Hello everyone,
I’m new here because we’ve decided to build a prefabricated house.
We’re still at an early stage and have been gathering information from specialist literature and house catalogs.
Based on the Focus Money test, the following companies are options for us:
- Huf (we don’t really like their design)
- Schwörerhaus (located about 30km (19 miles) away from us)
- Hanse Haus
- Streif Haus
We’ve already had an initial informative conversation with Hanse Haus, which was very friendly.
We haven’t contacted the others yet. Schwörerhaus has a very good reputation, but also a reputation for high prices.
Our budget is around 450,000 - 500,000€.
One of our preferred building plots is priced at 165,000€ (developed, from the municipality plus notary and property transfer tax). We expect total costs to be close to 180,000€ for this. Price per m² (square meter) is 380€ (about $403).
Personally, I find that quite steep, but the infrastructure and the location are good. Slightly sloped site with a nice view; airport, state capital, and trade fair grounds are only 10 minutes away. Schools, doctors, and supermarkets are in the town. The region is Baden-Württemberg (BW), by the way.
Now, to my question:
Since we don’t yet know where we will end up choosing, I would like to know
a) if you have any experience with the companies mentioned above, and
b) what your house cost you (price without and with the land).
We are wondering if we can afford prefabricated house prices with our budget. The house should be around 180m² (about 1,940 square feet), with a shed roof or gable roof. Of course, this is hard to say generally, as it depends a lot on personal wishes. But please help me… with the remaining budget (500,000€ - 180,000€ = 320,000€) is there anything reasonable to be found, or will that already be very tight?
Oh, and we plan almost no self-construction work, due to lack of DIY skills.
Thanks in advance!!
I’m new here because we’ve decided to build a prefabricated house.
We’re still at an early stage and have been gathering information from specialist literature and house catalogs.
Based on the Focus Money test, the following companies are options for us:
- Huf (we don’t really like their design)
- Schwörerhaus (located about 30km (19 miles) away from us)
- Hanse Haus
- Streif Haus
We’ve already had an initial informative conversation with Hanse Haus, which was very friendly.
We haven’t contacted the others yet. Schwörerhaus has a very good reputation, but also a reputation for high prices.
Our budget is around 450,000 - 500,000€.
One of our preferred building plots is priced at 165,000€ (developed, from the municipality plus notary and property transfer tax). We expect total costs to be close to 180,000€ for this. Price per m² (square meter) is 380€ (about $403).
Personally, I find that quite steep, but the infrastructure and the location are good. Slightly sloped site with a nice view; airport, state capital, and trade fair grounds are only 10 minutes away. Schools, doctors, and supermarkets are in the town. The region is Baden-Württemberg (BW), by the way.
Now, to my question:
Since we don’t yet know where we will end up choosing, I would like to know
a) if you have any experience with the companies mentioned above, and
b) what your house cost you (price without and with the land).
We are wondering if we can afford prefabricated house prices with our budget. The house should be around 180m² (about 1,940 square feet), with a shed roof or gable roof. Of course, this is hard to say generally, as it depends a lot on personal wishes. But please help me… with the remaining budget (500,000€ - 180,000€ = 320,000€) is there anything reasonable to be found, or will that already be very tight?
Oh, and we plan almost no self-construction work, due to lack of DIY skills.
Thanks in advance!!
Although this thread is a bit older (just before the application deadline, right? ), since I know where xycrazy originally wanted to build, I'll add my two cents: We decided on a prefabricated house and had also compared all the ones mentioned (Schwörerhaus, Bien-Zenker, Weberhaus, two others, and two more solid construction providers). We had all our requirements put into an offer from each company to make them more comparable, recalculated prices, compared the scope of work, requested extra charges, and so on.
In the end, the price was almost the same for all, whether solid construction or prefab. We ultimately went with a small prefab company from the Karlsruhe area because of our gut feeling, the wall structure, and the standard open wooden beam ceiling. With just a bit more living space, however, we ended up significantly over budget all-in—that is, including landscaping, kitchen, and special requests. This building area has some pitfalls, so the budget should rather be considered excluding the land.
So far, we are very satisfied; the basement will be installed tomorrow.
Regarding the topic of “only one point of contact”: It doesn’t matter whether prefab or solid construction; it depends on the provider. If you build a prefab house with a basement, except for Schwörerhaus, you will also have contact with a basement construction company, as they all work in this area with either Glatthaar or Kemmler. The other trades after the shell construction are also done by “local” craftsmen.
In the end, the price was almost the same for all, whether solid construction or prefab. We ultimately went with a small prefab company from the Karlsruhe area because of our gut feeling, the wall structure, and the standard open wooden beam ceiling. With just a bit more living space, however, we ended up significantly over budget all-in—that is, including landscaping, kitchen, and special requests. This building area has some pitfalls, so the budget should rather be considered excluding the land.
So far, we are very satisfied; the basement will be installed tomorrow.
Regarding the topic of “only one point of contact”: It doesn’t matter whether prefab or solid construction; it depends on the provider. If you build a prefab house with a basement, except for Schwörerhaus, you will also have contact with a basement construction company, as they all work in this area with either Glatthaar or Kemmler. The other trades after the shell construction are also done by “local” craftsmen.
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