Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

There are studies showing that building until 2020 was unbeatable affordable in the history of the Federal Republic. The keywords explaining why this often doesn't fit in individual cases have already been mentioned.

25m² feel-good bathroom, separate children's bathroom, children's rooms not under 20m², double garage, basement (if not necessary, hillside foundation, I know I know...), dressing room, etc. In the 50s, 100m² was already good for a family of four, today you are almost pitied at 150m²... "With 2 kids AND a home office workplace? That's small..."

And my favorite topic... own labor. The window fitter didn't even know what to say recently when I asked him to please install the window sills first, whether there would be paving or not, I didn't know exactly yet. "But what does the paver say about that?" "I AM the paver ;)" Then he was convinced...

My neighbor spent 20,000 on a painter... and is now chasing defects. The last installment of 3,000 the painter simply wrote off and doesn't come anymore... so our suspicion is that he made his cut.

"Simple people" often even built their houses themselves or helped back in the day...

And there was also abundant construction in the 60s and 70s. You can find many ads for houses from that time with 200-300m2 living space, indoor pools, and more.

There are studies showing that building until 2020 was unbeatable affordable in the history of the Federal Republic. The keywords why that often does not fit in individual cases have already been mentioned.

25m² feel-good bathroom, separate children’s bathroom, children's rooms not under 20m², double garage, basement (unless necessary, hillside foundation, I know I know...), dressing room, etc. In the 50s, 100m² was already good for a family of four, today you are almost looked at pityingly with 150m²... "With 2 children AND a home office workspace? That’s small..."

And my favorite topic... own work. The window maker recently didn’t even know what to say when I asked him to please install the window sills first, whether there will be paving or not, I don’t know exactly yet. "But what does the paver say about that?" "I AM the paver ;)" Then he was convinced...

My neighbor paid 20,000 for a painter... and now is chasing the defects. The last installment of 3,000 was simply written off by the painter and he no longer shows up... so our assumption is that he made his cut.

"Simple people" used to often even brick their own houses themselves or helped with it...