Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Including base plate?

Does anyone know what these small devices similar to "cordless screwdrivers" used for tying rebar are called?

You mean a drilling device for twisting?

The extreme price range here always shocks me again, both in one direction and the other.

The harder it is for me to believe that ;)

A decline in building applications by how many %? Would that break the back of the shell builders?

There aren't many alternatives for paving and garden work either if no one is building and is rather investing their money in heat pumps due to rising prices.

A decline in building permit applications by how many %? Would that break the back of the shell builders?

There are not many alternative options for paving and gardening work either if no one is building and is rather investing their money in heat pumps due to rising prices.

I’m telling you... It’s no secret if you understand the business from the inside.

First of all: Get orders. I have to pay my employees anyway, whether they are picking their noses or at least generating their wages without profit. An employee who makes no revenue automatically causes a loss... and a severe loss. 10% margin... meaning 90% of the price is just the revenue...

That is important to understand why many entrepreneurs also offer below cost during crises. The main thing is revenue.

However, if the crisis progresses, companies begin to gradually take orders below cost to snatch orders away from the competition. Still applies: cash flow must be there. Revenue keeps you afloat... but profit eventually disappears... That becomes dangerous because no company can survive long-term below cost.

I hope... but that is an extremely small hope... that construction companies have built up sufficient reserves in good times. The margin for that was certainly available. My fear... and hope... is, however, that soon thousands of unemployed craftsmen will be released onto the market, who can then be rehired by sound companies... ...because their original companies go bankrupt...

That will happen, and we shouldn’t fool ourselves about that...

Two construction companies that we had still included in the selection a year ago have now gone bankrupt.

Negotiations with the shell builder went well and the price was actually adjusted. We are now at around €135,000 for the shell plus garage.
The shed roof will come at about €30,000 more
Windows + front door: about €35,000

Shell really cheap. Are earthworks and the foundation slab added? I can’t imagine that’s all-inclusive. Would really be super cheap.

I also find the windows very reasonably priced. €35k with the expensive front door? That means about €28k for windows including installation? Not bad... How many, how big? With blinds, Venetian blinds?