Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

My bricks (ordered by the general contractor in March) were, according to the last update, scheduled for delivery starting 18.7. That would have been already the week after next, but after inquiring with the building material dealer, it has now become the week starting 22.08. I’m curious whether they will really come in September then

Should I annoy you a bit? ;) Our roof tiles - Creaton Domino - arrived yesterday. Much earlier than expected. Ordered sometime in early April...

I am currently worried about the windows. We will probably only order them according to plan around September/October, hoping to get them by January at the latest. Bad timing if there will be no gas anymore then, maybe then one could order some in Poland

We ordered the windows in March (without measurement, only according to plan). They are pure aluminum windows. We were scared about the long delivery times, so we ordered so early.
The windows have been ready at the supplier for several weeks...

The problem is that..... we still have no shell construction :eek:. They have not even started :mad:.
At the beginning it was said: after Easter, then end of June. Now it is already July 6th and not even an excavator is at the construction site...
The surveyor did stake out on Thursday, but since then nothing has happened...

The gas spot price is astronomical, actually it would be stupid of Tsar Vollpfosten the Little to shut down the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after maintenance. Currently, a lot of money is being made with it. In the last 2 weeks it rose from 84 euros to 168 euros (unit MW).

Is the spot price really that relevant for NS1? I thought Russia has long-term delivery contracts with relatively fixed conditions. What the buyers do at the other end then (reselling at the spot price? :) ) is another matter. But I don’t know, does anyone know more about how that works?

The oil price is at the level of 02/2022. Gas stations say otherwise, but well. Lobbying makes the cash registers ring.

By now one can regularly refuel here during off-peak times at about €1.75/l E10. At least that gives the impression that current measures and prices do have some effect. However, the oil price has only recently dropped like that and Durran’s recent remark that the euro has crashed is not untrue.

Some raw materials for construction are partially available for order again.

Not only in construction, I notice it professionally in IT as well, things are running more smoothly again. Keyword supply chains/Corona.

Should I tease you a little? ;) Our roof tiles - Creaton Domino - arrived yesterday. Much earlier than expected. Ordered sometime at the beginning of April...

I still remember we wrote about this here ;)

The problem is... we don’t even have a shell yet :eek:. They haven’t even started :mad:.
At first they said: after Easter, then end of June. Now it’s already July 6th and there’s not even an excavator on the construction site...
The surveyor did stake out on Thursday, but since then nothing has happened...

That’s also annoying.
What does your shell builder say about it?

The oil price is at the level of 02/2022. The gas stations say otherwise, but well. Lobbying makes the cash registers ring.

Only the exchange rate has worsened a little bit. Therefore, a higher price than back then is quite justified. What is unjustified, as always, are the price surcharges here in the region. Konstanz 20 cents above the surrounding area. But what use is the gas station 5 km away if you would need an amphibious vehicle or have to take the ferry to get there?

It is probably due to the island location; in Sylt, fuel always costs 10 cents more than on the mainland.

Only the exchange rate has worsened a little bit. In this respect, a higher price than back then is quite justified. Unjustified, as always, are the price surcharges here in the region. Konstanz 20 cents above the surrounding area. But what use is a gas station 5 km away if you would need an amphibious vehicle to get there or have to take the ferry?

That is correct. In February, WTI was at 83 euros; now it is at 93 euros.

Diesel was at 2.069 euros/liter this morning, only to drop by 18 cents 30 minutes later.