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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goalkeeper7 Jun 2019 18:3511ant schrieb:
If I understand correctly, the Goalkeeper family definitely has their plot secured, but in their row of three houses, one of the other two was uncertain and has now dropped out; and with that person’s replacement, it is also unclear whether they will build with or without a basement.
So this is exactly what the "result" is about—the situation is still unsettled. The Goalkeeper family definitely has their corner house secured in the row of three and is not building a basement. The other corner house will have a basement, and the middle house is up for sale again for the second time, as two previous interested buyers have backed out.
Winniefred7 Jun 2019 18:36Well, the notary appointment is only at the end of the month, so in 3 weeks. You can only cancel a financing contract up to 14 days after signing, right? The same applies to the house construction contract. If something still goes wrong with the land, then you have the construction contract and financing tied up, but no land. I mean, the risk is probably low here, but that wouldn’t be acceptable to me. Or am I missing something here?
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goalkeeper7 Jun 2019 18:38Winniefred schrieb:
Well, the appointment with the notary is only at the end of the month, so in three weeks. You can only cancel a financing agreement up to 14 days after signing, right? The same applies to the construction contract. If something goes wrong with the plot of land, then you’re stuck with the construction contract and financing but without the land. I mean, the risk is probably low here, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable with that. Or am I missing something?For the purchase contract, we have extended the cancellation period to three weeks, so it ends two days after the notary appointment. The loan agreement has been submitted but not yet signed—it will be signed one day before the notary appointment (due to vacation). We have considered everything.
Winniefred7 Jun 2019 18:39Ah, I thought it had already been signed! Then everything is fine, great!
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goalkeeper7 Jun 2019 18:41Winniefred schrieb:
Ah, I thought it had already been signed! Then everything is fine, great!No, no... we have already received positive feedback that our financing is approved. However, the final review and preparation of the loan agreement by Allianz will take a few days.
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goalkeeper7 Jun 2019 18:4811ant schrieb:
So this is exactly the "result" in question, and things are still unsettled.We will definitely build our little house ourselves calmly, no doubt about that. However, having an agreement with a fixed buyer for a middle house would be much more relaxed, as you could coordinate things like the deep foundation or the insulation and exterior plaster with the neighbor, thus avoiding unnecessary expenses.
As I said, there is still some time, and a suitable buyer will be found.
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