Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

The company Braas is currently working shortly as all warehouses are bursting full according to our roofer... I think we will see a price correction downwards here as well in the foreseeable future... Stones (bricks, aerated concrete) are currently slightly declining...

The terrace is on the plan for next year... As I imagine it, it's almost 70 sqm because we have a window around a corner. We'll see. What manufacturers are usually chosen for patio slabs? Godelmann is apparently premium and charges accordingly... Mid to upper middle class would be enough for me.

In conversations with neighbors in the neighborhood, you increasingly hear that the warranty is gone because the [GU] no longer exists. If you have a choice, I currently wouldn't build anything at all. The prices are still far too high and will have to drop significantly.

In the paint specialty store, I paid about €480 last week for good silicate paint (2x12.5 + 1x5 liters) and 5 liters of silicate primer as well as a can of primer, a small can of paint, and a small can of glaze. With that, I was able to prime and paint the entire ground floor plus the stairway twice, as well as prime and paint/glaze the stairs. Nevertheless, it’s quite a shock. Because then you still spend several hours painting, and you don’t have the accessories yet either – I had to replace those and therefore buy them new.

One can only hope that the companies have saved up well during the boom. Because now a lull phase is indeed coming... and suddenly the state has to step in with short-time work again. It wasn't really meant for that. A company also has to endure a poor order backlog itself, especially after 10 years of hardly keeping up.

If you have the choice, I currently wouldn’t build anything at all. Prices are still way too high and will have to drop significantly.

And how? Even if inflation falls to 2% next year, as some experts predict... The current price level will not decrease significantly. Added to that are higher wages, still expensive energy, and most importantly, a worsening shortage of craftsmen and housing.

Those who don’t build now will probably never do so.

And how? Even if inflation falls to 2% next year, as some experts predict...
The current price level will not decrease significantly. Added to this are increased wages, still expensive energy, and, most importantly, an increasing shortage of craftsmen and housing.

Those who do not build now will probably never do so.

By affecting the margin and this throughout the entire supply chain