Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

The clientele is put down right at the beginning because they say, you can't build at that price. They don't even dare to come in with other questions anymore.

I would also be interested in that! Which feedback indicated that the cost calculations were exceeded? Which tenders have you already done? Shell construction and roof? Did you have to completely revise the structural analysis and building application? We will probably get the first offers in the next 4-6 weeks and are already thinking about how to possibly save without starting the planning all over again.

I can give you feedback from my neighbor. He settled last week. Roof truss instead of 18,500 now 57,500. They are all rather larger houses, about 250-280m2, but still. For me in November, it was already a 4k surcharge. But wood prices will fall again. How it is with EPS XPS, bitumen, steel, and construction sand – no idea. I dare to doubt it.

Roof truss instead of 18,500 now 57,500.

300% surcharge on materials and labor? No way. Did he buy the roofing company as well?

300% surcharge on material and labor costs? No way. Did he buy the roofing company as well?

The cbm of structural timber/glulam beams has risen from 250 last year to 900. I have seen the invoice myself. That naturally puts deep holes in the budget. 250m2 houses or two-family houses with 130-140m2 each were previously built for 250k, now it costs at least 350k. Even the Russian house builders can't do anything about that.

A friend of mine built a bungalow on my street about 20 months ago. 125m2 living area + 25m2 usable area garage. Over the weekend, we talked over a beer. He paid about 140k back then and said that under 190-200k would now be unrealistic. He also couldn't afford that. We're talking about 25% in 2 years, that's already a massive increase. The building area is Lower Saxony within a 35km radius of Braunschweig/Wolfsburg.

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And it was announced today that the parquet flooring will no longer be available this year. The alternative is an otherwise somewhat more expensive model at the same price. So the costs remain stable, but availability is just one of those things.