House construction planned; how do you assess my financial situation?

Hello,

I’m quoting myself:

:-)

The following construction project is currently in planning:
Plot including acquisition incidental costs: 70,000 euros
Building: timber frame prefabricated house for self-construction; city villa 10x10m, 2 full floors, no basement, plus double garage. KFW 70, gas condensing boiler.

If you were to buy it as a solid house, the final amount would be approximately EUR 260,000 turnkey as a Kfw 70 efficiency house, plus EUR 18,000 for a masonry garage; as a prefabricated garage it is about EUR 12,000. Plus ancillary construction costs EUR 35,000-40,000, plus painting/flooring work EUR 10,000, plus outdoor facilities EUR 10,000, plus reserve for extras EUR 10,000.

I originally assumed that I could manage with 200,000 euros for the building; so 270,000 overall; max. however, 300,000 euros.

There are not only extreme differences among providers of timber frame constructions, but even more in the selection of self-build houses. Self-build house always sounds so cute, but most builders forget that without appropriate knowledge/practice it takes quite a long time until the key can be turned to move in. Not infrequently, relationships/marriages break down; overestimation is a poor advisor.

Get your first offers and you will gain a good overview of what “your” house will cost you. You also do not really seem to be aiming for a “real” self-build house, judging by how your information reads. Electrical work in EL might still be feasible, but I hardly believe you are allowed to do the roof covering yourself => topic warranty.

Kind regards

Hello,

thanks in advance.
I don’t know if that makes a difference by definition, but I imagine a [SelbstAUSBAUhaus], not a [Selbstbauhaus]. In other words, I do the interior finishing myself starting from the installation level.

I have relevant experience, and time as well. (Thanks to shift work)

In your example calculation above, I would then come to at least 320,000 euros for the construction, the garage, and additional costs. Plus the land, I would already be at 400,000 euros :eek:

But I’m really curious about the offers – 400,000 is not my league...

Hello,

Don't know if that makes a difference by definition, but I imagine a SelbstAUSBAUhaus, not a self-built house. In other words, I do the interior finishing myself from the installation level.

Then you mean a closed shell with plaster, roof, and windows. Or a closed exterior envelope in the prefabricated house construction method.

In your example calculation above, I would then come to at least 320,000 euros for the construction, the garage, and incidental costs. Plus the land, I would already be at 400,000 euros :eek:

If you had it built "solidly" turnkey: yes. You will come to roughly these costs even if you do the finishing trades yourself (EL). Experience shows that with EL, "higher quality" switch series, sanitary objects, or tiles are installed. And - you don't want to build a small project ;)

With high-quality prefab providers, the price will rise further, as their houses are - due to their construction - more expensive than a solidly built single-family home.

Where do you want to build?

Best regards

..., but especially in the selection of self-build houses. Self-build house always sounds so cute, but most builders forget that without the appropriate knowledge/practice it takes quite a long time until the key can be turned to move in. Not rarely relationships/marriages break apart because of it; overestimation is a poor advisor.

I can only confirm this, as I support some DIYers in my region. Those who can carry out a lot of their own work are usually financially worse off with so-called "self-build houses" or "shell houses." The temporal and financial pitfalls are not in the closed shell, but in the interior finishing, where competing demands from very different trades must be satisfied!

best regards

NB: Those who can or want to provide a lot of their own work should rather dedicate this potential to the closed shell, less to the "much praised" interior finishing!;-)

The above mentioned NB: Whoever can and wants to contribute a lot of their own work should devote this potential rather to the closed shell construction, less to the "much-praised" interior finishing!;-)[Kannst du mir das genauer erklären? Welche Gewerke oder arbeiten meinst du?]

...Can you explain that to me in more detail? Which trades or work are you referring to?

Preferably building services engineering (heating, domestic hot water, possibly ventilation and electrical) Special knowledge and manual skills are also required here.

Regards