Build a house independently

I almost thought that I should rather talk about 300sqm of usable area.

No, you are not talking about that either. You forget the wall areas that have to be deducted. If it is not just one large room, about 20% of the wall area is lost, regardless of whether it is living space or usable area. You are talking about 300sqm of floor area.

Ahn. Okay, sorry guys. Then it is 300 sqm of floor area. And now back to my construction project under the consideration that it is 300 sqm of floor area. Is that feasible?

In my eyes, not for this price, even with various [EL].

There is a 4 or 5 right at the front. With a few more extras, quickly a 6.

... And certainly not at this time either!

Hello Johannes,

A short introduction about myself, I am 26 years old, a tax advisor and live in NRW, near Cologne.

A tax advisor at such a young age, so you studied?

Next year I would like to build a house [10 x 15] on my own... A house with a granny flat for the parents is planned, without a basement. The house should be about 300 sqm in total. Two full floors, the attic will not be converted. Maybe a Kfw 70 standard house.

Brave, without any corresponding background (which, apart from the fact that "maybe Kfw 70" doesn’t work, since from 01.01.16 KfW 70 basically corresponds to the Energy Saving Ordinance standard).

Next year I have a two-month parental leave. The plan is to build the shell with two skilled workers and one layman (myself). First question: Is this possible within two months?

Where is the hidden camera?

Second question, does it fit with my construction volume. I plan total costs for house and land of about €400,000. The land costs about €130,000, so about €270,000 remain for the house.

I calculate about €180,000 for material costs (including heating, roof tiles, sanitary, etc.). The remaining €90,000 are intended for skilled labor.

I know tax advisors must have a strong interest in numbers. Unfortunately, this helps you little in your case ;)

For a house of this size, if the house is to be built turnkey, you can calculate a good €346,000. Additionally, all the usual suspects have to be added, such as ancillary building costs, painting/flooring work, outdoor facilities, garage, reserves for extras, etc. So that there will be a 6 in front of your budget. You cannot provide so much equity subsidy that your number games add up.

Further information. In my circle of acquaintances, I have a roofer, a window maker and an electrician who will do this work for free for me, I only have to provide the material. Furthermore, I know someone who works for a large building materials dealer and he will grant me a staff discount.

The preferential purchase through staff discount will in my opinion be the only criterion that can be firmly planned; with everything else, I would be cautious to reserved at your place. Friends/acquaintances have a private life and frequently are faster with their mouth than with sustained hands-on work.

Are my plans realistic?

No.

Regards from the Rhineland

I have two months of parental leave next year. The plan is to build the shell with two experts and one layperson (me). First question: is this possible within two months?

I recommend the following book beforehand: "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying" by Bronnie Ware (ISBN 3442341299)

Regards, Steffen