Do not receive offers/quotes

Oh, the property is already there too. Maybe you need a bit more patience? For us, the offers sometimes took between 4-6 weeks. How long have you been waiting already?

Hello,

first of all, I am a bit shocked by Merlin’s approach of consulting 25 BU. A wonder that he managed to keep track

It worked with two companies as well. One showed us a house they had planned before and slightly adjusted it. The other also sent a draft. Neither has convinced us yet.

What is stopping you from deciding on one of the two providers?

If you are thinking of imitating Merlin’s approach, I don’t consider that to be productive. I always recommend asking a maximum of 5 providers (comparable providers) for an offer, discarding the cheapest and most expensive into folder "P", and entering into closer negotiations with the remaining 3.

Since you are missing a third offer – as far as I read – please share your draft along with your equipment preferences here and I will gladly estimate it for you.

Rhenish regards

Well, the first one apparently tried to sell us a house that he had planned for someone else, who then built it with someone else. The house was not suitable for our plot at all. As mentioned, they then adapted it. However, we did not like the way this house was being made appealing to us, even though we explained that we did not want it like that and that, in our opinion, it would not work on the plot at all. And how our wishes were not taken into account. The second company offered us a rather cheap house. The materials and equipment they use do not correspond to our expectations at all. We went there on the recommendation of a colleague of my husband; otherwise, we probably would not have even inquired there. What has to happen is that our wishes are taken into account and that the construction and service description convinces us. It is also important to us that the builder makes a serious and trustworthy impression and does not just want to sell us ANYTHING. But that does not mean we have "burned" anyone. What is that supposed to mean? It is not something you should sign with the first person who comes along.

Maybe you should first have the construction and service descriptions from various companies sent to you to browse through. Just google "Hauskataloge kostenlos".

Hello,

Well, the first one apparently tried to push a house on us... The second company offered us a rather cheap house.

I wonder how you came to your choice, according to what pattern do you want to select a potential building partner?

There are providers who can only offer their catalog houses at a low price; any deviation costs disproportionately more money. Then there is the so-called cheap faction, where a supposed bargain turns into a golden house at the end of the day; once all equipment wishes have been taken into account. Their focus is on cheap; everything that deviates from this business purpose must be purchased at a high price.

Then there are providers who don't mind starting with a blank sheet of paper; that’s how we also work. The structural analysis is only created when the approval-free building permit is available. BUT - providers who work like this also have a different claim to inspire potential builders for their offer. In their BB you won’t find 180mm insulation nor a tile format of 25 x 25; their offer prices reflect a medium standard from the outset. Of course, there is always room upwards.

You write that you have quite concrete ideas about the room layout. Has a salesperson ever commented on this? Is this design – I assume you are an amateur – even buildable? Have you signaled in the previous conversations that you are willing to accept possible changes to the dream house? And basically: have you conveyed your ideas in a personal conversation or merely asked for an offer via e-mail? In the latter case, I could understand that you don’t get any offers; I politely decline them. Just preparing a comparison offer is not worth the time for me; every offer requires explanation!

It’s nothing you should sign with the first passerby.

ACK

Only, to hold so little substance in your hands from April to mid-October is strange and explains the reaction of the users here.

Rhenish greetings

We had closer contact with 3 prefabricated house manufacturers and 2 solid house manufacturers. All 5 were able to give us a rough estimate after no more than 2 appointments. What are you doing wrong? Actually nothing - we came to the consultants of the companies through the model house centers, who were salespeople - they wanted to sell.