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Schlachter6 Apr 2012 17:56Hello,
My girlfriend and I have been considering building our own home for some time. Land and financing are not an issue. However, we have developed a bit of a fondness for the well-known "Swedish houses."
Does anyone here have one? What are your experiences?
Pros and cons?
My girlfriend and I have been considering building our own home for some time. Land and financing are not an issue. However, we have developed a bit of a fondness for the well-known "Swedish houses."
Does anyone here have one? What are your experiences?
Pros and cons?
What I know from Sweden are simple wooden cabins with a stove and electric heating. They will likely have little in common with the standards commonly required and prescribed in Germany. 🙂
There must be specialized suppliers for this type of house. I would try searching for and contacting them.
There must be specialized suppliers for this type of house. I would try searching for and contacting them.
There are prefabricated house providers who build a house that looks like a traditional Swedish house on the outside, but inside it is an energy-efficient house. However, it definitely won’t be cheap. Certainly not under 250,000€ (about 270,000 USD). My provider built one near Karlsruhe—it looks really stylish. But inside, it doesn’t have much in common with the Swedish houses in Sweden.