Can we afford to build a house?

  • Erstellt am 2012-08-12 17:27:19

Bauexperte

2012-08-15 11:30:58
  • #1
Hello,


Aside from the time, which you must also have, it is advisable in construction to do everything yourself after the sanitary rough-in and electrical rough-in for classic personal contribution; however, the screed should already be laid. These are: drywall, sanitary and electrical finishing, window sills, interior doors, painting, and floor coverings. It sounds like little, but the time required should not be underestimated; therefore, this area also has the greatest saving potential for a homebuilder. If you have a family member who is a civil engineer, you can also save some euros preparing for the pouring of the foundation slab – but that is basically what I would recommend to you.

I recommend personal contribution only where it can be sensibly done; currently, I have a construction project where the builder is doing the earthworks as personal contribution – but he also works for a civil engineering company. There is little risk that he cannot read the soil report :-)


Exactly the wrong way round – what if the offer from the "nice" gentleman cannot be applied to any plot of land, if the development plan stands against it?

The procedure should clearly be as follows: first clarify the total budget through an independent financier, then look for a plot of land, and only then obtain offers. This way you always know your budget and know what you can spend and are in the comfortable position to decide how much money you want to spend.

Kind regards
 

Der Da

2012-08-15 11:47:20
  • #2
The plot must be clarified first. After all, it determines almost everything related to house planning. Roof pitch, distances, width, depth, height, floors, ground conditions, whether a chimney can be installed or not (15m radius), window positions in case of distance problems, orientation to the south, and so on. And without a soil survey, no one can calculate the excavation work for you anyway... everything is purely speculation between €5,000 and €50,000.
 

DaSt

2012-08-15 12:01:11
  • #3
Ah ok, and learned something new again. I would have actually approached the land issue the other way around. But you should have at least a rough estimate of what the house will cost beforehand, right?! The problem here is that the land prices (average 400sqm) range from 40k (with 25km distance to the highway) to "open end" (right in the middle instead of just nearby), everything is included. But then I’ll start going around the town halls...

How about laying underfloor heating? Actually not a big deal, right?

Thank you very much for your help!
 

Bauexperte

2012-08-15 12:15:47
  • #4
Hello,


Conventional:
very cheap: € 1,000.00 to € 1,000.00 => sqm/living area <=> stay away!
borderline: € 1,200.00 to € 1,300.00 => sqm/living area
realistic: € 1,400.00 to € 1,500.00 => sqm/living area

Prefabricated house:

realistic: from € 1,500.00 => sqm/living area

In both cases always plus reserve for better technology, extras and only for the house excl. land and incidental building costs.

Kind regards
 

perlenmann

2012-08-15 12:31:19
  • #5


You wrote that you are going to the hardware store!

Do you even have the time for that? The more you do yourself, the longer the construction/move-in takes!

But also this: Everyone has to decide for themselves.
 

DaSt

2012-08-15 12:37:04
  • #6


Ok, so far I have calculated with 1500/sqm. 300k house + 100k land + 50k additional costs (for garage, kitchen etc. I have a lifetime to buy new)
Is a prefabricated house generally more expensive than brick by brick? Is there a collection of the "most popular (best)" prefab house manufacturers somewhere here in the forum?

I have an appointment with the financial advisor tonight & again with the house building company. I will gladly let you know what came out of it, even if the soap bubble bursts... But at least I tried!
 

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