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.
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Pinkiponk10 Apr 2020 08:56goalkeeper schrieb:
...I saw the sign saying "No Smoking" at your front door. Who is it intended for, and why is it important in a house that is not yet finished and where no one lives yet? I would like to know for our own building project.G
goalkeeper10 Apr 2020 09:16Zaba12 schrieb:
We have them inside. I really like them.
Here is the same option in a lighter color from the neighbor.
I used to be the same way, worrying about every little detail. Do as you like, but I think once the plaster is applied, you’ll like the windowsills. This is how it looks in our house! Could you please send me a picture of the fr
Pinkiponk schrieb:
I saw the "No Smoking" sign on your front door. Who is it directed at, and why is it important in a house that’s not finished and where no one is living yet? I’m asking because of our own building project. It’s directed at the construction workers.
The house is basically sealed up, and as a former smoker, it bothers me when, for example, last week the four drywall installers were smoking in the attic. So we put up the sign as a polite reminder.
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goalkeeper10 Apr 2020 09:17Pinkiponk schrieb:
I saw the "No Smoking" sign on your front door. Who is it meant for, and why is it important in a house that is not yet completed and unoccupied? I would like to know for our own building project. It is directed at the construction workers.
The house is practically sealed, and as a former smoker, it bothers me when, for example, the four drywall installers filled the attic with smoke last week. That’s why we put up the sign as a polite reminder.
goalkeeper schrieb:
As a former smoker, it bothers me,Not me: I still smoke about half a pack per year – enough to not be overly sensitive to secondhand smoke. On the other hand, I find vapers more disturbing – I can already notice one from the other side of the room.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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