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.
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Hmm, it seems we did poor research. We paid about 261.00 euros per square meter for our plot.Where?
We paid 40 € / sqm (about $4 per sq ft) for a fully serviced plot in Fichtenwalde
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Pinkiponk13 Aug 2020 20:11Ybias78 schrieb:
Where?
We paid 40 € per square meter (sqm) fully serviced in Fichtenwalde Oh, I looked it up. You got a good deal there. When did you buy?
We bought in 2019 in Rötha, Leipzig region. But I would also like it where you are.
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Oh, I looked it up. You found a great place. When did you buy?
We did in 2019 in Rötha, Leipzig region. But I would like it where you are too.2.5 years ago. It was a lucky find. Here in Fichtenwalde, all plots are at least 1,000 sqm (10,764 sq ft). Ours is 1,449 sqm (15,602 sq ft).
@Pinkiponk .. @Ybias78 .... please start a separate thread. This one is about Goalkeeper.
@goalkeeper ... I’m really sorry that the negative outlooks, which arise from the development plan and the process of land sales, are turning out to be so severe. Is the Viebrockhaus representative involved? Are you working together on this?
@goalkeeper ... I’m really sorry that the negative outlooks, which arise from the development plan and the process of land sales, are turning out to be so severe. Is the Viebrockhaus representative involved? Are you working together on this?
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Fingers crossed for you. Would you like to start a thread like "Tips for Finding a Plot" or something similar? Maybe there are still some useful ideas, or you might have exclusion criteria that, on closer inspection, aren’t really absolute or could be reconsidered. Or you could keep us updated on your house and land search, and we can support you, at least with advice. Also, it’s always possible that someone in the forum knows someone in your area who knows someone else or might even be the mayor there. Thank you very much. I will consider creating my own thread.
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goalkeeper13 Aug 2020 23:40kbt09 schrieb:
Is the Viebrockhaus person involved? Are you working together on this?No, since they did not have any issue related to underpinning. During the excavation, they made sure not to dig out beneath the middle house's basement slab, which they did not. However, they did not allow them to excavate working space for the basement construction on their terrace, as there is an inspection shaft located there.
However, they do not want him as a neighbor either.