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.
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Fummelbrett!13 Nov 2019 11:11I see it the same way. Mistakes happen to the best of us – the important thing is how they are handled. It’s great that you noticed it so quickly and that it is being corrected so easily and promptly.
goalkeeper schrieb:
The lower window will be shifted by 14cm (5.5 inches).I would prefer to leave it as it is; it looks much better in terms of visual balance – I was just about to compliment it.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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goalkeeper13 Nov 2019 20:1711ant schrieb:
I would prefer to leave it as it is; it looks much better in terms of visual balance – I was just about to compliment it. You simply have a taste that takes some getting used to.
That might also be true, but in this case, it’s probably just a more trained eye for how the ensemble looks after plastering.
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goalkeeper13 Nov 2019 20:2511ant schrieb:
That might be part of it, but in this case, it’s probably just having a more trained eye for how the facade looks after plastering. Well, like this – see the picture. It concerns the two windows on the right.
What’s wrong with that? It fits perfectly.
goalkeeper schrieb:
What is there to criticize about it?"Criticize" might be too strong, but the "mistake" is actually an improvement, so I wouldn’t call it a "correction": the wall section to the left of the window and the window itself are aligned in width; the window on the upper floor now appears better balanced above the combination of the door and window. You don’t have to thank me personally, but you’ll appreciate it if you leave the "mistake" as it is. One shouldn’t exchange a gift from heaven.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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