Prefabricated house construction - are discounts possible?

  • Erstellt am 2008-01-14 20:03:18

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2008-01-14 20:03:18
  • #1
Hello forum,

we are also facing the decision to have a 1-family prefabricated house built, have already obtained various offers, and the question now is how much discount is usual or how much one can get. The offers are all around 200,000 €. Most companies are very reserved and only want to give discounts in the form of, for example, an additional door or screed in the basement.

Maybe you have already gained experience in this regard and can give me more information!
 

kaster

2008-01-14 20:03:32
  • #2
Do you want to buy a house or the discount?
 

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2008-01-14 20:04:15
  • #3
Thank you for your contribution Bausepp but this doesn't really help me at the moment. Maybe someone has already gained experience or is active in the industry themselves and knows how much leeway construction companies have or what is feasible.
 

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2008-01-14 20:04:52
  • #4
In the end, it's like with cars, there are companies and models that don't perform very well, so there are hefty discounts, while others perform much better, but then there are fewer discounts! However, whether the offer with the higher discount is actually the better one is a completely different question; sometimes there is a reason why the model doesn't do so well! My conclusion: There is no general rule for possible discounts.
 

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2008-01-14 20:05:17
  • #5
Good day,
I work as a consultant for a construction company. From time to time, so-called reference customers receive a small extra (e.g. a better front door or muntins for the windows)... all within a range of up to 1000,- Euros.
I NEVER give any other discounts! A certain quality has a corresponding price. And I don’t calculate 10 or 20% on it beforehand just to proudly lower it again afterwards (that would be rather unfair to non-negotiating clients!).
Better have a reasonable offer made to you right away!
Being stingy is not as cool as advertising says.... but the advertising "don’t let yourself be fooled, especially not on price" is true again.
 

wabe

2008-01-14 23:06:04
  • #6
The discount is completely irrelevant; the price-performance ratio must fit. Discounts often do not pay off, because in the worst case corners are cut during execution without the customer noticing. Above all, everyone uses only water to cook, and if someone wants to buy extremely cheaply, they are partly to blame if they end up dissatisfied.
 
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