ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House as a Self-Managed Project with a General Contractor
Created on: 27 May 2019 10:48
G
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.
G
goalkeeper16 Dec 2019 23:01Andre77 schrieb:
@goalkeeper
How wide, or rather how narrow, is the gap? It looks extremely narrow in the picture with the Viebrockhaus vehicle in the foreground...6.50m (21 ft 4 in)
Winniefred17 Dec 2019 13:32Now, with the roof, it’s really starting to take shape. Great.
G
goalkeeper18 Dec 2019 07:59Right at the beginning of January, we will have an electrical planning meeting. We have prepared the following questions for the appointment:
- Where will the power outlets be located?
- How many LAN connections and where exactly? (Wi-Fi hotspots)
- Is a night light with motion sensor useful in the upper floor and attic hallway?
- Staircase lighting?
- More wall-mounted lights and fewer ceiling lights?
- Which switches should be dimmable?
- Locations for thermostats and switches for electric roller shutters?
What do you think?
- Where will the power outlets be located?
- How many LAN connections and where exactly? (Wi-Fi hotspots)
- Is a night light with motion sensor useful in the upper floor and attic hallway?
- Staircase lighting?
- More wall-mounted lights and fewer ceiling lights?
- Which switches should be dimmable?
- Locations for thermostats and switches for electric roller shutters?
What do you think?
Winniefred18 Dec 2019 08:11Where should multiple sockets be placed? Where do you plan to have decorative lighting, for example at Christmas (sockets in window reveals)? Make sure to plan enough sockets in the bathroom for hairdryers and similar devices. At what height should the sockets be installed (where should they be hidden and where should they be placed higher so you don’t have to bend down to plug something in)?
U
UpperEast18 Dec 2019 08:55goalkeeper schrieb:
- Where will the power outlets be located?Plan room layouts mentally - How many LAN connections and where exactly? (Wi-Fi hotspots) Each bedroom, office or similar should have a double outlet. Possibly more in the living room in case the TV is rearranged. Wi-Fi access point maybe in the stairwell. - Is night lighting including motion sensors in the upper floor and attic hallway useful?
- Staircase lighting?
- More wall lights and fewer ceiling lights?
- Which switches should be dimmable? It’s best to hire a lighting planner. - Locations of thermostats and switches for electric roller shutters? NO room temperature regulators (RTR) inside the rooms. Control for shading should be placed near the room door together with the light switch.Similar topics