ᐅ Solid Wood House: Different Start Dates for Construction
Created on: 16 Mar 2022 22:09
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blacktschery16 Mar 2022 22:09Good evening dear forum members and a warm hello,
We have owned a 1400m² (15,070 sq ft) plot of land in southern Germany for over a year now. Since our first architect dropped out, we are now about to submit the building permit/planning permission application for the second time. Over the past weeks, we have been in talks with potential construction companies. Mainly regional providers, but also a general contractor (GC) offering 100% timber construction and Kaufmann Bau. What stands out is that only Kaufmann Bau still has an available date this year (09/22) for erecting the house. All other providers have quoted a timeframe of Q2/23 to Q2/24. Why is that? We wonder why this provider still has so much capacity. (We also asked Baufritz today; they are fully booked until Q2/24.)
Especially Kaufmann Bau’s online presence and their rather "aggressive" advertising strike me as somewhat odd or give a strange impression.
In terms of price, the rough estimates so far have all been around €3500/m² (about $325/sq ft). Is that realistic for a solid timber/timber frame KfW 40 house with good fittings in southern Germany?
We simply don’t know if it’s worth waiting until next year to take advantage of the KfW subsidies, or if the rising interest rates would just negate these subsidies anyway. Unfortunately, we don’t know anyone who has built with Kaufmann Bau and would appreciate hearing about any experiences.
We have owned a 1400m² (15,070 sq ft) plot of land in southern Germany for over a year now. Since our first architect dropped out, we are now about to submit the building permit/planning permission application for the second time. Over the past weeks, we have been in talks with potential construction companies. Mainly regional providers, but also a general contractor (GC) offering 100% timber construction and Kaufmann Bau. What stands out is that only Kaufmann Bau still has an available date this year (09/22) for erecting the house. All other providers have quoted a timeframe of Q2/23 to Q2/24. Why is that? We wonder why this provider still has so much capacity. (We also asked Baufritz today; they are fully booked until Q2/24.)
Especially Kaufmann Bau’s online presence and their rather "aggressive" advertising strike me as somewhat odd or give a strange impression.
In terms of price, the rough estimates so far have all been around €3500/m² (about $325/sq ft). Is that realistic for a solid timber/timber frame KfW 40 house with good fittings in southern Germany?
We simply don’t know if it’s worth waiting until next year to take advantage of the KfW subsidies, or if the rising interest rates would just negate these subsidies anyway. Unfortunately, we don’t know anyone who has built with Kaufmann Bau and would appreciate hearing about any experiences.
hi @blacktschery,
As part of our building planning, I also looked closely into kaufmannbau. Among other things, I visited their site in Oberstadion, had an extensive video call with the owner Peter Kaufmann, communicated with clients, and requested a quote for our single-family house.
The long lead times for house assembly were already a topic, and Kaufmann is working on optimizing processes to shorten these.
My subjective conclusion: young team, innovative, friendly, down-to-earth. In the end, it was minor details that led us to choose another company (the long "delivery time" from your post was a secondary factor for us).
What I want to say is: don’t rule out Kaufmann because of the unusual timing. Talk to them, get a quote, and – not least – trust your gut feeling 🙂
As part of our building planning, I also looked closely into kaufmannbau. Among other things, I visited their site in Oberstadion, had an extensive video call with the owner Peter Kaufmann, communicated with clients, and requested a quote for our single-family house.
The long lead times for house assembly were already a topic, and Kaufmann is working on optimizing processes to shorten these.
My subjective conclusion: young team, innovative, friendly, down-to-earth. In the end, it was minor details that led us to choose another company (the long "delivery time" from your post was a secondary factor for us).
What I want to say is: don’t rule out Kaufmann because of the unusual timing. Talk to them, get a quote, and – not least – trust your gut feeling 🙂
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saralina8718 Mar 2022 16:41pkiensch schrieb:
There are a few (positive) experiences with Kaufmannbau here in the forum as well (see the search function). The most recent one is probably by @saralina87Yes, indeed, we built with Kaufmannbau and are still very satisfied.
filosof schrieb:
Among other things, I visited the site in Oberstadion, had a long video call with the owner Peter Kaufmann, contacted the clients, and obtained a quote for our single-family home. [...] Subjective summary: young team, innovative, likeable, down-to-earth. In the end, it was minor details that made us choose another company (the long "delivery time" mentioned in your post was secondary for us). saralina87 schrieb:
Yes, indeed, we built with kaufmannbau and are still very satisfied. And what do you think about this building project: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/amerikanisches-haus-welcher-hausbauer-wird-empfohlen.42926/ – would you also consider these companies suitable for it?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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blacktschery18 Mar 2022 20:43Thank you for the responses. I am curious to see how the offer turns out. Next week, we will also be on-site to visit the factory.
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