Floor plan tube house L-shape triangular plot including oak tree

Did you set deadlines?

I expected that question. No, we didn’t...

Yes, yes... pretty naive.

He is of course willing and also obligated, just not so well connected regionally...

He's also a bit sluggish

Doesn't sound too great.
We've always done pretty well when we've asked from craftsman to craftsman in the area. So with self-allocation. For example, asked the roofer about a bricklayer, etc. That's how you basically got recommendations and the people already knew each other.

Does the architect make the execution plans? Who does the structural engineering? That would be my first question.

In the portals, I have rather bad experience and would never start such a project there.

Under no circumstances approach such a project through craftsman portals... Have the architect compile tender documents for the individual trades and distribute them to companies, craft businesses within a 50 km radius. That is one option. The other is a general contractor, you surely have some of those as well, right?

We once requested an offer from a construction contractor from whom we had seen a shell construction while driving by. Just drive around in the (construction) area and ask...

Doesn't sound too great now.

I know that it should have been agreed upon. But I also know that contractually fixed dates do not necessarily have to be met. Paper is famously patient. And besides, we didn’t want to damage the harmony from the start. I do say that I’m naive

We’ve always done quite well when we asked from craftsman to craftsman in the area. So with self-awarded contracts. For example, asking the roofer for a mason, etc. That way you get recommendations and the people already know each other.

That’s also an issue: We hired him exactly so we wouldn’t have to deal with that. Besides, he could always argue in case of problems - and judging by him, he would - "That’s your structural engineer, your tiler, etc."

Does the architect do the execution plans? Who does the statics? That would be my first question.

Yes, we ordered the full package. The statics are done. By the way, we took one we searched and found ourselves and not "his". And bam, he already complained..."It took too long and blah blah...."

I’ve had rather bad experiences on the portals and would never start such a project there.

I thought so too. As haydee already wrote similarly: Companies with full order books don’t need to look for jobs via such portals.

I expected this question. No, we didn't...

Yes, yes..quite naive.

No, that wasn't meant like that. At the cancellation, it helped us immensely not to say cancellation in September, but rather "I don't care, as long as you're finished in April."