Hello
My husband and I are beginners when it comes to building and have only recently started looking into the subject. After a long, unsuccessful search and poor market prospects for an existing house, we are now probably going to build or commission a new one ourselves.
What is the best way to approach this?
We plan to visit a model home park in February. Should we already have a building plot in mind and bring a site plan?
Is there a website where various prefab home builders are reviewed? How can you find a reliable provider?
Best regards, RedRose
My husband and I are beginners when it comes to building and have only recently started looking into the subject. After a long, unsuccessful search and poor market prospects for an existing house, we are now probably going to build or commission a new one ourselves.
What is the best way to approach this?
We plan to visit a model home park in February. Should we already have a building plot in mind and bring a site plan?
Is there a website where various prefab home builders are reviewed? How can you find a reliable provider?
Best regards, RedRose
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Informatikfuzzi13 Jan 2013 13:54I have also visited one of these model home parks, and it was a nice day with an overload of impressions due to all the beautiful things on display. Unfortunately, nothing more than that.
Contrary to my expectations, there were no price lists available anywhere, and brochures were only provided upon request—if anyone was even present at all. At one company, I asked for advice and had to leave my full address; the result of the conversation (meaning the price) was only sent to me by email the following day, not immediately on site.
It would be helpful to have a rough idea of what you want before your visit—such as floor area, number of stories, roof style—because it doesn’t make sense to look at, for example, a Bauhaus-style flat roof house if that type of building is not allowed according to the local development plan (building permit / planning permission).
The best approach is to check the list of exhibiting companies on the model home park’s website first. Then visit those companies’ websites and make a preliminary selection. Based on that selection, you can then try to get more detailed information (especially pricing) on site.
Contrary to my expectations, there were no price lists available anywhere, and brochures were only provided upon request—if anyone was even present at all. At one company, I asked for advice and had to leave my full address; the result of the conversation (meaning the price) was only sent to me by email the following day, not immediately on site.
It would be helpful to have a rough idea of what you want before your visit—such as floor area, number of stories, roof style—because it doesn’t make sense to look at, for example, a Bauhaus-style flat roof house if that type of building is not allowed according to the local development plan (building permit / planning permission).
The best approach is to check the list of exhibiting companies on the model home park’s website first. Then visit those companies’ websites and make a preliminary selection. Based on that selection, you can then try to get more detailed information (especially pricing) on site.
Hello,
thank you for the quick response!
We already know most of the key points: floor area, layout ideas, number of floors, roof type, and house style we want.
I always thought you could discuss everything on site with each company and get a quote. Ok, then we will take a look at the different providers online.
Best regards
thank you for the quick response!
We already know most of the key points: floor area, layout ideas, number of floors, roof type, and house style we want.
I always thought you could discuss everything on site with each company and get a quote. Ok, then we will take a look at the different providers online.
Best regards
schubert7913 Jan 2013 17:00@Redrose: Forget it. Of course the companies want to "advise" you. That mainly means they want your address and phone number. That’s obvious... Or do you really think you’ll get a concrete price on site just like that? Usually, it’s just prices starting from xxx EUR. And that won’t get you any further. I would definitely start by addressing the issue of the land first... The rest usually depends on that, and often the basic design of the house almost develops by itself.
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Bauexperte13 Jan 2013 23:53Hello,
Kind regards
RedRose schrieb:You should not just "have your eye on" a plot of land, but at least have it reserved, or even better, purchased. You cannot build everything on every plot!
What is the best approach here?
Kind regards
We also visited the model home park at a time when we knew we wanted to build a house but didn’t yet have a building plot. We actually had a clear idea of how our house should look: one-and-a-half stories with a gable roof.
However, on our current plot, we are only allowed to build two stories with a hipped roof. So, our first visit to the model home park was actually pointless.
But I still found it very interesting, and since the model home park is about 20 minutes away from us, it turned out to be a nice weekend outing.
However, on our current plot, we are only allowed to build two stories with a hipped roof. So, our first visit to the model home park was actually pointless.
But I still found it very interesting, and since the model home park is about 20 minutes away from us, it turned out to be a nice weekend outing.
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