ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House as a Self-Managed Project with a General Contractor
Created on: 27 May 2019 10:48
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Hello everyone,
some of you might have already followed one of my threads about us having to or being allowed to build our end-terrace house on our own responsibility – depending on how you look at it. This means that we are buying an end-terrace plot (215 sqm (2315 sq ft)) in a new development area in the Rhein-Neckar district and will be building on it ourselves – but in coordination with our two terrace neighbors.
The municipality, which sold the plots through a local resident model, ideally wanted applicants to apply as a complete housing group with several families and then build accordingly with a general contractor, construction manager, or architect. Of course, that didn’t really work out, so now there are only individual applicants and also homeowners.
After we were awarded the plot, the addresses of the other terrace neighbors were shared to discuss certain matters, such as roof style, whether or not to have a basement, etc. It was immediately clear that everyone preferred to do their own thing. However, we were still able to agree that the housing group will have a gable roof with a pitch of 35 to 40 degrees (within this 5-degree range).
As the end house, we will build without a basement, while the middle house and the other end house will have basements. This obviously presents a challenge as we would have to make a deep foundation or simply skip it, and the middle house would have to support us, as we will start construction first. The current agreement with the middle house is that we will build a deeper foundation at his expense, as supporting our house later on would be considerably more expensive for him.
We are currently close to signing with the construction manager, the notarization appointment for the plot is at the end of June, and we hope to start construction in the fall of this year. Meanwhile, several other freely planned housing groups are being built around us, which might get in the way with their cranes.
I will document the progress here from time to time – such a self-planned terraced house doesn’t come along very often.
some of you might have already followed one of my threads about us having to or being allowed to build our end-terrace house on our own responsibility – depending on how you look at it. This means that we are buying an end-terrace plot (215 sqm (2315 sq ft)) in a new development area in the Rhein-Neckar district and will be building on it ourselves – but in coordination with our two terrace neighbors.
The municipality, which sold the plots through a local resident model, ideally wanted applicants to apply as a complete housing group with several families and then build accordingly with a general contractor, construction manager, or architect. Of course, that didn’t really work out, so now there are only individual applicants and also homeowners.
After we were awarded the plot, the addresses of the other terrace neighbors were shared to discuss certain matters, such as roof style, whether or not to have a basement, etc. It was immediately clear that everyone preferred to do their own thing. However, we were still able to agree that the housing group will have a gable roof with a pitch of 35 to 40 degrees (within this 5-degree range).
As the end house, we will build without a basement, while the middle house and the other end house will have basements. This obviously presents a challenge as we would have to make a deep foundation or simply skip it, and the middle house would have to support us, as we will start construction first. The current agreement with the middle house is that we will build a deeper foundation at his expense, as supporting our house later on would be considerably more expensive for him.
We are currently close to signing with the construction manager, the notarization appointment for the plot is at the end of June, and we hope to start construction in the fall of this year. Meanwhile, several other freely planned housing groups are being built around us, which might get in the way with their cranes.
I will document the progress here from time to time – such a self-planned terraced house doesn’t come along very often.
goalkeeper schrieb:
since the raised road was not mentioned anywhere before purchasing the property. [...] If we don’t agree, we could cancel the purchase at our own expense. With any other seller, I would assume that most (administrative) judges would consider this force majeure—but here, since the seller is simultaneously the local authority, I also see the administrative legal path opening up and a different attitude towards the situation, where a newly added infrastructure element was casually omitted during the sale. Out of twenty property buyers, isn’t there a brave young lawyer among them or someone related to one?
The next mayor is likely to come from a voter group or a small party.
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goalkeeper14 Aug 2019 20:1711ant schrieb:
A brave young lawyer or related to one?They all have money and build houses with basements...
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goalkeeper15 Aug 2019 09:15So... I’ve now been in contact with the construction manager of the excavation company currently carrying out the site development work.
"I already have all the materials here – we’ll take a look at it together." I really like the guys from the site.
Later, there will be an inspection and then a quote – probably a concrete retaining wall for the middle house, due to the site’s development, and for the other semi-detached house either a slope or L-shaped concrete blocks. We’ll see what the price turns out to be.
"I already have all the materials here – we’ll take a look at it together." I really like the guys from the site.
Later, there will be an inspection and then a quote – probably a concrete retaining wall for the middle house, due to the site’s development, and for the other semi-detached house either a slope or L-shaped concrete blocks. We’ll see what the price turns out to be.
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goalkeeper15 Aug 2019 17:38goalkeeper schrieb:
Building on the PlotOf course, boundary line construction.
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goalkeeper15 Aug 2019 20:37I just had contact with another home builder in the area – however, they are building with a timber frame construction. Instead of a concrete retaining wall, they are placing four manhole rings with a diameter of 100 cm (40 inches) each along the entire length of the house at the property boundary. This would be significantly cheaper than a complete retaining wall.
Is this allowed because a prefabricated house is considerably lighter than one built with solid construction?
Has anyone heard of this before?
Is this allowed because a prefabricated house is considerably lighter than one built with solid construction?
Has anyone heard of this before?
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goalkeeper25 Aug 2019 10:04After our general contractor discussed with the soil expert, a solution involving reinforced L-shaped retaining walls and backfilling seems feasible. Following that, approval and load plate bearing tests by the soil expert will take place. We are now awaiting this offer as well as, alternatively, the “sparkeller.”
However, a new factor has emerged: this week a buyer was found for the middle house. He knows someone who, in turn, knows someone who would build the house with a cellar as a solid, turnkey project for 250,000 - well.
He is already aware of the topic of underpinning, but I cannot judge whether he fully understands how expensive it actually is. I am not entirely sure about his assessment of the house price.
Therefore, there are still many factors to consider before construction starts in five weeks.
In the meantime, we have already selected almost all of the finishes for the house this week: stairs, floor coverings, sanitary fixtures including tiles, external and internal doors, and so on. It was tiring but enjoyable.
However, a new factor has emerged: this week a buyer was found for the middle house. He knows someone who, in turn, knows someone who would build the house with a cellar as a solid, turnkey project for 250,000 - well.
He is already aware of the topic of underpinning, but I cannot judge whether he fully understands how expensive it actually is. I am not entirely sure about his assessment of the house price.
Therefore, there are still many factors to consider before construction starts in five weeks.
In the meantime, we have already selected almost all of the finishes for the house this week: stairs, floor coverings, sanitary fixtures including tiles, external and internal doors, and so on. It was tiring but enjoyable.
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