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)).
K1300S schrieb:
Well, if all the steps are already made of solid wood, the stringers should match as well.They do, and the laminated veneer lumber is also solid.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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saralina8710 Mar 2021 07:24Here are a few more pictures from the inside; it’s starting to take shape.
One of the children’s bedrooms
As promised, a working person in the living area
The exposed roof structure
One of the children’s bedrooms
As promised, a working person in the living area
The exposed roof structure
At my staircase manufacturer, the saddled (tenoned) method was more expensive than the routed one for a stringer staircase with risers. I couldn't see a real difference, except that the stringer is basically lower with the saddled method, so I chose the routed option without asking about the reasons.
hausnrplus2510 Mar 2021 09:41saralina87 schrieb:
Yes, totally. I didn’t expect it at all, but was all the more pleased.
In the conversation, they said the saddle (notched) version would cost us about 2000 euros additional and that there would be no difference whether it was cut-in (mortised) or saddle (notched). With this information, we went into the next selections, for which we had set a budget limit of 15,000.
Unfortunately, the offer only came after all other selections were completed, and suddenly it was 3,500 for the cut-in (mortised) and almost 5,000 for the saddle (notched) version. For us, it was a combination. But the price is unbelievable 😳
We requested a quote for:
Standard wood, whitewashed, as a cut-in (mortised) stringer with risers versus laminated wood for a saddle (notched) staircase (with laminated wood you can still see the grain through the color, which we wouldn’t have wanted in a cut-in stringer; for the saddle stringer, it doesn’t matter to us since our staircase is closed off and there is a pantry underneath, so we’re okay with that).
There was also an extra charge of 500€ for the saddle version using the somewhat lower-quality wood.
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saralina8710 Mar 2021 12:21hausnrplus25 schrieb:
For us, it was a combination. But the price is really something 😳
We requested quotes for:
Standard timber bleached as a mortised stringer with risers versus laminated wood for a housed stringer staircase (with laminated wood, the grain is still visible through the stain, which we wouldn’t have wanted in a mortised stringer; for the housed stringer it doesn’t matter since our staircase is closed and is located above the pantry).
There was also an extra charge for the housed stringer option with the slightly lower-grade wood – 500€ We chose oak wood, which still needs to be treated to match the flooring. I also wanted flush risers, which apparently changes things as well (?). Overall, I found the price quite steep, but since flooring and stairs were top priorities on our list, we accepted it.
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