Hello everyone,
I’m new here and looking forward to hearing about your experiences.
We are two families planning to build a semi-detached house soon. The plot costs us 75,000 euros per party.
Our plan is to build a solid structure without a basement. The eaves height is 4m (13 feet).
This limits us quite a bit. The idea is to build a semi-detached house measuring 8 by 12m (26 by 39 feet). Dormer windows (shed dormers) will be added both on the street side and the garden side to improve the appearance and create more space.
Ground floor: guest toilet, utility room, cloakroom, open kitchen/living area, and a pantry.
First floor: 2 children’s rooms, 1 master bedroom, bathroom.
Studio, finished, which could later be used as a bedroom for a third child.
A larger garage will also be added since we have little storage space.
Standard fittings.
My questions:
- Will 200,000 euros be enough for the house? Including additional construction costs?
- Is a gas heating system with underfloor heating in the tiled rooms sufficient?
- Should the heating be installed in the utility room or in the studio? Or even in the garage?
- Some providers are quoting around 220,000 euros including additional costs for a 12 by 7m (39 by 23 feet) house. An extra meter width is estimated to cost around 10,000 to 15,000 euros.
- Are windows in white/gray supposed to cost twice as much?
Our goal is to find a partner to build with 200,000 euros + 75,000 euros for the plot without notary and so on + a “contingency” since construction always costs more than planned + the exterior landscaping. I don’t want to exceed a total of 300,000 euros.
Is this realistic?
Thanks to all,
Alex
I’m new here and looking forward to hearing about your experiences.
We are two families planning to build a semi-detached house soon. The plot costs us 75,000 euros per party.
Our plan is to build a solid structure without a basement. The eaves height is 4m (13 feet).
This limits us quite a bit. The idea is to build a semi-detached house measuring 8 by 12m (26 by 39 feet). Dormer windows (shed dormers) will be added both on the street side and the garden side to improve the appearance and create more space.
Ground floor: guest toilet, utility room, cloakroom, open kitchen/living area, and a pantry.
First floor: 2 children’s rooms, 1 master bedroom, bathroom.
Studio, finished, which could later be used as a bedroom for a third child.
A larger garage will also be added since we have little storage space.
Standard fittings.
My questions:
- Will 200,000 euros be enough for the house? Including additional construction costs?
- Is a gas heating system with underfloor heating in the tiled rooms sufficient?
- Should the heating be installed in the utility room or in the studio? Or even in the garage?
- Some providers are quoting around 220,000 euros including additional costs for a 12 by 7m (39 by 23 feet) house. An extra meter width is estimated to cost around 10,000 to 15,000 euros.
- Are windows in white/gray supposed to cost twice as much?
Our goal is to find a partner to build with 200,000 euros + 75,000 euros for the plot without notary and so on + a “contingency” since construction always costs more than planned + the exterior landscaping. I don’t want to exceed a total of 300,000 euros.
Is this realistic?
Thanks to all,
Alex
I think Bauexperte can help you with that; I believe they offer this service. Depending on where you are building, it might be suitable :-)
We ourselves went to the consumer advice center. They reviewed the purchase contract and the building specifications. It cost a few euros but gave us many important insights. Otherwise, the good old search engine :-)
We ourselves went to the consumer advice center. They reviewed the purchase contract and the building specifications. It cost a few euros but gave us many important insights. Otherwise, the good old search engine :-)