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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goalkeeper14 Mar 2020 17:23Survey on exterior paint color. White or a light beige like the house in the picture?
Do beige facades tend to look dirtier faster than white ones?
Do beige facades tend to look dirtier faster than white ones?
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goalkeeper17 Mar 2020 07:22Alright. Work resumed yesterday. The screed has been poured, and the electrician is continuing with the installations. However, last night I noticed that he had equipped our entire house with Jung switches and sockets, although our contract specifies Gira... so everything had to be removed and replaced with the correct ones.
The plumber is continuing with the concealed installations, and the heat pump will be installed on Wednesday so that the screed drying program can start.
Yesterday, they also took measurements for the kitchen, and I was able to order our bathroom furniture – a good day for the construction project.
Let's see if the virus interferes with our progress – we hope not. Now that our oldest child no longer attends daycare and we are all working from home, the upcoming weeks will certainly be quite eventful and demanding.
The plumber is continuing with the concealed installations, and the heat pump will be installed on Wednesday so that the screed drying program can start.
Yesterday, they also took measurements for the kitchen, and I was able to order our bathroom furniture – a good day for the construction project.
Let's see if the virus interferes with our progress – we hope not. Now that our oldest child no longer attends daycare and we are all working from home, the upcoming weeks will certainly be quite eventful and demanding.
kaho674 schrieb:
We have cream and white. The cream looks better. (Actually, both were supposed to turn out the same – don’t ask! :rolleyes Hi Katja... have we seen your house before?