Hey everyone, I’m new here.
A quick introduction... I work as a HVAC mechatronics technician at a large company where I’m also involved in new ventilation installations, etc. My fiancée is a special needs caregiver. Currently, we pay 800€ rent without utilities for a 2-room apartment. Including utilities, it’s around 1000€. We manage this comfortably and often go on vacation or afford many extras.
Now, I want to build a prefabricated house. Our total budget is 250,000€. The plot costs about 90,000€, so the house itself can cost 150,000€. We have received many offers from Allkauf Haus, Ling4you, and Massa Haus, but there are so many it’s hard to keep track.
I can do a lot myself. I will handle electrical work, plumbing, and underfloor heating. The basement will be partially finished as well. The Allkauf Haus offer for 157,000€ is currently our top choice.
We could comfortably afford a monthly payment of around 1200€ including utilities. Is that amount too low for a house or is it normal?
I will do drywall, tiles, and flooring myself.
Euromac2 is also very affordable—does anyone have experience with them?
Thanks a lot!!!
A quick introduction... I work as a HVAC mechatronics technician at a large company where I’m also involved in new ventilation installations, etc. My fiancée is a special needs caregiver. Currently, we pay 800€ rent without utilities for a 2-room apartment. Including utilities, it’s around 1000€. We manage this comfortably and often go on vacation or afford many extras.
Now, I want to build a prefabricated house. Our total budget is 250,000€. The plot costs about 90,000€, so the house itself can cost 150,000€. We have received many offers from Allkauf Haus, Ling4you, and Massa Haus, but there are so many it’s hard to keep track.
I can do a lot myself. I will handle electrical work, plumbing, and underfloor heating. The basement will be partially finished as well. The Allkauf Haus offer for 157,000€ is currently our top choice.
We could comfortably afford a monthly payment of around 1200€ including utilities. Is that amount too low for a house or is it normal?
I will do drywall, tiles, and flooring myself.
Euromac2 is also very affordable—does anyone have experience with them?
Thanks a lot!!!
Portoalegre schrieb:
and get offended so easily
they have no idea how well connected a tradesperson is
at least 10 electricians and HVAC installers in their network
3-5 tilers
2-3 plastering or screeding crews
in the village, three guys who can operate an excavator like the devil
but I don’t know a single lawyer And those 20-25 people don’t charge anything, they’re just waiting for this project and even bring materials for free.T
toxicmolotof19 Oct 2016 20:54I believe you can't get a house for that price even in Singapore. Maybe a wooden shed outside the city.
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Portoalegre20 Oct 2016 15:37tomtom79 schrieb:
@Portoalegro
Is your house already built? I remember your posts, you were quite resistant to advice.Fortunately, I didn’t follow any advice from this forum.
My shell construction is waiting for the screed.
The DIY work included rough installation of electrical, heating, and plumbing;
the rest was handled by the general contractor.
Each task took two days with three people.
We installed about 1000 meters (3300 feet) of cable, 400 meters (1300 feet) of empty conduit, and 200 meters (660 feet) of composite protective piping.
110 sockets including switches—you can calculate the potential savings yourself.
Since I neither took out a loan nor KfW funding, the budget was very tight.
We are talking about the eastern Upper Palatinate region: TIR, NEW, SAD, CHA, etc.
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Portoalegre20 Oct 2016 15:56tomtom79 schrieb:
Which advice was so wrong that you’re glad you didn’t follow it?I focused on what I know and have already done twice (completely renovated two old buildings).
Holding back on everything else,
limiting myself to what is feasible and makes sense, and so on.