Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Do you think it makes sense in the current situation to have the shell construction done in-house in 2023? Savings of nearly 12% since 2 helpers are provided on the construction side. Edit: just the shell construction



You usually give a forecast for everything... When will lead-free canned ammunition be available again? Have you maybe read something about it on rt or Reitschuster?

12%?! Shell construction saves more like 50%, maybe 40% due to material price increases

Yes, we also ordered cooling with the heat pump. Yes, thanks a lot for the tip :)

Cool! May I ask what the extra cost was?
It brings about 1.5-2 degrees. But whether you have 23 or 25° indoor temperature in summer is a noticeable difference.
However, it also promotes soil regeneration in summer and costs almost nothing thanks to photovoltaics.
Unfortunately, they charge well for that. A split unit is usually ugly though. At most for the bedroom.

12% ?! Structural work saves rather 50%, due to material price increase maybe 40%

The company then charges on a time-and-material basis only 1 foreman and 1 skilled worker. With the fixed-price offer, 2 helpers from the company would also be included. That adds up to 12% in total. So for example, time-and-material structural work 100k - fixed-price offer 112k

The company only charges for 1 foreman and 1 skilled worker on an hourly basis. In the lump sum offer, 2 helpers from the company would also be charged. That adds up to 12% in total. So, for example, hourly basis structural work 100k - lump sum offer 112k

Oh, you're building with a general contractor!? Yes, they like to make the numbers look good. Unfortunately, they still make money even if you pitch in yourself.

Oh, you're building with a general contractor!? Yeah, they like to make the numbers look good. Unfortunately, they still make money even if you pitch in yourself.

Yes, exactly... everything that follows the shell construction should be done at a fixed price... so the shell construction would be about 12% more expensive in our total construction sum if we didn’t help out for the 6 weeks ^^

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yes exactly... everything that follows the shell construction should be done with a flat rate... the shell construction would therefore be 12% more expensive on our construction sum if we don't help out for the 6 weeks ^^

Do you have a fixed price on construction and interest? Then I would save the 12% on the shell construction and insist on my construction guarantee. Either all or nothing. Everything in between is pretty gray.

Just a layman's question in between (hope it's okay):

My home construction company is asking if they should reroute the water pipes towards the kitchen window. We want to have the sink and dishwasher there. It's a special request that costs 475 euros. Should we have it done or by the kitchen installer? Apparently, many kitchen installers don't do this... but I haven't had any discussions myself yet.

Thanks