Estimate renovation costs in Cham

Local housing stock

In Cham, the federal building register lists 1'866 residential buildings and 8'204 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

43 %built before 1980

57 %heated by oil or gas

22.8 %electric hot water

7.4 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

43 % built before 1980

Before 191910 %
1919–19458 %
1946–19608 %
1961–19707 %
1971–198010 %
1981–199019 %
1991–200014 %
2001–201012 %
Since 201112 %

Construction year does not reveal past renovations: check the current insulation condition.

Main heating energy

35 % · Heating oil

Heating oil35 %
Heat pump30 %
Gas22 %
District heating6 %
Wood5 %
Electricity2 %

This distribution describes recorded buildings, not your system's consumption or efficiency.

Heating and hot water: which energies?

Energy	Heating	Hot water
Gas	22 %	20.8 %
Heating oil	35 %	28.5 %
District heating	6 %	6.3 %
Heat pump	30 %	9.1 %
Electricity	2 %	22.8 %
Wood	5 %	4.3 %
Solar thermal	0 %	7.9 %

Each line gives the share of buildings using that energy, separately for heating and for hot water. The two columns do not always reach 100%: some buildings combine two systems, or reported none.

Type of heating system

Boiler (unspecified)60.8 %
Heat pump30.3 %
Heat exchanger (district)5.5 %
Central electric heating1.6 %
Condensing boiler1.1 %
Stove0.5 %

A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.

Houses or apartment buildings?

Single-family houses43 %
Two-dwelling houses11.9 %
Apartment buildings (3+)45.1 %

10.5 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median): 3
median footprint: 144 m²
median dwelling area: 100 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

4.6 %1 rm

12.9 %2 rm

25.2 %3 rm

35.5 %4 rm

21.8 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

1 dwelling43 %
2 to 424.1 %
5 to 923.9 %
10 to 197 %
20 or more2 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation projects in Cham, these federal building register figures are vital. Heritage protection affects 496 known buildings, making early communication with the municipality for permits essential, while 1312 buildings are not classified. With a median volume of 928 m3 for the 803 houses measured according to the SIA 416 standard, you can better plan the scale of your insulation or heating works. Note that data coverage is partial, as only 3 buildings are precisely measured using this specific standard, with the remainder relying on other methods or being listed as unknown.

496

buildings flagged as protected

status known for 554 of 1'866 buildings; check with the municipality

928 m³

median house volume (SIA 416)

measured for 3 of 803 houses

Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.

Renovating in Cham: what to know

Planning works in Cham, canton of Zug? Before requesting quotes, local context helps: climate drives the value of insulation and heating, cantonal rules govern boiler replacement, and tax deductions can noticeably reduce the bill.

Renovation works in Cham