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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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.
goalkeeper schrieb:
Of course – now that there are only about 3-4 weeks of work left on the house, the planning starts on how to manage a move with two adults and two children because of Corona. Tough situation. A budget-friendly move with friends is not allowed. Still, it will work out. There are still professional interim options if you haven’t arranged for a moving company. However, it really is convenient to move with a company within just a few hours. What are your plans?
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goalkeeper31 Mar 2020 20:30On the one hand, we only gave notice today, so we still have three months left – the house handover will be in about three to four weeks. Then the flooring will be installed, and the furniture will be assembled. From our current apartment, we will only take the couch and dining room set. The rest will be newly purchased, as the other items are quite old.
Therefore, we have at least 6-7 weeks of buffer time for everything – and since our current landlords will not be renting out the apartment again, we could, if necessary, store some things there temporarily. We live in the same house as our landlords and have a good relationship with them.
Still, it will be exciting – my brother-in-law was originally supposed to help us with laying the floors. We’ll see if that will be possible.
Therefore, we have at least 6-7 weeks of buffer time for everything – and since our current landlords will not be renting out the apartment again, we could, if necessary, store some things there temporarily. We live in the same house as our landlords and have a good relationship with them.
Still, it will be exciting – my brother-in-law was originally supposed to help us with laying the floors. We’ll see if that will be possible.
On the radio, it was mentioned that family and friends are allowed to help with a move. Of course, social distancing should be maintained as much as possible during the move (carrying a sofa up the stairs together, etc.). I would check on that again.
How high will your outlet for the rain shower be above the finished floor level?
And are you not getting electric blinds/shutters?
How high will your outlet for the rain shower be above the finished floor level?
And are you not getting electric blinds/shutters?
goalkeeper schrieb:
On the one hand, we only gave notice today, so we still have three months left – the house handover will be in about three to four weeks. Then the flooring will be installed and the furniture assembled. From our current apartment, we will only take the couch and the dining room set. Everything else will be newly purchased, as the other items are quite old.
So we have at least 6 to 7 weeks of buffer for everything – and since our current landlords won’t be renting out the apartment again, we could, if necessary, store some things there temporarily. We live in the same house as our landlords and have a good relationship.
Still, it will be exciting – originally, my brother-in-law wanted to help us lay the flooring. We’ll see if that will be possible then.The rules apply only to public areas. You can do whatever you want inside your place. Whether it’s wise is another question.
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