And I would recommend an architect and construction consultant who deals with the subdivision, preliminary inquiry, and all the hassle. If you want a standard prefab house anyway, then go to the prefab house builder.
Submit preliminary drafts to various home builders to obtain cost estimates
These can be prefab builders like DanWood, and , but also others. Hopefully, the architect can advise me about the others. For the basement, possibly obtain separate cost estimates.
That’s not a good idea. Then you’ll spend many evenings ticking boxes in your Excel sheet and still won’t be any wiser in the end about whether apples or pears are better. Price comparisons only make sense when you compare comparable things. I’m speaking from experience, and I would schedule appointments with sales representatives at the next model home park much later in the process next time. If at all.
In my opinion, Hanse Haus is not comparable to Danwood; that’s a different class. Getting a feel for things is nice, but make sure you compare budget builders with budget builders or premium class with premium class.
Submit preliminary drafts to various home builders in order to receive cost estimates
No, not by far. With the orientation inquiry, this "precision" ;-) is not possible yet. At this stage, it is only about navigating; you cannot maneuver in this "corridor" yet. Here, you get feedback for course decision or correction; nothing more. Nevertheless, this step is significantly helpful and highly efficient in terms of time and money. Therefore, I can only strongly recommend combining dough resting and setting the course. But the expectation that the resulting image should already consist of cost estimates would be exaggerated and would have to be disappointed.
Price comparisons only make sense if you compare comparable things.
That is why the specification of the response form is so crucial as to whether the results will be comparable.
I saw, among other things, from your likes in the thread that you have apparently read extensively in places where some detailed procedural tips have already been discussed. How much wiser has that made you so far?
I saw, among other things, from your likes in the thread that you have clearly done a lot of reading in places where some detailed procedure tips were already discussed. How much wiser has that made you so far?
The land purchase is currently in the critical phase. According to my current understanding, I will proceed sensibly as follows:
[*]Architect commission for service phases 1-2. I would look for an architect who is also familiar with timber construction, e.g. A better place. Or are they too fixed on timber construction?
[*]Dough resting phase: discussions with potential general contractors and decision between stone or wood.
[*]Architect commission (with the same architect) for service phase 3
When do I decide on a general contractor? That can only happen after phase 3 with the design planning, right? Before that, I cannot make a structured request or obtain cost estimates? Earlier you said that one should get offers from timber builders and masons? But shouldn't the decision between wood or stone already be made in the dough resting phase?
[*]From service phase 4 onwards, the general contractor takes over. Who should I take best for construction supervision? The architect from the previous phases or a construction consultant?