Amount of the monthly installment

Ok. I definitely find it very helpful to have craftsmen in the family or among acquaintances, even if health no longer permits them to work. But just because of the know-how.

We cannot rely on that and have to have everything done by professional companies, and it is also difficult for us to assess the quality of their work.

Yes, I’m really glad my father can assess it very well. This week, he and my boyfriend also broke up and repaved my parents’ yard and driveway in three days. But a whole house is simply not feasible anymore... also because of the stress level.

I also think that the construction will be more expensive. We paid 400k last year with everything included (145 sqm). Partly paving and fencing are still missing, though.

The land alone cost 115k. We also have gas with solar thermal controlled residential ventilation + heat recovery. I don't know what people have against the heating. We have now used 7800 kWh of gas in one year. That's 30-35€ per month for heating. What do you have against gas? It doesn't get cheaper. By the way, no one needs to bring up environmental aspects and no one needs to mention the name Putin.

My father can no longer do heavy work for health reasons. He is an early retiree and will "observe" the construction. He has many contacts, so we get both help and materials for the terrace, paving, etc. at a lower price. Since we are building 65 km away from our current place of residence, namely in my home village, we wanted to have many things simply done by one company and not take care of a thousand things ourselves. Other factors also played a role. We finally decided on Town & Country.

The word "observe" relativizes quite a bit. In fact, you hardly save anything because with Town & Country construction supervision is included and you pay for it. My construction coordinator also knows quite a few companies. Still, they all want to see money. I have found that online goods/hardware store goods do not want to and will not be installed by professional tradespeople. But you have to experience that for yourselves. As long as you cannot do anything yourself, like tiling walls and floors in the bathroom, you only save the difference to the general contractor's surcharge on materials. That may make a difference for some items, but whether you stay within budget you will realize very quickly.

What do you have against gas? It won’t get any cheaper. By the way, no one needs to come to me with environmental aspects, and no one needs to mention the name Putin either.

It was not about gas or no gas, but about radiators or underfloor heating.

Best regards
Sabine

The word "observe" relativizes quite a bit. In fact, you hardly save anything because with Town & Country, construction supervision is included and you pay for it. My construction coordinator also knows quite a few companies. Still, they all want to see money. I have experienced that online goods/DIY store goods are not wanted and will not be installed by tradespeople. But you have to make that experience yourself. As long as you can't do something yourself, like tiling walls and floors in the bathroom, you only save the delta compared to the general contractor's surcharge on materials.

That may make a difference in some positions, but whether you stay within budget you will find out very quickly.

Except for the bathroom and kitchen, we do the floors ourselves, paint ourselves, paint woodwork ourselves, pave ourselves, do the terrace ourselves, do the base at the entrance ourselves....

Still, it’s just a good feeling when my father keeps an eye on it

The land alone cost 115k. We also have gas with solar thermal controlled residential ventilation + heat recovery. I don't know what people have against heating. Over the course of a year, we've now used 7800 kWh of gas. That’s 30-35€ per month for heating. What do you have against gas? It won’t get any cheaper. And by the way, no one needs to bring up environmental aspects or mention Putin’s name.

Congratulations - to each their own.
I, on the other hand, am glad that a gas connection was rejected for the new building area in my community.
All 25 who voted agreed - heat pumps of any kind are future-oriented.
And that’s right - it won’t get cheaper - only more expensive ; )