ᐅ Which prefabricated house provider offers the best prices and experience?
Created on: 17 Oct 2019 08:49
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saralina87
Hello,
we unexpectedly have the opportunity to purchase a plot of land. Since it comes from family, the price would be a real bargain for us, around 200 euros per square meter (about 19 USD per square yard) (Bavaria - Baden-Württemberg border area).
Unfortunately, the plot is not perfectly shaped; it is 13 m (42.7 ft) wide and 23 m (75.5 ft) long, so roughly 300 square meters (3,229 square feet) in size.
This weekend, we visited a large model home park and checked out various builders.
We were especially impressed by Baufritz, Weberhaus, Schwabenhaus, and Gussek Haus.
I wanted to ask for your experiences with these companies—maybe also regarding costs?
Our budget is about 450,000 euros (around 478,000 USD), minus the land cost leaves us with 390,000 euros (about 414,000 USD) for the house and additional building costs (the plot is already serviced). Our idea for the house is about 130 to 140 square meters (1,400 to 1,507 square feet) of living space, with a footprint approximately 7 m (23 ft) by 12 m (39 ft). We plan to do the landscaping ourselves; a garage is not planned for now, and we also do not want a basement.
I would really appreciate any suggestions!
PS: No, we do not want to buy and renovate an existing property. On the one hand, there are hardly any available here, and on the other hand, it is outrageously expensive when something does appear (recent example: semi-detached house, built in 1969, no (!) renovation measures since construction except for windows replaced in 2012, mold in all rooms, 400 square meters (4,306 square feet) of land, not in a city but in a village, sold by bidding for 380,000 euros (about 404,000 USD)).
we unexpectedly have the opportunity to purchase a plot of land. Since it comes from family, the price would be a real bargain for us, around 200 euros per square meter (about 19 USD per square yard) (Bavaria - Baden-Württemberg border area).
Unfortunately, the plot is not perfectly shaped; it is 13 m (42.7 ft) wide and 23 m (75.5 ft) long, so roughly 300 square meters (3,229 square feet) in size.
This weekend, we visited a large model home park and checked out various builders.
We were especially impressed by Baufritz, Weberhaus, Schwabenhaus, and Gussek Haus.
I wanted to ask for your experiences with these companies—maybe also regarding costs?
Our budget is about 450,000 euros (around 478,000 USD), minus the land cost leaves us with 390,000 euros (about 414,000 USD) for the house and additional building costs (the plot is already serviced). Our idea for the house is about 130 to 140 square meters (1,400 to 1,507 square feet) of living space, with a footprint approximately 7 m (23 ft) by 12 m (39 ft). We plan to do the landscaping ourselves; a garage is not planned for now, and we also do not want a basement.
I would really appreciate any suggestions!
PS: No, we do not want to buy and renovate an existing property. On the one hand, there are hardly any available here, and on the other hand, it is outrageously expensive when something does appear (recent example: semi-detached house, built in 1969, no (!) renovation measures since construction except for windows replaced in 2012, mold in all rooms, 400 square meters (4,306 square feet) of land, not in a city but in a village, sold by bidding for 380,000 euros (about 404,000 USD)).
saralina87 schrieb:
The builder constructs solid wood houses, not prefabricated homes.Wait, do you mean a log house?S
saralina8717 Nov 2019 16:46kaho674 schrieb:
Wait, a log house now?Not exactly, dowel.
kaho674 schrieb:
I wasn’t referring to the stair landing itself. I just wanted to describe the spot where there’s a significant bottleneck. A pinch point where everyone constantly passes through and even stops. If it were just the stair landing, it would be fine, but there is also a wall closet for hanging clothes and the MAIN access to the living area. All within 1.40 m (4.6 ft) – that causes chaos. I don’t see the problem either.
For a house of this width, I find the entrance area generous.
I see two reasonable spots for the coat rack (or even two).
Of course, more space is always better, but in my opinion, calling this a major limitation is unrealistic.
Every terraced house and most semi-detached houses have more significant space restrictions and are happily lived in by families who come and go.
The guest toilet without a window and the “walk-through kitchen” are certainly unusual, but I don’t see them as major issues.
If I count how often the window in our guest toilet is actually opened, I consider it fairly unnecessary.
The upper floor looks good; personally, I would skip the walk-in closet entirely.
The cardinal directions are missing completely, or did I somehow overlook them?
apokolok schrieb:
I don’t see the problem either.
... calling this severe restrictions is, in my opinion, unrealistic in practice.
How many townhouses have you lived in? I don’t want to live like that anymore. The narrow hallway back then was enough for me – that was enough experience. But it’s not so much about the hallway itself, rather the traffic junction in front of the staircase landing. I would reverse the direction of the staircase and do without the built-in closet. I would rather put a wardrobe in the office.
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saralina8718 Nov 2019 06:40apokolok schrieb:
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The upper floor looks good, I would completely skip the walk-in closet.
The cardinal directions are missing entirely, or did I overlook them somewhere?Thanks for the feedback.
I’ll try to adjust the walk-in closet later, yes.
The cardinal directions are indeed missing, sorry!
So, the children’s rooms as well as the dining area and living room would face northwest, directly toward the garden. The office and master bedroom are on the south side.
kaho674 schrieb:
I would reverse the staircase direction and skip the built-in closet. Maybe put another closet in the office instead.I’ll give that a try later, too!
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saralina875 May 2020 14:41saralina87 schrieb:
... That was the latest status. Since then, the engineer from the general contractor gave us an offer, which we really liked, so we had a house "designed" by the local architect. Unfortunately, I’m not allowed to post the floor plan, but prompted by @11ant, here’s a verbal description of the changes (keep in mind: the architect didn’t know my drawing!):
On the ground floor, the basic layout of the rooms remains the same. The guest toilet has been extended all the way to the outer wall and now includes a window and preparations for a shower.
Our plot is 26m (85 feet) long on one side and 20m (66 feet) on the other — accordingly, the architect placed the office in a sharp dormer to make full use of the space.
The external dimensions of the house are therefore 12.11m (40 feet) on the short side and just under 15m (49 feet) on the long side.
There is no door between the staircase and the kitchen, but an open passage. Under the stairs (width 2.62m (8.6 feet)) is the pantry. The utility room has 12sqm (130 sq ft).
On the upper floor, the laundry room I had planned had to be dropped; the washing machine and dryer will now be moved downstairs. The dormer on the ground floor serves as a balcony for the children’s rooms upstairs (which face south). Opposite the stairs is the bathroom, and symmetrically to the children’s rooms on the south side is the master bedroom on the north side. The entire entrance area to the master bedroom is a walk-in closet.
Special feature: We have only an 18-degree roof pitch (due to setback regulations in Bavaria) and therefore an open roof structure (knee wall 2.30m (7.5 feet)), but still wanted at least some additional storage space, so we installed a collar beam ceiling in the master bedroom (with a hatch in the walk-in closet).
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