Shell construction | Hire a company from Poland

If you don’t even understand my contribution, how are the Poles supposed to on your own construction site? I wrote 1. about the challenges of the German-Polish language barrier which is not trivial for me as a German (a little "communication" is not enough, in execution plans—which also include shell constructions—it sometimes concerns tricky details) and 2. about a forum member who, as a native Pole still fluent in the language, nevertheless had his house in Brandenburg in the border commuting area built by a German general contractor. My posts do not have to be sufficient alone for the questioner to draw useful conclusions. Ask yourself how well you master the native language of your contractors in order to finally clarify and discuss execution plans (in which of the two languages?). My Polish is not enough for that, but the mentioned forum member’s is, yet he still chose a German general contractor. Make of this information what you want.

Thank you for your contribution. That is interesting. Do you know why he still chose a German general contractor even though he is Polish? Regarding the language, I wrote that the provider should at least speak English. I myself speak business fluent English.

Because of the language, I wrote that the provider should at least speak English. I myself speak business fluent English.

Then forget it. With my Shakespearean English, I would be lost trying to explain my shell construction to an American or Australian (well, a flawed comparison, since there would also be the problem of metric units, Celsius vs. Fahrenheit, etc.) - flawless execution hopeless.

Do you know why he, as a Pole, still chose a German general contractor?

I don’t even know what nationality he holds officially. As far as I remember, he works in the management of a German hospital and speaks both languages fluently. However, he also knows both markets and has no illusions about Poland as an alleged low-wage country for the same quality standards. Just google the Posted Workers Act, then it quickly becomes clear that on your German construction site you will have to pay the Pole a German minimum wage as well. And how court- and litigation-proof would you be under Polish warranty law?
As a window manufacturer, I have met many diligent Polish workers and also appreciate their work. But they did not want to be paid less than the Italians, so I had to value them accordingly in the paycheck. Many German builders dream of Poland as the alleged paradise of industrial country quality of work ethic at developing country prices. Dream on.