From Exhibition Hall Visit to Contract in About One Month | Surprises When Starting Home Building with Hebel Haus

The process leading up to our contract

In our case, this took about one month.

Before we started building our home, I thought that signing a contract was something that happened much later, but in reality, the pace was faster than I imagined.

Confirming the budget through a financial planning consultation

I was only concerned about the mortgage repayment amount.

However, in the financial planning consultation,

・Education expenses
・Retirement funds
・Hobbies such as travel

were all included in the simulation.

It wasn't about "can we build a house," but rather,

"can we live happily even after building it"

that was important to confirm.

Participating in the Hebel Haus tour

At Hebel Haus, you can take a tour to see

• long-life housing

• steel frames and Hebel panels

in person.

Multiple interested parties participate, and everyone goes on a bus to visit the sites. It was like a field trip.
Since many people bring small children, staff similar to childcare workers accompany the group, so we were able to leave our children in their care.

Long-life housing tour

At the long-life housing, we visiteda house that was over 30 years old.

I clearly understood that if you perform proper maintenance yourself, it is a building that you can live in for a very long time.

Touring the Steel Frame and Hebel Panels

The tour of the steel frame and Hebel panels was conducted inside an owner's home that was actually under construction.
It was an opportunity to see, touch, and learn about the steel frame and Hebel panels, which are the features of Hebel Haus, with my own eyes.

Touring a Newly Built Owner's Home

We were also allowed to tour an owner's home that was not a long-life model, but one that had only been built a few years ago.

The exhibition hall is wonderful, but considering the size, it is nearly three times larger than an actual house. Therefore, by seeing a house of a similar size where someone is actually living, I was able to learn about

• the sense of space

• storage capacity

• living comfort

I was able to learn about these things.

Here, I was drawn to the Sora-no-ma (outdoor living space) lol
At the exhibition hall, it ends with 'that's lovely.'
But at the owner's home, there was a sense of reality that 'I will live here.'

It was a house near a main road, but when the windows were closed, it was incredibly quiet, and I understood why they say you wouldn't even notice if it were raining.

Floor Plan Proposals Before Contract

This was the part that personally surprised me.

Since it was before the contract, I honestly didn't think they would provide such detailed proposals.

However, in the meetings with the sales representative,

・Down floor
・Workspace
・Library

etc., they incorporated our requests into the blueprints and proposed them to us.

At this point, the image of 'I want to live in this house' became quite concrete.

After the provisional contract, the design process begins in earnest.

Signing the provisional contract wasn't the end; in fact, this is where the real work began.

First, the architect revised the drawings created by the sales representative, and after I communicated more detailed floor plan requests and they were adjusted, the floor plan and windows were finalized.

After that,

• kitchen

• bathroom

• restroom

• flooring/wallpaper/tiles

• storage

• furniture/curtains

• lighting

• exterior

and other items were decided in order.

3 Things I'm Glad I Did Before Signing the Contract

My house isn't finished yet, but I want to keep a record while the memories of the meetings are still fresh.

I hope to share information that will be helpful for those considering a custom-built home or those currently in the meeting process.

Next time, I will introduce the '8 priorities' that our family valued in building our home.