I plan to have a prefabricated bungalow built next year in Lower Saxony, handling everything from planning to moving in. It should have approximately 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of living space and, of course, be energy-efficient, including photovoltaic panels, electric storage, and geothermal heating. I already have a plot of land. What is a realistic timeframe for the entire process, including planning, building permit / planning permission, and the complete construction until moving in? Are there differences between providers?
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WilderSueden15 Dec 2022 20:19i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
The cold winter and spring cost us easily about 3 months because plastering couldn’t be done (which meant the scaffolding couldn’t be removed, so no utility connections could be made since the scaffolding was in the way, and so on). Mainly annoying because the scaffolding was quite expensive. In my case, the scaffolding was taken down after the roof covering was completed and will be put up again in spring for the exterior plastering. Luckily, it’s also possible to move into a house before the plastering is finished.
WilderSueden schrieb:
The scaffolding was taken down here after the roof covering was completed and will be put up again sometime in spring for the exterior plastering. And luckily, you can move into houses even if they are not plastered yet.In our case, this was not possible for the reasons mentioned, as follow-up trades were involved. We considered dismantling and reassembling the scaffolding but decided to wait for better weather instead ... and lost out :-( Despite this minor setback, everything went well ;-)In hindsight: Buying good scaffolding and selling it afterward would probably have been cheaper, BUT: We needed two modifications due to a large roof overhang and a dormer.
i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
If my schedule allows, I’m happy to share information about the specific requirements that often come up in solid timber construction. ;-)
Which part of Germany are you from? Thank you very much, I really appreciate that 🙂 There are unfortunately not that many resources available online about solid log construction... We will try our luck in the Hannover area with a company that is not too far-rooted locally but, according to their own information, also has projects outside Europe.
i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
There was a thread about the house. It was completely deleted (not by me! :-( )
[...] The result was a semi-detached house built as a passive house / KfW40+ standard (total approx. 300m² (3,230 sq ft) living space in 4 residential units) constructed together with my brother. Was that thread 33918 with the shared technical annex?
-LotteS- schrieb:
Unfortunately, there really aren’t that many details about massive log construction available online... Modern solid wood construction has nothing to do with log construction, as several decades of innovation lie between them. Log construction is NOT sustainable.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
Was this the thread 33918 about the shared technical extension? Correct, more precisely an external utility room located on the property boundary outside the thermal envelope.
11ant schrieb:
Modern solid wood construction is completely different from log cabin style, as there are several decades of innovation in between. Log cabins are NOT sustainable. But it was still a great building method ;-), my sister and her husband built that way (I helped a lot), and so did my parents.