Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

It’s really shocking what you sometimes read here... We are just at the beginning of construction. The contract was signed at the end of 2020, financing has also been secured since the beginning of the year... But then it couldn’t go badly enough – our fixed price guarantee expired before construction even started (6 months passed and still no building permit). Now we have to wait anxiously and live with the uncertainty of how severely the price increase might hit us. Is there anyone here who is also currently building and can report such an unfortunate experience? The general contractor says he first has to secure the facts and obtain new offers but does not expect the cost volume to increase drastically. We are still very worried though; if there is suddenly a 30% price increase, it would simply be unbearable despite the buffer.

Now I have to stick up for the DIY crowd. We did the painting, upper floor flooring, upper floor doors, all lamps and spots in the house, final cleaning, and the move completely by ourselves, a total of about four weeks (weekends and evenings on 1-2 weekdays) of "biting the bullet" and the issue was done. Savings according to offers were about €20,000.

The same then with the outdoor facilities, got three offers between €52,000 and €59,000 for the outdoor facilities without planting. So we took everything into our own hands, involved planners, organized excavator drivers, etc. It was exhausting but somehow also a cool 2.5 months during the last corona summer. Additionally, another four weeks in spring for all the planting and outdoor lighting. In the end, we paid just under €26,000.

No one built like this themselves only 15-20 years ago as everyone somehow wants to do now, no matter how small the budget is. Every smallest stroke of work is outsourced only to collectively complain about how expensive everything is and how no one wants to do this nonsense. And anyone who can only lie on the couch after 8-10 hours of work a day should either find another job or seek medical help. And if you have no friends... just my 2 cents

Disclaimer: Both full-time employed, money would have been in the account, two small children then aged 2 and 4, and we would do it the same way again.

We had landscaper offers all around 80k.

It's not worth it at all with 10 months of permafrost a year...

We feel the same. As soon as I know more, I will provide the answer for you.