Is the schedule realistic?

I am seeking advice from experienced people on whether the schedule we have set up is somewhat realistic...

This schedule assumes that we are building a prefabricated house with a basement.

[*]September-December 2012: Planning of the house, floor plan, etc., searching for the plot
[*]January/February 2013: Submitting the building plans to the municipality (usually there is already a rough idea in advance of what may be built, i.e. how many floors, which roofs, etc. - I think there are generally no nasty surprises? (12 weeks processing) >>>> results in
[*]Purchase of the plot April/May 2013
[*]Start of construction at the latest May 2013
[*]Move in by September 2013 at the latest.

Is this realistic? Have we forgotten anything? Thank you very much!

Tight schedule you are aiming for there. Only 4-5 months construction time including the basement? Is the prefabricated house already being built even though maybe no land registration note has been entered yet? In the end, you won't get the land but will have a house.

Depends entirely on the provider. Mine definitely has a 12-month waiting period from signing until the house is ready. Then another 2-3 months waiting time, then you can move in :9

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ngt ganz vom Anbieter ab. Meiner hat sicher 12 Monate Wartezeit ab Unterschrift bis Hausstellung. Danach noch 2-3 Monate Wartezeit, dann kannste einziehen :9

Mmh.... a total of 15 months???? That sounds longer than the construction of a solid house... here we have already inquired once and the entire process would have taken about 9-10 months - contractually fixed....

I thought the construction of a prefabricated house from start to finish takes about 4-6 months? What else is the advantage of building a prefabricated house if not the short duration? Thank you in advance.

sorry, that won't work.

are there many building plots where you are? we finally got one after 5 months. it took almost two months until everything with the notary, tax office, land charge, etc. was completed.
furthermore, you won’t get financing without land. the bank has to assess the land and so on.

with a prefab house company, they usually have their own architects. we could have planned in advance too. but it would have become very expensive if we hadn’t found a proper plot.
besides, you can only submit a building application once you have land. you have to plan all the connections etc. so you can only submit once you have land.

the foundation slab definitely needs 4 weeks to cure etc.

at the moment we assume that after 11 months we can have our house erected. then the finishing time comes on top.
just the screed alone needs at least 4 weeks to cure before you can cover it. normal screed up to 8 weeks.

i would reconsider the schedule

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Mmh.... overall 15 months???? that sounds longer than building a solid house... we already checked here once and the entire process would have taken about 9-10 months - contractually fixed....

I thought building a prefabricated house from start to finish takes about 4-6 months?
What else is the advantage of building a prefabricated house if not the short duration? Many thanks in advance.

Well, the advantage is clearly the very short construction phase. Sounds strange at first, but we only have craftsmen working in and on the house for just under 2 months. House assembly takes one week, including interior finishing, one week for earthworks, a few days for the foundation slab. Then the screed has to dry for about 8 weeks, after which the tiler and the painter come.

The reason it takes so long until the house is even erected is simply the number of houses being sold. Our provider, however, is open about this and states it upfront. Therefore, definitely allow for 12 months interest-free availability period on the loan.

If you know this, you can prepare for it. And I found it very pleasant; you always had enough time to plan everything, get quotes, and you didn’t have to lose your patience if a provider didn’t respond for 4 weeks again.