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.
A rough-in?
So, just an outlet and a hole in the wall?
What is it with all of you and air conditioners... I have a proper Daikin split system in the office, and that Daikin unit runs half the year.
Air conditioning is really comfortable, and it’s also great for sleeping ^^
These units don’t cost the world, and for those few weeks a year with tropical nights, they’re simply a great luxury—there’s no reason against it.
So, just an outlet and a hole in the wall?
What is it with all of you and air conditioners... I have a proper Daikin split system in the office, and that Daikin unit runs half the year.
Air conditioning is really comfortable, and it’s also great for sleeping ^^
These units don’t cost the world, and for those few weeks a year with tropical nights, they’re simply a great luxury—there’s no reason against it.
kaho674 schrieb:
What nonsense. Viruses are always and everywhere present. Sometimes more, sometimes less. What matters is how you respond to them. With climate change, the immune system suffers, which is why some people get sick—usually women, because men, with their muscle mass, often don’t notice anything. From a medical perspective, that is simply rubbish.
But you can preach and refer to scientific literature until you’re blue in the face; people have their personal experiences, and that’s why it stays that way. For the same reason, homeopathy seems to work so well.
Viruses are everywhere... oh, here comes an HIV virus flying by, luckily I ducked.
kaho674 schrieb:
sometimes people get sick – mostly the girls,I believe the hypochondriac doesn’t even know the term “human” from the feminist dictionary.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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goalkeeper14 Jan 2020 22:44We will likely go ahead with the idea of the ceiling fan and initially prepare an outlet at the proposed later location and cover it with wallpaper.
We will need to spend 2,000 to 3,000 on the air conditioning and will also require annual maintenance. Therefore, we will get to know our house during the first summer with the ceiling fan to see if air conditioning will even be necessary.
We will need to spend 2,000 to 3,000 on the air conditioning and will also require annual maintenance. Therefore, we will get to know our house during the first summer with the ceiling fan to see if air conditioning will even be necessary.
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goalkeeper15 Jan 2020 17:48What do you think: if I have an access point connected to the network port in the living room behind the TV on the ground floor, the Fritzbox in the cloakroom, a second access point under the desk in the home office on the upper floor, and in the attic bedroom on the wall facing the bathroom, then I could probably avoid buying separate access points (three additional wall outlets totaling 400 €), right?
The wall access points also have three Ethernet ports on the device itself. This way, a network connection can be used both as a Wi-Fi access point and as a network socket.
The wall access points also have three Ethernet ports on the device itself. This way, a network connection can be used both as a Wi-Fi access point and as a network socket.
Even though it is usually sufficient, you basically split the 1 Gbit connection.
Such access points are also available from Unify (wall-mounted).
Personally, I wouldn’t do without the additional LAN connections. However, I’m not exactly representative when it comes to technology.
You have to decide for yourself, but you will be less flexible if you want to make changes later.
Such access points are also available from Unify (wall-mounted).
Personally, I wouldn’t do without the additional LAN connections. However, I’m not exactly representative when it comes to technology.
You have to decide for yourself, but you will be less flexible if you want to make changes later.
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