Construction costs turnkey solid house

Where Lower Saxony? Which district? Medium-sized SME?

Thank you very much for the quick feedback. I can only repeat myself. We are in a very early phase and are not yet clear about some points. For this reason, I cannot answer some of the questions asked. I mainly wanted to ask for general feedback regarding the costs for a turnkey house. I was simply unsettled by the sometimes immense prices compared to our own / those of acquaintances.

170 the house: 10 the painters and floor coverings, 10 for small goodies. 7 for utilities, 3 for drainage connections, unknown earthworks, is it flat? Slope? Difficult soil?, let's say 10 generously. 15 the garden/the access road etc. in simple paving plus gravel on the driveway, with lawn and basic planting. Possibly 8 for a prefabricated garage or a carport with a shed.

Your house thus costs without land: 233,000 euros.

Plan again for furniture, lamps, kitchen: 15,000. So you end up at 248,000. That is all calculated not to be too tight.

Karsten

PS: If the feeling is right, if the reputation of the builder is good, if the price range is normal, one offer is enough.

I’m glad to hear that.

The question really is what is included in the construction service description and what is still missing.

Of course, you can build at various price levels. To each his own.

Personally, my neck hairs stand up when I already read that the underfloor heating is only on the ground floor. I miss rational reasons for that and the saving effect on the investment is rather small. But it makes me imagine how the rest of the construction service description might be structured...

Assuming the construction service description is already comprehensive, there are other significant items added. The double garage is by no means free, neither are the exterior facilities. Acquisition incidental costs apply, construction incidental costs, lamps, kitchen purchase. Of course, the plot of land.

Also, a forum like this is not representative. The overwhelming majority of single-family houses in this country are built by a few large “catalog builders.” The customers of these companies might not be the ones who want to discuss building materials or construction execution intensively on a forum. And that is fine. Here, more individual building projects are discussed and not the middle segment of a series of the German row house.

The benchmark of what is "standard" is of course different. I would never think of seeing electric shutters as an extra. Listing underfloor heating on the ground floor as an equipment feature has, for me, the opposite effect - underfloor heating is standard and its absence in one floor is a downgrade, not a feature.

I apparently expressed myself poorly. The construction service description is, as far as we can judge, complete. However, we base this solely on acquaintances who have already built with the company. I think we will be better able to assess what is complete and what is not when we have obtained further offers. The underfloor heating is not part of the general construction service description. We had it included for the ground floor in our offer. Upstairs there would be normal radiators with a heat return pump for the bathroom, as we thought that would be sufficient. One could reconsider the ratio of saving effect / benefit of underfloor heating throughout the whole house. I agree with you there. Thank you very much for the food for thought. The additional costs mentioned are clear and are not intended to be part of this post. I might discuss those again in a future post.

I had honestly expected the role of this forum differently. I had thought that especially inexperienced laypeople would inquire here and not easily trust a large construction company.

How is the upper floor heated?

Painting and flooring as own work or company?

The construction service description is the important thing. Everything that is provided by the builder comes on top. Unfortunately, construction service descriptions are not really comparable.

Be sure to get other offers.

Also look at the sample exhibition or if none is available ask about the price range, for example for tiles.

What use is it if you don’t like anything and have to pay extra for everything?

Painting and the floors are currently planned as own work. Although prices still need to be compared to see if it is worth it at all.

Where in Lower Saxony? Which district?

Medium-sized builder?

Area Braunschweig, Hildesheim, Peine

how does it actually work technically, a underfloor heating system has a pretty low flow temperature, which is not sufficient for wall radiators. Does the boiler then always run at 60°C?

If underfloor heating, then everywhere.
170 is already very cheap. With us, the cheapest were around 200 - however without flooring, without painting, and a few other small things. There is no limit upwards.
The chosen construction company would charge 280 turnkey including some items that are otherwise counted as ancillary construction costs, such as house connections. We removed some overpriced trades there.

Many thanks for the quick feedback. I can only repeat myself. We are in a very early phase and are not yet clear about some points. For this reason, I cannot answer some of the questions asked. Rather, I wanted to inquire about general feedback regarding the costs for a turnkey house. I was simply unsettled by the sometimes enormous prices compared to my own / those of acquaintances.

Energy Saving Ordinance 2016 or Passive House
Leftover tiles 6.99 as own work or tiles 69.90 + laying
no roller shutters or roller shutters with remote control
white plastic windows or wooden windows with aluminum
and it goes on endlessly like this

Also, house shape, roof shape etc. affects the price.

I honestly had a different idea of the role of this forum. I thought that above all the inexperienced layperson would inquire here and would not simply trust a large construction company.

You can do that too.
Look at the construction service description and always consider what fits you.
There is no formula that says sqm is the price; everything above that is rip-off or everything below that is botched work.

Painting and the floors are currently planned as own work. Although prices still have to be compared to see if it even pays off.

Time. You simply need time for doing it yourself.

Area Braunschweig, Hildesheim, Peine

Go to the model home exhibition in Hanover.
Look at the houses. There are already visual quality differences.
See what you like. From Allkauf Haus to Huf pretty much everything is represented. What use is a solid house if you say “meh Huf that’s it.” What use is a construction service description with white windows if you absolutely want green, yellow, anthracite.
You see floor plans. What do you like when you enter a room, what not.
How would the room feel with your furniture?
The living room can be great if you put in a TV and a small sofa. You want a projector, a large bookshelf, etc. Uh, doesn’t quite fit.
Talk to the salespeople. Of course, everyone is the best and everyone has the best house. It’s simply about gathering information and getting a feeling for it all.

The more precisely you can say what you want, the more precise the offer, the better the house fits you.
Construction companies offer houses that work. Whether they fit you is another matter.

If you find a floor plan that fits the plot and you like it, furnish it with your existing or desired furniture. That way you notice if everything fits.

Do you have a plot? Definitely get the development plan.

how does that actually work technically, a underfloor heating system has quite a low flow temperature, which is not sufficient for wall radiators. Does the boiler then always run at 60°C?

Second heating circuit with correspondingly higher temperature.