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.
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goalkeeper8 Mar 2022 21:42borxx schrieb:
Even though I sincerely wish peace for you all after this whole situation, I just don’t believe in it anymore. You already provided proof of that earlier by rejecting those extended, open arms once again.
So it’s not just a little oil on the fire, but rather a real bomb, like suddenly having to deal with mid five-figure amounts for a new build or corresponding design changes, etc. Some people are already punished enough by their own naivety – I am not a vengeful person…
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goalkeeper11 Apr 2022 11:29So everyone… since my thread here will be three years old next month 😱, we’re probably slowly entering the final phase or starting with the landscaping.
Supposedly, the basement insulation from the neighbor will arrive on Wednesday and will be installed shortly after – then our patio and the rest of the garden can finally be done, and I can finally order our patio roof and the remaining materials… so it stays “exciting.” 😎
Supposedly, the basement insulation from the neighbor will arrive on Wednesday and will be installed shortly after – then our patio and the rest of the garden can finally be done, and I can finally order our patio roof and the remaining materials… so it stays “exciting.” 😎
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Oraclefile11 Apr 2022 13:00Now you will probably be left to cover the additional costs caused by the sharply increased prices.
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goalkeeper11 Apr 2022 13:26Oraclefile schrieb:
Now you will probably be stuck with the additional costs due to the sharply increased prices.Well… our neighbor’s situation is much more dramatic than ours.
Fortunately, the terrace roofing contractor hasn’t increased prices yet, but the patio slabs and the landscaping contractor have.
One of our neighbors offered to act as the construction manager for the rest. This way, we’ll easily save another €5000 (about $5400) on the garden and will probably do the curbstones, fence, beds, and lawn ourselves.
But as we’ve noticed in the neighborhood dispute over the past few months: with situations like this, there are always only losers – as tragic as that unfortunately is.
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goalkeeper4 May 2022 22:15As expected, no basement insulation was installed four weeks ago.
I contacted the head of the shell construction company directly this week, and lo and behold – the basement insulation is being installed as of today.
Our landscaping contractor will then backfill on Friday, or at the latest Monday, and after nearly two years, we will finally be able to fully use our garden. On Wednesday, our patio roof will be installed. The goal is to have the garden finished by Pentecost – almost exactly two years after moving in.
I contacted the head of the shell construction company directly this week, and lo and behold – the basement insulation is being installed as of today.
Our landscaping contractor will then backfill on Friday, or at the latest Monday, and after nearly two years, we will finally be able to fully use our garden. On Wednesday, our patio roof will be installed. The goal is to have the garden finished by Pentecost – almost exactly two years after moving in.
goalkeeper schrieb:
As expected, no basement insulation was installed four weeks ago.
I contacted the head of the shell construction company this week, and lo and behold – the basement insulation has been installed since today.
Our landscaping contractor will then backfill on Friday, or at the latest Monday, and after almost two years, we will finally be able to fully use our garden. On Wednesday, our patio roof will be installed right away. The goal is to have the garden finished by Pentecost – almost exactly two years after moving in. What happened with the pipe? Better to fix it beforehand.
All the best!
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