Solid wood house different dates for construction start

Good evening dear forum and a warm hello,

We have now owned a 1400m°2 plot in southern Germany for over a year. Since our first architect dropped out, we are now about to submit the building application for the second time. Over the past few weeks, we have talked with potential construction companies. Mainly regional providers but also a general contractor that offers Holz 100 and Kaufmann Bau. It is noticeable that only Kaufmannbau still has an appointment this year (09/22) to erect the house. All other providers have given a time frame from Q2/23 to Q2/24. Why is that? We wonder why this provider still has so much capacity. (We also asked Baufritz today; they are booked until Q2/24)

I find Kaufmann Bau’s online presence and rather "aggressive" advertising a little strange or somewhat suspicious.

In terms of price, the rough offers so far have all been around €3500/m². Is that realistic in the southern German area for a solid wood/timber frame house KfW 40 with good equipment?

We just don’t know whether it’s worth taking the KfW subsidies until next year or if the rising interest rates would eat up these subsidies anyway. Unfortunately, we don’t know anyone who has built with Kaufmannbau and would appreciate any experiences.

hi ,
in the course of our construction planning, I also dealt intensively with kaufmannbau. Among other things, I was on site in Oberstadion, had a long video call with the owner Peter Kaufmann, had contact with the builders, and obtained an offer for our single-family house.
Among other things, the long lead times for the house installation were already a topic, and that Kaufmann is working on optimizing the processes to shorten them.
Subjective conclusion: young team, innovative, likeable, down-to-earth. In the end, it was small things that made us choose another company (the long "delivery time" from your post - which was secondary for us).
What I want to say: don’t rule out Kaufmann because of the unusual date. Talk to them, get an offer, and listen – not least – to your gut feeling :)

A few (positive) experiences with Kaufmannbau, I believe, can also be found in the forum (see search function). The most recent probably by

I believe there are also a few (positive) experiences with Kaufmannbau in the forum (see search function). The most recent probably by

Yes, indeed, we built with Kaufmannbau and are still very satisfied.

Among other things, I was on site in Oberstadion, had a long video call with the owner Peter Kaufmann, contacted the builders, and obtained an offer for our single-family house. [...] Subjective conclusion: young team, innovative, likeable, down-to-earth. In the end, it was small details that made us decide for another company (the one with the long "delivery time" from your post - which was secondary for us).

Yes, indeed, we built with kaufmannbau and are still very satisfied.

And what do you say about this building wish: - would you also consider the companies suitable for it?

Thank you very much for the answers. I am curious to see how the offer turns out. Next week we will also be on site and take a look at the factory.