Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

How much margin do you think a craftsman makes who works for large or small general contractors or property developers? I talked to one two years ago when the first civil engineers came to our area. He already said back then that he only works for architects or directly for clients; with the big ones, he has to bring money. So there's not much to gain there. And with the general contractor? If they normally make 20% and go down to 15%... then you save 5% on the house. So on the total construction cost including the land, 2 or 3%. Less margin usually also means that employees are paid less. Because do you think the boss saves on himself until he can only drive a Polo? Then you might as well forget it...

My wife works for the largest manufacturer of interior doors and is responsible for production planning there. Currently, things look very bleak. This means that either interior doors are out of fashion or far fewer are being built.

Do they happen to also make solid spruce doors and have a warehouse sale? I would need 12 pieces :p

largest manufacturer of interior doors

Is it Jeld-Wen or Hörmann or another company?

Is it Jeld-Wen or Hörmann or another company?

The first of the two. Currently, it looks like the large commercial construction (e.g., hotels, office complexes) is completely at a standstill. In the private sector, very little is happening as well, mostly through hardware stores.

However, it must also be said fairly that the industry has been growing constantly for about ten years and has achieved new sales records.

How much margin do you think a craftsman makes who works for the big or even small general contractors or property developers? Two years ago, when the first civil engineers came to our area, I talked to one. He already said back then that he only works for architects or directly for clients; with the big ones, he has to bring money. So, there isn’t much to get. And with the general contractor? If they make 20% now and go down to 15%... then you save 5% on the house. So on the total construction cost including the land, 2 or 3%. Less margin usually also means that employees are paid worse. Because do you think the boss saves on himself until he can only drive a Polo? Then it’s better to forget it...

Where has the money gone in the last 10-15 years? They’re all pretty good at whining, that’s nothing new yet. That’s what it’s because of:

But to be fair, the industry grew constantly for about ten years and achieved new revenue records.

Then it will probably have to shrink healthily again and that on all levels.

With the craftsmen, the money definitely didn't stick, especially not with the journeymen.