Project city villa - offer is available

with a property developer

The plot comes from us, we bought it directly from the city and have already paid the property transfer tax.

Then it is not a property developer, which is an advantage here.

Why an OSB panel house instead of a solid construction?

Windows and doors are too expensive.
Plaster and painters are too expensive.
Tiles and flooring are too expensive.
Heating, ventilation, earthworks are too expensive.

The depreciation of a house built using timber frame construction will be enormous. I neither want to build, own, nor buy something like that. It always feels like a weekend bungalow. But for those who want that, you just have to look at what prefabricated houses from the 80s are still worth today. And we will not see the real estate market situation continue like this for another 20 years.

If a dry rot ever settles in, it can be torn down. Or pest infestation in the cavity insulation. Chemical contamination of the building materials.

One just has to look at what prefab houses from the 80s are worth today

One just has to look at what has changed since then…

Unfortunately, many only see what they want to see, even if it is old prejudices. Your personal preference for solid construction is of course your prerogative.

Crane
WC
Construction power/water
Photovoltaics
Soil survey
Surveyor
Insurances

Just came to mind while skimming through :-)

I just got the callback from the municipal utilities, electricity costs about 1500 EUR net up to the utility room. Water will still be communicated to us in writing. I still have to call Vodafone.

You're doing it right! Calling the suppliers. Besides electricity, water is also relevant. You don't have gas anyway.

What additional ancillary costs can we expect?

Surveying costs, building permit, connecting the rainwater downspouts to the disposal/soakaway/cistern (since also cistern plus connection to sewage)

Double garage 51,193.31

Amazing! Seriously... I would put up a double carport for 15,000. 50,000 is pearls before swine... the cost-benefit ratio is off. My opinion

The plot is from us; we bought it directly from the city and have already paid the property transfer tax.

You build that with a general contractor. Not a property developer.

What is, of course, not included yet is the driveway and garden. We will do the garden and terrace ourselves. We want to have the driveway paved; it's 6 x 5.5 m plus a small piece to the front door. What will something like that cost? I know there are different stones that cost differently. Can I roughly expect 6,000 EUR?

Splash protection around the house Terrace I would also have done. For 50,000 there is a lot of added value that is really worth it ;) Isn't there a construction cost thread about additional building costs here? Try the search in the top right :)

In the 80s, the sellers also praised the advantages of prefabricated houses to the skies. And what has become of it. Contaminated, smelly dumps. Bought for a lot of money back then.

I don’t know why it should be different today. Even if nowadays, instead of using formaldehyde-contaminated chipboard, people prefer OSB boards. But I am not convinced about their harmless ingredients either. And if something harmful is found in 10 years, the whole house will just be hazardous waste. I much prefer a PoroTON house.