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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AllThumbs10 Sep 2020 12:22lastdrop schrieb:
And: What’s plugged into that outlet?I’m guessing Alexa, and I’ll use this opportunity to reveal myself as a silent reader.G
goalkeeper10 Sep 2020 12:30lastdrop schrieb:
Skip the decorations.As if I were qualified to weigh in on that.
AllThumbs schrieb:
I’m guessing Alexa.Exactly – including a holder for the power outlet.
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goalkeeper13 Sep 2020 09:54Today, I would like to show you our wardrobe niche including an access panel for network and utility connections.
The niche has exactly enough space for a 1.50 m (5 feet) Pax wardrobe.
The access door has no handle and is held in place by magnets. Below it are the utility connections, underfloor heating system, network technology, and everything necessary for our fiber optic connection. This will be neatly arranged at some point in the future.
The niche has exactly enough space for a 1.50 m (5 feet) Pax wardrobe.
The access door has no handle and is held in place by magnets. Below it are the utility connections, underfloor heating system, network technology, and everything necessary for our fiber optic connection. This will be neatly arranged at some point in the future.
goalkeeper schrieb:
This will be laid more neatly at some point.Sure...
Looks good! You are really making the most of the space. Thumbs up!
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goalkeeper13 Sep 2020 10:04tomtom79 schrieb:
If the opening at the top is closed now, it would look perfect. Which opening do you mean?
tomtom79 schrieb:
I won’t comment on your technology for now. We were only connected to the fiber optic network two weeks ago (after a 12-week delay). So right now, functionality has priority.
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