Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Most raw building materials: kg pipe, steel, insulation, Bitumen wood, etc. actually had their price increases behind them as of August. The processed products: construction chemicals, heating systems, windows, and so on are now really picking up again. So with 8%, you can almost say 'good'.

Where is the price per m3 of concrete currently? In 2015 we paid 70 gross for the foundation. In 2016 about 80 euros for walls and stairs. At some point I saw something about 100 euros.

Although I am new here and usually just read, since I work in the building materials trade office, I can give you the following as a guideline: Net concrete price for end customers without CO2 surcharge, additives, possibly pipe surcharges and without pumping services in the NRW area averages 75€ depending on the quality class and grain size - extremely different depending on the region... (I have no comparison values for other regions)...

The CO2 surcharge makes it more expensive. But that's what the voters wanted…

Co2 surcharge makes it more expensive. But that’s what the voters wanted…

Even there, suppliers are already announcing price increases - currently starting at roughly 1 to 2 euros net per cbm...

Shouldn't the general contractors (GCs) be going bankrupt left and right? If the GCs offer fixed prices and then, due to high price increases, no longer make a profit, they would have to go bankrupt at some point. That might work for 5-10 houses but not permanently...

As long as demand remains high, the loss from one customer is offset by the next. Additionally, a GC can of course also agree on fixed prices for materials or craftsmen and thus pass on the risk. And a GC also plans in a little margin for price increases. The wave of bankruptcies will certainly take a while to come as long as demand remains high.

Where is the m3 concrete currently priced? In 2015 we paid 70 gross for the foundation. In 2016 about 80 euros for the wall and stairs. At some point I then saw something about 100 euros.

It also has something to do with quantity

CO2 surcharge makes it more expensive. But that’s what the voters wanted…

There isn’t one on this building material yet. But I understand the intention ... I read the following earlier: "We can keep 60 billion livestock, but 7 billion people are too many?!"