Build a house, buy a house, or...?

Find a general contractor. Just google [Haus bauen Siegen]. Then take a look. Or drive through construction areas, who is building there is usually on signs. Talk to builders. Yellow Pages... so, come on. K.

So attic and the area under the stairs? We currently have a basement and I’m just wondering where to put stuff if we didn’t have one anymore. Bicycles, lawnmower, laundry, tools, etc... I know there are solutions for everything and Yosan’s idea isn’t a bad one either. Let’s see... this sounds silly now, but how do I approach smaller house building companies (solid construction) in my immediate area or the so-called general contractors? Companies like Fingerhut, Büdenbender and Weberhaus are basically just around the corner...

Bicycles, lawnmower, tools = garage/carport/shed Laundry = utility room

Others do that too. I also lived with a basement for years and it’s definitely convenient to just be able to store everything there, but the price is quite something...

Either Google or just drive around. Usually there are signs on construction sites everywhere. And these days something is going up on every corner. Which is what I would prefer as well. That way you can see directly how the work is being done. I’m often at new builds professionally and even obvious things are not a given. For example, it’s often so dirty there that all sorts of small stones get pushed into the pipes. They tape it up and that’s it. Instead of someone spending 5 minutes with a broom... That’s the downside of buying ‘new’ and not following the build process.

With us. Lawn mowers, petrol and garden stuff in a biohort metal shed. Wheels, tools, and much more. Garage. The car, of course, stands outside, because it is a car and therefore made to be used outside. Attic tiles, roof tiles, my model railway, which I will set up someday, garden cushions when not in use, knick-knacks and Christmas stuff, supplies like canned food and schnapps and who knows what else. Karsten

To find the general contractor. Just Google house building Siegen. Then take a look. Or drive through development areas, who is building there is usually on signs. Also talk to homeowners. Yellow Pages... so, come on. K.

Yes, I messed up and also found two or three contact points via Google now. We will now drive and walk much more attentively through the new development area here and see who is building there. I suppose you are right about the basement... with my acquaintance’s 900m2 plot, I also don’t see a problem placing a garden shed somewhere. Our plot is 550m2... but a carport with storage or a garage is certainly sufficient as well. Let’s see.

That is not a bad idea either. Thank you very much!
Are you building solid or a "prefab house"?

We are building solid but turnkey with Town & Country
By the way, our room is also accessible from the garden/carport

Which documents / data should I bring to a first meeting with a house builder We are simply considering having a consultation, for example through Fingerhut-Haus. I obtained a development plan today..