Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

For us, overtime is capped at 20 hours, it must be authorized, and we have to take time off shortly afterwards. Paying out is only possible if we can prove that the work can't be done any other way.
And yes, higher salaries are mostly limited to large companies, law firms, etc.

Same here. When we built, 80 hours were still allowed. I made full use of them by extending lunch breaks to supervise the craftsmen.

My opinion is that anyone who gets overtime paid out should simply put the countless hours spent on the construction with EL into the job and pay the capable craftsmen from that.

With taxes and all that, it would never have been worthwhile. But I am also a creative type – I don’t have things painted for me if I can go wild on the wall myself. Same goes for the garden.

The open-plan L-shaped room pretty much comes by itself ;)
You have control over color and furniture yourself; that’s less about the house.

Existing houses are often individually planned, where an L-shape doesn’t result. Many existing houses are quite charming because they are individually planned. I often get the feeling that young people can’t do anything with pearls because they are spoiled by L-room model houses.

hypoglycemic and completely exhausted just wanted to get away)

Skip the sugar, then you won’t have that shabby feeling anymore ;)

I’m saying, anyone who still wants a single-family house must check what they can afford. … If I WANT a renovated house but can’t finance it fully, I HAVE to do it myself or just leave it. Wanting to have a house is already a demand. A renovated house is the next demand. The third is having the renovation done completely by craftsmen. And then it’s open-ended when it comes to the fittings.

Don’t you get the feeling that very few are willing to commit to an existing property when buying or planning? Many have a bias that buying an existing property is inferior. The passion for one’s own home is not that great if you can’t make it identical to a new build. Individuality is a challenge for many, just like asymmetry.
I bet, even though this is a house-building forum, that many here should actually be potential buyers. But they are not, because for many it’s not an option.

To get back to the topic:
Today we received an offer for the controlled residential ventilation: Vallox ValloPlus 510 MV - 13,900€ all incl

We will go for it. We had actually planned 15k for it.

What did you pay for your ventilation systems?

Wolf CWL 300 costs us 12,706€ plus VAT. We will start with the shell construction in August.

To get back to the topic:
Today an offer came in for the controlled residential ventilation system: Vallox ValloPlus 510 MV - €13,900 all incl.

We will go for it. We had actually planned €15k for it.

What did you pay for your ventilation systems?

Ours from Bosch will cost €14,200 including enthalpy heat exchanger. We are getting about 35% of that back (2020 BAFA). So prices are from 2020. Currently in the third week of screed drying phase.

Gross? ... that is really little. Then today's offer is quite expensive after all...

We are building a small house, just under 100 m², single-storey. That means less effort for the plumber, probably why it's somewhat cheaper.

Maico WS 320KB paid for 10,756.36 € on 04.11.2021. Also here the BAFA subsidy 35%
Small semi-detached house with 2 residential units: only four air distributors, approx. 120m of pipe and 12 plate valves.
However, I laid the controlled residential ventilation pipes myself from the air distributors (green flexible pipes 70mm diameter)

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Don't you get the feeling that very few are willing to commit to an existing property when buying or planning? Many have the notion that buying an existing property is inferior. The passion for owning a home isn't that big if you can't match it 1:1 with a new build. Individuality is a challenge for many, just like asymmetry.
I bet, even though this is a house-building forum, that there should actually be many prospective buyers here. But there aren't, because for many it is simply not an option.

Yes and no. At first, we also preferred to buy a used house. The plots are usually larger there as well. After a few viewings, however, it became clear to us that in our price range and with the needed size, only "ruins" would come into question. We would have had to invest at least another 100-200k euros just to be able to live there safely and reasonably. This is certainly due to our region, but we are bound to it professionally. Financially, it would have been more of a risk for us, as we are definitely not craftsmen.
In the end, we decided on a new build. Although it is a conversion of an old barn into terraced houses. The garden is tiny, but if needed, you can still buy a small piece of land in the village. Financially, we are now significantly better off than if we had bought an existing property including renovation. Yes, the plot is of course much smaller now, but we have black thumbs anyway.
I believe the willingness to buy an existing property is there for many, but you simply don't know what’s lurking behind the walls and not everyone has craftsmen in the family or among friends. Not everyone dares to take that on.