ᐅ Which prefabricated house company offers the selection of finishes and materials before purchase?

haydee schrieb:

Well, Ideal Standard is a bit of a mixed bag. As @Nordlys once said, "The water coming out of my Ideal Standard shower is the same as from a very expensive brand."

That's something to keep in mind.

I don't necessarily think Ideal Standard is bad; honestly, I would prefer it over some cheap fake faucet from China sold online.

Pinkiponk schrieb:

However, it depends on me personally; I want to understand (almost) every detail and be able to approve decisions or make them myself.

If you really want that, then you are choosing the wrong construction method. What you want is only possible with individual contracting. Building with a general contractor (GC) means you receive information at the detail level of “Anthracite windows, triple glazing, company xyz or equivalent.” Nothing more.

You won’t know the exact RAL color of the profiles or the specific values and characteristics they have. The same applies to the glazing and the installation method. And this goes for all trades involved in the construction.

What you desire unfortunately does not align with a general contractor approach. At least, that’s how I interpret it.

Pinkiponk schrieb:

When I see how much work and how many hours of research I already have to invest in this "project," I can't imagine how much effort it would take for a solid brick-and-mortar house.

Prefabricated houses are about 10% more expensive than equivalent solid brick-and-mortar houses.

We built with a regional general contractor (GC), specializing in solid construction, and were able to select samples for every trade in advance and approve upgrades; additional costs for, for example, electrical outlets were contractually fixed in price.

Our scope of work did not include terms like "or equivalent"; it must be clearly defined what exactly will be installed. If a GC refuses to do this, they would be out of the project immediately for me.

So, detailed specifications and working with a GC are not mutually exclusive—you may just need to search more thoroughly for the right company.

ypg schrieb:

Prefabricated houses are about 10% more expensive than comparable solid houses.

Is it really accurate to say that so generally? First of all, it makes a significant difference whether you choose a standard floor plan or have a custom-designed house built by a prefabricated house manufacturer.

Secondly, most prefabricated houses cost roughly the same across Germany, whereas local general contractors (GCs) should show noticeable regional price differences.

At least that’s my assessment, but of course, it could be wrong.

KingJulien schrieb:

Can you really say that so generally? First of all, it makes a significant difference whether you use a standard floor plan or have a custom-designed house built by a prefabricated house contractor.

Secondly, most prefab houses cost roughly the same across Germany, while with local general contractors, regional price differences should be noticeable.

At least that’s my assessment, though it could of course be nonsense.

It is. Just look at the prices from Massa Haus for the same house type in Munich and Rostock. There are differences of several tens of thousands of euros.