Now it’s getting clearer to me. If the garage is built by the builder, it’s not a free architect. It’s an agent of the prefab house builder (here they also say “draftsman slave”).
Now I’m not surprised why a slope to the garage is planned, the terrace is elevated, the house is set too high, etc.? This really isn’t a slope in the building window. An architect would probably have considered something like a split level, at least on the ground floor.
Yes, you are right. We should have noticed that already when looking at the red walls like that.
I don’t want to start a discussion about the individual suppliers here.
We don’t want to discuss that either. But many here know what is stated in the service description of prefab house companies, or what kind of additional costs you have to expect. At least you don’t have a catalog price in front of you but have already asked accordingly. Still, usually a general answer is given if the contract is not yet signed.
Turnkey really means turnkey. I get the key and move in my furniture.
However, we cannot evaluate that. For example, I only know one prefab house manufacturer who offers floors and painting included. But that one has a different design approach. From the forum I know many builders who were very surprised that “turnkey” is a marketing term.
Please don’t be offended if I/we have doubts about your price and conviction.
Overall, you really have to keep an overview of the performance description. I’ll just give one example: the performance description mentions a 200-liter water storage tank, but for a 4-person household you actually need 300 liters. 30x30 tiles and laminate are included, but you want 40/80 tiles and parquet and vinyl. And suddenly the next 30-40k show up. And the earthworks, the builder simply cannot define these without a building survey, because the offer only concerns the house, not the land costs.
Of course, we can accept the price as is because you are on first-name terms with the builder, you have a brother in the timber trade yourself, and your father has connections in sanitation. But then the builder will not cooperate, and then it’s no longer turnkey.
But let’s just look at the floor plan and put aside the price expectation:
And here I fully agree with Katja, you really have to look at it for a day… to let the holes at the house have their effect.
That these cellar holes ruin the house with access to the garden is not good at all. You practically cannot use it properly. The house does not deserve that with this small ridiculous slope. Neither do you.
In principle, I would put the garage in the east anyway, to benefit from the afternoon and evening sun.
And if you want recessed basement windows, I would put them in the west, because when the sun is lower it also finds its way into the basement. Then you are somewhat freer with the terrace but have direct access to the terrace with proper planning without tons of railings on the slopes.
Personally, I would give one more meter of space in the front so you still have a yard for playing and parking in the front garden.
The floor plan fails first of all due to the too small kitchen (the row is max 3.20 m wide, resulting in 5 60-cm cabinets. We have 8 60-cm units plus sand-lime brick wall with 2 people and still had to add a 40-cm unit because many things were cramped. With children you need reachable storage space in the kitchen, not just for the coffee machine, but also for drinks, cookware, and other stuff) and the bathroom drain of the upper floor bathroom.
To be honest: I cannot estimate to what extent the facts mentioned present themselves as they should.
P.s.
The offers are from well-known manufacturers.
Famous or reputable. They are not necessarily the best.
