Schedule for our construction/bathroom planning

@ DerDa
That couldn't be avoided. :)
Actually, the purchase of an existing property was planned. Then it wouldn't have been a problem. Buy a good used property, fix it up, have a child, and that's it. But since there was nothing decent on the real estate market, it will be a new build.

At the sanitary wholesale store, after our insistence, we at least got a first consultation, which then resulted in a rough bathroom plan. However, they couldn't say whether it would be technically feasible. At least we have now sent this rough plan to the architect so that feasibility can be checked and incorporated without any additional costs for us. But since we didn't get any prices, we don't yet know if what we chose fits into our additional sanitary budget. Our budget is somewhat smaller than your 400k.

I suspect that something is being deliberately delayed here, since the company is building at least 9 houses in total in the newly developed residential area. It is not a very small company, but at the same time 9 houses I find quite a lot.

.. you are seeing all of this far too narrowly and are only focused on your own house, 9 houses in one residential area is an incredible plus for you, that way all craftsmen are always "on site", professionals are familiar with it, .... so just stay very very very relaxed ...

Hello Musketeer,

It is not a very small company, but managing 9 houses at the same time is quite a lot, in my opinion.

That is an organizational challenge even for a larger provider :-)

The specialist company is not yet decided. But how can detailed plans be created if, for example, the water/sewage routing changes again due to the bathroom planning?

The basic framework for sanitary rough installation is set; whether the bathroom is positioned 30 cm further to the right or left does not depend on a specific craftsman and can therefore be incorporated relatively easily into the detailed plans by the later sanitary company ... as far as technically possible and practically sensible.

The next topic is construction electricity/construction water.
Now, in my opinion, you urgently need construction electricity and construction water. But there is also no info like "You urgently need this if we want to start in July."

Has your seller not informed you about the essential preparations?

Just arrange the standpipe and construction electricity meter through your supplier. This will already prevent possible statements like "We cannot start because there is neither water nor electricity at the construction site" :-)

When did you do the sanitary sampling?

This usually takes place before the start of construction or at the latest during the shell construction, because the sanitary company is almost the first one in the interior construction to carry out its trade – the rough installation. By then it should already be known where the sanitary fixtures will be located.

No matter who here writes "supposedly important" or whatever "wise" things – don’t be intimidated and stay on track. It is never wrong if the client knows from the beginning that he has a smart person in front of him, one who does not let everything happen to him, one who thinks along. Don’t go into confrontation at all costs, but show presence and the willingness to make compromises that both sides can live with. Then your construction project will also work out.

And finally: the phase you are currently in is generally the one where all builders nervously tap their feet because they are, of course, waiting for their start of construction ... already feels like a long time .... that long :-) You will feel the same way again when the screed is in, because then very little to nothing will happen .... absolutely nothing .... nada :-) In other words, you naturally need to keep a little composure ;)

Rhenish greetings

Hello,

.. you see everything way too narrowly and are only focused on your own house, ...

With all due respect, a rarely stupid statement :rolleyes:

Rhenish greetings

Hello construction expert,

thank you very much for the information.

This is also an organizational challenge for a larger provider :-)

I agree, especially since this has come up a few times in conversations and now an office container for additional staff has also been placed in front of the headquarters.

The basic framework for sanitary rough-in is set; whether the bathroom ends up 30 cm further to the right or left does not depend on a particular craftsman and can therefore be easily incorporated into the detailed plans later by the sanitary company ... as far as technically possible and practically sensible.

We didn't just shift it by 30 cm but rethought the entire bathroom design.
Most of the supply and drainage including the walk-in shower should have remained as originally planned. Only the toilet has been moved to another wall. But since the utility room is below, that should actually work. At least that's what I think as a layman.

Didn’t your salesman inform you about the essential preparations?

At some point, that was certainly a topic what we had to do. But not with deadlines or anything like that.
However, the conversations were almost a year ago.

Just get the standpipe and the construction electricity meter from your supplier. This way, you prevent statements like "We can’t start because neither water nor electricity is available at the construction site" beforehand :-)

My wife spoke with the responsible electrician yesterday and filled out the electricity and construction electricity application.
Construction water is apparently the bigger problem, as there are only 3 hydrants for 54 building plots. But the construction company wants to find a solution because 9 houses don’t need 9 connections.
She also inquired about the current status. They are not as far along with the detailed planning as we thought.

No matter who here writes “supposedly important” whatever “clever” things – don’t be intimidated and stay on track. It is never wrong when the construction manager knows from the start that he has a smart person in front of him, someone who doesn’t let everything happen, someone who thinks along. Don’t confront stubbornly, but show presence and a willingness to compromise with which both sides can live. Then your construction project will work out.

Thanks for the good tip. I will try to take it into account.

And finally: the phase you are currently in is generally the one where all builders nervously tap their feet because they are of course waiting for their construction to start ... already feels like a long time .... that long :-) You will feel the same again when the screed is in place because then very little to nothing happens .... absolutely nothing .... nada :-) That means you have to keep a little calmness yourself ;)

I am more the calm type. My wife is a bit different, but she already learned to be a bit calmer when buying the plot and through the long winter. ;)

Regards Musketier