Solid or prefabricated house

Hello,

we are currently weighing up solid construction or timber frame construction.

Some advantages and disadvantages are known.

We are happy to receive further suggestions, thoughts, experiences - also regarding the indoor climate etc.

Thank you very much

Search the forum, it feels like this has been discussed here several times. Both have advantages and disadvantages (as you have already recognized).

I also do not find the specific question.

For example

Solid house or prefabricated house in timber frame construction?

Both are concepts that have proven themselves. Every sixth house in Germany is a prefabricated timber frame house. Many prejudices against prefabricated houses still come from the 70s and 80s, when prefabricated house companies were not as well established. Nowadays, wooden houses can be planned just as individually as solid houses.

Here are some advantages and disadvantages of wooden houses:
+ Computer-supported and weather-independent prefabrication of the walls in fixed production processes and with high quality control in the factory
+ no drying times for the walls (screed also requires drying time)
+ earlier moving-in date (e.g. 6 months after building application instead of 9 months after building application)
+ better thermal insulation or lower heating costs (e.g. KfW-55 standard) easily achievable
+ possibly lower price
- possibly lower resale value (Is that still the case today?)
- impact sound insulation worse, because the wooden ceiling is not as heavy as a concrete ceiling
- no increased interest from many prefabricated house companies in taking over points such as earthworks, basement construction, wall and floor coverings, outdoor facilities, etc.

In short, we have no reservations against either one and find the belief wars often fought on the internet somewhat exaggerated. (Comparable belief wars actually only still exist on the topic of child-rearing...)

Solid house or prefabricated house in timber frame construction?

Both are concepts that have proven themselves. Every sixth house in Germany is a prefabricated house in timber frame construction. Many prejudices against prefabricated houses still date back to the 70s and 80s, when the prefabricated house companies were not yet so well established. Nowadays, wooden houses can, for example, be designed just as individually as solid houses.

Here are some advantages and disadvantages of wooden houses:
+ Computer-assisted and weather-independent prefabrication of the walls in fixed production processes and with high quality control in the factory
+ no drying times for the walls (screed also needs drying time)
+ earlier move-in date (e.g. 6 months after building application instead of 9 months after building application)
+ better thermal insulation or lower heating costs (e.g. KfW-55 standard) easy to achieve
+ possibly lower price
- possibly lower resale value (is that still the case today?)
- impact sound insulation worse because the wooden ceiling is not as heavy as a concrete ceiling
- no increased interest of many prefabricated house companies in taking over items such as earthworks, basement construction, wall and floor coverings, outdoor facilities, etc.

- additional drying times of walls in solid construction only exist for the plaster in comparison; however, for many prefabricated houses, the walls still need to be "finalized" after assembly (e.g. filling and sanding gaps between the elements/plasterboard/wooden walls). In terms of time this balances out.
- later move-in date; currently long waiting lists (often > 1 year) between order and completion of the house in the factory; however, the assembly is actually almost as fast as the (enclosed) shell construction time
+ it’s not the thermal insulation that is better, but the wall thicknesses for the same thermal insulation. This can be an advantage on small (narrow) plots.
(It is absolutely possible to build solid or prefabricated houses equivalently in terms of thermal insulation!)
- the price is usually somewhat higher for the same quality and equipment than solid construction, especially with individualized high-quality providers
- sound insulation is roughly equivalent I think
(- space/access for heavy cranes etc. is needed; solid construction can in an emergency, e.g., be done in "second row" with narrow access without a large crane, albeit with more effort)

In short, we have no reservations against either and find the religious wars often fought on the internet somewhat exaggerated. (Comparable religious wars actually only still exist in the topic of child-rearing...)

I can only agree with that. Overall, it is probably more a matter of taste than something to decide with arguments.