Is Schwörerhaus a premium provider compared to Streif Haus?

I prefer the term specialist, but yes, I can. For over forty years.

You have described Streif Haus's self-perception quite accurately. But would you say Mercedes is not premium? (They only recently decided to offer the second exterior mirror at no extra cost). The typical Schwörerhaus customer is above the typical Streif customer both in terms of annual salary and proximity to management. Weberhaus and Huf Haus rank above both.

What is the purpose of your question: do you want to know which of the two you should bet on to offer you your house at a lower final price including (as the döner guy says) "with everything"?

Whether specialist or expert, both have the same problem here: you haven't told us anything about yourself and your house planning yet - how should one intuit which company would be better suited for you? Read through the house construction schedule, complete "Module A" with your architect, and then be pleasantly surprised during the resting phase about the result of the direction-setting. "Ranking names" is not productive.

Thank you for the feedback.

We have already spoken with the two providers because they were recommended to us within our extended circle of acquaintances.

I now wanted to find out whether the major providers differ significantly (wall construction, sound insulation, base slab, etc.) or if in the end it "only" comes down to who covers how much in the construction description.

Good example: which car brand has advantages? Mercedes or BMW? Can you answer that?

I understand what you are getting at. But do I also understand correctly that Streif Haus does not have to hide qualitatively as the Mercedes among the providers? I am aware that the approach should be different, I just wanted to get a feeling for the two providers with the post. It could be that someone here directly advises against one provider for whatever reasons.

You want to get a feeling that brings you nothing or might even lead you in the wrong direction. I only know Streif Haus from before, but if you pay more at Streif Haus or elsewhere, you also get more for it. With a car, I understand that you like the design and with ketchup the special taste, but when it comes to building a house, that is almost nonsense. Generally advising against a provider would be unprofessional, since everyone builds houses that don't fall down for decades. Again: You should have clarity about the building plot as well as your budget and personal needs/wishes. For example, if you have a sloping plot, classic prefab builders seem less suitable, if you are a really skilled, willing craftsman with time, it might be a shell construction, which would again mean a limitation in selection. Therefore my questions: Do you have a plot? What is your budget? What are your space requirements?

You want to get a feeling that brings you nothing or maybe even leads you in the wrong direction. I only know Streif Haus from before, but if you pay more at Streif Haus or anywhere else, you also get more for it. With a car, I understand that you like the design and with ketchup the special taste, but with house building that is almost nonsense. Generally advising against a provider would be unprofessional, as everyone builds houses that do not collapse for decades. Again: You should be clear about the building plot as well as about your budget and personal needs/wishes. For example, if you have a sloping plot, the classic prefab builders seem less suitable; if you are a truly skilled, willing craftsman with time, it could perhaps be a shell construction, which would again mean a limitation in choice.

Therefore my questions: Do you have a plot? What is your budget? What are your space requirements?

We have a plot (slight slope). Budget for the house about 450,000 euros. After an initial discussion with an architect, it will come down to 150 sqm. And we want everything from a single source and move-in ready except for the floors and painting work.

I wanted to inquire whether the major providers differ significantly (wall construction, soundproofing, floor slab, etc.) or if it ultimately "just" comes down to who covers what in the construction description. [ / ] I understand what you’re getting at. But do I also understand correctly that Streif Haus does not have to hide as the Mercedes among the providers in terms of quality?

A salami frozen pizza is made by Oetker according to a different recipe than Wagner, the doctoral degree doesn’t make it "better". The basic ingredients can only differ marginally, a wooden frame panel is a wooden frame panel, plates on the outside and inside always provide the flat rigidity and posts between head and base frame handle the load transfer, in the infills there is some insulation material to make the whole a WDIS according to the required standard. Water boils at one hundred degrees – whether Fachinger or Perrier, you could just as well use Marienquelle. The real differences between the products of the big names are found in the target customer groups, and your choice there is six of one, half a dozen of the other. Flip a coin. You can see a Mercedes in both in the sense of today (oin Daimler isch des nemmeh, gell?).

I am aware that the approach is supposed to be different, I only wanted to get a feel for the two providers with this post. It could be that someone here directly advises against one provider for whatever reasons. [...] We have already spoken with the two providers because they were recommended to us in our extended circle of acquaintances.

As said, complete module A with your architect and go to the switch point with the preliminary design in the dough resting phase, there you’ll get a feeling from the answers to the two central questions (which I have already explained elsewhere here). You can also carry out the switch point based on my example yourself. If your extended circle of acquaintances correctly assesses you (i.e., especially if the recommendations come from people who know and "share" your income group and customer expectations well), then you already have two suitable wood experts on board with the ones mentioned. Then take two regional owner-managed Steiners and a fifth one from whichever faction, then you can read from the answers in which variant you continue to work through the house construction roadmap (basic series or "Reloaded" sequences). No rocket science – daily business for me, but certainly doable yourself. After all, I’ve written enough about this here in nearly eight years.

I only know Streif Haus from the past but if you pay more at Streif Haus or anywhere else, you get more for it.

Emphasizing "or anywhere else," meaning also at the other named or their competitors (each of whom has their clientele and fits better to them than others). I’ve known the whole industry for over forty years, behind many of the names from back then are different ownership (structures) today, contemporary as brands for market segments/channels, for example the former competitors Bien and Zenker merged some time ago. You know that from elsewhere too (Glas has been absorbed by BMW, NSU and DKW are long known today as Horch aka Audi, Maybach is a line at Mercedes). And as said, don’t take Schwörerhaus and Streif Haus together with Heinz von Heiden or Town & Country (both a different league, too), but Huberfranz and Son.

Therefore my questions:

I can fully endorse this part of the post as well.

We have a plot (slight hillside). Budget for the house about 450,000 euros. After a first conversation with an architect it will come down to about 150 sqm.

Show the plot, start the thread with the completed questionnaire – then we’ll also see how serious the slight hillside is.

And we want everything from a single source and turnkey except for the floors and painting.

That sounds like a slight contradiction. Keep in mind that the finishing level "turnkey minus" can economically turn out to be questionably "cheaper" than "basic finish plus," and that you can fall into warranty traps. There are good reasons why there is so much to do for independent building consultants like me (and many colleagues) – and an architect is not the worst among them.

Budget for the house approx. 450,000 euros.

Then Schwörerhaus and Streif Haus are out anyway for 150 sqm. A regional general contractor is the better contact. Or Town & Country and comparable providers.