Construction time estimation

Hello everyone,

My husband and I will probably be assigned a plot of land by the end of June at the latest. We are now planning to build intensively. Everything is to be built by craftsmen. Floors/walls will be the muscle mortgage. Now we have the chance that my husband takes 2 months of parental leave and can focus intensively on the house construction again. However, the latest time would be the 13th and 14th month of our child's life. That would be February and March 2017. Taking parental leave earlier probably does not make much sense (shell construction phase/drying time!?).

So, now to the actual question: Is it sensible to be at home during this time? I am interested in an approximate timetable to know if it is worth giving up the money. Our thought was: 2 months of intensive care = save construction time/shorten double burden.

Is it realistic that, upon allocation of the plot at the end of June 2016, the shell construction would begin in October? We have already had some preliminary discussions. When would the shell construction including drying phase be finished, and what will probably happen in February and March?

I know that this is quite hard to say. But you can assess it better based on your experience than we can.

Addition: How realistic or naive is this plan?

End of June 2016 plot allocation
Beginning of October 2016 start of shell construction work
End of November start of drying phase
March start of interior construction phase

Hello,
Is this plot already developed?
Is the floor plan and all planning for the house already available?
Building permit?

I think it is hard to estimate like this. But I’m also not a professional in this field.

In addition: With basement or without? Soil survey available? Soil replacement necessary? etc. Have you ever done masonry before?

The shell construction has no real drying phase. Only during the time when the screed dries does the construction site rest (and depending on the screed, this can be just a few days) in terms of floor covering work.
For example, we started the shell construction at the end of September, had the topping-out ceremony on Nikolaus, and worked more or less continuously until the end of February. Then the screed was installed and had to dry – but after a week it continued, for example, installing [Kontrollierte-Wohnraumlüftung], staircase lighting, Unitymedia, etc.
Move-in then at the end of May.
However, we also had a fairly warm winter.

Addition: How realistic or naive is this plan?

End of June 2016 land allocation
Beginning of October 2016 start of shell construction

Putting construction aside:
For us, it took six (6) months from the notarized purchase contract to the entry in the land register...

Up until then, one would therefore have built on "someone else's land"...

It doesn't really make sense to take extended time off during the construction period. Only once the [ok] is given that the plaster has dried through, do you need time to work on the walls. Additionally, you yourself have no influence on the timing. The individual trades follow their own schedules.