Category: To Do’s before Starting
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Purchase contract and notary appointment
What happens at the notary appointment? We also asked ourselves this question, because the average person doesn’t attend such an appointment very often. In any case, there are a few things worth knowing before the notary appointment takes place. First of all, notary fees are regulated uniformly in Germany, which means that the notary collects…
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New construction basics: Hiring a building expert
At this point we provide information on the subject of building experts. Background information: We are laymen in building a house, have never built before and are not familiar with the subject professionally at all. So we needed someone with expertise and have hired a building expert who looks at different phases of the construction…
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Construction diary #03: Demolition of old structures- The shed is razed to the ground
By a hair, it would have been really, really expensive for us! No, I’m not talking about the demolition costs alone. Our neighbors, who previously owned that part of the property, had asked us if they could continue to use the shed until it was demolished – as a garage for their car. This was…
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Construction diary #02: Clearing – The firs come away!
The Christmas season was still waiting, because the previous owners have always helped themselves to the fir greenery. But now the heavy machinery and the chipper are moving in. That’s how fast it goes: Within a day, where there was only jungle before, there was now a plot of land almost leveled to the ground…
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Construction diary #01: The (unsuccessful) soil sample
At some point before construction begins, your developer, at least in our case with Viebrock, will want to approach you and make an appointment for soil sampling or site investigation and generally check the condition of the property. Why? So far, so good. Since our property is about a two-hour drive (during rush hour) from…
