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.
Mike29 schrieb:
You can of course use GN containers for this. If those are too expensive or you don’t specifically need GN, stainless steel containers from the Swedish retailer also work. Their dimensions differ slightly from GN, but they cost only a fraction. I use them for grilling and my wife uses them for cooking.Off-topic:
A GN 1/1 stainless steel container can be found for under 10€ and is thus cheaper than a large Konics from Ikea. Check out Metro or eBay. The available (stainless steel) lids are practical, allowing you to stack them.
Sorry for going off-topic:
Thanks for the tip. I honestly can’t remember anymore why I needed space for a tray to freeze things. I’ll probably figure it out again in the fall during harvest time. I have a tray like that from Metro for my steamer… I probably won’t buy any more or new ones since storage space when not in use is unfortunately fully occupied. But thanks anyway.
Fummelbrett! schrieb:
If your main concern is freezing, I can recommend flat GN stainless steel containers. They come in various sizes and things freeze incredibly fast in them. For example, when I freeze berries, including raspberries, I can easily stack them all in a tall GN container with a lid.
Mike29 schrieb:
If those are too expensive or you don’t specifically need GN containers, the stainless steel containers from the Swedish store also work well.
guckuck2 schrieb:
Off-topic:
You can get a GN 1/1 stainless steel container for under €10, which is cheaper than a large tray from Ikea. Check at Metro or on eBay.
Thanks for the tip. I honestly can’t remember anymore why I needed space for a tray to freeze things. I’ll probably figure it out again in the fall during harvest time. I have a tray like that from Metro for my steamer… I probably won’t buy any more or new ones since storage space when not in use is unfortunately fully occupied. But thanks anyway.
Mike29 schrieb:
Our standard baking sheet fits in.
Dimensions: 46 cm (18 inches) wide and about 46 cm (18 inches) deep for the shelves.
Now here’s the catch, something I noticed when measuring:
It depends on the height at which the shelves and door compartments are placed. In our case, the shelves are positioned so that the baking sheet can be inserted lengthwise into the door. This results in a depth of over 50 cm (20 inches).
The sheet also fits crosswise, I attached something for the brown-eyed to look at, but only by sliding the sheet in diagonally. That’s so cute
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Fummelbrett!16 Apr 2020 12:41ypg schrieb:
Since I unfortunately have no storage space left when not in use Junk, just junk!
Fummelbrett! schrieb:
Junk, all junk! Unfortunately not, I regularly declutter and maintain my personal challenge.G
goalkeeper16 Apr 2020 20:40So… moving away from sheets and towards real problems.
I met my middle house neighbor this morning during an on-site appointment. He will probably start in two weeks and, by the way, said: “we will underpin you.”
However, he apparently wasn’t aware that we also have a say in this. Nor did he seem to realize that his structural engineer should possibly receive our civil engineering plans—this will be interesting.
I will consult a lawyer next week to clarify which measures we have to tolerate and which we do not—but above all, which protective measures we are entitled to for ourselves and our house.
I met my middle house neighbor this morning during an on-site appointment. He will probably start in two weeks and, by the way, said: “we will underpin you.”
However, he apparently wasn’t aware that we also have a say in this. Nor did he seem to realize that his structural engineer should possibly receive our civil engineering plans—this will be interesting.
I will consult a lawyer next week to clarify which measures we have to tolerate and which we do not—but above all, which protective measures we are entitled to for ourselves and our house.