Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

You get used to the mess eventually ;-) 2-3 months is practically nothing :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your search for craftsmen! With us, most of it went through the architect... otherwise we would probably still be searching. :rolleyes:

We have been building for 5 years. But here we are talking about tearing up the entire ground floor from floor to ceiling. New screed, etc. A huge project in an inhabited state with children and animals. That is certainly not something you get used to^^.

We have been building for 5 years. But we are talking here about tearing up the entire ground floor from floor to ceiling. New screed, etc. A huge project in an occupied state with children and animals. That's definitely not something you get used to^^.

That's exactly how we have it right now ;-) admittedly without children and animals. But hardly any room is left intact. Apart from the architect or general contractor: we tried to consolidate the trades as much as possible to become more attractive to the individual companies. So the roof was immediately combined with an extension in timber frame construction. The heating engineer is doing everything including photovoltaics. But we also spent ages on the phone for the latter, that was not handled through the architect.

For two people, it wouldn't be an issue. But with children and animals, it's a different league. Especially since we have to move out temporarily because you won't be able to get to the upstairs anymore. But as I said, we will probably have to do it mostly ourselves as usual, then we'll do it with dry screed = it will always be walkable and then we'll do it room by room. You just have to convince yourself that it also has its advantages....

@winnifred: Have you also already tried through social media? Do you know any craftsmen personally? Because of Vit.B?

@winnifred: have you already tried through social media? Do you know any craftsmen personally? Because of Vit.B?

We are not on social media and we only have useless academics around us :cool:. We are regular customers at the plumber, but he still has no time. Our old tiler is playing dead and all other trades from the past have botched their work, so we don't call them anymore.

I only use it for stuff like that. Last year I once started an inquiry about radiator in a regional subforum. Someone responded immediately. And if the desperation is that great, then I would send out a call for help on the radio at 7:00 a.m.