ᐅ Construction Planning and Building Process – Is a Preliminary Agreement with the Builder Necessary?
Created on: 11 Oct 2018 13:41
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Bauhamster1
Hello everyone,
I would really appreciate answers to my questions and thank you in advance.
Current situation: Plot of land available (building plot with development plan)
Desired situation: Construction of a single-family house with a basement on the plot, including DEKRA construction supervision (inspection and approval of individual trades)
Below are the rough steps of building a house as I imagine them. Please feel free to add or correct the order.
1. Preliminary discussion with the preferred prefab house company
2. Inspection of the building structure and review of experience reports about the prefab house company
3. Review of the prefab house company’s financial situation
4. Initial selection of the offered equipment package for the interior & factory visit of the production
5. Decision made on the prefab house company
6. Architectural planning including soil testing and structural engineering analysis
7. Preparation of building plans, energy demand calculation, cross-section planning, living space calculation
8. Submission of building plans to the local authority (estimated approval time up to 3 months)
9. Loan application must be submitted and approved
10. After approval of the plans and loan application (9 months interest-free commitment period) signing the contract with the prefab house company (contract will be carefully reviewed regarding scope and completeness of trades)
11. Start of production by the prefab house company
12. Excavation, groundwork, and installation of water supply & drainage, internet, gas line
13. Basement construction begins, completed basement including insulation
14. Basement completed
15. After completion of house production, delivery, and assembly on basement slab
16. Shell structure erected
17. Roof frame installed
18. Interior finishing starts (electrical work, insulation, plastering, etc.)
19. House finished, final acceptance inspection
20. Move-in and completion of driveway, garden, etc.
Questions:
Regarding point 2: Is some kind of preliminary contract with the prefab house company already necessary here? The architect is unlikely to carry out their work without financial security.
Regarding point 14: Is it disadvantageous if the basement is completed and the house assembly takes place a week later?
- By when do I need to have secured financing from the bank at the latest? The 9 months from point 7 seem very tight to me! (Production of the house walls, etc., already takes several months.)
- Is it correct that payments to the prefab house company are only made after approval or acceptance by the DEKRA construction expert I commissioned?
I would really appreciate answers to my questions and thank you in advance.
Current situation: Plot of land available (building plot with development plan)
Desired situation: Construction of a single-family house with a basement on the plot, including DEKRA construction supervision (inspection and approval of individual trades)
Below are the rough steps of building a house as I imagine them. Please feel free to add or correct the order.
1. Preliminary discussion with the preferred prefab house company
2. Inspection of the building structure and review of experience reports about the prefab house company
3. Review of the prefab house company’s financial situation
4. Initial selection of the offered equipment package for the interior & factory visit of the production
5. Decision made on the prefab house company
6. Architectural planning including soil testing and structural engineering analysis
7. Preparation of building plans, energy demand calculation, cross-section planning, living space calculation
8. Submission of building plans to the local authority (estimated approval time up to 3 months)
9. Loan application must be submitted and approved
10. After approval of the plans and loan application (9 months interest-free commitment period) signing the contract with the prefab house company (contract will be carefully reviewed regarding scope and completeness of trades)
11. Start of production by the prefab house company
12. Excavation, groundwork, and installation of water supply & drainage, internet, gas line
13. Basement construction begins, completed basement including insulation
14. Basement completed
15. After completion of house production, delivery, and assembly on basement slab
16. Shell structure erected
17. Roof frame installed
18. Interior finishing starts (electrical work, insulation, plastering, etc.)
19. House finished, final acceptance inspection
20. Move-in and completion of driveway, garden, etc.
Questions:
Regarding point 2: Is some kind of preliminary contract with the prefab house company already necessary here? The architect is unlikely to carry out their work without financial security.
Regarding point 14: Is it disadvantageous if the basement is completed and the house assembly takes place a week later?
- By when do I need to have secured financing from the bank at the latest? The 9 months from point 7 seem very tight to me! (Production of the house walls, etc., already takes several months.)
- Is it correct that payments to the prefab house company are only made after approval or acceptance by the DEKRA construction expert I commissioned?
SanFro schrieb:
Do you think it makes sense to get initial quotes already about two years before construction starts?Not quotes yet, but visiting is a good idea.
The architectural firms will try to push a contract on you, while general contractors (without the land) will probably decline.
Bauhamster115 Oct 2018 10:29ypg schrieb:
@Bauhamster Hello ypg, we are currently considering three options:
1. Construction through a prefabricated house company using solid construction (brick).
2. Construction through a prefabricated house company using wood but in solid construction method (no timber frame construction, etc.). There are only a few German companies offering this.
3. Traditional construction through an architect with subcontracting.
For options 1 and 2, we are looking at the company Keilhofer, which has its production facility in Zwiesel (Bavarian Forest). We will be arranging a thorough evaluation and obtaining a detailed offer in due course.