Very high liquefied petroleum gas consumption in a house with two parties

Hello everyone, as mentioned in other posts, we are interested in a single-family house that is currently being converted into 2 rental apartments. The entire house has a living area of about 170 m2. Now I have the liquid gas consumption of the two tenants (a total of 4 people) from last year.

Total consumption m3: 1230
Total consumption kWh: 34696
Total costs: 3877 €

That seems very high to me. However, I don't know where to look to see where the energy is going. The house was built in solid construction with 30 cm pumice stone.

Thanks for tips on where else I can check.
Viedy

hmm, if you are seriously interested in this building, I would just consult an expert. If I didn’t see anything wrong, you have an average heating demand of 204kwh/m² per year - which is extremely high. Just renovating it so that you can get it down somewhat costs money (and depending on the remaining condition, quite a bit). That’s why I would really stick to an appraiser if I were you so that it makes sense and you don’t pay too much for it. Furthermore, there are currently tenants inside, and if I were you, I would also find out how far you can get them out if you want the building for yourself. If it is an open-ended lease without a clause for owner’s own use with a reasonable notice period to vacate, you’re out of luck again.

Hello,

Hello everyone, as mentioned in other posts, we are interested in a single-family house that is currently being converted into 2 rental apartments. The entire house has a living area of about 170 m2. Now I have the liquefied gas consumption of the two tenants (a total of 4 people) from last year.

Total consumption m3: 1230
Total consumption kWh: 34696
Total costs: 3877 €

That seems very high to me. But I do not know where to look to see where the energy is going. The house was built in solid construction with 30 cm pumice stone.

Sorry, but you are making the same mistake as most other interested parties in existing properties...

Individual consumption values say nothing about the condition of the building; the statement "built from pumice" is also not very meaningful.

In order to assess the sensibility of the intended purchase at all, you should find an expert for existing properties and inspect the desired property with him. Sure - it costs a good €1,000, but it is very well invested money if it saves you from a money pit (Hello €uro ).

Furthermore, afterwards - as far as the result of the inspection is acceptable to you, you need to clarify which rental periods you must observe. You will hardly be able to evict the tenants overnight. In the worst case, an eviction lawsuit may threaten - so inform yourself in your own interest.

Rheinische regards

Hello,
I can only fully agree with Bauexperte here. The money you invest in good advice now will save you nasty and especially expensive surprises later.

So if you are really interested in the house, get a professional planner to take a look at the house for you and evaluate it. On the one hand, whether the current condition is "worth" the price you are supposed to pay, and on the other hand, which measures will come up immediately and in the next few years. Here, I would specifically consider the pipes, electrical engineering, windows, and heating technology.
After that, also consider what thermal improvement measures might cost, which, based on how you currently present the consumption, will certainly be one of the next tasks for you.
If your budget still allows for that, then hopefully congratulations on the new house!

Best regards
Erik

my husband once drilled into a gas pipe... was not so fun... after the damaged pipe was replaced, there was still no clearance... somewhere gas was still leaking, who knows for how long?? we had only been living in the apartment for a few months at that time, so I can't say if there was an increased gas consumption because of that... but there must have been. could something like that also be the case with you?