Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

2021-07-22 10:19:41

Don’t get me wrong. For me, it’s just about someone being able to and needing to lower their individual construction costs. Some don’t have to, money simply doesn’t matter to them. Others may have to take different routes. The skilled labor shortage will intensify in the future and the capacities that already exist will continue to decline. That has nothing to do with personal contribution. Maybe I’m a bit different and have my own ideas. But I also drive to Poland sometimes to get building materials. Clearly cheaper and better. I’ve also been to the Czech Republic. There are always ways to save.

But as a professional, you have the big advantage that you can properly assess quality. The net salary sounds very low in this forum environment, of course. But that depends on the region and the employer. My husband is an IT specialist and doesn’t earn more (for that he would probably have to get in the car and commute quite a bit). I, as an educator, earn €400 more with one hour less work per week. But I also have colleagues who go home with €1600 net on a 40-hour week and shift work... private employer after all.

2021-07-22 10:21:36

I live 400 km away from the border. Don't worry, it's still worth it. Besides, the hardware store there is also open on Sundays.

In Castorama, for example, there is a whole wall full of sinks. 50 or 80 varieties. No idea. Great selection, great prices, you won't find that in any German hardware store.
Interior doors with partial glass cost less than 100 euros. Top quality. I can only say what I have seen. Germans were pulling out pallets of plasterboard and OSB boards and loading them onto trailers and small trucks.

2021-07-22 10:24:54

I imagine it like this, how the Danes leave the border shops here with several shopping carts full of alcohol and snacks :)

2021-07-22 10:35:05

I was maybe over there for the last time about 2 years ago,

So you don’t just drive over there quickly. You wrote it as if the hardware stores across the border were your home.

In Castorama, for example, there is a whole wall full of sinks. 50 or 80 varieties. No idea. Great selection, great prices, you won’t find that in any German hardware store.

So that’s how it looked two years ago. Still the same now? You haven’t been there for two years. How do you know today’s prices?

Interior doors that are partially glazed don’t cost 100 euros. Top quality.

That contradicts itself and isn’t true. I know enough products from the East myself. I like to buy Sapeli doors (Czech Republic) for example – partially glazed, I’m currently at about 650€ including the frame, with GOOD quality.

2021-07-22 10:44:52

The question is also, what does regional mean? If my stair builder is located almost in Spandau, while I am on the eastern border of Berlin, Poland is not much further (especially in terms of time).
Country borders are only on the map for me and not in my head.

Can't you do awnings, sun sails, and blinds? You should be able to benefit from the construction boom...

I agree with you. Even though this naturally means that companies in the German border area cannot keep up. And the region accordingly has to undergo a structural change. It would be unfortunate if Poland, for some reason - its own construction boom, disaster consequences, etc. (we now know this ourselves) - were to impose an export ban. We have all learned from the pandemic how fragile global supply chains are.

2021-07-22 13:23:23

I live 400km away from the border. Don’t worry, it’s still worth it. Besides, the hardware store there is also open on Sundays.

For example, in Castorama there is a whole wall full of sinks. 50 or 80 varieties. No idea. Great selection, great prices, you won’t find that in any German hardware store.
Interior doors with partial glass don’t cost 100 euros. Top quality. I can only say what I have seen. Germans have hauled out pallets of drywall and OSB boards and loaded them onto trailers and small trucks.

Every Sunday used to be the case. I’m a native Pole. Meanwhile, only selected Sundays. 4-5 per year in number :-)

Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

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