ᐅ Prefabricated Houses & Solid Construction – Evaluation of Offers

Created on: 20 Mar 2016 12:57
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delbau
Hello everyone,

we are currently planning to build a single-family house in Baden-Württemberg (Ostalbkreis) and have already found a suitable plot of land.

Now to the tricky part:
At first, we looked at some prefabricated house suppliers; there are quite a few show homes in our area.

Our requirements are as follows:
- Single-family house designed as a city villa (two-storey), about 140-150m² (1505-1615 sq ft) – no bay windows or similar features
- Double garage
- Open kitchen/dining/living area
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
- Basement optional, not included in this current planning
- The plot is almost level and easily accessible
-> In my opinion, the requirements for the house are therefore quite modest.

In terms of price, for a nearly turnkey finish we were always quoted around 315,000-340,000 euros (without land, without additional costs).

Based on these figures, we spoke with some real estate experts who said that a solid/traditionally built house should be possible for that price as well (and might even be cheaper).
We prefer a solidly built house because of its long-term value and stability.

Since the delivery times of the major prefab house suppliers are around 1 year, we then approached an architect.
The architect quickly said that the quoted house prices seemed very low to him but wanted to take a closer look anyway.

Even with commonly cited prices of about 1500-2000 euros/m² (140-186 USD/sq ft), for our house size I calculate 280,000-300,000 euros and still remain well below the prefab house offers, even at the higher end (2000 euros).

This leaves me with a few questions:
- In your opinion, is it possible to build our solid house (almost turnkey) at a similar or preferably lower price than the prefab houses?
- Do you have any recommendations for a prefabricated house supplier with a good price-performance ratio?
Quality comes at a cost – that is clear, so we do not want to save at all costs and were not looking at the cheapest suppliers.
- Is the commonly mentioned price of 1500-2000 euros/m² calculated as “turnkey”?

We look forward to your most up-to-date experiences.

Many thanks and have a nice weekend!
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ypg
28 Mar 2016 00:37
For specific company feedback, we have a dedicated moderated forum, which I unfortunately cannot link to while on the go.
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delbau
2 Apr 2016 16:06
Hi,

@ypg could you please send me the link? Thanks
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T21150
2 Apr 2016 18:14
I think in this case of internal linking, even I am allowed to do this as a regular user.

https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Erfahrungen-mit-Hausbau-firmen.12469/
Regards
Thorsten
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ypg
2 Apr 2016 20:05
@T21150

Thank you very much.
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HausBammental
3 Apr 2016 10:07
delbau schrieb:
Hi,

does anyone in the area have experience with the construction companies mentioned above? Also, Kampa has come up—what do you think about Kampa?

We are currently looking into Kampa as well. Happy to share experiences.
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delbau
17 Apr 2016 18:31
Hello,

sure, how far along are you currently? What are you planning?