Why building a house almost always costs more than calculated

  • Erstellt am 2016-06-26 22:23:28

MarcWen

2016-07-06 14:24:10
  • #1


Thanks for the hint. I didn’t know the calculator yet. There’s quite a bit that adds up just for the land charge.
 

sirhc

2016-07-06 14:25:26
  • #2


The police recommend at least RC2/WK2 as basic security against opportunistic criminals. Unfortunately, this is no longer the standard. Often, at least RC2N is still offered, which means without laminated safety glass. I don’t find the additional costs high when looking at the long term. RC2 with laminated safety glass for the entire house is just under 2,000 EUR, plus window contact switches/break sensors just under 1,000 EUR. Of course, the electrician still has to wire it, and you also need a control unit for management and an outdoor siren (you can always add more). We definitely won’t give up mechanical security; we’re just preparing the electronic security for now. The control unit and the outdoor siren can come later. I would also like to eventually acquire a small fireproof safe to store the most important documents.



So the total additional effort I described above is roughly 5,000 EUR; as a usage period, I’d say 30 years. That makes 167 EUR per year, which in 30 years might be worth only half as much as today. It’s worth it to us.

Insured household contents are good and all. But you can’t insure yourself against the feeling when someone has rummaged through all the drawers in your bedroom. The material things aren’t the main problem.
 

f-pNo

2016-07-06 14:57:03
  • #3




I completely agree with . Maybe not necessarily with such a door, but the house should definitely be properly secured. My sister/parents also have a steel door at their basement entrance. The lock is rubbish, but when the door is not in use, there is always a heavy steel bar placed across it from the inside. This combination should hold.

Most victims (from what you read or see) usually have less trouble with the loss of valuables, but significantly more because of the intrusion into their privacy. Panic attacks, inability to sleep, repeated checks to see if everything is secured, jumping at the slightest noise, etc.

I read some time ago that especially "opportunistic thieves" are not after great wealth. 30 to 100 Euros (for the next fix) is enough for them. By the way, you cannot tell from the outside of most new buildings what is inside to be taken. (If the offender would think, they could also leave houses alone for the first 5-10 years after construction. Who has wealth when they have to pay off loans of several hundred thousand Euros?)

Police advisory offices: I can only recommend them to everyone! One of the first statements the advisor made was: Mechanical protection comes before electronic protection.
 

daniels87

2016-07-06 15:09:29
  • #4
It probably depends on how one has come into contact with it. But if I were a thief, I would first try all the older buildings in the area. They are easier to break into than a standard new build, and older people often have a "cash under the pillow" complex, or lots of gold jewelry, etc.

But we are drifting off topic.
 

Sebastian79

2016-07-06 15:13:18
  • #5
Our place was broken into in the middle of the day on a Saturday at the end of April... right in a new development area with people on the street.
 

ypg

2016-07-06 21:25:35
  • #6






I would like to refer again to my point 7 of the list from the opening thread:
please don’t feel guilty if you have not secured your family with an armored door and roof/wall reinforcements.
You hear in the subway, in the next office, or read in a forum a conversation where someone (unconsciously) suggests to the silent listener that you are acting irresponsibly if you don’t upgrade. There is no pressure to act — the proportionality is not given at all in a single-family house of an ordinary citizen to protect oneself so thoroughly against other people. If you want to inform yourself here in the forum about burglary protection, please enter “Einbruchschutz” in the search at the top right — it’s always worth reading these discussions.
 

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