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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goalkeeper26 Mar 2020 13:04K1300S schrieb:
So does he mean that the surface needs a different (more complex) preparation for the painter’s fleece?No... just gently sanding the plaster a bit to make it smooth. An additional charge for Q3 would be 5.50 €/sqm (per square meter).
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goalkeeper26 Mar 2020 13:08Golfi90 schrieb:
That would be my next question. So the substrate will be prepared "better" than for textured wallpaper after all. But just sanding with the drywall sander won’t help; some filling has to be done as well...The 700 € includes 15 hours of sanding and filling. However, it’s not up to Q3 level, just filling and closing holes.
I don’t need surgical-level lighting in the bathroom; I actually prefer a cozy atmosphere there. It should be bright in front of the mirror for makeup application, and the mirror light definitely needs to be controlled by the switch at the door. Overall, mirror lighting creates a very pleasant ambiance. I would just add a shower light and, at most, a spotlight near the entrance, but only for those who want the bathroom super bright. Personally, I would rather invest in very good mirror lighting and make the mirror quite large.
I also don’t need bright lights when I’m sitting on the toilet. I can see well enough to check cleanliness with softer lighting.
That said, in times of toilet paper shortages, maybe a spotlight on that area wouldn’t be a bad idea *lol*
I also don’t need bright lights when I’m sitting on the toilet. I can see well enough to check cleanliness with softer lighting.
That said, in times of toilet paper shortages, maybe a spotlight on that area wouldn’t be a bad idea *lol*
goalkeeper schrieb:
Today, the general contractor offered me an extra charge for switching from textured wallpaper to fleece—I'm supposed to pay a total of €4,500 (about $4,900) more, with the same base surface. Skimming to level Q3 costs an additional €5.50 (about $6) per square meter net.
It’s just material and 15 hours of filling and sanding.
Right now, I feel kind of ripped off, don’t I? Well, as an example, Schwörerhaus wanted almost €20,000 to €25,000 (about $21,800 to $27,300) for switching from wallpapering to fleece with a Q3 finish. Compared to that, you got a bargain.
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