Hello everyone,
great to see so much information being shared here to help out!
My question:
We have a budget of 200,000 for a turnkey house construction (including everything!). This means also garden, earthworks, foundation slab, etc. Please assume fully turnkey!
A basement is not necessarily planned, unless someone can convince me that having one, or even a partial basement, would be more cost-effective.
As I said, the house including all additional costs and everything around it should not exceed 200,000.
The plot of land is separate.
My question: Is this budget sufficient?
Alternatively: Would a semi-detached house be cheaper? I assume I would save only one wall and some land, right?
And—please calculate separately—what additional costs would peat soil add, expressed in Euros?
Many thanks in advance for your kind help and efforts!!!!
great to see so much information being shared here to help out!
My question:
We have a budget of 200,000 for a turnkey house construction (including everything!). This means also garden, earthworks, foundation slab, etc. Please assume fully turnkey!
A basement is not necessarily planned, unless someone can convince me that having one, or even a partial basement, would be more cost-effective.
As I said, the house including all additional costs and everything around it should not exceed 200,000.
The plot of land is separate.
My question: Is this budget sufficient?
Alternatively: Would a semi-detached house be cheaper? I assume I would save only one wall and some land, right?
And—please calculate separately—what additional costs would peat soil add, expressed in Euros?
Many thanks in advance for your kind help and efforts!!!!
G
Gluecklich5 Dec 2012 18:32Hello Südheide,
You probably know that I’m very interested in learning more details: which company? What exact compromises were made, how much did the whole project ultimately cost, and which tasks were done as DIY?
I’m still calculating back and forth. In the end, I want a finished house AND a finished plot of land. Doing work ourselves is not an option for us. At most, we would consider doing some tasks like flooring installation.
@Bauexperte:
Weberhaus once gave us a rough estimate. I need to dig out that paper again since I don’t have the square meters or the house details on hand.
The rest looked like this:
Land +10%: 140,000
House: 250,000–260,000
Additional costs: 40,000
Garage: 11,500
You probably know that I’m very interested in learning more details: which company? What exact compromises were made, how much did the whole project ultimately cost, and which tasks were done as DIY?
I’m still calculating back and forth. In the end, I want a finished house AND a finished plot of land. Doing work ourselves is not an option for us. At most, we would consider doing some tasks like flooring installation.
@Bauexperte:
Weberhaus once gave us a rough estimate. I need to dig out that paper again since I don’t have the square meters or the house details on hand.
The rest looked like this:
Land +10%: 140,000
House: 250,000–260,000
Additional costs: 40,000
Garage: 11,500
E
EFH-Südheide6 Dec 2012 06:51I don’t think the company will be able to help you further. As mentioned earlier, it’s a local family-run business. I also covered the do-it-yourself tasks in my last post.
- Wallpapering and flooring
- Windows and doors are provided by my father-in-law, so we get a small discount there
- Landscaping (really just the planting) will be done a year later
- Same goes for the carport
Since we wanted to be involved anyway, this is the perfect solution. We didn’t want to just move into a fully finished home, but everyone does what they prefer. For us, these tasks are manageable; for example, we wouldn’t have done plastering or similar work ourselves.
The basic house costs about 149,000 EUR (149,000 USD) as a “package.” Unexpected issues can still arise, but we have a small contingency for that.
So far, everything is going smoothly.
- Wallpapering and flooring
- Windows and doors are provided by my father-in-law, so we get a small discount there
- Landscaping (really just the planting) will be done a year later
- Same goes for the carport
Since we wanted to be involved anyway, this is the perfect solution. We didn’t want to just move into a fully finished home, but everyone does what they prefer. For us, these tasks are manageable; for example, we wouldn’t have done plastering or similar work ourselves.
The basic house costs about 149,000 EUR (149,000 USD) as a “package.” Unexpected issues can still arise, but we have a small contingency for that.
So far, everything is going smoothly.
G
Gluecklich6 Dec 2012 08:36As mentioned, we neither want nor are able to do any work ourselves. We would rather delegate to other trades. The title is also "turnkey."
So, one very specific question again. What about this house: K13.2 Novum?
Is 1500 euros per sqm (approximately 140 USD per sqft) within my budget?
Plus 140,000 euros for the land, and 40,000 euros for additional costs. Then I could invest another 15,000 euros in the garden and still be in a good position. Right????
Also, one more question, since it’s not a KfW house.
How much energy cost can I save annually with a KfW 70 house?
So, one very specific question again. What about this house: K13.2 Novum?
Is 1500 euros per sqm (approximately 140 USD per sqft) within my budget?
Plus 140,000 euros for the land, and 40,000 euros for additional costs. Then I could invest another 15,000 euros in the garden and still be in a good position. Right????
Also, one more question, since it’s not a KfW house.
How much energy cost can I save annually with a KfW 70 house?
What about flooring and painting work?
For example, in our painting scope, the painting/staining of the roof eaves is included.
Additionally, I would recommend budgeting at least €10,000 (about $11,000) for higher-quality or additional features like tiling, electrical, plumbing, etc.
Although your example explicitly mentions these, many construction specifications do not include items such as shower enclosures.
One extra power outlet here, an additional light switch in the hallway, €10 (about $11) more per square meter of tiles, a glass insert in the interior door, antenna/network cables in all rooms, an outdoor water tap, pre-installed electrical wiring to the garage, and so on.
And just like that, €10,000 (about $11,000) disappears.
Especially flat roofs are probably among the most expensive roofing types.
For example, in our painting scope, the painting/staining of the roof eaves is included.
Additionally, I would recommend budgeting at least €10,000 (about $11,000) for higher-quality or additional features like tiling, electrical, plumbing, etc.
Although your example explicitly mentions these, many construction specifications do not include items such as shower enclosures.
One extra power outlet here, an additional light switch in the hallway, €10 (about $11) more per square meter of tiles, a glass insert in the interior door, antenna/network cables in all rooms, an outdoor water tap, pre-installed electrical wiring to the garage, and so on.
And just like that, €10,000 (about $11,000) disappears.
Especially flat roofs are probably among the most expensive roofing types.
B
Bauexperte6 Dec 2012 12:31Hello,
Budget: 220,000 EUR
Single-family house: 149,000 EUR
Ancillary costs: 35,000 EUR
Kitchen: 10,000 EUR
Plot of land: 26,000 EUR ?
Where is there room left for DIY work or a buffer?
If you talk about around 130 sqm, you probably mean the total footprint, which corresponds to about 104 sqm (about 1,120 sq ft) of living space. If you multiply this living area by the price per sqm of living space that I estimated in your first post, you end up around 156,000 EUR. The "package price" roughly matches minus the windows, although I don’t believe your new home is a KfW 70 efficiency house; even though construction prices in your northern region are about 3% cheaper. Garage and landscaping can always be done in the following year or later; many homebuilders do it this way.
I think you are very brave and hope everything goes as you wish... because you still have quite a lot to manage!
Best regards
Einfamilienhaus-Südheide schrieb:
Many families build with "our" company and are very satisfied. We had a budget of 220,000 EUR (including a smaller plot of land where the price was "only" 75 €/sqm (about $8/sq ft) plus child allowance, including 10,000 EUR for the kitchen, 35,000 EUR ancillary costs, painter and flooring as a DIY job, without landscaping) for a 1.5-story house of around 130 sqm (about 1,400 sq ft) and not the largest amount of equity.
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Of course, we had to make some compromises, but in our eyes, not many "important" ones. For my husband, it was the garage. We will build it in the next few years; of course, then you won’t be able to access it directly from the house anymore, but that’s not a big deal. We don’t know it any other way... maybe it will even just be a carport.
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I think the company won’t help you further. As already mentioned, it’s a regional family business. DIY tasks are also listed in my last post.
- Wallpapering and flooring
- Windows and doors come from the father-in-law, so there’s a bit of a discount
- Landscaping (really only the greenery) we will do a year later
- Carport as well
Since we wanted to be involved anyway, this is the perfect solution. We didn’t want to just move into a finished nest, but everyone does as they please. For us, these tasks are manageable; for example, we wouldn’t have plastered or done similar work ourselves.
The house alone costs about 149,000 EUR in this "package." Of course, something unforeseen could still happen, but we have a small buffer for that.
So far, everything is running smoothly.
Budget: 220,000 EUR
Single-family house: 149,000 EUR
Ancillary costs: 35,000 EUR
Kitchen: 10,000 EUR
Plot of land: 26,000 EUR ?
Where is there room left for DIY work or a buffer?
If you talk about around 130 sqm, you probably mean the total footprint, which corresponds to about 104 sqm (about 1,120 sq ft) of living space. If you multiply this living area by the price per sqm of living space that I estimated in your first post, you end up around 156,000 EUR. The "package price" roughly matches minus the windows, although I don’t believe your new home is a KfW 70 efficiency house; even though construction prices in your northern region are about 3% cheaper. Garage and landscaping can always be done in the following year or later; many homebuilders do it this way.
I think you are very brave and hope everything goes as you wish... because you still have quite a lot to manage!
Best regards
B
Bauexperte6 Dec 2012 13:12Gluecklich schrieb:
@Bauexperte:
Weberhaus once gave us a rough estimate. I need to dig out the paper again since I don’t have the square meters or the house details at hand.
The rest looked like this:
Land +10% 140,000
House 250,000–260,000
Additional costs 40,000
Garage 11,500This provider is reputable, and you can assume that price and quality match. The difference lies in the system – Weberhaus is a prefab home provider and therefore, due to the system, more expensive than a traditional solid construction builder.Do you already have a plot of land?
Kind regards
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