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.
The man definitely has his priorities.
If there’s anything to complain about aluminum window sills, it’s that they’re noisy. Even with "great" anti-vibration strips and all that.
Getting upset about scratches on a powder-coated surface is like complaining about radio reception in a car with a transmission problem.
But whatever. If he only wants to supply anodized aluminum window sills, ask him for a sample in C35 black. There are no RAL colors in anodized finishes, in my opinion, those are always powder-coated.
Or explicitly exclude surface scratch warranties. I’d say 99% of people here have powder-coated aluminum window sills.
By the way, I never really see my window sills. On the ground floor, I mostly have floor-to-ceiling windows, and the few exceptions are more like clerestory windows placed high up, so I’d need a ladder. I never see the ones on the upper floor anyway. Dirt or scratches are therefore no concern for me at all.
If there’s anything to complain about aluminum window sills, it’s that they’re noisy. Even with "great" anti-vibration strips and all that.
Getting upset about scratches on a powder-coated surface is like complaining about radio reception in a car with a transmission problem.
But whatever. If he only wants to supply anodized aluminum window sills, ask him for a sample in C35 black. There are no RAL colors in anodized finishes, in my opinion, those are always powder-coated.
Or explicitly exclude surface scratch warranties. I’d say 99% of people here have powder-coated aluminum window sills.
By the way, I never really see my window sills. On the ground floor, I mostly have floor-to-ceiling windows, and the few exceptions are more like clerestory windows placed high up, so I’d need a ladder. I never see the ones on the upper floor anyway. Dirt or scratches are therefore no concern for me at all.
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goalkeeper9 Apr 2020 15:40We are now getting quotes for the aluminum parts in RAL 7016 – alternatively, a synthetic stone option in anthracite might also be possible. Let’s see what the cost will be.
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goalkeeper9 Apr 2020 15:52Climbee schrieb:
As mentioned, it always looks dirty, so think carefully. If you choose artificial stone or natural stone, go for something with a varied pattern, not a solid color, as dirt won’t be as noticeable.Sure – if you go for artificial stone, something like this would be appropriate.
Mojos schrieb:
@ypg: Where exactly is that stated? We are moving this month and have already been thinking about how to handle it.I will contact you later via private message.
So, I just stepped outside to take some photos of this at our place. I actually don’t find the aluminum-colored window sills bothersome at all. Especially not when our blinds are down, since we chose aluminum-colored ones as well for better light diffusion.
But even on the northeast side, where there are no blinds, I still don’t find them particularly distracting; no one can really see them on the upper floor anyway.
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But even on the northeast side, where there are no blinds, I still don’t find them particularly distracting; no one can really see them on the upper floor anyway.
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