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.
opalau schrieb:
My TV won’t connect to the internet…I’m not really interested in that kind of issue – but I still wouldn’t leave it out; simply because for a potential future owner, it would be an anachronism these days, like not having central locking, power windows, and a right-side exterior mirror. Even a reversing light is becoming rare nowadays.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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opalau schrieb:
Well, maybe network cables as well. (My TV doesn’t have internet access…) The power outlet can be installed directly at TV height on the wall. But I can't think of more than those two cables. Cables for a sound system, additional HDMI cables for PlayStation, Xbox, receiver, etc., antenna cable, cables for ambient lighting (LED strip)
The cable duct naturally also provides space for a potential network cable, if desired.
However, the distributor function is handled by the receiver, where all cables come together. Only one HDMI cable to the TV is needed, no matter how many devices there are.
The speakers are located elsewhere, and their cables also come from the receiver. Who would want to use the sound from the TV?
However, the distributor function is handled by the receiver, where all cables come together. Only one HDMI cable to the TV is needed, no matter how many devices there are.
The speakers are located elsewhere, and their cables also come from the receiver. Who would want to use the sound from the TV?
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Fummelbrett!6 Jan 2020 20:12So, we haven’t had any TV reception for two years. Entertainment is either through a DVD player or a mini PC...
Fummelbrett! schrieb:
We haven’t had any TV reception for two years now. Entertainment is either through a DVD player or a mini PC... Same here with us as well.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
But only if you actually use a receiver, right? I mean an AV receiver, sometimes often called an amplifier.
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