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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goalkeeper
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.
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Fummelbrett!11 Nov 2019 12:40I would actually find it nicer for you to hold a joint celebration after completing the work on a section, for example. This would be a chance for the new residents to get to know each other and for the companies involved (those who did a proper job) to be thanked. But I’m afraid that a celebration for your section will still be a very long time coming. Perhaps you could combine it with the christening of your new little one then?
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goalkeeper11 Nov 2019 16:35The pace remains fast.
goalkeeper schrieb:
The pace remains fast. I don’t want to be a downer, but it always feels like that at the beginning. Our walls went up super quickly, too.G
goalkeeper11 Nov 2019 16:39kaho674 schrieb:
I don't want to sound pessimistic, but it always feels like that at the beginning. Our walls were also built really quickly....regarding the temperatures. In addition, work is done at least 10 hours every day, including Friday afternoon and Saturday.
I don't take that for granted.
As you can see, the gable walls are built first, followed by the roof frame. In my case, the roof frame is constructed first, then the gable walls are built. Does the order matter, or does one method have advantages or disadvantages compared to the other? Maybe someone knowledgeable here can clarify.
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goalkeeper11 Nov 2019 20:45Andre77 schrieb:
As you can see in your case, the gable walls are built first and then the roof frame. In my project, the roof frame goes up first and then the gable walls are constructed. Does it matter which way you do it, or does one method have an advantage or disadvantage over the other? Maybe someone knowledgeable can chime in. I would say that the common practice is to build the gable walls first, then install the rafters, and finally infill or support the rafters within the gable walls.
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