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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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.
apokolok schrieb:
Calling it terrible is nonsense.
It is one of the few practical solutions given the external conditions.
What comes to mind, although it’s probably too late now:
- The distance between the couch and TV is very large
- The dining table as shown is unrealistic; I expect a larger one will be placed lengthwise
- For the two children's rooms, an American-style wall niche interlocking solution would have been suitable, but this way works too.
- You urgently need shading (in addition to roller shutters) for the large glass area on the ground floor facing west. Without it, on days like today, it will be like a sauna. For exactly these reasons, plus the 1970s façade and the “slimmed-down” south-facing façade, terms like “terrible” can come up.
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goalkeeper24 Jul 2019 22:14ypg schrieb:
For exactly this reason, plus the 1970s facade and the simplified south facade, terms like terrible can come to mind.But apparently, everyone else has strange taste – and the two ladies @ypg and @kaho674 seem to have impeccable architectural taste.
What we are building is standard nationwide construction, which has been built or is being built hundreds of thousands of times. So this has nothing to do with being terrible or awful – it’s simply relying on proven, very conservative design. That’s all we expect from our own home.
And that’s all we wanted. If you feel the need to throw around such comments unnecessarily every time, then just unfollow my thread – it’s that simple.
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benutzer 100424 Jul 2019 22:25I also think the design is quite good given the circumstances.
The only thing that would personally bother me is the rather limited storage space. But in the office, if necessary, you can add one more cabinet and have one less desk. That way, fewer things tend to accumulate. It doesn’t help to say now, “a basement would be better,” if that simply isn’t an option.
There’s almost always some compromise involved. If this is the only option in the end, it will still be a good house for goalkeeper!
The only thing that would personally bother me is the rather limited storage space. But in the office, if necessary, you can add one more cabinet and have one less desk. That way, fewer things tend to accumulate. It doesn’t help to say now, “a basement would be better,” if that simply isn’t an option.
There’s almost always some compromise involved. If this is the only option in the end, it will still be a good house for goalkeeper!
I have nothing against mass-produced products – you can easily enhance them with simple means. That’s completely missing here. I mean, this is an architect’s design, and for the price, it could stand out from the existing mass-produced options.
The design is totally uninspired. It’s not as if it hasn’t been criticized.
The design is totally uninspired. It’s not as if it hasn’t been criticized.
goalkeeper schrieb:
But apparently, everyone else has strange taste – and the two ladies @ypg and @kaho674 must be the ones with impeccable architectural taste.
What we are building is a nationwide standard design, one that has been constructed hundreds of thousands of times before or is already built. So it’s not about being terrible or awful – it’s simply about using a tried-and-true, very conservative approach. That’s all we expect from our own home.
And that’s all we wanted. If you feel the need to throw around comments like that unnecessarily every time, just unfollow my thread – it’s that simple. I lived in that exact standard design for 7 years. So besides the overview that we girls have gained here over the years, it’s also based on personal experience. Back then, I had a basement and the floor plan was larger. My in-laws also live in this design – without a basement. They constantly complain that there’s no basement and that the entrance is so terribly cramped. I’m certainly glad to be out of there.
That it affects you so much when people share their opinion strikes me as more worrying. Getting immediately excluded just so you only hear praise doesn’t make things any better.
… But this isn’t something life depends on, and our opinions shouldn’t spoil your enjoyment. I see a much bigger earth-related issue here that needs solving first. So, I can only wish you good nerves!
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