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!
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goalkeeper10 Apr 2019 06:12Good morning everyone,
Yesterday evening we had the appointment with General Contractor No. 2. They immediately advised against the partial basement—for well-known reasons.
Otherwise, we have made all the changes so that it fits the offer from General Contractor No. 1.
Our middle house neighbors have apparently also scheduled an appointment with General Contractor No. 2—and probably with No. 1 as well. It would be ideal if, by chance, it worked out to have both of us with the same contractor. But we probably won’t know the details for another two weeks. By then, we should at least have both offers.
Does anyone happen to know how it works when, like in our street or property, there is limited space for the construction crane? Who coordinates and decides who builds first? Is it possibly the first building permit / planning permission submitted?
This is just out of pure interest beforehand—we will have an appointment with the building authority after Easter to clarify these kinds of questions.
Yesterday evening we had the appointment with General Contractor No. 2. They immediately advised against the partial basement—for well-known reasons.
Otherwise, we have made all the changes so that it fits the offer from General Contractor No. 1.
Our middle house neighbors have apparently also scheduled an appointment with General Contractor No. 2—and probably with No. 1 as well. It would be ideal if, by chance, it worked out to have both of us with the same contractor. But we probably won’t know the details for another two weeks. By then, we should at least have both offers.
Does anyone happen to know how it works when, like in our street or property, there is limited space for the construction crane? Who coordinates and decides who builds first? Is it possibly the first building permit / planning permission submitted?
This is just out of pure interest beforehand—we will have an appointment with the building authority after Easter to clarify these kinds of questions.
Well, questions like these once again confirm my fundamental view that it is not a good idea to have row house plots developed by individual builders.
I hope both parties refrain from choosing a different general contractor than the others just because of a price difference of a few thousand.
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I hope both parties refrain from choosing a different general contractor than the others just because of a price difference of a few thousand.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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goalkeeper10 Apr 2019 22:0511ant schrieb:
Well, questions like these once again confirm my "basic attitude" that it is not a good idea to let individual builders develop terraced house plots.
I hope both parties refrain from choosing different main contractors over a price difference of just a few thousand.I have to strongly disagree with you. Firstly, because it is no problem at all for the different main contractors, and secondly, because I believe in people’s common sense – our neighbors will also be going with one of the main contractors preferred by both of us, but whether that will actually work out together remains to be seen.
However, your suggestion could create a new problem: who goes to which main contractor and possibly pays the “few thousand” more? We’re not exactly rolling in money here.
Also, you would have to extend your “basic attitude” to semi-detached houses as well – since they basically present the same issue. And it does work there, not always with the same main contractor.
In the case of the typical developer-built (or other single-general contractor) row of houses, this issue does not arise: one construction phase equals one cycle for excavators, cranes, scaffolding, and so on.
I did not mean "a few thousand" in absolute terms, but rather that I wish for all parties involved to share the same "pain threshold," so that one person does not consider a twenty-thousand difference to be decisive for the price, while another already opts for the cheaper option at five thousand, even though it’s the same as their neighbor’s. Instead, I hope both can prioritize the value of working together up to a similar limit.
Semi-detached houses, by the way, do not have a middle house, so they have two free sides and only one shared wall. This is somewhat less complex, although I still recommend joint planning and coordinated construction there as well.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
I did not mean "a few thousand" in absolute terms, but rather that I wish for all parties involved to share the same "pain threshold," so that one person does not consider a twenty-thousand difference to be decisive for the price, while another already opts for the cheaper option at five thousand, even though it’s the same as their neighbor’s. Instead, I hope both can prioritize the value of working together up to a similar limit.
Semi-detached houses, by the way, do not have a middle house, so they have two free sides and only one shared wall. This is somewhat less complex, although I still recommend joint planning and coordinated construction there as well.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Well, @11ant probably falls into the category of theoretical zealot on this topic. He never tires of preaching his opinion, even though it is completely disconnected from practical reality.
Here, it is absolutely normal for entire rows of houses, built side by side, to each be constructed differently. This applies to old, newer, and newly built homes. Nobody gives up their freedom of choice just to make things (theoretically) a bit more convenient or simpler.
Technically, all of this is manageable—even if it costs a few thousand more, so what?
@goalkeeper has the right attitude here: communicate, weigh the options, and make a decision. But there really is no need to be afraid of having three different general contractors in one block; it will work out.
Here, it is absolutely normal for entire rows of houses, built side by side, to each be constructed differently. This applies to old, newer, and newly built homes. Nobody gives up their freedom of choice just to make things (theoretically) a bit more convenient or simpler.
Technically, all of this is manageable—even if it costs a few thousand more, so what?
@goalkeeper has the right attitude here: communicate, weigh the options, and make a decision. But there really is no need to be afraid of having three different general contractors in one block; it will work out.
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Mottenhausen11 Apr 2019 13:43I believe @11ant’s persistence is quite justified here. When coordination between the general contractors doesn’t work and everything has to be dug up and resealed multiple times, the neighboring homeowners will remember that—though by then, it will be too late.
If all three treat the construction as a joint project, it will be more cost-effective for everyone, take less time, and might even look better. The only thing they won’t notice is the chaos that was avoided. They will only realize this if they don’t proceed together.
If all three treat the construction as a joint project, it will be more cost-effective for everyone, take less time, and might even look better. The only thing they won’t notice is the chaos that was avoided. They will only realize this if they don’t proceed together.