Nordlys
2017-07-27 11:37:55
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This is still a jungle.
Let's clear it up.
The decision to build must be firm. Then please buy a suitable plot of land first. Please familiarize yourselves with planning law. For example, if the development plan states a floor area ratio of 0.3, that means if you buy 600 sqm of land, 0.3 of 1 can be built on, roughly a third. (You'll need this for a 150 sqm house. The terrace also counts as part of the built-up area.) Pay attention to the soil quality of the land. Is it very steep? Expensive! Earth removal or filling. Is it well shaped? Rectangular with a garden possible to the southwest? What else does the development plan allow? Two stories? Or only 1.5?
Once that is clarified, go to the notary and buy. Having land is never wrong. All options are still open. You can still back out. You can always sell land without loss.
But: you don't want to go back. You want to build on it.
Now look online. Floor plans of houses that could be suitable. There is a lot to look at. Now it becomes clear what you like, what could work, etc. Decide on a type of construction. Prefab house or classic brick by brick. It’s almost the same price. - With these ideas, go to a builder who ideally works regionally, does not only work with subcontractors but has many trades in-house, who has a good reputation in the area, who gives you a fixed price for the turnkey house, usually without kitchen, floor coverings, painting, possibly included too. Both exist.
In planning—affordable, but not cheap!—pay attention to some parameters: few or no floor-to-ceiling windows, white windows. No bay windows, turrets, recesses, etc. No basement. (Better get 100 sqm more land!) Roof with Harz tiles. No wood stove. Then the 1600,- per sqm might work. But as soon as you take many extras, it runs out of control.
KfW loans usually don't pay off. The house becomes more expensive. You borrow more, even if the interest is better. The RLP loan is a clear take-me-with-you deal.
During the construction phase, expect small surprises. To keep these as small as possible, treat the workforce, the crew, the craftsmen on site well. (Cake. Coffee. Tips. Drinks.) Appeal to their craftsmanship pride if you feel they are sloppy. (You wouldn’t deliver that to me? That’s beneath your standards!) – Make yourself a kind of table (Excel or ledger) where you assign sums to each trade. Otherwise, small extra charges add up, here a thousand, there a thousand, it doesn’t seem like much, and afterwards there’s nothing left for the garden.
So in short: Decision–Land–Plan–Act–Keep control. Karsten
Let's clear it up.
The decision to build must be firm. Then please buy a suitable plot of land first. Please familiarize yourselves with planning law. For example, if the development plan states a floor area ratio of 0.3, that means if you buy 600 sqm of land, 0.3 of 1 can be built on, roughly a third. (You'll need this for a 150 sqm house. The terrace also counts as part of the built-up area.) Pay attention to the soil quality of the land. Is it very steep? Expensive! Earth removal or filling. Is it well shaped? Rectangular with a garden possible to the southwest? What else does the development plan allow? Two stories? Or only 1.5?
Once that is clarified, go to the notary and buy. Having land is never wrong. All options are still open. You can still back out. You can always sell land without loss.
But: you don't want to go back. You want to build on it.
Now look online. Floor plans of houses that could be suitable. There is a lot to look at. Now it becomes clear what you like, what could work, etc. Decide on a type of construction. Prefab house or classic brick by brick. It’s almost the same price. - With these ideas, go to a builder who ideally works regionally, does not only work with subcontractors but has many trades in-house, who has a good reputation in the area, who gives you a fixed price for the turnkey house, usually without kitchen, floor coverings, painting, possibly included too. Both exist.
In planning—affordable, but not cheap!—pay attention to some parameters: few or no floor-to-ceiling windows, white windows. No bay windows, turrets, recesses, etc. No basement. (Better get 100 sqm more land!) Roof with Harz tiles. No wood stove. Then the 1600,- per sqm might work. But as soon as you take many extras, it runs out of control.
KfW loans usually don't pay off. The house becomes more expensive. You borrow more, even if the interest is better. The RLP loan is a clear take-me-with-you deal.
During the construction phase, expect small surprises. To keep these as small as possible, treat the workforce, the crew, the craftsmen on site well. (Cake. Coffee. Tips. Drinks.) Appeal to their craftsmanship pride if you feel they are sloppy. (You wouldn’t deliver that to me? That’s beneath your standards!) – Make yourself a kind of table (Excel or ledger) where you assign sums to each trade. Otherwise, small extra charges add up, here a thousand, there a thousand, it doesn’t seem like much, and afterwards there’s nothing left for the garden.
So in short: Decision–Land–Plan–Act–Keep control. Karsten