Construction costs turnkey solid house

Regarding the quoted email from a construction company: Of course, good companies with fair prices can currently choose their customers. As an entrepreneur, I would also steer clear of customers who know too little or too much.

We were also filtered out by 2 companies. With one, we wanted to remove clauses from the contract; they immediately said they did not want to build with someone who is legally so fit, as they were worried that we would come up with legal claims over minor defects. I can understand that. There really are nasty clients who try by all means to avoid fair payment.

The second company was a franchise general contractor, represented by a real estate agent who also sells existing properties. He told us he was not the right one for us because he preferably only sells turnkey from the catalog, but we apparently know our stuff well and have very concrete ideas - the forum is to blame.

Our construction company near Hannover also offered our house turnkey for 148,900. Nothing was missing in the construction service description, except for our special equipment [emoji6] With Kfw70, controlled residential ventilation, underfloor heating, foiled windows, better mineral plaster, and some other "little things," we reached 190,000 plus additional costs for electrical, sanitary, and tiling work. Be that as it may... The construction site is one of the cheapest in Germany and will probably only be topped by Brandenburg. It is puzzling to me that with you the entire ground floor flooring is supposed to be included. Usually, only the wet and damp areas are included. Since you do not mention at all whether you want to equip every room with LAN or if it is included in the construction service description, you also cannot say what value per sqm you will ultimately get. Satellite system, multiple changeover switches and sockets, outdoor lighting, without KNX and so on, electrical costs can increase by 3,000 to 5,000. Therefore: the construction service description fits, but if you are involved in the trade, you will find that a lot of things you want or need are missing. And to your initial question, how one arrives at 240/259,000: these individual items are included based on experience. No one wants to get by with the standard construction service description if they have the liquidity to afford average. After all, you only build once...

Just for comparison: For us, the bare solid house 147 m2 without floors and painting cost 219, according to our sample selection wishes it was then 258. Mind you, without double garage, fireplace, photovoltaics, floors, painting, outdoor facilities. All in all, it has now become 450. Cheaper is certainly possible, but then you have to make compromises. I hardly see such a little house under 300 total today (exception: Nordlys, but he also consistently and hardcore saved wherever possible). Certainly not everyone can manage that.

The fact is: in rural Lower Saxony it is actually significantly cheaper than in the south/west of Germany. This is partly due to the simple construction (for me boring 1.5-story houses on mostly sufficiently large, level, and practically shaped plots) and partly due to the lower wage levels. I therefore consider the price to be realistic; nordlys has already given its blessing.

Guys, it’s not helpful to post what a house costs elsewhere. He has 170 as the price and whether xy is satisfied with the equipment is also irrelevant, the only thing that counts is whether the TE likes it. I stand by it, my calculation is realistic.

And by the way, the sentence that we saved hardcore is said here often, but that doesn’t make it more true. Many build plastered houses here, the wall structure is classic, size adequate for two, equipment good standard, including underfloor heating, walk-in shower niche, sockets etc. completely normal, floors and tiles too, the kitchen has everything two people need, windows triple-glazed, where exactly was hardcore saved?

Karsten

Well, you wrote yourself: Various own work under the guidance of the brother or something? Own work can indeed save measurable money, if you have the time and opportunity for it. Also, the choice of heating, size of the garage, window rebate ventilation ?, kitchen manufacturer, etc... is not meant badly! Rather appreciative. Many here will be happy about your tips...