Timber frame construction built abroad and assembled in Germany?

Hello everyone,

we will build a small house in Brandenburg to use as a second home; otherwise, we live and work in Berlin. "Small" means about 75 m2 of living space: high living room with open gallery, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, open kitchen. The idea is to build the house as a timber frame construction, with some walls made of polycarbonate and the roof covered with corrugated metal sheets. Although it will be designed as an architect’s house, it should be built as cost-efficiently as possible.

Does anyone have experience with building an entire timber frame construction abroad, then transporting it to Germany and having it assembled here?

My idea would be to have the components built, for example, by a specialist company in Poland or Lithuania and then have them assemble and finish the house here.

What possible difficulties would there be (besides language barriers), what potential sources of errors (besides the good old warranty from a German specialist company)? Mind you, I’m not talking about undeclared work, but about the advantages of a European internal market and the goal of making production as cost-effective as possible.

Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions!
Erwin

On permanent residential plots, a construction method complying with the Energy Saving Ordinance will be required; on [Laubenpiepergrundstücken], however, I see 75 sqm as exceeding the common understanding of "small" there. The communication between Pavel and Zygmunt seems to me to be the lesser problem.

On permanent residential properties, a construction method compliant with the Energieeinsparverordnung is required

Yes, the house will of course comply with the Energieeinsparverordnung. The type of development, conditions, etc. have already been clarified with the building regulatory office and the building authority.

Hello Erwin, of course that is a variant that basically works. If production and assembly are in different hands, you have an additional potential for errors. I would keep an eye on that.