We are planning to build in 2022; the planning begins

2020-06-26 10:23:44

I have had the following experiences:

Low-cost providers: Planning only starts after the contract is signed. Requests for features can be priced upon inquiry. There is a risk that the construction sum will increase significantly.

Reasonable general contractors: Offer a planning contract beforehand. Afterwards, costs for the architect etc. occur, but these are credited/offset accordingly when the contract is awarded. Price certainty is relatively high.

High-priced general contractors: Offered us to start planning at their own expense after the discussion. There are rough (individual) drafts for the floor plan and exterior view according to one’s own wishes and a detailed quote. Furthermore, it was offered to wait with the offer until a soil survey is available so that a proper offer can be created directly.

Especially since you are very safety-conscious, I would of course critically question the offers

Thank you very much for the note. The ground where the house is supposed to be is known and very good. The builder has already built often in the area. We also asked our neighbors who have built. Of course, it is possible that the ground exactly where the house is supposed to stand is contaminated, whatever. But it is very very very unlikely. I will commission the soil survey before the signature, definitely.

The general contractor is a mixture of 1 and 2. He already does rough planning of the house with the given square meters. However, he prices the special requests at 100%. So even small deviations can arise. But I definitely calculate an additional 20-30 thousand euros on top of his price.

2020-06-26 10:28:03

I will definitely add another 20-30 k€ to his price.

That is reasonable and probably also sufficient. I am looking forward to the design of your bungalow.

2020-06-26 13:20:52

I am reluctant to pay an architect if the architect is included in the price at the company we initially prefer.

With the same service, the architect will cost the same - it's just that sometimes you see it separately on the receipt and sometimes not.

2020-06-26 13:44:04

With the same service, the architect will also cost the same - only that you have it listed separately on the receipt once and not the other time.

Yes. But one general contractor does not want to calculate before the architect is paid = equity. The other provides me with a rough drawing and a calculation, and if the price is right, then the architect comes in including the contract. Thus, the €7,000 is covered by financing.

2020-06-26 13:51:03

With a "normal" general contractor, you can usually carry out the entire floor plan planning and discuss all extras before even 1 euro is paid.

With GU1, you were assigned an architect whom you pay in full and who then builds the house. I see it this way: you could also go there with your own designs from other architects and have everything built by him? Overall, a somewhat strange construct in my eyes.

GU2 sounds reasonable. What does a rough plan mean? Room A, B, C,... X: 10+10+10+...10 sqm = 150 sqm = 300k€? Or a complete floor plan with all the bells and whistles, only possibly no VR headset-compatible 3D rendering?

With the general contractors we spoke to, the floor plan planning was always included as a business risk. GU2 also made it very clear to us how things work: I plan everything with you, you also get a calculation of living space, but 100% dimensioned and then 3D views for VR headsets etc. are only available after signing. With the construction performance description and extra wishes, a very detailed offer was then made for us.

2020-06-26 13:56:28

With a "normal" general contractor, you can usually carry out the complete floor plan planning and discuss all extras before even 1 euro is paid. With GU1, you have been assigned an architect whom you pay in full, and he then builds the house. I see it as meaning that you could also bring your own designs from other architects, and have him build everything? Overall, a somewhat strange construct in my eyes. GU2 sounds reasonable. What does a rough plan mean? Room A, B, C,... X: 10+10+10+...10sqm = 150sqm = 300k€? Or a complete floor plan with all the bells and whistles, just perhaps no VR headset-compatible 3D renderings? With the GUs we talked to, the floor plan planning was always included as a business risk. GU2 also clearly told us how it works back then: I plan everything with you, a calculation of living space is also available for you, but 100% dimensioned and then 3D views for VR headset etc. are only available after signing. With the construction service description and extra requests, we were then also provided with a very detailed offer.

There will be a floor plan and all special requests will be exactly calculated and priced...

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