Hello dear housebuilding forum community,
I am new here and have a few questions about housebuilding and planning.
I should also mention that this topic is completely new to me, but I am slowly starting to get involved with it.
I am 27 years old and come from Lower Saxony.
And here are my question(s):
Is it possible to purchase a developed plot of land, which can be found relatively cheaply, and build your own house there using natural stone?
I am thinking of the type of construction often found in Italy. I have attached an example photo.
I have a good friend who owns very large forest areas, where there are countless sandstone boulders that I would be allowed to use. (Yes, I am aware that I would have to collect several tons of stone, but that was somehow done in the past as well.)
I would pour the foundation from concrete, and build the intermediate floors from wood or concrete.
To meet structural engineering requirements, I would hire an architect, and for the electrical, heating, and plumbing work, I would also hire professional companies.
I have access to roofers, carpenters, and masons.
I hope to be able to do as much of the building myself as possible and achieve significant cost savings.
The construction process would certainly take years, just to collect the stones, but I have the time.
I find this type of construction very beautiful and sustainable.
Do you think this plan is completely crazy or not feasible at all?
Or do you think it might be possible to consider this project more seriously?
Thank you very much in advance
Yuri
I am new here and have a few questions about housebuilding and planning.
I should also mention that this topic is completely new to me, but I am slowly starting to get involved with it.
I am 27 years old and come from Lower Saxony.
And here are my question(s):
Is it possible to purchase a developed plot of land, which can be found relatively cheaply, and build your own house there using natural stone?
I am thinking of the type of construction often found in Italy. I have attached an example photo.
I have a good friend who owns very large forest areas, where there are countless sandstone boulders that I would be allowed to use. (Yes, I am aware that I would have to collect several tons of stone, but that was somehow done in the past as well.)
I would pour the foundation from concrete, and build the intermediate floors from wood or concrete.
To meet structural engineering requirements, I would hire an architect, and for the electrical, heating, and plumbing work, I would also hire professional companies.
I have access to roofers, carpenters, and masons.
I hope to be able to do as much of the building myself as possible and achieve significant cost savings.
The construction process would certainly take years, just to collect the stones, but I have the time.
I find this type of construction very beautiful and sustainable.
Do you think this plan is completely crazy or not feasible at all?
Or do you think it might be possible to consider this project more seriously?
Thank you very much in advance
Yuri
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Trademark18 Oct 2020 12:45icandoit schrieb:
This would also be possible with uncut stone. At least this one has stood for several hundred years.
Well, the stone is not actually uncut... stonemasons clearly worked on shaping these stones. I think this is quite evident. A quarry must have been the source here, not a forested area.
Trademark schrieb:
Well, the stone is not unworked... stonemasons were definitely involved in shaping these stones. I think you can see that quite clearly. The source must have been a quarry, not a forest area. I have tried a few experiments in my garden. It also works with unworked stone.
But would a building department in Germany accept that?
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Trademark18 Oct 2020 13:25Which brings us back to daydreaming again.
If you want to use natural stone for the facade, it won’t be cheap. Often, this work is not done by the mason but by the stonemason. Rubble stone houses, for example, can be very beautiful. But building in a cost-effective way is far from that.
If you want to use natural stone for the facade, it won’t be cheap. Often, this work is not done by the mason but by the stonemason. Rubble stone houses, for example, can be very beautiful. But building in a cost-effective way is far from that.
Trademark schrieb:
And that brings us back to daydreaming again
If you want to make the facade out of natural stone, it won’t be inexpensive. However, this work is often done not by the bricklayer, but by the stonemason. Stone houses, for example, can be truly beautiful. But we are miles away from an affordable construction method here.I’m 100% with you on that.