Neopor building kits - Experiences from homeowners wanted

The topic of construction supervision is very complex and can sometimes also involve liability issues. Construction supervision by an architect costs money; it always depends on the need. For "more" there is usually also "more," but the "more" in construction often ends with "empty cash register, construction not finished," because sales are pushed recklessly. I, too, have fed "sharks" with my money. When you are young, you simply don't have the knowledge yet and pay.

I would like to roughly outline my instructing activities in Lego building:

1. Check/modify drawings and statics for feasibility with Lego because planning is not always done with Legos.
2. Strongly recommend an insulated floor slab; the foundation concrete is omitted. For the money saved, I buy approved insulation. The floor slab thus becomes almost no more expensive (house without basement).
3. Strongly recommend a ventilation system, and so far, each of the houses I have supervised has had one installed as DIY work. Costs approx. 2700 - 3700,-- depending on the system.
4. Assemble Lego bricks completely with the builder, including lintel reinforcement and concreting, at least one story; deliver and pick up alignment props.
5. On request, I provide on-site instruction in laying and concreting a filigree ceiling.
6. On request, assemble and concrete a second story.
7. Advise on roof insulation installation and material selection, vapor barrier, create wind tightness.
8. Recommend fiber boards instead of underlay membrane in the roof area.
9. Heating systems / heat pump consultation / installation support.

If I am usually on the construction site for two days during Lego building or making the floor slab, there is enough time to discuss the project from bottom to top, beforehand by email and phone, but face to face is obviously easier.

I accompany every project as if it were my own house from start to finish. But I can only recommend; the builder must decide/pay. I work as a freelance employee in a concrete plant with a planning office, responsible for the sale of concrete products to private customers and building material trade including installation assistance. I am actually on a construction site almost every day, so I also know the building material prices and incorporate this heavily into my work as an instructor. I think I have already written this verifiably before. I run a heating distribution company myself and have been installing only heat pumps since 1994. I have built houses in Berlin, Ingolstadt, Krefeld, Siegen, and many in the Wolfsburg/Gifhorn/Uelzen/Celle area (my residential area).

I always find it a pity, especially to see "Lego construction sites" that do not get finished because money is missing, construction defects occur through often excessive overestimation/lack of knowledge, etc. I wish all Lego builders a great instructor and lots of fun assembling.
Regards, Reini

I have seen and read a lot, but what does a completely normal prefabricated house made of Neopor cost in the end? I mean a house with a foundation slab, with windows, with doors, with exterior plaster and interior drywall, with a bathtub and toilet, with laminate, i.e. a prefabricated house?

I saw an offer on Ebay,

House U-value: 0.15 W for 88,000 euros, 14x9.75 m, 2 floors, approx. 270 sqm. 88,000/270 = 325 euros/sqm. What else comes on top? How much do I have to calculate per sqm for a prefabricated house?

My family built a Neopor house in Freren in 2010 with exzellent Massivhaus GmbH and we were very satisfied. There was good personal consultation beforehand and the price was also better compared to the competition. What also pleased us very much was that we were helped with the financing. So we can only recommend building a house with exzellent Massivhaus.

Regards Frank

Price inquiries directly from the manufacturer are all well and good – but as a private customer, you either don’t get supplied at all or you don’t get the same prices as a business customer. Of course, the business customer also has to make a living from something. But he also offers support, upright supports (very important!), advice, warranty, does the quantity determination, and takes back surplus material. All in all, definitely the better choice.
The representative from ISO-Massivhaus told me that he is repeatedly asked for help by lone builder clients because they cannot progress without a supervisor. There are probably a few things you can get wrong, e.g., when concreting. You’d rather have a professional there, wouldn’t you?

hello everyone,

that unfortunately was also our experience. As a private customer, you are hardly supported at all, and besides, we simply didn’t want to take the risk of being left on our own without assistance later on. We did intensive research on the internet and spoke with several construction companies. Unfortunately, there was no company here in Bavaria that appealed to us, especially because we didn’t want a turnkey house but wanted to do a lot ourselves for cost reasons. Either the companies were not flexible enough or simply beginners in the field with Neopor. Now, we have recently signed a contract with the company Exzellent Massivhaus from Rheinberg in NRW (by the way, that’s how we found this forum including the keyword Neopor). All our wishes were taken into account, especially the entire construction supervision including a site manager by the company Exzellent Massivhaus. That was very important to us and I can only advise every future builder who does a lot themselves to insist on that. We are already curious to see how things will go from here and will keep you updated. It would be nice if there was someone currently also working with Neopor and doing it by themselves. Maybe we can exchange ideas.
greetings
from Bavaria
miri

hello,

I don’t know if the contract has now been specifically adapted to our wishes, but I don’t think so. We received the contract a few days earlier and read it through carefully and also had it reviewed by a lawyer friend, since we do a lot ourselves. All the important points for us were included. No unclear or misleading statements.
By "Auf all unseren Wünschen ist eingegangen worden" I meant more changes such as the x room layout change by us or the color design, etc.

Hello,

Thank you for the information.

and had a friendly lawyer read it through because we do a lot ourselves. All the important points for us were included. No unclear or misleading statements.

And did the friendly lawyer not, for example, point out the - put mildly - unusual payment plan?

Kind regards