.
I’m interested in your personal opinions on this topic. What do you prefer, what are the advantages and disadvantages, and how did you make your decision?
Best regards,
Leela
We are currently exploring the topic of building a house, with plans to start next year. We are still very much at the beginning and have not yet decided whether to go with traditional solid construction or opt for a prefabricated house.
I’m interested in your personal opinions on this topic. What do you prefer, what are the advantages and disadvantages, and how did you make your decision?
Best regards,
Leela
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Doc.Schnaggls23 Jun 2014 13:26Hello,
We are currently just about to have our pre-construction meeting – it will take place tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM. We are very excited – the basement will be built in three weeks, and the house will follow in October (we are building a timber frame prefabricated house).
Regards,
Dirk
We are currently just about to have our pre-construction meeting – it will take place tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM. We are very excited – the basement will be built in three weeks, and the house will follow in October (we are building a timber frame prefabricated house).
Regards,
Dirk
Hello building expert!
Seriously – meaning we laughed ourselves silly and then just walked out.
Okay. Good to know. Thanks! B*Z* caught our attention right at the start because of the geothermal system.
My sister recommends an air-to-air heat pump. We still need to gather more information about the heating options.
Thanks for the link, Dirk. Good luck with your first attempt tomorrow!
Seriously – meaning we laughed ourselves silly and then just walked out.
Okay. Good to know. Thanks! B*Z* caught our attention right at the start because of the geothermal system.
My sister recommends an air-to-air heat pump. We still need to gather more information about the heating options.
Thanks for the link, Dirk. Good luck with your first attempt tomorrow!
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Doc.Schnaggls23 Jun 2014 13:36Thanks for the good wishes!
Oh yes, the topic of heating...
We also spent a long time thinking about it...
In the end, we chose an air-to-water heat pump. Our supplier now offers air-to-air heat pumps as the standard option, but we definitely wanted underfloor heating, and we didn’t like the air outlets of the air-to-air heat pump – the outlets of the controlled residential ventilation system are much more discreet...
Oh yes, the topic of heating...
We also spent a long time thinking about it...
In the end, we chose an air-to-water heat pump. Our supplier now offers air-to-air heat pumps as the standard option, but we definitely wanted underfloor heating, and we didn’t like the air outlets of the air-to-air heat pump – the outlets of the controlled residential ventilation system are much more discreet...
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Wanderdüne23 Jun 2014 20:41Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
The problem with escalating costs occurs either ... or when construction is done without a fixed price and with separate contract awards for each trade – here the architect estimates the costs – you can see in the related posts here in the forum how this can end. The cost estimate already takes place in design phase 2, at which point only a very rough preliminary design has been made. Later increases, especially after realizing that one does not want to live as frugally as initially planned, do occur. In phase 3, after the schematic design, the cost calculation is then carried out.
But it is clear: those who want (cost) certainty cannot avoid a fixed price offer, which of course does not come for free.
HB
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