House construction in planning - what would you prefer?

So, my situation with equity is similar. Only the plot of land is significantly cheaper at around €50,000. For about 140 sqm, I also assume that I have to calculate with €280,000. :mad: And I don't even know if a kitchen is included yet. If you walk through the new residential areas, I can well imagine that a kitchen with a central cooking area, etc., is estimated at an additional €10,000.

In your place, I wouldn’t fix the loan for 25 years either. I find that very, very long. I have thought about doing it for 10 years first. You would then already have 1.1% more repayment! I assume that you get 3.5% for 10 years at the house bank, at Dr. Klein there is something about 3.00% interest.

And about the DIY work, I don’t know if that always works out like that. Afterwards, you might need three times as long as a paid tiler. Then at some point, it’s not worth it. That’s at least my opinion.

I have pretty much decided for myself that I don’t want a prefab house and would like to have a say in the awarding of contracts. Preferably with someone who knows about it. But I don’t know where to find such a person? I think I need an architect very little. There aren’t really such big deviations between the houses anyway. I would only have the finishing touches on the drawing done by him, because I think only an architect is allowed to do that?

Hi,

I have definitely pretty much decided for myself that I don't want a prefabricated house and that I want to have a say when awarding contracts. Preferably with someone who knows about it. But I don't know where to find such a person? I think I hardly need an architect.

But if you are not familiar with awarding contracts, then you need an architect.
How about planning and construction management? Are you familiar with that?

Regards

Of course, I am not familiar with that. I have heard that you can also work well with a construction manager. At least that’s how acquaintances of ours have done it. I imagined it like this: the construction manager specifies when and how which actions have to be carried out. He should also say what is important in the offers and also indicate what is possible and what is not. The reason I want to be involved in the decision-making myself is simply that I don’t want to give up the final decision. For example, I have an acquaintance who sells bricks. I would want to ask the construction manager what I need in which quality and then obtain offers. In the end, I would then ask my acquaintance and buy from him 99% of the time. You say I absolutely need an architect ? For the final construction drawing that is clear to me, but do I also need him afterwards? How much is an architect or construction manager allowed to charge for a house?

Morning,

Of course, I’m not familiar with that. I have heard that you can also work well with a site manager.

Ideally, the site manager is a professional architect.

The reason I still want to have a say myself is simply that I don’t want to give up the final decision.

Involving an architect does not mean that as the client you no longer have decision-making freedom. The architect works in your interest and according to your decisions and brings in their experience. The final word is YOURS.

For example, I have an acquaintance who sells bricks. I would just want to ask the site manager what I need in which quality and then get quotes. In the end, I would ask my acquaintance and buy from them 99% of the time.

You are completely free to do that. You can buy your materials wherever you want.

You say I absolutely need an architect? I understand that for the final building drawing, but do I have to have one afterwards as well?

Yes, so that you have someone who knows what they are doing.
Besides, the building regulations (at least in SH) require naming a site manager who is also qualified for that.

What is an architect or site manager allowed to charge for a house?

It depends on what they are supposed to do. The architect charges according to HOAI. They are not allowed to do it any other way......

Regards

I had a very bad experience with my site manager, meaning he really took me for a ride and seems to be getting away with it. I should have just left the site management to the architect, because according to HOAI that would have cost more than the site manager, but I wouldn’t have gotten so screwed over... I probably should have spent the money, because with the additional costs caused by the botched work, I would have easily made it back... Yeah yeah, in the end the house-building adventure will take me a long time yet, because the 'site manager' messed up quite a bit—the roof frame has to be changed because it is dimensioned differently than in the structural engineering; KaSa lintels in the windows, although according to the structural engineering U-channel + beams should have been installed.