Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Why no more laminate?

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That's why, I poured after my wife had also poured.. the water ran out and stood on the laminate.

10 years ago when we built, vinyl was not really an option yet, especially some kind of aversion, maybe also wrong ideas. Meanwhile, a lot has changed, also visually and tactilely, laying it is really a joke, for a roughly 100m2 apartment we took about 30 hours with many doors and corners.

I love tiles, back then I didn’t want any upstairs because of the cold. But with underfloor heating, that is absolutely nonsense.

A completely inept engineer should have their degree taken away...

Apart from that, a completely absurd sense of entitlement has developed in the younger generations. My grandfather was glad after the war to be able to build a house so that his family of four would have a roof over their heads. No one thought about parquet, Q3, or a garage back then, and the fireplace was necessary because that’s how the house was heated...

A completely unskilled engineer should have their degree taken away...

Apart from that, a completely absurd sense of entitlement has developed in the younger generations as well. After the war, my grandfather was happy to be able to build a house so that his family of four would have a roof over their heads. No one cared about parquet, Q3, or a garage back then, and the chimney was necessary because it was used for heating...

Why again with this unnecessary old tune about the supposedly demanding youth? Don’t you feel silly yourself?

Why again this unnecessary old tune about the supposedly demanding youth? Don't you feel silly yourself?

No, that's a fact.

Anyone who wants to build a house for 700,000 - 800,000 at the age of 30, turnkey and without much equity, can surely be accused of being a bit detached.

And it doesn't matter whether it's the latest iPhone, the newest Nike shoes, or the e-scooter. Our generation had to put in a lot for such things. Today it's taken for granted.

No question, times are changing. But some proportions have definitely shifted. And some have also forgotten where they actually come from. But I think that will settle down again.

Anyone who wants to build a house for 700,000 to 800,000 at age 30, turnkey and without much equity, can be assumed to be somewhat out of touch.

And it doesn't matter if it's the latest iPhone, the newest Nike shoes, or the e-scooter. Our generation had to put in a lot for such things. Today, it is taken for granted.

But dear sir! In other comments, it sounds as if only few losses of these opportunities logically necessarily lead to alternative politics because otherwise Germany will go down the drain. And now it’s suddenly exaggerated demands of the German young generation themselves? So what now? ("silly" was the perfect adjective here)

It should be undisputed that there have been major political mistakes in recent decades that urgently need correction.

The established old parties have failed to bring about a political and social turnaround. Now we are facing an enormous heap of broken pieces. This has nothing to do with the political fringes like AfD or BSW. It is simply the case.

The housing problem with tight housing markets, massive rent increases, explosion of construction costs, and ever-increasing ancillary costs has always been ignored. In addition, there is a significant surge in demand for housing fueled by mass migration.

This is social-political powder keg. Construction, especially of affordable !!! rental apartments, has collapsed just like the construction of single-family homes. The scarcity of building plots for housing has also led to significant price jumps. You can read about that here.

I myself am a landlord, and the demands made by socially weak citizens receiving welfare benefits are sometimes downright cheeky. Just as an example. And even when my 12-year-old daughter comes home from school and simply wants an iPhone 16.

In sum, so many problems have piled up in Germany that they can hardly be solved anymore. Society is far too ossified and above all mentally and morally dehydrated. As far as I’m concerned, people can continue to sugarcoat everything, fill talk shows with politically correct people, and keep playing a perfect world.