Construction Cost Estimation Bungalow

Good morning everyone, hmm..that doesn’t really help me much I have no clue about building a house, I’ve never built one before So we want to build a simple category, nothing special, just standard. isn’t there some kind of approximate value? I’d say €180,000 without the mobile year and you’re in? A friend of mine also built a bungalow and I think I know that he paid €160,000 for everything. I have already made a building pre-application, so I’m allowed to build there and the plot is about 1500 sqm. @ Waldemar: Yes, that would be very kind :)

What did your friend build, and when? What did he get for the €160,000 altogether? Are incidental building costs included? Those are things people like to keep quiet about :)

When I tell family what I paid today for the house, and they convert it into DM, they faint every time. Fifteen years ago you could build a lot with half a million. Today, with €200,000, not really much. However, the basic conditions were completely different. Many fewer regulations, and so on.

There is no basic rule. Well, one. Before you even start planning your house, have the bank tell you how much money you can get, what you can afford. Then you look at how much house fits into the budget.

Hello,

my husband and I would like to build.
I can purchase the plot cheaply (€15,000).
We would like a single-story bungalow, with the possibility to expand. We actually don’t want to expand, but you never know ;) so initially an attic.
The living area will be about 152 sqm.
Now comes the question of all questions :D
How many €uronen will I have to budget for the entire build? I mean now without kitchen, furniture, wallpaper, tiles.
We’ll do the electrical work ourselves and will help wherever we can.
And we would like underfloor heating in the rooms that are used often.

I’m not very familiar with this, do you need more information?
I would be very happy about answers :)

First of all, the cost side of a solid construction. I assume that with 152 sqm you mean the footprint and not the living area; otherwise it would be more expensive again.

Plot: TEUR 15
Bungalow on BP with WD 25°: TEUR 230
Additional construction costs: TEUR 35-40
Painting work as EL: TEUR 10
Floor coverings as EL: TEUR 10
Outdoor facilities as EL: TEUR 10
Garage 3 x 9: TEUR 12 (including sectional door, garden access, and strip foundations)
Reserve extras: TEUR 10

All in an estimated investment of TEUR 337 in the Rhineland. Lower Saxony is somewhat cheaper – in the range of 3-3.5%, considering material and craftsmen hours. However, if you want to commission a reputable prefab house provider, my estimated costs increase, as the classic prefab house industry – due to the system – must offer at higher prices.

If you want to do electrical work as EL, a maximum of €5,500 - 6,000 can be credited. But you should keep in mind that you also have to buy material – so the mentioned amount is by no means a real saving.

In the above example, the roof pitch is not really optimal for you; it only provides sufficient storage space. So for a later expansion not really suitable. Which, conversely, means you have to pay extra for a higher roof pitch – possibly a knee wall. Though I wonder about the sense of a bungalow if it is supposed to be expanded upwards later?

What your friend built, I cannot understand (possibly a closed shell and the rest as EL?), therefore I cannot evaluate it either. But don’t forget that several years lie between and building prices have increased significantly; the energy saving ordinance adds its part as well.

If you really want to save money, then electrical work as EL is the wrong way. You save most and best on the shell construction – with enough time and an experienced construction manager at your side, that should be possible.

Therefore, I strongly recommend that you have several talks with building consultants/house sellers to get a feel for the things you want to tackle. And – please don’t just look at the price at the bottom right of the offer. This viewpoint usually fails.

Rhineland regards