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.
Forget about using a jigsaw or circular saw! Just get a laminate or vinyl cutter from any hardware store. It works with a motion similar to a guillotine. It’s fast and doesn’t create dust or mess. You can keep working on the floor without having to stand up. No need to switch anything on or off. It’s a real time saver. Usually costs about 30€ (around $32).
Zaba12 schrieb:
Laminate or vinyl cutter. The downside is that this tool can’t make corner cuts. A miter saw is used for baseboards, and a jigsaw or circular saw is used for the last plank in the room and for corners. Although a laminate cutter was also available, it was never used because the jigsaw and miter/circular saw always had to be on hand anyway, and the cut quality from the miter/circular saw was much cleaner than from the laminate cutter. The laminate cutter often damaged the tongue and/or groove.
I once tried something like that with laminate flooring, but it turned out to be really poor quality, although it could also have been due to the tools used.
Solid vinyl flooring generally only comes up to about 6 mm (1/4 inch) thickness with the cutters, but you can easily score and snap it without any problems.
Solid vinyl flooring generally only comes up to about 6 mm (1/4 inch) thickness with the cutters, but you can easily score and snap it without any problems.
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goalkeeper12 Feb 2020 16:38Progress is going well.
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goalkeeper18 Feb 2020 12:12So... since today the plumber has finished the rough-in installation, tomorrow the masons will come back, and on Thursday the screed installer will put in the insulation. Starting Friday, the underfloor heating installation will continue.
The issue with the outdoor unit of the heat pump is also more or less resolved: the refrigerant line has been installed and is about 18.5m (61 feet) long – Daikin says up to 20m (66 feet) is acceptable. So the outdoor unit will be placed in the backyard.
The issue with the outdoor unit of the heat pump is also more or less resolved: the refrigerant line has been installed and is about 18.5m (61 feet) long – Daikin says up to 20m (66 feet) is acceptable. So the outdoor unit will be placed in the backyard.
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