Julia and Daniel are building a house – our new building in the construction diary and a lot of useful info
When it comes to their private lives, Julia and Daniel are most interested in their construction site at the moment – and taking care of building a house in Germany, their house, is by far the most time-consuming task at the moment. Follow the construction “live”, get inspiration and all the information that you don’t have as an inexperienced builder – you’ll find it here.
“We just got ourselves up to our ears in debt. That had to sink in. Ultimately, though, we’d spend more money on lifetime rent and use it to fund someone else’s lifelong dream or retirement plan.”
– Julia and Daniel after the financing appointment at the bank
If you want to understand how the construction of a house with a developer in Germany went, and, in the case of Julia and Daniel, specifically the construction of the “Edition 600″ house with Viebrock, take a look at the following topics.
Building a house in Germany – a How-to-Guide
Step by step to home ownership
Building a brick house: News from the construction site of the Edition 600 by Viebrock
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Construction diary #10: The basement gets a roof!
After several weeks of construction standstill – oh wonder – finally something is happening again! The basement ceiling is being poured. Viebrock probably didn’t make sure that the precast elements were available in time, then it was too cold, then there were other reasons. So slowly we don’t care. And the lid was quickly on…
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Communication with the Viebrock site manager: annoying
We are still in the middle of the construction phase, but there is a clearly noticeable caesura. Over the last two years, from the first contact to the conclusion of the contract to the building application, we were very well “looked after” – competent contact persons who are also available and who, in the case…
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Construction diary #08: Radio silence – construction is at a standstill
For almost two weeks, construction has been at a standstill, and we don’t know why. After a few silently ignored text messages during the week, there was at least a small sense of achievement today: I reached the site manager by phone. Well, that’s great. But he didn’t know anything new either and told me…
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Construction diary #07: Excavation, basement – the excavators move in, the basement floor is poured, the basement walls are erected
Having started with a few inconsistencies, but all of a sudden it’s running like clockwork. RIGHT TO ONE’S OWN IMAGE He who digs a pit for others… No, no, neither the excavator drivers nor we ourselves fell into it. However, we had to be careful (and especially our dear relatives) of disgruntled construction workers, who…
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Construction diary #06: Coordination of site electricity and site road – We’re the inofficial site managers
In about the same breath that the “Dixi-gate” occurred, there was confusion about the establishment of the framework conditions necessary for the start of construction. We were again informed about the construction electricity and water at the staking out date and, upon inquiry at the locally responsible company, were informed that the connections were to…
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Construction diary #05: In the beginning was a Porta-John
My cell phone rings. It doesn’t happen often (messenger messages are usually enough), so it’s all the more exciting that it’s an 04 area code from the landline. All right, I’ll answer it, I’m curious who’s calling me: our future neighbors! And that’s to tell us that the Porta-John delivery man is standing in front…