ᐅ Looking for a General Contractor in the East Berlin Area – Are the Requirements Realistic?
Created on: 2 Oct 2024 15:30
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IMM0rtalis
Hello,
we have purchased a small plot of about 380m2 (20x19m) in East Berlin and are now looking for a general contractor for a single-family house.
We are planning a footprint of approximately 8.5x9.5 meters (28x31 feet), with exterior walls of 30cm+ (12 inches) aerated concrete and solid interior walls made of calcium silicate bricks. On the ground floor, we want a toilet, a study, and an open living-dining-kitchen area (plus a utility room, of course). On the upper floor, there should be two children’s rooms with a dormer (centered), a bathroom with a bathtub and walk-in shower, and a bedroom with a small walk-in closet. No basement, but electric roller shutters throughout. Bathrooms, utility room, and kitchen tiled, all interior walls smoothed to Q2 level.
This is roughly our idea so far, and we have contacted Heinz von Heiden and Town & Country (to whom we sent detailed plans).
Heinz von Heiden seems quite inflexible regarding special requests, whereas Town & Country operates in Berlin as an independent building company and basically a franchisee and appears more flexible. We plan to work fully with our own construction expert during the build and want to have the service offers reviewed externally in detail later.
I have a few questions:
- Can you recommend local builders in Berlin & Brandenburg who are more similar to Heinz von Heiden than Viebrockhaus?
- Does the exterior wall design we described make sense? Heinz von Heiden wants to sell us a 40cm+ (16 inches) exterior wall with hollow bricks and insulation, Town & Country offers 24cm (9.5 inches) aerated concrete.
- Do solid interior walls on the upper floor make sense? Town & Country says they do them but don’t recommend them due to frequent cracking. They suggest double-layer gypsum boards instead.
Apart from needing to be extremely careful with the specifications, Town & Country seems very professional because they are a building company here (just Town & Country branded). However, Town & Country generally seems to have a bad reputation. So far, I feel more like I am negotiating with a local builder rather than a rigid large player. What do you think?
I am looking forward to your thoughts.
Best regards!
we have purchased a small plot of about 380m2 (20x19m) in East Berlin and are now looking for a general contractor for a single-family house.
We are planning a footprint of approximately 8.5x9.5 meters (28x31 feet), with exterior walls of 30cm+ (12 inches) aerated concrete and solid interior walls made of calcium silicate bricks. On the ground floor, we want a toilet, a study, and an open living-dining-kitchen area (plus a utility room, of course). On the upper floor, there should be two children’s rooms with a dormer (centered), a bathroom with a bathtub and walk-in shower, and a bedroom with a small walk-in closet. No basement, but electric roller shutters throughout. Bathrooms, utility room, and kitchen tiled, all interior walls smoothed to Q2 level.
This is roughly our idea so far, and we have contacted Heinz von Heiden and Town & Country (to whom we sent detailed plans).
Heinz von Heiden seems quite inflexible regarding special requests, whereas Town & Country operates in Berlin as an independent building company and basically a franchisee and appears more flexible. We plan to work fully with our own construction expert during the build and want to have the service offers reviewed externally in detail later.
I have a few questions:
- Can you recommend local builders in Berlin & Brandenburg who are more similar to Heinz von Heiden than Viebrockhaus?
- Does the exterior wall design we described make sense? Heinz von Heiden wants to sell us a 40cm+ (16 inches) exterior wall with hollow bricks and insulation, Town & Country offers 24cm (9.5 inches) aerated concrete.
- Do solid interior walls on the upper floor make sense? Town & Country says they do them but don’t recommend them due to frequent cracking. They suggest double-layer gypsum boards instead.
Apart from needing to be extremely careful with the specifications, Town & Country seems very professional because they are a building company here (just Town & Country branded). However, Town & Country generally seems to have a bad reputation. So far, I feel more like I am negotiating with a local builder rather than a rigid large player. What do you think?
I am looking forward to your thoughts.
Best regards!
IMM0rtalis schrieb:
The "agent" is apparently their (only?) salesperson in Berlin. As far as I know, he is directly employed by S&K and has an office in Berlin. Regarding the "property service" (with the essential method described here under "11ant short sale," ensuring that the plots at least exist and are accessible through a connected real estate agent).
IMM0rtalis schrieb:
Since this is a plot of land that is being divided, and the others are also linked to S&K through this arrangement, according to my advisor the risk of future issues is even higher. However, this "risk" (a somewhat inappropriate term for proper taxation) cannot be eliminated by trying to use the consultancy agreement document as a protective guarantee—especially not if it specifies that the fee will be waived in case of a transaction through the agent. The only solution to avoid the connected transaction is to withdraw from the mediated contract.
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/