Kosten- und Vertragsfallen beim Bauen

Identify and eliminate cost and contract pitfalls!

• Checklists for land purchase: from building options to legal encumbrances and restrictions – what you need to know and check.

• Checklists for architects: from the architect's scope of services to house planning – what you should arrange.

• Checklists for general contractors and prefabricated house providers: from the construction description to building costs – what you need to agree on and verify.

• The ideal complement to the comprehensive practical handbook 'Building!'

Experience shows: Many plans, construction descriptions, and contracts are incomplete, inaccurate, and very risky for consumers. This guide helps identify these significant and costly risks and take targeted countermeasures.

Identify and eliminate cost and contract pitfalls

Almost everyone who wants to build feels uneasy about costs. Too much has been heard about cost increases on construction sites. And rarely in life does one enter into such far-reaching contracts as when building. Both factors together pose high risks: cost and contract pitfalls can lead to substantial difficulties or even jeopardize the entire construction project. This guide is aimed at all builders who are purchasing a prefabricated house, constructing a turnkey solid house, or planning with an architect. Over 160 checklists help specifically eliminate costly cost and contract pitfalls in construction.

Peter Burk works for the Institute for Building and Living in Freiburg and the construction advisory service of the Consumer Advice Center. He has authored several successful construction guides.