ᐅ Floor Plan of a Narrow, Rectangular L-Shaped House on a Triangular Plot with an Oak Tree
Created on: 4 Nov 2018 10:54
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Oakland
Hello everyone!
We have purchased a triangular plot of land. As if that weren’t complicated enough, there is also a large oak tree that must be considered during the planning. In our initial considerations, it quickly became clear that the floor plan will have an L-shape.
Does anyone here have experience with this type of plot and a correspondingly shaped floor plan? What additional information is needed to get meaningful advice?
Best regards
We have purchased a triangular plot of land. As if that weren’t complicated enough, there is also a large oak tree that must be considered during the planning. In our initial considerations, it quickly became clear that the floor plan will have an L-shape.
Does anyone here have experience with this type of plot and a correspondingly shaped floor plan? What additional information is needed to get meaningful advice?
Best regards
Oakland schrieb:
That’s exactly the issue: we hired him specifically so we wouldn’t have to deal with that ourselves. Besides, if any problems arise, he could—and knowing him, probably would—say, “That’s your structural builder, your tiler, etc.”If he doesn’t have workers, he can’t complain when you bring some in. What’s that supposed to mean? Strange situation.M
Mottenhausen19 Jun 2019 10:12We are currently seeing this with our local general contractor. He is actually a relatively small structural builder with two construction yards in the region, offering a wide range of services: flood protection, industrial buildings, renovations, commercial construction, and, of course, single-family homes. In this sector, he belongs to a nationwide "group." Business is currently very good, and to handle all the orders (in my opinion), he has multiplied his own construction crews (earthworks, shell construction, roof structure, etc.) by splitting established experienced crews: each member of an old crew is now the foreman of a new crew and has been assigned two or three less skilled workers.
However, this also means they are better suited for relatively simple standard houses than for complex buildings where every team member really needs to be a professional. If only one person on the team is able to read plans, measure wall lengths, and calculate three dimensions together, this is unsuitable for more complicated work. The situation is likely no different in companies in your region, and as long as there are enough "simple" assignments where less can go wrong, they tend to avoid complex building volumes with high structural demands and many unusual details.
However, this also means they are better suited for relatively simple standard houses than for complex buildings where every team member really needs to be a professional. If only one person on the team is able to read plans, measure wall lengths, and calculate three dimensions together, this is unsuitable for more complicated work. The situation is likely no different in companies in your region, and as long as there are enough "simple" assignments where less can go wrong, they tend to avoid complex building volumes with high structural demands and many unusual details.
kaho674 schrieb:
If he doesn’t have any workers, he can’t complain when you bring some in. What’s that supposed to mean? Strange situation.We hired the structural engineer. He complained about him and tried to blame him entirely for the delays over the past 3 months, or at least he attempted to. That’s why we don’t want to find and hire the tradespeople ourselves. It was predictable that he would continue with this approach...
kaho674 schrieb:
Hey @Oakland,
how is the house construction going? Have you found someone to build the structure for you?We are having the plan revised. The garage will be moved to the upper floor. The basement facing the sidewalk will be reduced in size. The effort and therefore the costs are not proportional to the benefits. We are very frustrated because the architect should have known this!