What cost you the most nerves during the house construction?

Hello,

I was annoyed when the developer wanted to switch from the (contractually) promised regulated controlled residential ventilation to a simpler one and installed air outlets in the floor instead of in the ceiling.

I was also annoyed that the wastewater sewer connection from the property cost extra. We were not aware of that beforehand.

And: Choosing tiles was a lengthy matter of decision-making for us and somewhat annoying.

Regards
Michael

What annoys me the most and still costs me nerves are the thoughts about whether everything will run smoothly and the idea afterwards also matches reality.

And the fact that at the beginning it feels like there is forever time to decide on things, but then suddenly time goes by faster than you think and decisions still have to be made quickly and bindingly.

The waiting… for the first draft, the building permit, the quotes, the static calculations, the energy consultant, the start of construction, the craftsmen, to be continued… I had completely suppressed that after the first house.

With us, everything actually went relatively smoothly.
The things that mainly cost me nerves were the "little things," many of which we caused ourselves. Indecisiveness over small decisions and stuff like that. Sleepless nights over "which clinker should it be now". What nonsense.
The construction process was all quite easy. Only a bit of drama around the inverter / heat pump package / Sunny Home Manager towards the end was stressful. There were communication problems between site management and subs. In the end, a lot had to be replaced again.
Everything could be resolved.

So far, what has annoyed me (Bauantrag soon in planning) is the time spent deciding on a general contractor / prefabricated house builder. Difficult to compare, you have to deal with the question of timber frame vs solid construction, companies don't respond, want you to visit the factory first, in the end you have to reject some again, etc.
It's also mentally exhausting to clarify the construction budget (especially worries about building too expensively, being able to afford the installment, checking if the contracts are fair, etc.). And simultaneously finding a financing bank and thinking about conditions (term, commitment interest, KfW loan, do you pay attention to the second decimal place in the interest rate...).
It's all an endless back and forth of weighing and comparing, there is never a purely right or wrong. Now that everything is settled, I’m looking forward to building.

So far, (building application soon in planning) what has annoyed me is the time it takes to decide on a general contractor / prefabricated house supplier. Difficult to compare, you have to deal with the question of timber frame vs. solid construction,

With which final result did you compare now, and where did the common denominator for the request for proposals come from?

Companies do not get back to you, they first want you to visit the factory,

That seems untrustworthy to me and would be a reason for me to warn against such companies.