Country house: build or buy ready-made - expert opinion

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

There are many stages between the dream of your own home and the new home, the most difficult of which is the construction or purchase of housing. It is because of the complexity of the choice that many aspirations remain fantasies. Which is better: to build by yourself or to buy a ready-made house, we asked experts in the construction industry.

When you have decided that you are tired of apartment buildings and it is time to acquire your own house, it is time to decide: buy or build. Too many factors influence the choice. It will be possible to move into a finished house faster, and construction will be cheaper. A finished house can bring unpleasant surprises, and self-construction will require a lot of time, nerves and energy.

So what should you focus on when choosing between buying a house and building it? We asked this question to experts.

Architect's opinion

Anastasia Kuznetsova "House of the Moscow Region" company

In terms of choice, of course, self-construction opens up more prospects because you can build exactly what you want. The layout, made in accordance with your wishes and possibilities, is very important if you have any specific requirements for the premises. Otherwise, you can spend several years looking for the perfect home.

At the planning stage, you need to choose a material with which all your desires can be realized. When, for example, aerated concrete is chosen for the construction of a house, many questions are automatically removed when creating a project.

The customer controls the creation of the house, starting from the first design stages. We jointly lay down the characteristics that are especially relevant for the client, namely: durability, fire resistance, energy efficiency.

Making his dream come true with an architect, the client himself decides what the final result will be.

In order to save money, many customers buy cheap ready-made projects on the Internet, but this is fraught with the fact that the documents often do not take into account many of the features of the materials that a narrow circle of specialists knows about. Projects like this are done too universally. The cost of their revision is commensurate with the development of a project from scratch.

Builder's opinion

Evgeny Novikov General Director of the construction company "Novolex Stroy"

in financial terms, it is more profitable than buying a ready-made one: you save on the margin that the developer puts in the final cost of the house built, and you can also invest in construction in stages, while the developer will have to pay the entire amount for the house at once or take out a mortgage.

Another important plus in favor of building a house is that you can personally or, with the help of specialists, control all stages of construction. In the case of a finished house, you will have to trust the developer and hope that all the work, including hidden ones, has been completed in accordance with building codes. But this is a very average conclusion, and too much depends on the nuances. The cost of buying land, connecting communications, the cost of work and materials sometimes translate into such an amount, multiplied by several years of work, that it seems more profitable to go and buy a ready-made option.

You can save money and time if you choose a construction company with a good reputation and high-quality, easy-to-use materials. It is imperative to conclude an agreement with such a company, which will take into account the cost of materials, a complete list of works and all possible nuances. This will allow you to avoid mistakes when building a house and reduce construction time.

It is better to hire trusted builders with good references.

If the house was originally built for sale, it could save on such important elements as the foundation, wall materials, roof insulation, and so on. In the best case, this will result in additional costs during operation, but capital reconstruction may also be required. It is almost impossible to assess the quality of a built house visually if you are not a construction expert.

Developer opinion

Sokolov Sergey director of the project "Ecodolie Obninsk"

Ready-made houses have a lot of comfort benefits. Imagine that you have decided to choose a home in a constructed one. You do not need to solve the problem of communications (namely, this is a common problem), you do not need to rack your brains over the quality of the road to your home. Neighbors already live around you, and modern villages are being built with full infrastructure: shops, kindergartens, gyms, and so on. Plus, you buy the services of the management company along with the house. That is, many of the homeowner's concerns simply do not concern you.

Buying fears arise because you did not control the entire construction process. You need to be completely sure that the builders complied with all the standards, that the materials were of high quality. Now in Russia there is an opportunity to use the technical support of the world's best manufacturers of building materials.

Ready infrastructure, environmental friendliness and compliance with technical requirements are the main advantages of high-quality development projects.

It is also very important at what stage a house is bought in a cottage village, at what stage is the connection of communications. It is necessary to check the developer's reputation, perhaps even talk to people who have already bought houses in the project.

Manufacturer's opinion

Andrey Bashkatov Sales and Marketing Director of Ksella-Aeroblock-Center CJSC (manufacturer of YTONG aerated concrete blocks)

Build or buy - in each case there are advantages and pitfalls. If there is land, then, of course, build. Often they build immediately according to our standard projects, because they have been repeatedly implemented and time-tested. There are many requests for projects purchased on the Internet - we check the project documentation, whether all the nodes are designed correctly. Usually projects are crude and require serious revision, then we recommend specialists whose work we have seen.

It is also very important to choose a reliable team or company that knows how to work with modern building materials.

In the construction industry, service quality often suffers due to high turnover. Choose your builders carefully or send them to free courses.

Ready-made settlements have their advantages: communications, infrastructure. True, you need to pay attention to what the object is built from, how environmentally friendly and energy efficient technologies are used, whether the recommendations of the material manufacturers have been followed. If the developer saved on everything, residents are unlikely to do without surprises.