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.
Tilt anchors are nice and all, but I would secure anything with significant weight in the structure itself, not just in the cladding.
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goalkeeper21 Dec 2019 17:11A man of his word: as some may remember, we were originally supposed to create a fill layer along with a slab foundation to compensate for height differences. That would have cost around 14,000. After the structural engineer rejected the geotechnical engineer’s proposal, more expensive strip footings actually had to be constructed.
However, our general contractor promised to somehow keep the price at 14,000—and he kept his word! Today we received the invoice, and not a single cent more was charged—well done!
Besides that, we finalized our kitchen design today and are now looking forward to celebrating Christmas as a family of four!
However, our general contractor promised to somehow keep the price at 14,000—and he kept his word! Today we received the invoice, and not a single cent more was charged—well done!
Besides that, we finalized our kitchen design today and are now looking forward to celebrating Christmas as a family of four!
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goalkeeper21 Dec 2019 22:45kaho674 schrieb:
Can we see the kitchen plan? I’ll show you the pictures here. Let’s see if our kitchen meets your high standards—if not, that’s okay.
These are not the final version images, though. The paneling in the niche to the right of the window will be aligned with the bottom edge of the wall cabinet, and the 65cm (26 inches) wall cabinet on the left will be replaced with a 72cm (28 inches) one, so the height matches the niche paneling on both sides.
The tall cabinet with the oven will be modified so that the oven sits 15cm (6 inches) lower, making room above for a built-in microwave.
Additionally, on the left side of the cabinet end panel, there will be an organizational wall with many useful features, such as a magnetic whiteboard, a newspaper rack, and an inductive wireless phone charger.
The kitchen is a Schüller Glasline model with matte toughened safety glass, which is very easy to maintain. That was very important to us.
Winniefred22 Dec 2019 07:42The kitchen is a bit too modern for my taste in terms of style, but I like the layout and there is plenty of storage space. I also really like the window with the fixed lower section by the sink.
It's great that the general contractor kept their word! It looks like you’ve really found a gem.
Have a nice fourth Sunday of Advent!
It's great that the general contractor kept their word! It looks like you’ve really found a gem.
Have a nice fourth Sunday of Advent!
goalkeeper schrieb:
I'll show you the pictures here. Let's see if our kitchen meets your high standards – if not, no worries.
When it comes to kitchens, Kerstin @kbt09 is probably the more particular one among us. I think it’s quite okay. However, instead of that dark (boring :P) backsplash, I would consider planning a photo glass panel. Something that helps me start the day feeling fresh and cheerful.
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