Checklist generator for your house build
Select your project phase and your situation — the generator puts together a suitable checklist from them. All items as of 2026 and available as a PDF to tick off.
Your details
You are comparing manufacturers and gathering quotes.
The basis is our ready-made checklists. The generator selects the matching building blocks from them.
Save the checklist as a PDF
We send you the checklist and you can additionally download it directly.
Your checklist: Choosing a provider
No plot yet · finishing level Turnkey (schlüsselfertig) · 53 items
Comparing providers
- Select at least three providers for the comparison
- Communicate the same requirements to all providers
- Compare the building and works specifications in detail
- Compare the scope of services included
- Standardise the price to the same fittings, not just the starting price
- Check the energy standard (GEG, KfW 40) for each provider
- Compare the construction method, wall structure and insulation values
- Ask about the construction time and punctuality
- Compare the warranty and scope of service
- Obtain reference houses and experiences from other building owners
- Check quality seals such as QDF
- Compare the fixed-price guarantee and its validity period
- Assess the payment plan and advance payments
- Ask about how variations and additional costs are handled
- Clarify individual planning and change requests
- Check the financial stability and history of the provider
- Assess the overall impression from advice, offer and transparency
Show-home visit
- Check opening hours and arrange an appointment with an adviser
- Have the floor plan, room height and ceiling height measured specifically
- Which fittings are part of the standard price, what costs extra?
- Inspect windows, doors and floors for material and workmanship
- Have the adviser explain the insulation and wall structure
- Assess the heating technology and ventilation system in the house
- Ask which sockets, switches and lighting are included as standard
- Ask for the selection prices for floors, bathrooms and kitchen
- Request reference houses in the region and contact with building owners
- Discuss the construction time, punctuality and process of the provider
- Clarify the energy standard (GEG, KfW 40) of the house
- Take photos and note the fitting details directly
- Take away a written offer with a specification of works
- Compare several show homes from different providers
- Do not sign anything or make a down payment on site
- Note and ask questions about warranty and service
Subsidy applications
- Research funding options from the federal government, state and municipality
- Involve energy-efficiency experts at an early stage
- Set an eligible energy standard (e.g. KfW 40)
- Check application deadlines: apply before construction begins
- Prepare the KfW application via the financing bank
- Check BAFA grants for heating technology
- Research state funding and family funding
- Check the possibilities of combining the programmes
- Compile the required evidence and confirmations
- Request specialist-contractor declarations in good time
- Attach cost estimates and offers to the applications
- Coordinate the schedule of the applications with the construction schedule
- Wait for the approval notices before starting the measures
- Prepare proof of use for the payout
- Permanently archive all notices and receipts
- Report changes to the project to the funding body
- Document the payout and repayment terms
Your situation: no plot yet
- Review the local development plan (Bebauungsplan) and the permitted method of construction for the municipality
- Clarify the plot's servicing status (electricity, water, sewer)
- Budget for the ancillary costs of the plot purchase (notary, real estate transfer tax, land register)
This checklist is a general guide (as of 2026) and does not replace legal or building-technical advice in individual cases.
Frequently asked questions about the checklist generator
Answers around the personalised compilation of your house-building checklist (as of 2026).
How does the generator put together my checklist?
You select your project phase, whether you already have a plot and your finishing level. From these details, the generator combines suitable building blocks from our ten vetted checklists and adds a few situation-dependent extra items. This gives you a list tailored to your stage rather than a general collection.
Can I save the checklist as a PDF?
Yes. Via the PDF form, we send you the compiled checklist by email and you can additionally download it immediately. The PDF contains boxes to tick off and can be printed or filed digitally.
Does the checklist replace professional advice?
No. The checklist is a guide as of 2026 and represents a simplified, general compilation. Legal questions about the construction contract or building-technical details in individual cases should be clarified with experts such as a building expert, a construction advisory service or the Verbraucherzentrale (German consumer advice centre).
Which project phases does the generator cover?
From the plot search through the choice of provider and contract review to the construction phase and handover. For each phase, we draw on the matching building blocks — such as buying a plot and financing early on, the construction contract and material selection before signing, the site visit during construction, and building acceptance and move-in at the end.
