yeah all good or did you want to have a moldy house?
No, of course not, that's why I calculated a more elaborate mold remediation (removing screed, etc.), which the contractor apparently did not do. He doesn’t care if the owner finds fungi growing out of the wall after the warranty period.
A contractor has an easier time with such projects because he is a professional and has contacts.
Of course he has experience and can do it cheaply, that’s exactly how he did it. I was actually surprised he found a buyer; I wouldn't have bought it because you could see the cheap work in every room.
I think it worked out well for you that someone else now has the sloppily finished house.
If you had wanted to finish it properly according to your standards, you would in my opinion have had to invest more than the assumed 90k, but others have already elaborated on that extensively.
I do think that the 90,000€ was somewhat realistic (OK, maybe it would have ended up being 110,000€). But YES, it was lucky I didn’t get this house; the distance was ultimately too far for me anyway.
Overall, I found the tone here in the thread unpleasant. I had the feeling that as soon as someone said something against the project, the OP’s mood was spoiled, even though the commentators only had his best interests in mind. When you explicitly seek opinions on a risky undertaking here, you have to be able to live with opinions that don’t match your own perception. That’s why I get neutral opinions to check my own view (which might already be clouded by wishes and desires).
No no, it wasn’t like that. I have also read across the thread here from time to time and was surprised more than once by the tone of the “bashing,” although not really surprised because it’s basically the same in any other forum. I’ve been around on the internet for a while, so I can judge that pretty well. Post as a newbie in the Rolex forum a real Rolex from the flea market asking for an assessment. Even if it’s a Paul Newman personally, you’ll get torn apart because the loud experts will find signs of a fake in every spot. But it seems to be human nature that groups and top dogs form in forums where it’s sometimes hard to stand up against them. Although you can only look at people’s nicknames, and no one really knows where their expert knowledge actually comes from or what intentions (contracts etc.) the respondent has.
SO, NOW MY PERSONAL UPDATE:
I AM SO HAPPY! First, that I left the construction project house alone, there was no real spark there. And secondly, I have now won a real dream house at auction! I didn’t think I would get the contract. Since the property was listed, I regularly drove by and couldn’t understand why it wasn’t already off the market. I would describe the location as very good; also the overall location is perfect for me and my personal needs! It was a stroke of luck that Section III was so clogged that a presale was not possible. There were definitely about 80 people at the appointment. Since in my opinion the appraisal significantly undervalued the property, the people on site assumed this price, and my bidding strategy worked. 1350 sqm land with 190 sqm living space, which I will use as a two-family house. I’m super excited. From now on it means zero free time.