Is purchasing a house and complete renovation affordable?

  • Erstellt am 2023-06-25 21:31:40

Kugelblitz

2023-06-27 13:39:11
  • #1
If we add a new build on top, it will cost more than just 300,000 euros. Then we would be well above your calculated rate of 2350 euros. I also find the rate of 2350 euros very, very tight, hopefully there will be some subsidies due to the energy-efficient renovation. Let's see how things go :)
 

Kugelblitz

2023-06-27 13:50:11
  • #2


I can totally understand that. You really have to want it. It’s no coincidence that building a house is always called a life decision.
I am also aware that friends and family are not on the construction site day and night helping.
But the house is at least in the town of the family, and many friends also live there.

My best friend built his house himself and I helped as much as possible.
He has also assured me of his help.
My family and their family would definitely help too. Whether on the construction site or by making lunch for the helpers, etc.
We ourselves have a larger tipper trailer and quite a bit of tools. Of course, we do not have special machines like a rammer or excavator, but the basic equipment is there.
At home, we have done a lot ourselves, even if it’s just putting up a fence, doing an oil change on the car, laying flooring, or chopping wood in the forest.

At my best friend’s place, I helped with drywall, laying tiles, laying waste water pipes, and roofing. I wasn’t directly involved in the planning but certainly picked up a lot.

I don’t think I have two left hands. I wouldn’t call myself a craftsman, but I have always enjoyed pitching in somewhere.
 

WilderSueden

2023-06-27 14:17:40
  • #3
For some machines, there is a lively second-hand market. They are bought used before the construction site and then sold on at a similar price. [Rüttelplatten] are a good example of this, as are [Kippanhänger].
 

kati1337

2023-06-27 15:14:51
  • #4
Yeah, that's true. However, I know several people in my circle who say that their complete renovation ended up being so expensive that they could have built new for that money. As I said, the energy consultant gave us a guideline of 450k back then. It’s also the question of what you can do yourselves? Insulation, flooring, painting maybe. But something like a new roof or a heating installation too?
 

xMisterDx

2023-06-27 15:16:52
  • #5
That all already sounds not bad, yes.
Then good luck!
 

Kugelblitz

2023-06-27 15:36:57
  • #6


That's why I want to talk to the architect and the energy consultant. Hopefully, the two of them can give me a direction that can be followed.
If they say that a renovation wouldn't be worthwhile (which I simply don't assume now) then there's only the new build left :)
I think over time it will also become clear what can be done or wanted to be done by myself.
You also have to be honest with yourself. I can't and don't want to do everything myself either.
A middle ground between doing it yourself and having it done, considering the financial situation, will probably be the best.

I would trust myself to roof a house. I was with my best friend and maybe we can find a roofer who wants to earn some extra money on 4 or 5 Saturdays.

Regarding the heating, I have someone in my extended family who owns such a company and surely wouldn’t squeeze me for the last penny :)
 

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