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.
The standard size for these freestanding trampolines is, I believe, 3.20 meters (10.5 feet). For two children, that’s not excessive. Just something to keep in mind if you want one of those standard trampolines that you see in every other garden. The trampoline you marked is only about 2 meters (6.5 feet) in diameter, including the frame, so the actual jumping area is quite limited.
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goalkeeper16 May 2022 13:25Crossy schrieb:
I believe the standard size for these outdoor trampolines is around 3.20m (10.5 feet). That’s not excessive for two kids. Just something to keep in mind if you want one of those standard trampolines that you see in almost every other garden. The trampoline you have marked is only about 2m (6.5 feet) in diameter including the padding, so the actual jumping area is quite limited. We already have one with a diameter of 1.80m (5.9 feet), and the kids are only allowed to use it one at a time. A friend of my child’s recently had a trampoline accident resulting in a fractured femoral neck because they were jumping together inside.
But thanks for the warning!
goalkeeper schrieb:
A new daycare friend of my little one recently had a trampoline accident resulting in a femoral neck fracture because they were jumping together on the trampoline. I’m shocked. Isn’t it safer to jump alone? Who wants to play alone as a child and wait in line?
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goalkeeper16 May 2022 14:21K a t j a schrieb:
Wow! I’m shocked. Isn’t it boring if you can only jump alone? Who wants to play alone and wait in line as a child?Both of ours enjoy jumping alone. Meanwhile, the other one is playing in the sand.
An acquaintance of ours is an emergency surgeon and said she often deals with accidents involving children and trampolines.
That’s how it is—these things lead to lots of broken bones, torn ligaments, chipped teeth, and so on.
By the way, I prefer option 2. It makes better use of the garden, and you generally want to keep a sandbox as far away from the patio as possible; otherwise, you quickly end up with a sandy patio. I don’t see any disadvantage to having the gate in the middle. Possibly, I would also pave or cover a narrow path to the gate with patio slabs. The gate should be wide enough to easily fit a wheelbarrow through.
By the way, I prefer option 2. It makes better use of the garden, and you generally want to keep a sandbox as far away from the patio as possible; otherwise, you quickly end up with a sandy patio. I don’t see any disadvantage to having the gate in the middle. Possibly, I would also pave or cover a narrow path to the gate with patio slabs. The gate should be wide enough to easily fit a wheelbarrow through.
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