The perfect guide for building your own affordable home. Is it really possible to build well for little money? This often-asked question can definitely be answered with a yes, provided that the construction project is approached as thoughtfully as in the examples presented in this book. Cost-effective home construction can only succeed with a coherent and consistently pursued planning and execution concept. Each project remains under a total gross cost of 225,000 euros—from the excavation of the building site to the final brushstroke—covering all fees, additional costs, and VAT. And the book does not present "small huts," but rather fully-fledged single-family homes, some of which are even energetically above-average efficient buildings. "New Low-Budget Houses" is the perfect guide for cost-effective building—suitable for large and small families as well as couples who are willing to take the plunge.