Hello everyone!
It has been a while since i posted on this forum. In the meanwhile we have visited Bulgaria a couple of times for preparation and planning.
Our first idea was buying a home and renovate it to fit our requirements. We have seen a lot of properties but at the end we decided none of the properties would fit our requirements. Location, renovation plan, cost and so on…
We ended our search in a whole other price categorie of houses.
In the end i decided to change the idea of searching for a house and ended up with the idea to build our own house from scratch.
A lot on this forum is about renovating, i didn't found a topic about building. Maybe there are others with building plans so we can consolidate the information in a central topic.
To do, things we have already done:
- Search for a good location (imo important) you can find a lot of plots for a little money. Check the location if you have long term plans (same for the house searchers). Facility's, safety, infrastructure;
- Search for a plot (stil busy finding the right one). Important is that you buy a regulated plot, a lot of advertisements on the internet are telling you the plot is regulated, in reality its not. You don't want to end with a piece of ground where you can grow tomatoes only;
- Materials, concreet, wood, bricks, rebar steel and so on. There are a lot of suppliers. You can also find a lot of DIY stores (Mr. Bricolage, Bauhaus, Praktiker..). These are for bulk materials more expensive then other suppliers.
I have only some supplier list prices when i find a plot i will contact suppliers for negation;
- We had a couple of appointments with the architect to check the design and the possibilities. Also for checking al the cost for building a new house (certificates, documents, acts, constructor and so on). We also had couple of meetings with a notary for al the formal stuf. Be informed, when you build a house you must keep the Bulgarian Act in mind: Act 14, 15 and 16. Short: Act 14: construction requirements, Act 15: house is fully finished, Act 16: certificate for habitation;
- A place where we can stay when building is in progress, in our situation its easy cause we already own a apartment in the area;
- Making a budget.
My question is: Are there more expiators with building plans or expiators who have already build a home.
This could be a central topic for advice for people who have serious building plans or considering building a house in Bulgaria.
Are there things i missed in the checklist, or does someone have any advice?