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.
Winniefred18 Dec 2019 11:49We have wall lights and motion sensors in the hallway downstairs and at all the staircases. Very convenient.
goalkeeper schrieb:
- Night light including motion sensor At night, the primary goal is to avoid tripping and stubbing toes, which can be achieved with just a few watts and, in my opinion, it can stay on continuously: always on from 9 PM to 7 AM when the main lighting is off.
UpperEast schrieb:
Better to hire a lighting designer. For a simple, modest townhouse, that’s not really serious.
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UpperEast18 Dec 2019 14:4711ant schrieb:
In the seven-meter traditional home row house, it’s not serious.Yes, I understand the point. KNX is probably over the top.However, in my opinion, lighting is very important for daily well-being and worth the money spent on consulting for me.
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goalkeeper18 Dec 2019 21:35Thanks first of all for your contributions – there were already some useful points.
Another question: during the same appointment, we will discuss plumbing again. We will handle the installation of countertop washbasins and the corresponding base cabinets ourselves.
The base cabinets are to be installed on the built-in wall system. How can the plumber prepare the built-in wall system so that we can attach the base cabinet afterwards?
Another question: during the same appointment, we will discuss plumbing again. We will handle the installation of countertop washbasins and the corresponding base cabinets ourselves.
The base cabinets are to be installed on the built-in wall system. How can the plumber prepare the built-in wall system so that we can attach the base cabinet afterwards?
Tina mit K18 Dec 2019 22:29I assume that you will have to fix the base cabinets to the wall yourselves. The plumber probably won’t prepare anything for that.
The height for the water connections is likely already determined and will be installed accordingly. However, it’s possible that you agreed on something different with your installer.
We are currently at exactly that stage (hanging the base cabinet on the wall) and will have to go back to the hardware store tomorrow just for one anchor.
The height for the water connections is likely already determined and will be installed accordingly. However, it’s possible that you agreed on something different with your installer.
We are currently at exactly that stage (hanging the base cabinet on the wall) and will have to go back to the hardware store tomorrow just for one anchor.
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goalkeeper18 Dec 2019 22:39Tina mit K schrieb:
I assume you will have to mount the base cabinets to the wall yourselves. The plumber probably won’t prepare anything for that.
The height for the water connections is likely already fixed and will be installed accordingly. But maybe you agreed on something different with your plumber.
We are currently at exactly that point (hanging the base cabinet on the wall) and have to go back to the hardware store tomorrow just for one single wall anchor. That might be true – but how am I supposed to get anchors into a stud wall? It’s drywall construction and hollow inside, isn’t it?
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