Stop or pause house construction? Costs too high

Yes, currently it is like that. Begging for an appointment, begging for processing the building permit, begging for an offer, following up, following up, following up. If it’s not yours, you need luck or buy from inventory

Amazing. Thank you very much, we were not aware of that.

Begging for an appointment, begging for processing the building permit, begging for an offer, following up, following up, following up.

The begging for the plot was missing here because it came from the family. In that respect, the bitter shock is only coming now. Nevertheless, I see good hope that with some effort in conversation a significantly cheaper way can be found. Just don't give up prematurely. And definitely don't sound demanding or like you have special requests. Keyword kfw40 :) Many local small solid builders don't necessarily like that. They prefer to take care of the "everything standard without big special bells and whistles" request. That can be processed more efficiently following a set pattern.

Local house building fairs are a paradise for small house building companies, and not to start with KfW40, the small ones secure their orders for the next 2 years and recover from canceled orders. Let them show you floor plans for 6 or 7 people and don't set a lock that no one wants/can build.

The honest expectation was that we would get the house (without land) for 850-900 thousand at worst. All inclusive.

Ok, I was wrong about you and your expectation seems quite realistic to me. Look for companies, something should definitely be found within that budget.

I think kfw40 is really great, but you have to be able and willing to afford it. And if I understand the thread correctly, it’s about solid construction and not timber frame construction.

Also no big deal in solid construction. We achieve that monolithically with 40er Ytong blocks. We also once reduced 40+ to 55 during the whole process because I had the impression you could save a lot. But since we always planned with photovoltaics, we asked shortly before signing what the surcharge would be and apparently it’s enough to add extra Styrofoam for a few euros. It might look different with a basement or with bricks. But solid = low efficiency class is not true.

and not start with KfW40

Couldn't this backfire?
KfW55 requested, everything planned out, and then please KfW40+ after all.

We chose KfW40+ because the future is completely unknown.
Currently, electricity and gas prices have risen extremely. And this will not stop. This confirms that KfW40+ is the right direction.
We prefer to pay a bit more now in order to have lower fixed costs later that are easier to plan.
Of course, this increases the loan amount, but insignificantly compared to the whole.

It even started with the phone calls back then. On the phone, you can only say that you want an appointment. It was always repeated over and over again, "Please send us an email with your information." Is it normal to have to beg for a house construction? We were more looking for a partner who motivates our project and wants to implement it with joy. Constantly chasing and calling "please finally do something"? We will not do that. Not because pride would not allow it, but because it feels disgusting.

Otherwise, model home visits also help. That's how we started and received our first floor plan :cool: