ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House – What Technical Requirements Should Be Considered?
Created on: 4 Dec 2018 09:30
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goalkeeper
Hello everyone,
First of all, I would like to say a friendly hello to the group. I just registered because I couldn’t find any help on Google for my question.
We are planning to apply for a corner townhouse plot in our community. However, the municipality has not hired a developer to build the houses; instead, the houses have to be constructed independently by the owners.
There is a points system for the application, where factors like the number of children, how long you have lived in the community, and so on are weighted differently.
If you join forces with other interested parties and apply together, these points are added up, increasing your chances of being allocated a building plot. At the same time, you commit to building together, meaning you also have to coordinate with a developer.
We have tried to find people from our community, where we also live, who share the same ideas for building. This turned out to be impossible, as everyone has different opinions on how to build.
Therefore, we will probably apply alone for an end townhouse. However, I am now wondering if there are any laws or regulations regarding self-managed construction of townhouses? For example, if we build two full floors with an attic and a mono-pitched roof, is it allowed for the middle house to have a gable roof and only two full floors? Or does the first person to build set the standard that the others must follow?
Please forgive me if these are beginner questions — but I am one.
Thank you for your help!
First of all, I would like to say a friendly hello to the group. I just registered because I couldn’t find any help on Google for my question.
We are planning to apply for a corner townhouse plot in our community. However, the municipality has not hired a developer to build the houses; instead, the houses have to be constructed independently by the owners.
There is a points system for the application, where factors like the number of children, how long you have lived in the community, and so on are weighted differently.
If you join forces with other interested parties and apply together, these points are added up, increasing your chances of being allocated a building plot. At the same time, you commit to building together, meaning you also have to coordinate with a developer.
We have tried to find people from our community, where we also live, who share the same ideas for building. This turned out to be impossible, as everyone has different opinions on how to build.
Therefore, we will probably apply alone for an end townhouse. However, I am now wondering if there are any laws or regulations regarding self-managed construction of townhouses? For example, if we build two full floors with an attic and a mono-pitched roof, is it allowed for the middle house to have a gable roof and only two full floors? Or does the first person to build set the standard that the others must follow?
Please forgive me if these are beginner questions — but I am one.
Thank you for your help!
goalkeeper schrieb:
Our preferred general contractor is an architect, I meant: the problem is the trend (or rather that this trend might also catch on with your row neighbors) towards the attitude "an architect is not needed." So, when you say, "let’s collectively hire an architect," the others might respond, "we’d rather save the expense of an architect." General contractors who only handle construction tasks usually don’t coordinate among themselves; their job is mostly to prepare submission drawings (including adding an extra wall in the bedroom if the client wants a "walk-in closet"). Adjusting the profiles of neighboring houses to fit together is not their area of responsibility nor part of their boss’s instructions.
Convincing three row house neighbors to also choose your general contractor is difficult—especially if they are both the contractor and the architect—or do they also design for clients who use other contractors?
As an owner of a middle terraced house, the most relevant neighbor is the one directly adjacent to you; viewed individually, that neighbor is then "fighting" on two fronts (you and the other middle terraced house neighbor); and the least relevant neighbors are those at the “opposite ends” of the row.
Accordingly, given their varying importance to you, I wish you correspondingly broad agreement between your neighbors’ and your own expectations. If everyone "unanimously" hires your general contractor, that would be a jackpot.
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goalkeeper26 Mar 2019 18:5011ant schrieb:
Convincing three partners to also choose your general contractor is difficult—especially if he is both the architect and the contractor. Or does he also plan for clients who hire subcontractors independently?He only does the planning so that clients can hire subcontractors independently. We know people who even came to him with finished plans, and he then handled just the turnkey construction—so with him, everything is possible.
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goalkeeper29 Mar 2019 14:36On Sunday, we will meet the other two families and discuss a few things – the roof design in particular could be interesting. However, it seems that the other two families have not really started looking into the house construction yet.
The local authority has now confirmed that we have complete freedom in exterior design. So, pink middle houses and golden end houses are possible. We are curious to see how it will turn out.
In the next two weeks, there will be further meetings with the preferred general contractors as well as with mortgage lenders. The notary appointment for the plot will probably be in May – with possible construction starting from October/November this year.
The local authority has now confirmed that we have complete freedom in exterior design. So, pink middle houses and golden end houses are possible. We are curious to see how it will turn out.
In the next two weeks, there will be further meetings with the preferred general contractors as well as with mortgage lenders. The notary appointment for the plot will probably be in May – with possible construction starting from October/November this year.
goalkeeper schrieb:
However, it has already been noted that the other two families have not really dealt with the house construction yet. That’s good. Now present and introduce your general contractor nicely with pictures – that could work.
kaho674 schrieb:
That’s good. Now present your general contractor nicely with some pictures and an introduction – that could work. There are people who feel overwhelmed by such an approach and will stubbornly do the opposite.
I’m curious.
ypg schrieb:
There are people who feel overwhelmed by such action and stubbornly do the opposite In those cases, he should advise against it from the start – it’s quite simple.Similar topics