I need to have an idea of what I want (and what I don’t). But that is not so clear to me with you.
I understand that, but you don’t know the whole story. Before, when I contacted the structural engineer, it was supposed to be a bigger house. If that came across wrong here, the offered house was larger than 140 sqm and was created with a design plan by the structural engineer. Later, our private situation changed completely, which is why there is now much less usable space and the consideration of a different type of house. Of course, that then comes across as totally uncoordinated.
You bought a plot of land without thinking about what is possible on it or not. I’ll be honest: I think a hillside plot is great because you have great possibilities. But it doesn’t take much research to find out that these great possibilities unfortunately also cost a lot more.
I underestimated that and informed myself too little - yes!
Streets on both sides! Is there also a sidewalk on each side?
No, only a walkway on top at the street. The other side is just a road.
You fantasize about a city villa, get an offer for a Lithuanian wooden house, but still don’t know exactly what the development plan for your plot prescribes.
But I had read the development plan several times. Since there were no explicit conditions in it, I thought there weren’t many special features except that one may build 1-story there.
But at the latest then, I get all the necessary and possible information. But you get a dubious offer (what does this hut even look like? Similar to the favored city villa??? I can hardly imagine that. How do you then come up with the absurd idea that the offer could be a benchmark?) without knowing the regulations, without being clear about what a hillside plot means etc.
Well, I thought I’d take a professional who supports you before I make mistakes myself.
You post the development plan and an offer here and unfortunately it gives the impression that you have not dealt with it yourself at all and hope that it will be spoon-fed to you.
No, I am now completely unsettled and don’t want to make another mistake just because I “thought this was right”!
A very clear message from me now (and this is really not meant to be aggressive, but honest):
Get off your ass! Make an effort, get yourself familiar with the matter, walk around, look around, ask stupid questions, but remember the answers, compare, weigh up (what do I want, what not), but don’t expect everything to be served to you and then for a sensational dumping price. That doesn’t work.
I am doing that, but you get different approaches here as well. But which one is the right or most sensible? It may come across to you like that, but it’s not my intention. I am just currently at the building authority and I have already contacted the relevant general contractors, soil investigation, and elevation survey. So accusing me of complete outsourcing right now is not fair!
After said 34 pages, I unfortunately still have the impression that you are waiting for things to be delivered to you and I still can’t see your willingness to deal with it yourself (development plan, look at model houses, ask around, collect information etc.). And I think I am not the only one feeling this way. That does not exactly motivate to support you, which everyone here would love to do.
We have already been to houses that we like, talked to the owners, and of course, we have also been to model house parks. Once again, I lacked the approach on what I have to build upon.
You wrote it yourself. Why consider a city villa if it is not allowed to be built there according to the development plan. Yes, but then the structural engineer said “you can build anything, you just have to observe the 2/3 rule and then you can build them as well.”
If you get such statements from your "professional & contact person" who is an expert, why am I then stupid or naïve? If I now hire a general contractor, I have to trust him too, otherwise, the whole cooperation makes no sense!
Also, from the design planning to the incidental building costs (plot, etc.) all the details matched! You then assume it is all solid!?
Yes, with the Lithuanian company my “being stingy is cool” mania was probably aroused, I admit that. The argument that all other big providers also buy parts and work gangs from the region sounded realistic to me, especially after talks here with neighbors who have also worked with prefabricated house providers.
Anyway, I want to do everything better now, hence the somewhat insecure manner![/QUOTE][/QUOTE]