Complete renovation of a 150 sqm semi-detached house built in 1925

The house is not a gift. Initially, the seller wanted 800K€ and couldn't get rid of it, now it is at 650K€ minus negotiation.

Sounds good - I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Initially, as a seller wanted 800K€ and couldn't get rid of it, now it's at 650K€ minus negotiation.

Well then, not even ten horses could get me to still want to have it.

And one more thing about the demands: All I did was ask Google. And when I then see, for example, this:



[TH]Flooring[/TH]
[TH]Advantages[/TH]
[TH]Disadvantages[/TH]
[TH]Price per m² (incl. installation and VAT)[/TH]

Carpet (natural fiber)	good sound insulation, pleasant feel underfoot	not very dirt-resistant, maintenance-intensive	35 - 55 € per m2
Carpet (synthetic fiber)	highly dirt-resistant, easy to maintain	little sound insulation, possibly unpleasant feel underfoot	30 - 50 € per m2
Tiles	highly water- and dirt-resistant, durable	possibly cold, little sound and thermal insulation	70 - 150 € per m2
Parquet	high-quality appearance, very durable (sandable)	little water resistance, high costs	65 - 155 € per m2
Laminate	high-quality appearance, comparatively inexpensive	little sound insulation, comparatively short lifespan	50 - 75 € per m2
Wooden floorboards	high-quality appearance, very durable (sandable)	little water resistance, high costs	65 - 135 € per m2
PVC	highly dirt-resistant, very inexpensive	possibly harmful to health, short lifespan	30 - 40 € per m2
Linoleum	highly dirt-resistant, environmentally friendly	comparatively expensive	40 - 60 € per m2

Then 80€/sqm is not an expensive price, is it? Yes, not carpet or linoleum/PVC, but everything else is rather below average, right? In the architect’s list from 2019, 70€/sqm was estimated, I just added something on top now...

Yes, of course it can cost that much. But it doesn’t have to. Click flooring can be installed yourself and you can still get a very good product for half the price. And the house has nice floorboards, so why should you take them out and throw them away and buy new parquet elsewhere for a lot of money? That doesn’t make sense to me. But I’ll stay out of it now :).

Yes, of course it can cost that much. But it doesn’t have to. Click parquet can be installed yourself and you can still get a very good product for half the price. And the house has beautiful floorboards, why should you take them out and throw them away and buy new parquet elsewhere for a huge amount of money? That doesn’t make sense to me. But I’ll stay out of it now :).

That’s why: "We have about 40% of the total price including additional costs including 300,000€ (hypothetical!) renovation costs as equity." So about 500,000 equity. That’s not the typical small DIY floor layer click parquet builder. The architect’s calculations fit here. :)