Is the construction project feasible or are we taking on more than we can handle?

I think people are making a big mistake there. The probability that your general contractor (GC) goes bankrupt during construction, for example, is significantly higher with small GCs. Probabilities based on a small sample are arbitrarily inaccurate. Especially if you know 10 people who built with Town & Country, one has shoddy work, and you know 2 who built with small GCs without shoddy work, you don’t have a representative feedback. If Town & Country were delivering significant shoddy work, they certainly couldn’t maintain their position for so long. They have just as much reputation to lose globally as the local GC. Overall, reading more negatives is to be expected with a higher number of houses. And of course, you won’t find reviews of the insolvent local GC! (Especially since it has in the meantime gone bankrupt again under 5 other names) Aldi is not cheap because they deliver poor quality, but because they are efficient! And they can tap into potential that the local GC can only dream of. If Town & Country pays an architect to prepare the documents for 1000 houses, that is efficient and not shoddy work. A building plan that has been built 1000 times, you can assume there are no more careless mistakes in it. A real problem, however, is certainly the marketing department of Town & Country and the business model: On the one hand, this of course costs a lot of the saved money of the actually efficient idea, on the other hand, many may be deceived into thinking something is different than it actually is. Then one or the other problem might look like shoddy work because one is not aware that this is simply the chosen standard. I wouldn’t always see the world in just black and white. Whoever blindly trusts will always get shoddy work. Either because they fall for the standard/advertising with Town & Country, or because they choose a local GC who goes bankrupt (or has to).

Why must a regional GC go bankrupt? Ours reserves the materials immediately upon accepting the offer, so you have the price locked for the entire construction period. For us, almost 2 years have passed since signing the offer. And if you have a good balance between public buildings and private contracts, everything works out. If a GC manages well financially, a lot is possible. And don’t forget that Town & Country is a franchise system. So a Town & Country Müller xy can also quickly go bankrupt.

Why does a regional general contractor have to go bankrupt? Ours reserved...[...]

Nice what you all can do, but that still does not allow for generalizations. Any company can go bankrupt just as likely as any other. I see no significant difference here between your local general contractor and Town & Country. But the same applies to the selection of craftsmen and everything else. Town & Country uses the same local craftsmen as your local general contractor. Whether they are good or bad craftsmen depends on whether you chose the right general contractor or the right Town & Country representative. But even there, there is no objective difference between a general contractor and Town & Country. The only difference is that with your local general contractor you might be able to prevent shoddy work with good people skills and by familiarizing yourself with the subject matter. But that is then not a performance of all local general contractors, rather of the exactly one general contractor you chose.

It's nice what your company can do, but that still doesn't allow for generalizations.
Any company is just as likely to go bankrupt as any other. I don't see any significant difference between your local general contractor and Town & Country.
But the same applies to the selection of craftsmen and everything else. Town & Country uses the same local craftsmen as your local general contractor. Whether they are good or bad craftsmen depends on whether you chose the right general contractor or the right Town & Country representative. But even there, there is no objective difference between a general contractor and Town & Country.

The only difference is that with your local general contractor, you might be able to prevent shoddy work by having good people skills and reading into the subject matter. But that is not a performance of all local general contractors, only of the exact one you chose.

We don't see eye to eye. But that's because you built with Town & Country, then I would probably defend it too :-) We can end it :cool:

We can't see eye to eye. But that's because you built with Town & Country, then I would probably defend it too :) We can end it :cool:

Oh... It's a shame the world always has to be black and white. Although I have to say I actually enjoy arguing too much to just leave it at that ;) By the way, I built with a local general contractor. In our building area, there are problems at two spots: 1 out of 3 small GCs and with the large developer. One house from a big chain is standing without any problems :)

With Town & Country, the risk of shoddy workmanship is higher than with, for example, regionally known general contractors. That’s why I can write as a counterargument: "I’d rather pay 2-5 years longer, but then I have a quality product and a higher likelihood of no construction defects. The resale value of the property is also higher."

Town & Country is not for nothing a discounter in the construction sector. That does not mean that there must always be shoddy workmanship.

That is neither correct nor tenable. Town & Country, Heinz von Heiden, Viebrockhaus, etc. put their positions out to tender! And your “regional neighbor company” can also get the contract there. But it can also be another company that then sends their employees, including foreign ones, to the site.
The same company then works a quarter of a year later on an architect’s house.

The probability is simply higher.

No. There is no probability there.
The prices are cheaper because a stripped-down specification is offered through the construction service description. If you upgrade a lot, you come close to the price of the general contractor in the middle price range.
The problem is that the general contractor, with numerous upgrades or special requests in the mass of houses, cannot individually accommodate the special requests in connection with the other trades. So it becomes complicated if you want to make a palace out of the solid standard house. But if you stick with upgrade packages, then even the inexpensive home is a solid home that most likely comes without significant construction defects.
A company usually goes bankrupt, for example, if it has to advance too much money and its claims are paid too late or even withheld.

I just entered the Stadtvilla 152 in Hannover... 277,000 EUR.

For me, it is offered from _238,000_. However, it explicitly states that regional differences influence the price. Then the energy standards are added to the construction service description and suddenly there are additional costs of, for example, about a quarter or similar... which a Viebrockhaus house already included, for example.

By the way, prefabricated houses like Schwörerhaus, which have quite good quality references, are also built with crews of craftsmen, most of whom are not regional. Important is also a good construction manager: if he is well paid for good performance, this is reflected in the house price calculation.
Baufritz, the extremely expensive eco-house in the neighboring village, had mold: the family lived temporarily with us in the neighborhood for 10 months until the error was found... The service is simply better if not so many house projects are running..., and that makes the price. But not the quality of the craftsmen.
Viebrockhaus of our neighbors: the house cost about 70,000 more, but the construction service description and the hassle with individual craftsmen companies also took place there.

And no, we did not build with Town & Country, but with an architect who acts as the general contractor. Average price level with a good construction service description. My experience and assessment is based on about 30 houses that were built in the area during our construction phase. Your house is more expensive because your general contractor offers good service. And I tell you: Your concrete is only mixed with water too, and not with finer drops.
However, the architect with you also was not the best – that must also be mentioned...

That is neither correct nor sustainable. Town & Country, Heinz von Heiden, etc. put their positions out to tender! And then "your regional neighbor company" can also get the contract. But it can also be another company that then sends their employees, including foreign workers, to the construction site. The same company then works a quarter of a year later in an architect-designed house.

I disagree with you 100%. You yourself say that Town & Country puts things out to tender. That means anyone can apply. A botcher as well as a very good company. Then our company. It has been working with the same trades for up to 20 years and knows the quality and knows what it wants. Where is the probability for botching higher?