Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

2022-12-08 20:25:07

*I* think *one* should realize how many a) people do not have the chance to study in their lives, even though they *deserved* it b) people do not have the means to own their own plot of land with their own house c) people do not live in the feel-good oasis mother - father - child(ren), even though they would like to

and afterward *I* would reconsider whether statements like the ones I quoted are really appropriate. Your "I know what it means to not own much." doesn’t really make it better.

Should we be ashamed for having made something of ourselves? I grew up in the housing project. Nobody needs to tell me what it looks like down there. And I am certainly not ashamed of what I have achieved. And I had cancer at 32. Quite a funny thing as the mother of two children. But what do I know. I am not allowed to "complain." No, thanks. I wish to take a flight once. I don’t think there is a right to that. But one is allowed to wish for it. And I will say no more on the subject.

We live in a very small, 100-year-old house that we mostly renovated ourselves. Think before you accuse something. Not everyone here is sitting in a 180m2 new build :p.

2022-12-08 20:28:38

A piece of advice to everyone who is building or will be building soon: It is best to order all open "items"/materials now in December, because from next year it will be more expensive again!!! But of course, this is nothing new. Just wanted to remind you once again! ;) How glad I am that we are done with most of it!

2022-12-08 20:35:49

Should we be ashamed of having made something of ourselves?

I did not write that. You are accusing me of that. I do not presume to judge your life story; I merely told you that whining about a temporarily canceled flight is inappropriate when the majority of society has entirely different worries.

2022-12-08 20:38:33

I think this crisis affects everyone in one way or another and nerves get thinner the more one hears about it and maybe is hit in their comfort zone (although one maybe thought it wouldn't affect them that much). And sometimes a little complaining does help. No one doubts that others are much worse off.

2022-12-08 20:38:46

Wow. That's intense... My estimate concerns NRW - the more dealers you have in between, the more it naturally becomes. Factory + building materials dealer = end customer (basis for my price of 1,600) is naturally a different price than factory + building materials dealer + construction contractor (+ possibly subcontractor) = end customer. Sorry if I gave you the wrong direction there.... Currently, everyone still wants to line their pockets as much as possible and if everyone goes along, these are also the "cartel structures" that we currently have in so many areas.

Maybe I also expressed myself poorly. I’m building in NRW. As far as I know, steel prices have fallen extremely sharply in the last weeks and months because warehouses are full and demand is lower. Of course, I have to include the margin of a structural shell contractor and he should also be allowed to make a profit and factor in a safety margin. But a 50% mark-up and more for a simple reinforcement is something I can’t understand.

2022-12-08 20:48:15

Should we be ashamed for having made something of ourselves? I grew up in the housing project. Nobody needs to tell me what it looks like further down there. And I’m certainly not ashamed of what I have achieved. And I had cancer at 32. Quite a funny thing as a mother of two children. But what do I know. I’m not allowed to "whine." No, thank you. I wish to take a flight once. I don’t think anyone has a right to that. But one is allowed to wish for it, I suppose. And I won’t say more on the subject.

We live in a very small 100-year-old house that we mostly renovated ourselves. Think before you accuse. Not everyone here lives in a 180m2 new build :p.

But wishes are there to be (sometimes) fulfilled!! ❤️
And such a flight doesn’t cost the world. (see my little experiential report on Turkey)

Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

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