Hello everyone,
Since July, we have had our approved building permit / planning permission, but since then, absolutely nothing has happened on the part of the home builder (prefabricated house). No planning is being done until the selection appointment, and we have now been given an appointment for this in February 2023.
The original timeline was for the basement in December 2022, the house about 4-6 weeks later, and moving in roughly April-May 2023.
Now we are being told that the basement will arrive at the earliest 2-3 months after the selection appointment, the house will be delivered not 4-6 weeks later as originally planned, but in 5-6 months, and the finishing work will take not 3-4 months but rather about 6 months.
Overall, this means that it could be a whole year later before we can move in than originally agreed.
We have a construction contract under the building code. Unfortunately, the contract does not say a word about delivery or move-in dates (I know, we were quite naive and foolish to trust the sales representative so much).
All of this is repeatedly explained by missing materials and supply problems, although we actually believe that the builder overcommitted with orders, took on way too much (before everything completely collapses), and now cannot deliver quickly enough.
(Of course, we are also struggling with costs and cannot and do not want to just stand by. Losing the subsidy hit us pretty hard, then of course the general price increases — from June 2023 we will have to pay the full loan plus our current rent, and from November 2023, also default interest at the bank. The kitchen is scheduled for delivery in May 2023, which will bring price increases and storage costs to us, and as I said, the selection appointment hasn’t even happened yet—we don’t even want to know the prices for floor coverings and such.)
What I really want to know from you is: what is the actual current situation regarding raw materials? I have lost track and hear here and there that things have actually stabilized. Sure, it’s not like before (order today, arrive tomorrow), but if you plan smartly, you can usually get your materials on time. It’s no surprise anymore that if I need insulation for a house in four weeks, it will work out.
What can you tell me about this? Is the delivery situation still as bad out there?
Best regards
Since July, we have had our approved building permit / planning permission, but since then, absolutely nothing has happened on the part of the home builder (prefabricated house). No planning is being done until the selection appointment, and we have now been given an appointment for this in February 2023.
The original timeline was for the basement in December 2022, the house about 4-6 weeks later, and moving in roughly April-May 2023.
Now we are being told that the basement will arrive at the earliest 2-3 months after the selection appointment, the house will be delivered not 4-6 weeks later as originally planned, but in 5-6 months, and the finishing work will take not 3-4 months but rather about 6 months.
Overall, this means that it could be a whole year later before we can move in than originally agreed.
We have a construction contract under the building code. Unfortunately, the contract does not say a word about delivery or move-in dates (I know, we were quite naive and foolish to trust the sales representative so much).
All of this is repeatedly explained by missing materials and supply problems, although we actually believe that the builder overcommitted with orders, took on way too much (before everything completely collapses), and now cannot deliver quickly enough.
(Of course, we are also struggling with costs and cannot and do not want to just stand by. Losing the subsidy hit us pretty hard, then of course the general price increases — from June 2023 we will have to pay the full loan plus our current rent, and from November 2023, also default interest at the bank. The kitchen is scheduled for delivery in May 2023, which will bring price increases and storage costs to us, and as I said, the selection appointment hasn’t even happened yet—we don’t even want to know the prices for floor coverings and such.)
What I really want to know from you is: what is the actual current situation regarding raw materials? I have lost track and hear here and there that things have actually stabilized. Sure, it’s not like before (order today, arrive tomorrow), but if you plan smartly, you can usually get your materials on time. It’s no surprise anymore that if I need insulation for a house in four weeks, it will work out.
What can you tell me about this? Is the delivery situation still as bad out there?
Best regards
X
xMisterDx19 Oct 2022 13:21SaniererNRW123 schrieb:
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Go to a lawyer. And do it immediately!And then you should also consider renovating your rental apartment again. Because it can take many years until you move out of it and into your own home.
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WilderSueden19 Oct 2022 13:26xMisterDx schrieb:
For those who are just starting now, things are not going well at all... a few months really make a big difference, whether you believe it or not. That does not change the issue that the prefab builder of the original poster apparently clearly me
xMisterDx schrieb:
So you have one... and they started in spring...
For us, it went quite well too, we started in May. - Two of them started last November, moved in in July
- One started around January, and their process is dragging on incredibly
- One completed the foundation slab this summer, the house will be installed sometime in spring. Apparently, Danwood sold significantly more than their own production capacity...
- Two are going smoothly
- We are one of them; I know that the problems are not only external but also due to chaotic planning
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Myrna_Loy19 Oct 2022 13:27WilderSueden schrieb:
It seems Danwood sold significantly more than their own production capacity...
This applied to every major industry in 2022.I recommend being persistent and insisting on an earlier appointment through all levels of authority. It is especially attractive for construction companies right now to delay things: they still have very full order books, but at the same time, practically nothing new is coming in, with very few new contracts – compare this with loan applications as well. This means a slowdown is foreseeable, which they try to reduce by stretching out the projects. Therefore, please remain firm. Even if it currently depends on a lady there, she is only following her instructions.
I would now like to specifically ask you @xMisterDx and @Myrna_Loy to please stop posting here. Your accusations and overwhelming knowledge are simply ruining the entire thread! Can’t you take your know-it-all attitude somewhere else? I’m asking you...
There are actually quite sensible and constructive comments here that I would like to read and respond to without having to skip over your long off-topic posts, which make it hard for anyone to remember what the original discussion was about. Seriously, posts like searching for a different prefabricated house provider, or questioning how someone could be so unreasonable to expect certain things in 2022 when the contract was signed in 2021—come on...
I just want to hear about experiences, nothing more and nothing less...
Thanks to all those sharing real experiences; that really helps to get an overview!
There are actually quite sensible and constructive comments here that I would like to read and respond to without having to skip over your long off-topic posts, which make it hard for anyone to remember what the original discussion was about. Seriously, posts like searching for a different prefabricated house provider, or questioning how someone could be so unreasonable to expect certain things in 2022 when the contract was signed in 2021—come on...
I just want to hear about experiences, nothing more and nothing less...
Thanks to all those sharing real experiences; that really helps to get an overview!